The illustrator of an article on women’s reproductive rights must be wary of the tropes and clichés of female imagery: the body, the hourglass, the hourglass body, the fetus, the coat hanger, the woman. When Review editors decided to illustrate our colloquium on the new threat to access to abortion posed by Judge Alito’s draft … [Read more…]
Determined to cancel support for Ukraine in self-defense against Russian aggressionthe Kremlin has uttered a host of threats against the West, amplified and taken up by the docile state media. But instead of scaring NATO into backing down, this strategy appears to be causing internal fallout, with masses of ordinary Russians fearing the idea of … [Read more…]
If you do not have Governors Ball Ticketshurry because tickets to the music festival featuring Halsey, Kid Cudi and dozens of other artists are selling out fast. The Governors Ball Music Festival, also known as Gov Ball, began in 2011 as a festival celebrating dozens of musical genres including rock, electronic, hip-hop, indie, americana , … [Read more…]
Too, Elvira is the hostess of horror who rose to notoriety in the 1980s with this fitted black dress, her raven black nails and her red lips. To her friends and family, she is simply Cassandra Peterson. As Elvira, Peterson was the mistress of darkness for four decades, starring in dozens of B movies and … [Read more…]
Saturday morning update: Refresh for more analysis and graph Primordial/skydance Top Gun: Maverick held throughout the week, and it’s holding brilliant stability on weekend 2. I hear the -33% ease is one of the best for a wide open release north of 100 million dollars, ahead of the -40% posted by Star Wars: The Force … [Read more…]
Institutions no longer want to be “world class” as they used to; companies boast less often of being “global”. Even the most global competition of all, the Olympics, is losing his chandelier. Why is this important: De-globalization has arrived, and the implications aren’t just felt on results calls featuring terrible words like “glocal” or “friendshoring.” … [Read more…]
“The Garden Refresh: How to Give your Yard Big Impact on a Small Budget” by Timber Press has budget gardening tips to be sure. Yet the plethora of useful information provided by author Kier Holmes goes well beyond pocket considerations. For example, the use of gray water (water from laundry, shower, tub and bathroom sink, … [Read more…]
(Note: Streaming services occasionally change times without notice. For more recommendations on what to stream, sign up for our Watch the newsletter here.) New on Amazon Prime ‘Chloe’ Start streaming: June 24 In this series of British psychological thrillers, Erin Doherty plays Becky Green, an intelligent, self-doubting and daydreaming schemer – like a cross between … [Read more…]
This week, BTS moved on to the White House, a 13-year-old spell got a second chanceand one young royal was all of us. Here’s what NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour team was paying attention to — and what you should listen to this weekend to kick off Pride Month. “About Fucking Time”, by Lizzo Youtube … [Read more…]
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! This week is light on new movies on VOD or streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney Plus, but we’re here to run through the options available to watch at home nonetheless. This week includes The Northman modern gay Peacock streaming debut Pride and Prejudice adaptation on Hulu, a new action … [Read more…]