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Korea Box Office: ‘Salmokji : Whispering Water’ Maintains Command in Second Weekend
The local horror-thriller “Salmokji : Whispering Water” retained its position at the top of the South Korean box office during the weekend…
How the Creator of “Beef” Graduated from Petty Feuds to Class Warfare
You changed your name professionally in 2018 or 2019. What led to that decision, and why did you put your last name first? It actually…
“Amrum” Offers a Child’s-Eye View of Fascism in Retreat
In Fatih Akin’s coming-of-age drama, a twelve-year-old German islander witnesses the end of the Second World War from a perilous,…
Emmet Gowin’s American Family
Yet there’s very little drama in Gowin’s pictures, and any plot is sketchy or buried. The elders here are generally all of a piece—stoic,…
The Pain and Play of Divorce on Kids’ TV
Why, Bandit’s daughter Bluey asks him during a bathroom break at the movie theatre, is Chunky being told to “just be yourself”? What does…
“Euphoria” Has Become a Thrilling, Disturbing Horror Show
In between the high drama and extreme situations that these often-numbed-out kids found their way into—rough sex, vicious girl fights,…
England women play 500th game: Landmark Lionesses moments
England's Lionesses are no strangers to making history. The past decade has been rich in landmark moments; a first tournament medal, a…
The Art of the Fictional Pop Song
Then again, an especially good fictional song can come to feel more real than its story of origin. Lustra’s pop-punk cuckoldry anthem…
Our Longing for Inconvenience
The modern world has made us ill-equipped for the nuisances of past technologies, even as it has fuelled nostalgia for things that might…
David Tennant, Riz Ahmed, Jodie Whittaker, David Harewood Among Stars Set for ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’ West End Return
Iranian-German playwright Nassim Soleimanpour and director Omar Elerian have launched There & Then, an independent theatre company whose…
PK9 Gear Challenges 'Fast Fashion' Pet Market With New Guide to Durable Dog Collars
Image courtesy of PK9 Gear Australia’s $14 billion pet industry sees dog owners spending about AU$1,627 annually, but much of that goes…
“Mother Mary” Is “Unfulfilled and Unsatisfying”
Another set of flashbacks, showing Mother Mary performing onstage, doesn’t help from a dramatic perspective, and it does the character no…
Sharp Claws at “Becky Shaw” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Still, what distinguishes Gionfriddo is not her ear for cruelty but her ability to see beyond it, and to shift the prism of audience…
LIV Golf: Sergio Garcia says players told Saudi Arabia venture would run for 'many years' amid rumours of collapse
With LIV Golf not yet responding to the BBC's requests for comment, and senior golfing officials telling us they are also trying to…
Cory Doctorow on the High Cost of Living with the Ultra-Rich
“Billionaireism,” as defined by the writer and internet critic Cory Doctorow, describes “both the pathology that affects you when you are…
7 ways delaying your first full-time hire might cost you years
There is a phase every founder goes through where doing everything yourself feels efficient, scrappy, even necessary. You tell yourself…
Horror Movie ‘Don’t Kill Loretta,’ From ‘Sixty Minutes’ Director Oliver Kienle, Boarded by The Playmaker (EXCLUSIVE)
The Playmaker has come on board as the international sales agent on the upcoming horror feature “Don’t Kill Loretta,” the English-language…
TMZ Turns Its Pitiless Lens on Politicians
Politics has never been TMZ’s focal point, but political issues that aggrieve Levin personally have steered the outlet’s coverage from its…
7 signs you’re reinvesting wisely instead of avoiding hard choices
There’s a quiet tension most founders feel but rarely say out loud. You tell yourself you’re reinvesting in growth, doubling down on…
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Trailer Brings the Kaiju to New York City; Director Reveals First Plot Details and Imax Release
Godzilla stomped its way to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners that’s underway at Caesars Palace. The…
Constantine Rousouli Docks on Broadway With ‘Titaníque’
For a Broadway moment like “Titaníque,” some people wait a lifetime. For the show’s creator, cowriter and star Constantine Rousouli, that…
Noah Kahan Makes an Unlikely Home-Town Hero
In 2023, Noah Kahan, a singer and songwriter from Strafford, Vermont, leapfrogged to superstardom following the release of “Stick Season,”…
Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris
All these years later, I could still see their room so clearly: its dark, almost black wood panelling, their checkerboard-tiled floor. It…