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
Rudy Gobert may have been sending a not-so-subtle message during the Timberwolves’ Game 4 loss to the Nuggets. The Minnesota big man appeared to make a money sign after the refs called his fifth foul on him late in the fourth quarter with the T-Wolves down 109-97. The officials called Gobert for shoving Jamal Murray … 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
DJ Stewart is hardly a prototypical leadoff hitter, but an unorthodox look certainly didn’t hurt the Mets on Sunday. With Brandon Nimmo on the bench — at least at the start — after leaving the previous game with an intercostal irritation, manager Carlos Mendoza went with the slugger Stewart at leadoff for the series finale … 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
An American soldier who was arrested in Russia more than a week ago was stabbed by his Russian girlfriend in a fight that unraveled in front of his ex and young daughter during a video call months before his detainment, according to a report. Army soldier Gordon Black made a surprise video call to his … 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
Two horses stranded on their sides in a swampy mess were hauled to safety by 40 first responders who battled through knee-deep mud in Connecticut woods to pull off the strenuous, five-hour rescue, officials said. The horses wandered about three-quarters of a mile behind a Lebanon farm when they got stuck in a “swampy area” … 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
He was jammin’ too hard. Pearl Jam’s guitarist Mikme McCready suffered a fall onstage during the band’s sold-out show in Vancouver, Canada Saturday. The 58-year-old and his bandmates kicked off their hotly-anticipated “Dark Matter” tour over the weekend, but the gig wasn’t without drama. Pearl Jam’s guitarist Mike McCready suffered a fall onstage during the … Read more