There’s something Aristotle said in his Poetics about the effective use of metaphor. Boiling it down, he observed that while coming up with metaphors takes genius, overstuffing your story with beautiful — but confusing — symbols doesn’t leave you with a timeless piece of art. Instead, you end up with “nothing but riddles or gibberish.” Apparently, … Read more
As fanfare blares, female sprinters at the starting line suspiciously eye a man in a wig. A hulking, goateed wrestler slams a woman half his size to the mat. An ominous voice-over intones that women’s sports are being “trans-formed.” No, this isn’t the beginning of a classic cross-dressing comedy. It’s the trailer for “Lady Ballers,” … Read more
The inner workings of magazines, television stations and newspapers have been rich fodder for film and television for decades. From All the President’s Men (1976) to Frontline (1994–7), Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo (2011) and The Newsreader (2022–3), we remain fascinated by stories of how our media are made. These kinds of films and … Read more
Naga Munchetty (Radio 5 Live) | BBC Sounds The Reith Lectures (Radio 4) | BBC SoundsHelp I Sexted My Boss Laugh Out Loud StoriesNow You’re Asking With Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds Listening to the radio on Wednesday morning was a strange experience, as both LBC and 5 Live toggled … Read more
Then there’s Grammy- and Oscar-winning recording superstar Adele, who made a special request of Cameron and producer Jon Landau for her Titanic-themed 30th birthday celebration in 2018. Billy Zane as Caledon ‘Cal’ Hockley (left) and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater in a still from “Titanic”. Photo: CBS via Getty Images “We loaned the Heart … Read more
In the legislative initiative, adopted by 433 votes in favour to 100 against and 99 abstentions, MEPs stress that the gaps between national social systems, different national definitions of artists and rules applying to self-employed workers create unfair conditions. The sector, employing 3.8% of the EU’s workforce and accounting for 4.4% of GDP, is insufficiently … Read more
Tom Holland and Zendaya attend SiriusXM’s Town Hall with the cast of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” on Dec. 10, 2021, in New York City. Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM Shoppers at a San Francisco Target had a star-studded experience on Thursday thanks to an alleged visit from celebrity couple Zendaya and Tom Holland. The duo … Read more
We’ve seen stories of ancient Egypt on-screen before—the biblical tale The Prince of Egypt, the extremely long Cleopatra, and the Mummy trilogy, as well as that one episode of Futurama on the possibility of ancient aliens. But have we mined all the stories of ancient Egypt, which spanned thousands of years and several cultural milestones … Read more
What were the takeaways from the final Republican debate of the year? Who won? Who lost? Were the various gaffes forgettable, or can they lodge themselves in the addled brain of a viewer in Iowa or New Hampshire, lasting there in the grooves well into mid-January, when she will go to put in her vote? … Read more
Béis ‘The Weekender’ Bag ($108) The Béis The Weekender Bag has two main compartments: a flexible tote-like section on the top and a sturdier, PVC-bound bottom compartment meant for shoes and other heavy-duty items. The bag also has an exterior pocket that doubles as a trolley sleeve, so you can easily secure this bag onto … Read more
