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“Lightning in a bottle”: How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s love story inspired a Hallmark movie
The world has been entranced with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship ever since she was seen sitting in a...
Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic”: Putting an end to the debate over whether it is or isn’t
The prevailing notion is that the Alanis Morissette's song “Ironic” is not ironic at all, but instead simply full of...
From “Mad Men” to “Sweethearts,” Kiernan Shipka says there’s no such thing as “just friends”
Kiernan Shipka doesn’t like the phrase “just friends.” To the actress, who recently held roles in films like “Twisters,” “Longlegs”...
I’m finally giving up buying toys for myself
At this year’s New York Comic Con, held last month at Manhattan’s 3.3-million-square-foot Jacob K Javits Center, I stood before...
“I was on their side”: Rogan laughs at idea of a liberal version of his show
Joe Rogan finds the idea that Democrats need a liberal version of his popular podcast to be ridiculous. The podcast...
In “Queer,” Daniel Craig is blisteringly beautiful as he falls for love’s devastating power
On paper, it may seem like director Luca Guadagnino’s two 2024 releases are entirely different. The colossal hit “Challengers” was...
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” explores the ideology of Iranian family members who “submit to power”
Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is a powerful indictment of totalitarianism and the Iran...
Why “Hot Ones” said no to Kamala Harris
"Hot Ones," the popular YouTube show hosted by Sean Evans, has reached viral status since its debut in 2015, snagging bigger...
It is a weapon”: Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in “Surveilled
The cogent documentary, “Surveilled,” now available on HBO, tracks journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the proliferation and implementation of...
The elusive history of the gladiatrix and why you don’t see her in “Gladiator II”
Save for a few wisps of time-worn text and a bit of sharp-edged stone, little is left on this earth...
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