Books
Utah Bans Its 37th Book From All Public Schools
The state of Utah continues its 2026 book banning blitz. On August 19, the state added its 37th book to the list of books that must be removed from every public school in the state: Push by Sapphire. The ban...
Curiosities
An 11-Year-Old And His Dad Just Found A Prehistoric Megalodon Tooth On A New Jersey Beach
Up until 3.5 million years ago, these enormous sharks measuring up to 60 feet long swam throughout Earth's oceans while sporting teeth as large as human hands.Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center/FacebookMichael Bowers and his son, Bo, stumbled...
TV Shows
Vought Rising – Season 1 – Official First Look Teaser + First Look Photos + Press Release
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RydunKJrBUVought Rising explores the origins of the Vought company in the 1950s, the nefarious Superhero management corporation from the multi-Emmy Award-winning series The Boys. It’s a twisted murder mystery about the early exploits of Soldier Boy...
Movies
Locarno Film Festival 2026 Wrap-up
Every year I’m reminded that Locarno is a festival whose cinema is earned. This is my third straight year covering the festival that’s nestled amid picturesque Swiss mountains, which requires a trans-Atlantic flight into Milan, an extended train ride...
Movies
Locarno 2026: You Don’t Belong Here, Who Is Still Alive, Sixteen Moments of My Life, Letter From My Village
My final dispatch from Locarno is probably the most varied of the quartet that I’ve filed. Fittingly, it’s composed of four films, each from a different section of the festival. Collectively, they’re also the most likely to travel outside...
Movies
I Was Compelled to Revisit: Rory Kennedy on “Freefall: A Reckoning For Boeing”
Rory Kennedy has followed up her searing documentary “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” with an update, “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing.” The first film focused on the two 737 crashes within five months of each other, killing 346 people....
Books
Trek Afar With These 6 Transportive Graphic Novels and Memoirs About Travel
Among the copious things I love about graphic novels and memoirs, I especially adore how transportive they can be. While reading other texts, my brain works a little, or a lot, to imagine the story unfolding, people interacting, facial...