Jonadded this to Marvel Comics/StudiosThe Avengers Avengers: Endgame Review: Time Is on Their SideWIRED - Angela Watercutter There is nothing more impermeable than time. It's fixed, constant. It may be a human construct, but it is one humanity has built atomic clocks to …
PPete Conryadded this to The Slurred WordPregnancy The Internet Does Not Believe You're PregnantWIRED - Emma Grey Ellis In late February of the year 1456, an apprentice named John Helton was drawn, hanged, and quartered for spreading the claim that Edward of …
mthungeradded this to Court of LeavesPlay buttonHistory When Sex Workers Were HookersOZY - Eugene S. Robinson Transgression has, and will probably always have, an enduring appeal. It’s the better part of sex appeal and so when Republican porn star Samantha …
AAJ !added this to COMICS ! MOVIES ... ADVENTURE!Play buttonRami Malek Rami Malek Is Your New Villain ... Bond VillainWIRED - Angela Watercutter Good day, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED's pop culture extravaganza! OK, it's just a news roundup, but we still think it's …
National Geographicadded this to NewsLeonardo Da Vinci A 23-year excavation into the life of Leonardo da VinciNational Geographic - Claudia KalbCulture & History Met curator Carmen Bambach reveals what she has learned about the world’s most famous Renaissance man. Culture & History 4 Minute Read By Claudia Kalb Carmen Bambach, curator in the of
mwatcheradded this to PlayStation PlayerPlayStation 4 Days Gone Is Interesting But Impossible to Take SeriouslyWIRED - Julie Muncy The loading icon in Days Gone is an in-game model of a ring. It appears whenever the game's surprisingly frequent loading screens appear, spinning in …
WIREDadded this to Top StoriesPlay buttonAdidas Donald Glover, Adidas, Nike, and the Fight for CoolWIRED - Jason Parham Recently, in a group chat, I expressed excitement over an unlikely piece of work: a new short film from Adidas. The sportswear corporation, which now …
Slateadded this to CultureRobert Downey Jr. Endgame Is a Love Letter to Robert Downey Jr. From the Marvel Cinematic Universeslate.com - Sam Adams It’s a mash note to the actor who defined the sensibility of the most successful franchise of all time.
South China Morning Post added this to Post MagCatholicism Matteo Ricci: 16th-century Italian priest who tried, and failed, to convert Chinese to Catholicism is resurrected on stagescmp.com - Fionnuala McHugh On Palm Sunday, which this year fell on April 14, the first run-through of Matteo Ricci The Musical was held at Clarence Film Studio, in the depths …
mthungeradded this to Court of LeavesJane Austen This Book Subscription Service Gets Its "Literary Matchmakers" to Hand-Pick the Perfect Book For Youmentalfloss.com - BY Emily Petsko For bibliophiles, a trip to the local bookstore can easily end up becoming an all-day affair—not to mention a major drain on the wallet. While we …
Jayadded this to This WorldMercedes-BenzCourt case seeks to clarify that photographers don't need permission to publish pictures that incidentally capture publicboingboing.net - Cory Doctorow Mercedes has asked a court to verify that a commercial photo of one of its cars driving down a street in Detroit does not violate the copyright of …
AAJ !added this to COMICS ! MOVIES ... ADVENTURE!The Avengers Not Even the Avengers Know Who All the Avengers AreWIRED - Angela Watercutter "Avengers, assemble." It's a simple enough command, but who, exactly, needs that call? The Avengers have existed in a plethora of comics over …
NPRadded this to MusicPlay buttonBruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen Finds A New Sound By Looking To the PastNPR - Ann PowersIn the early 1970s, the singer-songwriter Danny O'Keefe had a "very mellow, beautiful friend," as he told Rolling Stone magazine, who'd lived too hard and was paying the consequences. Heart attacks and
BBC Cultureadded this to FilmFilm (UK) JT LeRoy: The US's greatest literary scamBBC Culture - By Kaleem AftabTwo decades ago, a transgender sex worker-turned-novelist became a sensation – but he didn’t exist. As a new film about the con is released, Kaleem Aftab meets the person behind it. From pseudonyms to
Salonadded this to CultureGame of Thrones Why Brienne must live: "Game of Thrones" can't kill off its newest SerSalon - Melanie McFarlandGwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth in "Game of Thrones" (Helen Sloan/HBO) Long live Ser Brienne of Tarth: An argument for a "Game of Thrones" knight's survival Obsessed as “Game of Thrones” viewers
