WHEN JANE SCHOENBRUN was in high school, they spent hours devouring Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Schoenbrun watched Sarah Michelle Gellar play Buffy, who over the course of seven seasons, figures out who she really is — a powerful woman chosen to fight evil forces. And Schoenbrun imagined how they might fit into the show. They … Read more
Seeds of Peace is a long-running nonprofit that brings together youth from conflict zones to engage in dialogue and learn leadership skills. Eva Armour is its Chief Impact Officer, and Vishnu Swaminathan is its Chief Operating Officer. In this time of intense polarization, so many of us are seeking but struggling to find healthy and effective ways to engage … Read more
“RFK’s body was a worm’s paradise, okay? Not a single drop of vaccine in sight” Following a week dominated by resurfaced revelations about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s brain worm, the parasite itself made a guest appearance during Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update. The worm — played by Sarah Sherman — first talked about what drew … Read more
Sen. Lindsey Graham doesn’t want Israel to hold back on its assault in Gaza, comparing the Israeli military’s efforts against Hamas to when the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, killing more than 100,000 civilians. Right now, one million Palestinians — including many women and children — are huddled … Read more
A quick question: Do you like The Godfather? How about Goodfellas? Or Gremlins? Or Stop Making Sense, Avatar, Apollo 13, Chinatown, Easy Rider, Paper Moon, Lone Star, or roughly 90 percent of any movies featuring monsters terrorizing pretty ladies from the last 50 years? You have, in so many ways, Roger Corman to thank for … Read more
Sen. J.D. Vance defended former president Donald Trump‘s claim that “If any Jewish person voted for Joe Biden, they should be ashamed of themselves.” “What [President Joe] Biden is doing with respect to Israel is disgraceful,” Trump said outside a Manhattan courtroom this past week where he is on trial for paying Stormy Daniels for … Read more
Dave Grohl enlists Mammoth WVH frontman to deliver classic Van Halen solos during headlining set at Daytona Beach festival Foo Fighters pulled a prank on the Welcome to Rockville crowd Saturday, pretending to play a pair of Van Halen classics… only to reveal Mammoth WVH’s Wolfgang Van Halen was actually performing in the wings. The … Read more
If he becomes president again, a recently run wargame determined NATO could collapse under another Trump administration. Donald Trump loves to complain about NATO and what he perceives as member nations not contributing enough financially to shared defense. He has threatened to put the U.S. on a “standby” position in NATO if member nations don’t … Read more
Steve Albini was an icon to many people, and his work and life was often synonymous with Chicago, the city he called home in his adult life — where he began recording musicians, built his Electrical Audio studio, and established his own bands Big Black, Rapeman, and Shellac, all of whom released material on Chicago-based … Read more
The show is expected to “return with a reimagined format in 2025,” a spokesperson told Billboard The MTV Movie & TV Awards ceremony is being put “on pause” this year, according to a spokesperson, as Billboard reports. The ceremony aired annually from 1992 to 2019, but it went on hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic in … Read more