In the podcast Not Built for This, journalist Emmett FitzGerald covers the issue of climate change through the lens of design, in keeping with the overarching theme of 99% Invisible, which produced the miniseries. The show is one of 10 nominees for podcast of the year at the fifth annual Ambie Awards, set for March 31 at the McCormick Convention …
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Emilia Clarke was sitting on the sofa in her Venice, California, home when she heard an insectile buzzing. She glanced up and there it was: a drone, hovering outside her living room’s tall windows, its camera trained on the Mother of Dragons as she gave an interview. “There’s a drone looking in my house!” a stunned Clarke exclaimed. “That’s really …
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There’s nothing new in claims that social media platforms as they target young users cause children a host of mental health issues, from unhappiness and depression to online bullying and even teen suicides. But a Bloomberg News feature documentary, Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media, set to premiere April 4 on Jolt, has spotlighted a link between online …
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Waffle parties for everyone: Severance will return for a third season at Apple TV+. The streamer announced the renewal just a few hours after the second season finale of Severance debuted late Thursday. The series is Apple TV+’s most watched drama to date. “The idea of getting to make more Severance with the greatest cast and crew on Earth is …
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“On a desolate former nuclear test site, three generations confront the haunting legacy of the past as they fight for survival and hope in a world on the brink of destruction,” reads the synopsis for director Zhanana Kurmasheva’s debut feature We Live Here (Atameken). The documentary about the lasting impact of a former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan will …
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This City Is Ours is a crime drama epic filmed in Liverpool and Spain that comes with creative pedigree. The series stars Sean Bean and comes from The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures. All episodes will become available on the BBC iPlayer streaming service from 6 a.m. London time on Sunday, with the series beginning to air on BBC One …
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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have released their new album, I Said I Love You First. The 15-track album – released through SMG Music, Friends Keep Secrets and Interscope Records – is the couple’s first collaborative album. It chronicles and celebrates the couple’s love story, coming together “organically as a direct result of the comfort that they both felt when …
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It’s a good night to be Jack Harlow and Doja Cat fans. The two artists teamed up for a new single, “Just Us,” which dropped on Thursday night. In a teaser posted earlier in the day on Harlow’s Instagram, he can be heard rapping, “I wish it was just us in this bitch / But they can trust us in this bitch,” …
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It’s been a long four years, but Michelle Zauner’s beloved indie pop act Japanese Breakfast is finally back as For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), the band’s fourth album, released on Friday. For Melancholy Brunettes follows the critically acclaimed Jubilee, which became Japanese Breakfast’s most successful project so far, earning Zauner Grammy nominations for best new artist and best alternative …
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Sometimes you should take your friend’s advice. In a Vanity Fair story honoring Bruce Willis‘ 70th birthday, Samuel L. Jackson reflected on the advice his Die Hard With a Vengeance co-star Willis gave him while they were shooting the film in the ’90s. “He told me, ‘Hopefully you’ll be able to find a character that, when you make bad movies …
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