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Jodie Whittaker and the other sci-fi women breaking the glass ceiling

It looks like Jodie Whittaker was prepared for the criticism that she might get as the first female Doctor. "I want to tell the fans not to be scared of my gender," she said. "This is a really exciting time." It is an exciting time and not just for Jodie - female leads have been cropping up with increasing regularity on the big and small screens. And sci-fi and superhero films have […]

todayJuly 17, 2017

Entertainment

Game of Thrones Season 7 Premiere Recap!

Arya killed Walder Frey at the end of season six… and yet here we are, with Walder Frey hosting a banquet for the Frey men. He forbids the young woman at his side to drink – he doesn’t want to waste wine on a woman, then he toasts the men and thanks them for the slaughter of the Starks at the Red Wedding. Walder reiterates the details of the murders, growing […]

todayJuly 17, 2017

Miscellaneous

Travel + Leisure: 4 Greek islands among the top 10 in Europe

Greece has dominated ‘Europe’s Top 10 Islands’ category at this year’s Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards. As mentioned in the article, the enduring pleasures of Greek myths, thousands of years later, owe much to the high drama played out by the dwellers of Mount Olympus. But as anyone who has ever been in a romance knows, setting is key. So it’s no surprise that when it comes to voting […]

todayJuly 13, 2017

Technology

Spotify has started testing ‘Sponsored Songs’ in playlists

A number of Spotify users have started to notice sponsored tracks appearing at the top of playlists on both desktop and mobile. It’s actually part of a new trial by the music streaming giant aimed at giving music labels the chance to highlight particular songs by select artists — for a fee. Spotify confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday that it’s started testing sponsored songs, explaining that it’s showing them only to users […]

todayJune 20, 2017

Entertainment

Spider-Man Turns 15: 60 Actors You Forgot Appeared in Marvel Movies

It's hard to believe Sony's Spider-Man turns 15 today. On May 3, 2002, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) swung into theaters, introducing non-comic book fans to Harry Osborn (James Franco), Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) and a host of villainous characters. The first film in the three-part series went on to earn $821.7 million at the global box office and paved the way for many more Marvel blockbusters. Marvel […]

todayJune 20, 2017

Entertainment

With ‘Rocky’ and ‘The Karate Kid,’ John G. Avildsen beat the odds

t’s been noted that the director who gave us two of the most cherished underdog sagas in American movies remained, to the end, something of an underdog himself. John G. Avildsen may have secured his place in the Hollywood firmament with “Rocky” (1976) and “The Karate Kid” (1984), both fitting tributes to the importance of working hard, staying tough and keeping your eyes on the prize. But those soaring career […]

todayJune 17, 2017

Entertainment

The Future of Superhero Filmmaking Has Never Been More Exciting

'Wonder Woman' is having a great impact for big-screen diversity, but it's not the end of the story. Have you ever noticed we trip over ourselves talking about the importance of Oscar films but tilt our heads at someone who says a superhero is important to them? We pick and choose when fiction is supposed to mean something, when it's supposed to have an impact, and when it's supposed to […]

todayJune 17, 2017

Entertainment

‘The Beguiled’ continues a bond Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola started with ‘The Virgin Suicides’

Kirsten Dunst didn’t want to kiss anyone. She was 16 and had been playing a young innocent on-screen for a decade. Now, on the set of Sofia Coppola’s “The Virgin Suicides,” she was supposed to film a scene in which she made out with a handful of guys. And she was riddled with anxiety. “But Sof was just like, ‘Bury your face in your hair,’” Dunst, now 35, recalls. “So […]

todayJune 16, 2017

Music

Hear the Killers’ Funky New Song ‘The Man’

The Killers have unveiled new song, "The Man." The single hails from their forthcoming fifth album, Wonderful Wonderful, which is "soon to be completed," according to a statement. It's the first new album material since the band released Battle Born in 2012. Produced by Jacknife Lee, the funky track finds frontman Brandon Flowers reflecting on his presumably cockier early years in a seemingly tongue-in-cheek fashion, declaring himself "the man" several […]

todayJune 16, 2017

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