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Fantasia 2024: Chainsaws Were Singing, Dark Match, Scared Shitless
Fantasia’s not all blood and guts; there are plenty of laughs to be had among the fest’s voluminous genre offerings. Horror and comedy, after all, go together like chocolate and peanut butter, or machetes and human flesh. The three films in today’s dispatch pay homage to previous horror-comedy maestros like Peter Jackson, Joe Dante, and…
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Justin Baldoni Wants You to Believe
On Mondays at the Wayfarer Studios offices, there’s a tradition during meetings in which everyone in attendance has to answer the same question: What’s something that’s bringing you joy that has nothing to do with work or family? This is the sort of thing that has the potential to be painfully precious—a strained attempt at…
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The Future Was Now Warps Through the Seminal Sci-Fi Summer of 1982
From the way Chris Nashawaty breaks it down in “The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982” (Flatiron Books, $29.99), you can either thank or blame the summer of 1982 for how Hollywood blockbusters are made these days. “Star Wars” may have been the box-office champ that changed the moviegoing…
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Telling Their Story: Rich Peppiatt on Kneecap
The musical biopic genre is so staid, so humdrum, it’s difficult to imagine anyone having a wildly different take on it. In his directorial debut, British-Irish writer/director Rich Peppiatt, however, doesn’t just want to dismantle structures. He wants to obliterate them, whether it’s what constitutes acceptable music, politics, protest or language. While most biopics are…
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A Test for Life Versus Non-Life
In a new book, physicist Sara Walker argues that assembly theory can explain what life is, and even help scientists create new forms of it.
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This Easy Tomato-Watermelon Salad Will Help You Beat the Heat
This simple, colorful salad from Melissa Clark features a mix of salted tomatoes, juicy watermelon and crisp anchovy bread crumbs.
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My in-laws don’t seem to care that I’m pregnant. Hax readers give advice.
In-laws haven’t checked in any more than usual during her pregnancy, and just booked the annual family trip near her due date.
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What to know about the Boar’s Head meat recall and listeria outbreak
A listeria outbreak has killed two people and hospitalized 33 others, authorities said. Now, more than 7 million pounds of Boar’s Head meats are being recalled.
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Cooking chat: Why is liquid gradually stirred into risotto?
Every Wednesday at noon Eastern, Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal answer your cooking questions.
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12 bean salad recipes for low- and no-cook mains and sides
These simple hearty bean salads are full of flavor, fiber and protein.