Month: December 2024

Annual trends reports from YouTube, TikTok and Spotify reveal how fans had an outsize impact on entertainment, culture and politics this year.

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Paxton’s known for performing music from the 1920s and ’30s. David Bianculli reviews the documentary Beatles ’64. Michael Owen, author of Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words, talks about the famed lyricist.

This week, Jim Gaffigan joins panelists Adam Felber, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad to talk about being the Pope’s favorite comedian.

We continue our conversation about the hellscape of modern motherhood, and look into an alternative to the tradwife lifestyle.

The German filmmaker reflects on his unusual life and the curiosity that has fueled his career in the memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All. Originally broadcast Oct. 25, 2023.

In this adaptation of Burroughs’ autobiographical novel, Craig plays an American who falls hard for a younger man in 1950s Mexico City. It’s a singular performance, but also a deeply human one.

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What does “skibidi” mean?

People are sharing the different tactics they use help to uplift women in small ways.

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Anyone can be photogenic. It just takes practice. A model and a posing coach share postures and movements to help you get more comfortable in front of the camera.

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The new movie Nightbitch stars Amy Adams as an exhausted stay-at-home mom to a toddler. Missing her career and frustrated by her inattentive husband (Scoot McNairy), her woes begin to manifest in a bizarre way: She transforms into a dog at night. She enjoys tapping into her animal instincts. But eventually, she’s forced to confront her resentments toward motherhood and the lack of support from her husband.

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