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Film
fromVulture
6 days ago

Venice Loves Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice, With Good Reason

Park Chan-wook convinces viewers to accept irrational character behavior by bending cinematic realism and eliciting deep identification with his protagonists.
Film
fromIndieWire
6 days ago

'Hamnet' Review: Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley Rip the Heart Right Out of Your Body in Chloe Zhao's Unspeakably Devastating Shakespeare Fanfic

Hamnet is an emotionally devastating film that entwines parenting and bereavement, showing creation and loss as intertwined processes of emotional transformation.
Film
fromIndieWire
1 week ago

'Frankenstein' Review: Jacob Elordi Is the Soul of a Gorgeous Guillermo del Toro Monster Movie Missing Its Maker's Madness

Guillermo del Toro prioritizes artisanal filmmaking and human art-making while adapting classics with a gentle, fairytale-infused sensibility.
fromThe Bootstrapped Founder
2 weeks ago

Navigating Entrepreneurship: Understanding Business Currents

I was reading Brandon Sanderson's latest novel, Wind and Truth, when I came across a sentence that stopped me cold: "A stronger current makes for stronger fish." That's it. That's what entrepreneurship is. We're constantly encountering currents that either facilitate what we want to accomplish-the businesses we want to build, the lives we want to create-or they oppose us, trying to sweep us into dangerous waters. These currents change all the time. They vary in strength depending on where you are in your journey. And here's the thing: they're mostly invisible until you learn to feel them.
Growth hacking
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

NASA, the IRA and a nervous breakdown: The making of Barry Lyndon,' Stanley Kubrick's most underrated film

Stanley Kubrick transformed research from Napoleon and Thackeray into Barry Lyndon, a costly, prolonged, perfectionist production that received harsh critical backlash.
#climate-change
fromState of the Planet
2 months ago
Online Community Development

MR 2025: Building Mobility, Resilience and Connection in a Changing Climate

The MR2025 conference will address climate mobility and adaptation, promoting inclusive strategies for building resilient communities.
fromState of the Planet
3 months ago
Online Community Development

From Refugee to Class Day Speaker, This Student Has a Powerful Message About Climate Action

Anyieth Philip Ayuen leverages his experiences with climate disasters and food insecurity to advocate for solutions in climate adaptation and resilience.
Music
fromLondon Unattached
1 week ago

The Railway Children Premiere - Glyndebourne - Preview

The Railway Children is reimagined as a Cold War–era opera combining Turnage's noirish score, expanded maternal role, and childhood innocence turned to paranoia.
fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Isn't Just Another Lego Game

But Lego franchise games seem to have turned a corner now, as Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was a nicely refreshed take on the entire series, even as it retained the core Lego game collectathon loop. Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight looks to be an even greater departure, standing firmly on a love of Batman across all his media incarnations.
Video games
#science-fiction
#film
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Cheer up, Ice Cube, your War of the Worlds movie may be really bad, but it's not worthless | Saranka Maheswaran

War of the Worlds adaptation faces severe criticism, deemed one of the worst movies ever.
Film
fromEngadget
4 weeks ago

The Space Invaders movie is apparently still happening

New Line Cinema has found screenwriters Ben Zazove and Evan Turner for the Space Invaders movie.
#theater
San Francisco
fromKqed
4 weeks ago

How An Unhoused San Francisco Resident Navigates a New Era of Street Enforcement | KQED

Unhoused residents like Armando Herrera adapt to survive in a changing landscape of San Francisco's homelessness crisis.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Count of Monte Cristo review you'll have to pause every 45 seconds to shake your head at its daftness

The adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo features betrayal, imprisonment, and a protagonist's emotional turmoil in a vivid portrayal of despair.
#thriller
#the-sandman
fromVulture
1 month ago
Television

Requiem for a Dream

Morpheus struggles to accept that he has changed throughout the series.
fromPolygon
3 months ago
DC food

Death will get her own bonus episode in The Sandman season 2

Netflix is adapting Neil Gaiman's The Sandman into two seasons, with careful planning amidst external controversies.
DC food
fromPolygon
3 months ago

Death will get her own bonus episode in The Sandman season 2

Netflix is adapting Neil Gaiman's The Sandman into two seasons, with careful planning amidst external controversies.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Washington Black review the romantic bits could have been stolen from a bad pop song

Esi Edugyan's 2018 novel Washington Black unfolds the tale of George Washington Black, a Black boy on a Barbados plantation, who becomes the protege of a white scientist.
Television
Television
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Amazon's Hit Summer Romance Boasts One of the Most Annoying Love Triangles of All Time

Fans are divided into #TeamConrad and #TeamJeremiah over Belly's love interests, exposing flaws in both characters.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Saint Clare review Bella Thorne takes out predatory creeps in feminist revenge horror

