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Some people drink coffee to wake up, while others wake up to drink coffee. I, for one, sit firmly in the latter camp. And, according to a new study in the European Heart Journal, my habit of starting the morning with a cup or two of java may keep both cardiovascular...
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While the New Year’s barely begun, the contours of its awards race are rapidly coming into focus. Sunday night marked the first major televised awards show of the year with the (surprisingly) re-embraced Golden Globes declaring The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez the Best...
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On Oct. 15, 2004, comedian Jon Stewart visited the CNN debate show Crossfire. Then hosted by conservative Tucker Carlson and liberal Paul Begala, Crossfire purported to examine issues from two opposing perspectives, giving viewers a more objective look at complex...
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When the UK Department for Public Prosecutions published in 1983 a list of “video nasty” titles which could result in prosecution for distributors, it didn’t know that it was setting horror fans a Pokémon-style “gotta catch ‘em all” challenge. The films that appeared...
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This article contains spoilers for Skeleton Crew. It seems like Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) may have crushed any hope of a redemption arc with his actions in Skeleton Crew’s latest episode. The pirate scoundrel has gone full villain after betraying the kids in episode 5....
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This article contains spoilers for Abbott Elementary season 4 episode 9 “Volunteers.” At first glance, a crossover episode between Abbott Elementary and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia makes all the sense in the world. Both comedies are beloved by their respective...
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This article contains spoilers for Squid Game seasons 1 and 2. Squid Game does a phenomenal job of getting us to care for a number of contestants. Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has now crafted two groups of compelling characters, many with their own unique...
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With the spice giving everyone Dune fever and Star Trek in a second renaissance, sci-fi fans have had it good these past few years. 2025 doesn’t have another Dune movie in store, but it does have a new James Cameron film, and it’s hard to get better than that....
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Nintendo America posted a video on X announcing a special LEGO set where builders can make their own 1989 Game Boy. “LEGO and Nintendo have unexpectedly announced a special new set on social media! Although there is not a lot of information, or any images, they...
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In almost every respect, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is an improvement on its 2018 predecessor. Eschewing a seedy, neo-noir aesthetic in the tradition of Michael Mann in favor of the French Riviera, Pantera at times feels like a vacation movie for Gerard Butler’s...
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