[ad_1] The overturning of Roe v. Wade is the latest assault on democracy in our country. It reminds me of Benjamin Franklin’s reply to a woman who asked Franklin a question as he exited Independence Hall after the Constitutional Convention in 1787. “Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?” Franklin supposedly replied, […]
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[ad_1] Both a critical and commercial dud, his pairing with Amy Poehler didn’t work at all. But this comedy’s portrait of middle-aged mediocrity and economic anxiety is so intriguing that you can see the terrific satire it could have been Sometimes, a disappointing movie can be more interesting than a good movie. With a good
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[ad_1] One of the best times to score major discounts on home gym equipment, fitness trackers, and more. Summer’s got us all revisiting our fitness goals, which also means replenishing our workout clothes and gear. But these days, shopping for new duds can be a money pit, given inflation. That’s why Amazon Prime Day 2022,
[ad_1] The Baz Luhrmann drama is told from the perspective of Presley’s unscrupulous manager Colonel Tom Parker, which underlines the secret theme of so many artist biopics: Our fascination with being in the proximity of greatness This weekend, many people will be going to the theater to see Elvis, excited to take in a film
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[ad_1] Different? Yes. Worse? Also, probably yes. Cinema has been having a sci-fi literary moment. With both blockbuster film and TV adaptations of hit novels—Ready Player One, Dune, Brave New World, and, most ambitiously, The Three-Body Problem (yet to come)—and newer adaptations of short stories—Arrival, the Invisible Man, and now Spiderhead—the big and small screens
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[ad_1] His legend is more apocryphal than reality, but this much is true — over the last half century, millions of kids have been introduced to football because of him Welcome to The Daddy Issue, our very fatherly tip of the cap to the father figures in our lives as well as all the fatherly
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[ad_1] In a sport not exactly known for its diversity, Angela Ashmore is trailblazing her way to victory lane, where she and her team recently took a lap as this year’s Indy 500 champs Angela Ashmore’s path to becoming an engineer on an Indianapolis 500 championship-winning racing team wasn’t only uncertain, but during the nascent
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[ad_1] Once again we must face the reality that we live in a country where we are unable to protect our children from being murdered in their schools. The politicians blame each other and one political party thinks the other is destroying the country. Too many people have just given up hope and accept a
[ad_1] Smith was a bona fide movie star when ‘Men in Black’ hit theaters in 1997, but he wasn’t a superstar until he officially ditched DJ Jazzy Jeff, danced with a CGI alien and rapped about the coolness of ‘galaxy defenders’ for the film’s eponymous title track 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the year
[ad_1] Iceman is back on the big screen, but ‘Val’ illustrates what a long, hard road it’s been for the actor since the 1986 original “Believe or not, I didn’t want to do Top Gun at first. I felt the script was silly, and disliked warmongering in film. But I was under contract at the
