Stranger Things Started as a Triumph of Trauma Bonding. It Ended as a Casualty of the Franchise Machine
This article discusses plot points from Stranger Things Season 5, Part 2. Try to remember what it was like to...
Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Cancelled After Trump Name Change
The Kennedy Center cancelled their annual Christmas Eve jazz concert on Wednesday after the usual host decided to protest President...
The Real Table Tennis Player Who Inspired Marty Supreme
Warning: This post containers spoilers for Marty Supreme In Marty Supreme, out Dec. 25, Timothée Chalamet stars as a table...
The Best Question to Ask at a Party
The wrong question can sour the whole mood of a gathering with family or friends. Some questions are boring or...
The Testament of Ann Lee Is Like No Other Movie You’ve Seen
How much do ambition and chutzpah count in filmmaking these days? The Testament of Ann Lee, directed by Mona Fastvold,...
Song Sung Blue Is a Crowdpleaser in the Best Way
Now that movie-theater crowds barely exist, how do we know what it means to make a crowdpleaser? Even if we...
No Other Choice Fails to Capture the Downsides of Downsizing
There’s no better time than now for an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s unsparing 1997 novel The Ax, an acutely...
The Inspiring True Story Behind Song Sung Blue
Song Sung Blue, out Dec. 25, stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a husband-and-wife duo who perform in a...
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Transformed How We See Space
Fourth anniversaries aren’t often causes for celebration. But in the case of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched...
Lonely Over the Holidays? Experts Weigh in on How to Deal With It
The holiday season is often a time of gatherings: work parties, family celebrations, get-togethers with old friends. But it can...
Look Back at Memorable White House Christmases Past, From Jackie Kennedy’s ‘Nutcracker’ Homage to Melania Trump’s Crimson Trees
The White House has a rich history of decorating for Christmas. From modest displays of simple wreaths and green boughs...
Trump Administration to Abandon Random H-1B Visa Lottery in Major Overhaul
The Trump Administration has announced a major overhaul of the H-1B visa program that will replace the long-standing lottery used...
What’s Redacted in the New Epstein Files and What Isn’t
The Justice Department released another tranche of documents—this time with many more references to President Donald Trump—on Tuesday in an...
The 2 Words to Say When You Get a Gift You Don’t Like
Opening a present during the holidays while surrounded by onlookers can trigger excitement—or dread. The person giving you a gift...
How K-Drama Dynamite Kiss Became the Year’s Rom-Com Breakout
The Korean TV industry is known globally for violent thriller series like Squid Game, historical epics like Mr. Sunshine, character-driven...