Clare, a university student, believes she is on a divine mission to kill sex abusers.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Narrow Road to the Deep North review immensely powerful TV

Thematically, ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ is about a group of Australian prisoners of war constructing the Burma railway in the mid-1940s, focusing on the lasting trauma of conflict and imprisonment.
Film
#theatre
fromTime Out London
3 months ago
London politics

A hit stage adaptation of John Le Carre's classic 'The Spy Who Came In from the Cold' is heading to London's West End

fromTime Out London
3 months ago
London politics

A hit stage adaptation of John Le Carre's classic 'The Spy Who Came In from the Cold' is heading to London's West End

#stephen-king
Film
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Four Letters of Love review: Irish actors who are unable to do Irish accents is becoming a worrying trend

William abandons his stable civil service job to pursue a life as an itinerant landscape artist on the Irish west coast.
Television
fromwww.esquire.com
1 month ago

Why 'Squid Game' Shouldn't Continue with an American Spin-off

Squid Game's anti-capitalist message diminishes with new adaptations, leading to concerns about the integrity of its original themes.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The 4 Horsemen of Stress: Why Managing Stress Is so Difficult

Chronic stress affects more than mood-it has a compounding effect on the body and mind. It impairs the hippocampus, which helps regulate the body's stress response.
Mental health
Film
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
1 month ago

'I saw Heartstopper and Waterloo Road stars in open air production of modern classic'

The adaptation struggles under melodrama despite strong direction and performances in a dystopian tale of racial privilege and oppression.
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Wild turkeys roam freely in Bay Area suburbs, but where exactly are they from?

Wild turkeys in California, originally introduced for hunting in the 1900s, are increasingly adapting to urban environments.
Film
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

An Auteur Is Born with Embeth Davidtz's 'Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight'

Embeth Davidtz makes her directorial debut with 'Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight,' showcasing her personal connection to the story.
#the-last-of-us
fromInverse
3 months ago
Video games

'The Last of Us' Season 2's Biggest Change From The Game Is The Show's First Major Fumble

The Last of Us adaptation creatively adds narrative depth while occasionally straying from the original game's structure.
fromInverse
3 months ago
Video games

'The Last Of Us' Just Justified Season 1's Biggest Retcon

The Last of Us adaptation embraces changes from the original games while maintaining essential narrative elements.
Video games
fromInverse
3 months ago

'The Last of Us' Season 2's Biggest Change From The Game Is The Show's First Major Fumble

The Last of Us adaptation creatively adds narrative depth while occasionally straying from the original game's structure.
Video games
fromInverse
3 months ago

'The Last Of Us' Just Justified Season 1's Biggest Retcon

The Last of Us adaptation embraces changes from the original games while maintaining essential narrative elements.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How to Overcome Habituation

"We, the people in the towns surrounding the lakes, have witnessed this process of eutrophication... The lakes have gone from being recreational gems to smelly and unsafe receptacles for our chemicals."
Environment
Film
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Very Young Frankenstein Comedy in the Works at FX

FX is developing a comedy series inspired by Young Frankenstein, with Mel Brooks involved as executive producer.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

What to do when success makes you lose touch with your identity

Jason had always been the go-to guy. Smart, strategic, relational, he could manage up, down, and sideways without breaking a sweat. By 42, he was COO of a global tech firm.
Growth hacking
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

Disney's latest big budget musical 'Hercules' is a fun spectacle with some great gags

Disney's latest musical, while visually appealing and entertaining, lacks the innovative spirit of its predecessors, resulting in an experience that's adequate but not memorable.
London music
Video games
fromPolygon
2 months ago

Even The Witcher author is dogpiling on George R. R. Martin now

George R. R. Martin struggles with writer's block, impacted by the adaptation of his work into a series that concluded before the novels did.
#ai
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Adventure takes flight in trailer for Sterling K. Brown's new series 'Washington Black'

Based on Esi Edugyan's bestselling novel, "Washington Black" chronicles the adventurous life of an 11-year-old enslaved boy seeking freedom and identity.
Washington Wizards
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why Don't We All Think the Same?

Cognitive diversity is crucial for group survival by providing different perspectives.
Differences in perception arise from biology, emotion, and personal experiences.
Unique viewpoints help groups adjust to changing environments.
Food & drink
fromNature
2 months ago

Minuscule worms form living towers to hunt for food

Roundworms adapt to food scarcity by forming climbing towers to access larger food sources.
Video games
fromRoger Ebert
2 months ago

Explore the World of "Dune: Awakening" | Video Games | Roger Ebert

Funcom's 'Dune: Awakening' adapts the Dune universe with an alternate timeline, avoiding adaptation pitfalls faced by previous films.
Digital life
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

