'Stranger Things' season finale succeeds by leaning into excess
âStranger Thingsâ season finale succeeds by leaning into excess
by Eric Deggans
STRANGER THINGS. (L to R) Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven and Matthew Modine as Dr. Martin Brenner in STRANGER THINGS. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022
One of the toughest things for an established TV show to do is surprise you.
Specifically, to surprise by revealing something new about characters fans think they know, after years of watching episodes and growing attached to theirâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
Architect behind Googleplex now says it's 'dangerous' to work at such a posh office
Architect behind Googleplex now says itâs âdangerousâ to work at such a posh office
by Bobby Allyn
For more than three decades, Clive Wilkinson has been among the most sought-after office designers in the world. He has planned spaces for the likes of Microsoft, Disney, Intuit and other companies seeking unorthodox approaches to work life.
But he now has regrets about what is perhaps his most famous work: Googleplex, the tech giantâs posh headquarters in Mountain View,âŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
In 'Hawkeye,' an also-ran Avenger becomes a mentor â eventually
In âHawkeye,â an also-ran Avenger becomes a mentor â eventually
by Glenn Weldon
(L-R): Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) in Marvel Studiosâ LOKI, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Mary Cybulski. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.
In the Marvel series Hawkeye, the stakes are low. Comfortably so. Cozily so, even.
The planet isnât in peril (well, any more than baseline), and the multiverse doesnât hover on theâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
A Disgraced Interrogator Gambles On Redemption In 'The Card Counter'
A Disgraced Interrogator Gambles On Redemption In âThe Card Counterâ
by Justin Chang
The signature Paul Schrader image is of a lonely middle-aged man nursing a glass of booze and writing in his diary, pouring out all his dark thoughts and guilty secrets. In the 1992 film Light Sleeper, it was a drug dealer having a midlife crisis. In the more recent First Reformed, it was a minister radicalized by the threat of climate change.
Schrader likes to burrow deepâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
The Peculiar Case Of Dark Matter
The Peculiar Case Of Dark Matter
by Rebecca Ramirez and Emily Kwong
The universe is so much bigger than what people can see, and astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan is trying to figure out that which we can not see. Producer Rebecca Ramirez talks with Priya and reports on the theory about some of the secret scaffolding of the universe: dark matter.
Our team would love to hear your episode ideas. Email usâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
A Boy Aims To Save His Mom â And Himself â In 'The War For Gloria'
A Boy Aims To Save His Mom â And Himself â In âThe War For Gloriaâ
by Martha Anne Toll
Atticus Lishâs second novel, The War For Gloria, is an ambitious book with a lot to say about family loyalty and love.
The War For Gloria follows the authorâs impressive debut, Preparation for the Next Life, a heart-wrenching story of love between an Iraq war vet and an undocumented immigrant, both extremely down on their luck.
In his second novel, Lish dives into aâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
Surfers Are Trading Natural Waves For Artificial Ones In Waco, Texas
Surfers Are Trading Natural Waves For Artificial Ones In Waco, Texas
by Jon Hamilton
Nearly 200 miles from the nearest ocean, nine surfers are bobbing beneath the Texas sun in what looks like a tropical lagoon.
Then a sound like a muffled jet engine fills the air, overwhelming a reggae song coming from shore.
One surfer starts to paddle, and a head-high wave rises seemingly from nowhere to carry him down the line toward the sandy beach.
Seconds later, two moreâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
In HBO's 'Scenes From A Marriage,' Acting Is Everything
In HBOâs âScenes From A Marriage,â Acting Is Everything
by Linda Holmes
Itâs fitting that the best promotion for the approaching premiere of HBOâs Scenes From A Marriage was a seemingly candid exchange between its stars. The slow-motion clip, which went viral, shows Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac sharing an electric(-looking) moment on the red carpet at the Venice International Film Festival. The reason itâs so fitting is that this is a series thatâŠ
View On WordPress
2 notes
·
View notes
You Haven't Read A Heist Novel Like This Before
You Havenât Read A Heist Novel Like This Before
by Jessica P. Wick
A rag-tag band of criminals must come together for one last heist; of course, they didnât part on good terms after the last job âŠ
You might know this story, but you donât yet know it in the hands of Cassandra Khaw. They transform one last heist into The All-Consuming World: a visionary, foul-mouthed, gory sci-fi adventure, dripping viscera, violence, and beauty in equalâŠ
View On WordPress
1 note
·
View note
The Flowers For Olympic Medalists Carry Deep Meaning In Japan
The Flowers For Olympic Medalists Carry Deep Meaning In Japan
by Merrit Kennedy
TOKYO â If youâve been tuning in to Olympic events, you might have noticed that every medal winner carries a small bouquet of yellow, green and deep-blue flowers tied with a blue bow.
