Posts by Swedan Margen
“Two Pianos” Is a Textured Contemporary Melodrama with Classic-Hollywood Restraint
Mathias is staying with his mother, Anna (Anne Kessler), in the apartment where he grew up, and chance intervenes again: walking through a public park, he sees a young boy whom he considers his own childhood doppelgänger. Then, realizing that the child, named Simon (and played by Valentin Picard), is Claude’s, he becomes convinced he’s…
Read MoreA Righteous Blow Against Racial Gerrymandering | National Review
The Supreme Court rightly puts an end to the routine use of racial segregation in drawing legislative districts. Source link
Read More“Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys” Are Killer Revamps
The first sign of the show’s commitment to the bit is the third song, a delirious hoedown called “Corn Puddin’,” a parody of inane but delightful vintage numbers such as “Real Nice Clambake,” “Shipoopi,” and the demented “Turkey Lurkey Time.” Josh rolls his eyes, repulsed by the elbows-out hoofing; Melissa goes native, twangily improvising a…
Read MoreCalifornia billionaire tax proposal attracts 1.5 million signatures. Here’s what happens next
California, home to the ultra-rich in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, is embroiled in a heated fight over whether to tax billionaires to fund healthcare. This week, supporters of the proposed billionaire tax began submitting nearly 1.6 million signatures, nearly twice the number needed to qualify for the November ballot. Election officials now need to verify…
Read MoreHatred of Data Centers Is Irrational and Self-Defeating | National Review
What is to be gained by railing against them? Source link
Read More“The Devil Wears Prada 2” Gives the Decline of Magazines the Glossy Treatment
In “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the offices of the fashion magazine Runway have become a moderately kinder, gentler place. Two decades after we first met her, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the indomitable editor-in-chief, still demands perfection from her staff, but her mid-meeting insults are more sniffy than withering, and even her sharpest glare no…
Read More86 the Comey Indictment | National Review
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Read More“The Fast and the Furious” Tells the Story of Hollywood
In a new book, “Fast and Furious Franchising,” the media scholar Dan Hassler-Forest argues that the series is central to understanding the evolution of Hollywood over the past twenty years. At first, it was easy to dismiss these movies, built on “predominantly male characters entering their phallic automobiles in an endless series of epic dick-measuring…
Read MoreThe Kirkification of Our Troubled Times
For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Brady Brickner-Wood is filling in for Kyle Chayka. A few months ago, the pro-Iran group Akhbar Enfejari (Explosive News) was just another unknown YouTube channel, a hapless content farm posting memes to an audience of hundreds. But after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, setting off a regional conflict,…
Read More‘Speed running’ Scientology: TikTok trend causes havoc, church alleges ‘hate crimes’
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is known for its colorful cast of characters. But even by those standards, the scenes of Jesus Christ and Sonic the Hedgehog racing past security guards employed by the Church of Scientology in recent days were a little bizarre. On Saturday afternoon, someone dressed as the Christian messiah was among…
Read MoreThe Indomitable Trump | National Review
No matter how much he’s mocked or hated, no matter how dramatic the situation, Trump never breaks or loses his sense of command. Source link
Read MoreTaylor Swift seeks further protections for her voice and likeness with new trademark filings
Taylor Swift is entering her trademark era. The global pop star’s company, TAS Rights Management, filed three new trademark applications last week, per the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Two of the applications relate to soundbites of her voice, saying the phrases “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift” and “Hey, it’s Taylor.” The other is a well-known…
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