How We're Adapting to Our Digital Lives-and Thriving

Digital habits can promote well-being, contradicting common beliefs that technology always harms mental health.
Younger generations are creating strategies to use technology positively.
#murderbot
fromInverse
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Apple's Best New Sci-Fi Show's Latest Twist Is A Radical Game Changer

fromInverse
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

"Who Can't Relate?" Alexander Skarsgard Reveals Why He Stars in Apple's Next Great Sci-Fi Show

Murderbot challenges traditional sci-fi roles by making a snarky, gun-toting cyborg the main character, not just a sidekick.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Murderbot review Alexander Skarsgard is hella cool as a bored Robocop who hates all humans

Murderbot delivers a unique blend of comedy and drama, exploring themes of autonomy through its cyborg protagonist's choice of leisure over violence.
fromInverse
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Apple's Best New Sci-Fi Show's Latest Twist Is A Radical Game Changer

fromInverse
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

"Who Can't Relate?" Alexander Skarsgard Reveals Why He Stars in Apple's Next Great Sci-Fi Show

fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Cockatoos start sipping from Sydney's drinking fountains after mastering series of complex moves

The cockatoos learned by watching others and then trying themselves, highlighting the power of social learning in animal behavior and adaptation.
Cocktails
Women in technology
fromFast Company
3 months ago

The two kinds of people in the world-and why it matters for leadership

Leaders can be categorized into those who empathize with employees facing job loss and those who accept job elimination as a natural capitalist process.
fromTasting Table
3 months ago

The Tiny McDonald's Spoon That Stirred Up Trouble In The 1970s - Tasting Table

McDonald's was not embarrassed that the spoons were being misused in this way. But after that hearing, they agreed to redesign the spoons.
SF food
fromVulture
3 months ago

Kim Dickens Treasured the Deadwood Reunion on The Better Sister

In this adaptation, Kim Dickens's character, Detective Nancy Guidry, is reimagined with a compelling backstory that amplifies her complexity and flaws, showcasing Dickens's remarkable range.
Relationships
fromRoger Ebert
3 months ago

Excellent Cast Struggles to Hold Together Plodding "Department Q" | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

Even the best writers struggle against the trend of bloated streaming series, which dilute storytelling quality in a pursuit of increased viewing hours.
Film
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

The Better Sister review Jessica Biel's glossy thriller is full of gorgeous interiors and death

The story of 'The Better Sister' challenges viewers to unravel a murder mystery filled with intriguing characters and motives.
Themes of betrayal and the complexities of family relationships drive the narrative forward.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Dept Q review this excellent crime drama is a grimy, gothic treat

Matthew Goode explores complex character depths in his role as Carl Morck in the psychological thriller Dept Q.
Video games
fromInverse
3 months ago

The Weirdest Apocalyptic Franchise Is About To Get A Lot Bigger

Death Stranding franchise is expanding into multiple media formats, including movies, anime, and TV dramas.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

The Salt Path review Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs hike from ruin to renewal

The film adaptation of 'The Salt Path' masterfully balances emotional storytelling with themes of resilience and human connection.
Washington Wizards
fromPolygon
3 months ago

HBO's Harry Potter TV show has found its Harry, Hermione, and Ron

HBO's Harry Potter series has cast its three main characters, promising a faithful adaptation of J.K. Rowling's beloved books.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

The Salt Path by Raynor Winn audiobook review a life-changing journey

Raynor and Moth, after losing everything, embark on a transformative 630-mile hike along the South West Coast Path, confronting challenges and finding hope.
Books
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Incredible shrinking clownfish beats the heat

In the end, we discovered it was very common in this population. It was a surprise to see how rapidly clownfish can adapt to a changing environment.
OMG science
fromInverse
3 months ago

Why Apple's Best New Sci-Fi Series Created Its Own Version of 'Star Trek'

Murderbot brilliantly intertwines humor and drama while also incorporating a fictional soap opera, creating a unique narrative that pays homage to sci-fi classics.
Artificial intelligence
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Pillion review 50 shades of BDSM Wallace and Gromit in brilliant Bromley biker romance

The film 'Pillion' explores the themes of romance and dominance through a quirky and humorous lens.
Adapted from Adam Mars-Jones' novel, it showcases a shy man's journey into submission.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Die My Love review Jennifer Lawrence excels in intensely sensual study of a woman in meltdown

Die My Love portrays a woman's intense struggle with mental health, bringing gothic realism to life.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
3 months ago

The Reason Murderbot's Tone Feels Off

The adaptation of The Murderbot Diaries raises questions about casting choices and character portrayals, challenging both existing fans and new viewers.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

The Art of Flexibility, Resilience, and Adaptability

Homeostasis is the body's process of maintaining stability while adapting to change.
Flexibility is crucial for resilience in both psychological and biological contexts.
Adaptation is essential for thriving in the face of change.
Film
fromThe Washington Post
3 months ago

What parents need to know about 'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld' and more

Villains are highlighted in 'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld' while showing that empathy can change perspectives.
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