But theyâre more than just flowers. The elements of the bouquet carry a deeper story, and they are years in the making.
Theyâre meant to symbolize Japan rising from the devastating earthquakeâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
Prime Day Is Here. Watch Out For Fake Reviews
Prime Day Is Here. Watch Out For Fake Reviews
by Savannah Sicurella
Amazonâs annual Prime Day sales event has begun with the largest number of discounted items in its history. Over the next two days, customers can snag discounted big-ticket items, Amazon-branded products or any tchotchke they desire.
One thing to keep in mind when shopping during Prime Day: fake product reviews on Amazon and across social media.
Fake reviews often show upâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
'The Woman In The Window' Locks Amy Adams Inside
âThe Woman In The Windowâ Locks Amy Adams Inside
by Linda Holmes
The Woman In The Window has been a little ⊠snakebit, letâs just get that out of the way first. Filmed in 2018 (!), it was scheduled to come out in 2019 (!!), but it was pushed to 2020 for reshoots (!!!) and then to 2021 because of the pandemic (!!!!). Thatâs a long road. Meanwhile, the writer of the novel on which the film is based was the subject of an explosive article in TheâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
Ani DiFranco - 32 Flavors
Ani DiFranco â 32Â Flavors
Check out this weekâs video featuring Ani DiFranco performing 32 flavors on McQsJazz.com
View On WordPress
0 notes
Meet America's Newest Chess Master, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi
Meet Americaâs Newest Chess Master, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi
by Mary Louise Kelly and Karen Zamora
NEW YORK, NEW YORK â MAY 03: Tanitoluwa Adewumi attends the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on May 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a 10-year-old in New York, just became the countryâs newest national chess master.
AtâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes
She Has Style, She Has Flair And We're There For 'The Nanny'
She Has Style, She Has Flair And Weâre There For âThe Nannyâ
by Linda Holmes and Saeed Jones
LOS ANGELES â NOVEMBER 3: The Nanny, a CBS television situation comedy. Premiere episode aired November 3, 1993. Pictured from left is Daniel Davis (as Niles), the butler; Fran Drescher (as Fran Fine); Charles Shaughnessy (as Maxwell Sheffield), theatrical producer; Lauren Lane (as C.C. Babcock), Maxwells business partner. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
FranâŠ
View On WordPress
2 notes
·
View notes
Selena's Legacy Lives On, In 'Selena: The Series' And Beyond
Selenaâs Legacy Lives On, In âSelena: The Seriesâ And Beyond
by Stephen Thompson and Maria Garcia
SELENA THE SERIES (L to R) CHRISTIAN SERRATOS as SELENA QUINTANILLA in Trailer of SELENA THE SERIES Cr. NETFLIX © 2020
Selena Quintanilla was known as the âQueen Of Tejano Music,â a major Latin star who was crossing over into the mainstream U.S. pop world when she was shot and killed in 1995. She was 23 years old. Her story spawned a 1997 movie starringâŠ
View On WordPress
1 note
·
View note
Fandom Can Be A Lot Like High School â Here's How To Avoid The Bad Stuff
Fandom Can Be A Lot Like High School â Hereâs How To Avoid The Bad Stuff
by Alan Yu
The first thing Kristen Lopez remembers being a fan of is Disney, specifically the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
âI remember celebrating my birthday ⊠and we all went and saw it, full disclosure, I saw Pirates of the Caribbean16 times in theaters to the point that I could memorize swaths of this movie,â she says. âI look back on it now and I was like, âgod we were nerds,â butâŠ
View On WordPress
0 notes