Movies
Cannes 2023: The Idol, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Killers of the Flower Moon | Festivals & Awards
This year, with Harrison Ford in Town, and Martin Scorsese returning to the main palace nearly a half-century after his 1976 Palme d’Or win for “Taxi Driver,” even the most jaded viewers generated some interest for these titles....
Books
Brandon Taylor Loves to Read Romances and European History
What books are on your night stand?Nothing on the night stand — I keep my going pile on my kitchen table. I’ve got a recent reissue of Edith Wharton’s “A Son at the Front,” and an edition of “The...
Movies
Cannes 2023: The Pot-au-Feu, Kidnapped, A Brighter Tomorrow | Festivals & Awards
"The Pot-au-Feu" does not have much plot. Dodin accepts a dinner invitation from a prince and winds up at an eight-hour meal that still leaves him hungry for Eugénie's cooking. Eugénie's health begins to fail her, although she...
Curiosities
Did a Florida School Ban Amanda Gorman’s Book, ‘The Hill We Climb’?
In late May 2023, readers asked Snopes if reports were true that a Florida school had banned National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman's poem, "The Hill We Climb." The claim had been widely repeated by the news media. For...
Comics
TILLIE WALDEN Named Vermont’s Fifth Cartoonist Laureate
As announced in March 2023, Tillie Walden has been named Vermont’s fifth Cartoonist Laureate. A professor at the Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) in Vermont and the cartoonist behind the graphic novels Spinning, On a Sunbeam, Clementine: Book One, and Are You Listening,...
Movies
Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’: How Wessy Is It?
Wes Anderson’s directorial style is so distinctive and particular — so Wessy — that it’s spawned no end of recent A.I. parodies. But how do those imitations compare with the real thing?Many of Anderson’s signature obsessions are on display...
TV Shows
Chicago Med – Might Feel Like It’s Time for a Change – Review
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Let's start with a recap of all the exciting things that happened in this episode of Chicago Med.Sean and DeanSean is a match for the transplant. He talks to Sharon Goodwin and she identifies that he is not...
TV Shows
Tina Turner, Iconic Singer, Dead at 83
Grammy Award-winning music legend Tina Turner, known for hit songs such as “What’s Love Got to Do with It” and “Proud Mary,” has died at the age of 83. According to our sister site Deadline, the singer dubbed the...
Movies
Is ‘The Idol’ as Sleazy as HBO Says?
At Cannes, the sex-filled show is drawing plenty of controversy. That just means “we’re about to have the biggest show of the summer,” Sam Levinson says.
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Comics
Image Comics moves to Lunar for Direct Market Distribution
The shoe has dropped. After months of rumors, Image Comics has announced they will be moving to Lunar Distribution for their direct market sales.
Image was previously at Diamond and was their biggest account after the departure of Marvel and...
Latest News
The latest figures prove it: we’ve been undercounting immigration for years
The figures have landed. According to Office for National Statistics (ONS), annual net migration in 2022 was a record...