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“Welcome to Derry” sets racist evil ablaze without incendiary insults

No origin story concerning Derry, Maine, would be honest without appraising one of the most savage moments of its history: the racist arson that burned down the speakeasy known as The Black Spot. “It: Welcome to Derry” saves that brutal…

December 8, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“It f**king sucks”: Lillard responds to Tarantino criticism

“Quentin Tarantino this week said he didn’t like me as an actor,” Lillard said to boos from the crowd. “It hurts your feelings, it f**king sucks.”Lillard caught a stray in the director’s rant about Paul Thomas Anderson‘s “There Will Be…

December 7, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Rebranded Kennedy Center debuts new medals at this year’s Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors medal is receiving its most significant redesign since the award was created nearly five decades ago, replacing the familiar long-standing rainbow ribbon with a solid deep blue one and adding a weighty gold medal. The updated medal…

December 7, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Spartacus: House of Ashur” shows why America isn’t Rome

Death is an elastic concept in all forms of fiction, but TV and film have mightily tested the limits to which our belief can be stretched. Even by those standards, the resurrection of the namesake heel of “Spartacus: House of…

December 7, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Pretend I’m a fishing boat and fire away”: Jost plays Hegseth in “SNL” cold open

Colin Jost doesn’t get the opportunity to step out from behind the “Weekend Update” desk too often. The “Saturday Night Live” head writer made the most of his time on two legs, playing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as a…

December 7, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

A love letter to Chicago’s gravy bread

It had snowed seven inches the night before I decided to get gravy bread again — the most snow O’Hare had seen in a single day in decades. I felt like a real Chicagoan, trudging through drifts in snow boots,…

December 7, 2025 · by Jamie Cook · 0

“I love jeans”: Sydney Sweeney stands by her jeans ad

Sydney Sweeney is addressing the backlash over her appearance in American Eagle’s latest jeans campaign, following criticism that some viewed the ad as tone-deaf. In an exclusive interview with People magazine, Sweeney framed her participation as simple enthusiasm for the…

December 6, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Sorry, the “Heated Rivalry” gay Marvel fanfic origin story isn’t true

By now you’ve probably heard of “Heated Rivalry,” Jacob Tienery’s tender, affecting adaptation of Rachel Reid’s “Game Changers” books — better known online as “the gay hockey show.” Produced by Canadian streamer Crave and airing concurrently on HBO Max, the…

December 6, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Olivia Nuzzi leaves Vanity Fair amid controversy

Olivia Nuzzi is leaving Vanity Fair, ending her year-long tenure at the magazine amid lingering controversy. The departure comes after months of scrutiny over alleged personal relationships with political figures she covered, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.…

December 6, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Barcelona’s bold new food frontier

Hemingway once wrote, “And Barcelona. You should see Barcelona. It is all still comic opera… Barcelona makes you laugh.” He wasn’t wrong. The city has always marched to its own beat, a little louder, a little more irreverent than the…

December 6, 2025 · by Jamie Cook · 0