Books
‘The damage is terrifying’: Barbara Kingsolver on Trump, rural America and the recovery home funded by her hit novel
In the spotless kitchen of a white clapboard house in the Appalachian mountains, a retired deacon, a regional jail counsellor and I form an impromptu book club. The novel under discussion is Barbara Kingsolver’s bestselling, Pulitzer prize-winning Demon Copperhead,...
TV Shows
New on Netflix July 5-11: our expert picks the 7 shows and movies to binge this week
Where I live the new TV schedule is slow, but Netflix gets new releases from around the world and so my weekly list of new movies and shows on Netflix takes us around the globe.As part of my job...
Comics
AX 2025: Crunchyroll reveals first FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY’S END Season 2 trailer at Anime Expo
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End fans had their own reason to celebrate this Fourth of July as Crunchyroll hosted a special panel for the hit fantasy anime during Anime Expo 2025. Held...
TV Shows
The Bold and the Beautiful recap for July 4, 2025: Sheila rushes to save Steffy
Sheila begs Taylor to tell her where Steffy is in The Bold and the Beautiful recap for July 4, 2025.More The Bold and the BeautifulWe wrap up the week at the beach house, where Luna (Lisa Yamada) tells Steffy...
Curiosities
Map: Top-Trending Ice Cream Flavors in the U.S.
<!--qv q:id=am q:key=vcaa:Nothing says summer quite like ice cream. With so many flavors and only so many scorching hot days in the year, it’s tough to pick just one favorite. But according to a recent analysis, this year’s trending...
Comics
Sherlock Holmes fans rejoice!
For a character who first appeared over 130 years ago, Sherlock Holmes is still extremely viable in television and movies, as seen by the number of projects in progress. (That’s probably...
TV Shows
Must-Have TV Guests for Our Independence Day Party
You know what they say — the guests make the party.OK, nobody says that, but they should because it’s the truth. Outside of the food, of course.Your invited guests do the heavy lifting for any celebration: gossip, games, making...
Movies
A Chicago Star: A Conversation with Michael Madsen | | Roger Ebert
Ed. Note: This interview was originally published on MovieMom.com in April 2012 and is being republished here in honor of Michael Madsen.Michael Madsen is a favorite actor of writer/director Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Volume One). He appeared in Thelma &...
Movies
American Badass: Michael Madsen (1957-2025) | | Roger Ebert
It is always a dangerous thing to overtly compare a contemporary movie star to a past screen icon. That said, to call the late Michael Madsen, who passed on July 3 from cardiac arrest at the age of 67,...
Movies
What to Watch on Netflix: July 2025 | | Roger Ebert
The temperatures are rising, which means it’s time to stay indoors and watch a movie! (Or the last season of “Squid Game,” I guess.) When you’ve worked your way through this list of the best TV shows so far...