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“Edward Scissorhands” exposes the cost of being the “exceptional” disabled person

A disabled figure it took years for me to embrace is the title character of Tim Burton’s dark, modern fairy tale, “Edward Scissorhands.” “Edward Scissorhands” is not a horror movie per se, but the tragic tale of the man with…

November 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Menopause is all the rage, from Hollywood stars to “The Change”

If you have ovaries and a uterus, and are somewhere in your late 40s or beyond, you will have a body-informed epiphany. It might be barely noticeable. It may stop you in your tracks. You can see when it happens…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

At last, a Yoko Ono retrospective free of The Beatles blame game

The first large image you see when entering the first gallery of “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind,” the massive retrospective of Yoko Ono’s work currently on exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, is the large reproduction poster for…

November 25, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

We outgrew “Stranger Things” years ago

Something incredible happens in the five-minute preview of the “Stranger Things” finale season — maybe not by the standards of modern technology, granted, but watch and you’ll notice right away what I’m referring to. The clip rewinds to Nov. 12,…

November 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Sentimental Value” is the Thanksgiving film for the fractured family

For as tender and quietly introspective as Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” eventually becomes, the Norwegian writer-director’s latest film opens in a frenzy. Nora (Renate Reinsve), a young but respected theater actor starring in a flashy new production of Chekov’s “The…

November 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Work is “optional” and irrelevant money: Musk’s creepy utopian dream

A world without money sounds utopian—until you realize what happens when we stop working, stop moving, and let the machines run everything. Utopians say technology will end scarcity. But no one explains how we’ll access things machines can’t conjure…

November 22, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Inside The Beatles’ rise: “Anthology” shines again with a revelatory new restoration

When it comes to the superlative, time-eclipsing musical achievements of The Beatles, technological innovation has been there every step of the way. During their heyday, technology marched arm-in-arm with the band’s strides in the studio. Their artistic growth was aided,…

November 21, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Wicked: For Good” sinks under its greed

In March 2008, Warner Bros. announced that the final film adaptation in the world-dominating “Harry Potter” franchise, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” would be split into two separate movies, released eight months apart. “We feel that the best way…

November 21, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Restaurant to charge for “artisanal” ice cubes

Second State, a restaurant opening on Tuesday in Washington D.C., is going to charge one dollar for a single artisanal ice cube to be plunked into your drink. No, that is not a dumb joke made by a dumb blogger…

November 20, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Jeffrey Epstein was an open secret for years. That’s not a good thing

The release last week of 20,000 pages of emails between Jeffrey Epstein and a high-profile collection of friends and associates offered a revealing look at the network of status and influence the late sex offender had at his disposal. For…

November 20, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0