NPRadded this to PoliticsBooks 'The Heartland' Aims To Debunk Myths About The MidwestNPR - Bradley BabendirHistory books are often saddled — or blessed, depending on one's perspective — by the context in which they are written. Kristin L. Hoganson's her new book, The Heartland: An American History, is a product
Jackie Seaquistadded this to Re:CreationColossal Claws and Teeth Emerge From Otherworldly Ceramic Vessels by Gregory Knopp | Colossalthisiscolossal.com - Laura Staugaitis While many designers focus on enhancing the cuteness of small air plants, ceramic artist Gregory Knopp highlights the otherworldly qualities of …
Boing Boingadded this to All StoriesSnakes Prehistoric poop reveals person ate entire venomous snake, including a fangboingboing.net - David Pescovitz An archaeologist analyzing a pile of prehistoric human poop found the remains of an entire viper, including a fang. Researcher Elanor Sonderman was …
NPRadded this to MusicPlay buttonTaylor Swift Watch Taylor Swift's Video For 'ME!' Featuring Brendon UrieNPR - Lyndsey McKennaTaylor Swift - "ME!" (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco) With a few stylized Instagram posts earlier this year, Taylor Swift sparked speculation that a new album was on the horizon. A string of
Salonadded this to CultureRobert DeNiro Robert De Niro kicks off Tribeca by calling out TrumpSalon - Zack SharfRobert De Niro (Getty/Jorge Guerrero) Robert De Niro kicks off Tribeca by calling out Trump for "promoting racism" x April 25, 2019 3:12PM (UTC) This article originally appeared on IndieWire. Robert De
Open CulturePlay buttonBoston, MA Listen to Last Seen, a True-Crime Podcast That Takes You Inside an Unsolved, $500 Million Art Heistopenculture.com - by DC In the early morning of March 18, 1990, two thieves entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and stole 13 pieces of precious art, …
Poland The history of art and rave culture in ’90s Polandhuckmag.com - Dominique Sisley Post-Soviet Poland was an explosion of liberty, art and music – and nowhere were these changes more innovative and free than in the country’s rapidly …
Observeradded this to LifestyleThe Arts How a Vegas Casino Was Transformed Into a Destination for World-Class Contemporary Artobserver.com - Clayton Schuster Renovations costing upwards of $600 million have transformed the famed Palms Casino Resort into one of Las Vegas’ best spots for taking in …
Donald Trump I Am Donald Trump’s Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and I’ve Seen Enough. It’s Time for Impeachment.slate.com - Donald Trump’s Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame This is about Constitutional principles, not that time George Lopez pretended to pee on me.
Voxadded this to CultureTV Series Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones show how geek culture conqueredVox - Todd VanDerWerffAvengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones make this moment feel like a series finale for geek pop culture too. The next few days are perhaps the apotheosis of mainstream geek culture. Avengers: Endgame will
RRick Timmeradded this to ZeitgeistRetirement Older Americans are working beyond retirement age at levels not seen since 1962boingboing.net - Cory Doctorow If you're an American 65 or older, there's a 20% chance that you're working or looking for work (the chance jumps to 53% if you attained an undergrad …
Salonadded this to CultureHBO "Deadwood: The Movie" trailer: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane are backSalon - Steve GreeneIan McShane in "Deadwood" (Warrick Page/HBO) "Deadwood: The Movie" trailer: Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane back for more shootin’ and swearin' x April 25, 2019 8:15PM (UTC) This article originally appeared
The New York Timesadded this to MagazineLong-form Journalism Poem: THE SCREAMThe New York Times - By FADY JOUDAH and RITA DOVEBy its very nature, the hybrid form of the prose poem alerts us to the blurring of boundaries. In Fady Joudah’s “The Scream,” an ordinary morning in the life of a parent dropping his son off at school
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesDocumentaries New Documentary 'Nureyev' Follows Dancer's Leap From Behind Iron Curtain Into Superstardom | Here & Nowwbur.org - WBUR Ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev, who defected from the Soviet Union in 1961, is the subject of two new films out this month. One is a new feature film …
NPRadded this to MusicPlay button The Tiny Desk Contest Entries That Impressed Us This WeekNPR - Marissa Lorusso , Pilar Fitzgerald , Clara Maurer , Jacqueline Reed , Cyrena TourosThis year's Tiny Desk Contest judges are excited to finally be getting ready to pick the 2019 winner. In the meantime, there's a lot going on in the Tiny Desk Contest community. You can take part in our
