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Hurricane Beryl Caused ‘Unimaginable’ Damage in Grenada, Leader Says
As the storm headed for Jamaica, officials were assessing what Grenada’s prime minister called “total” devastation on two of the country’s islands.
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The Forrest Gump Soundtrack Hits Different in the Spotify Era
We’ve all got that one friend who has embarrassing musical taste. It’s not bad, per se, but it’s a little conventional or predictable—or it’s so old that it seems like the poor guy hasn’t listened to a new album in at least 10 years. Do these harsh opinions of your friend make you sound like…
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The Man Behind the Curtain: Robert Towne (1934-2024)
There aren’t many screenwriters with a reputation that could match Robert Towne. Sure, a lot of it comes from writing what is widely regarded as one of the best screenplays of all time in the Academy Award-winning “Chinatown,” 50 years old this year. But that isn’t the only credit on Towne’s resume, one that insiders…
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Female Filmmakers In Focus: Agnieszka Holland
Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland has spent most of her career pushing artistic and political boundaries. After completing high school in Warsaw, she studied at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague. While living in Czechoslovakia, Holland witnessed the Prague Spring of 1968 and was arrested and imprisoned for…
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Despicable Me 4
“Despicable Me 4” won’t win any prizes, but if you like this kind of thing, you’ll like this thing. I laughed. The dumber and more random the jokes, the harder I laughed. The kids I saw it with laughed harder. Often what’s onscreen is humor no more sophisticated than a young father goofing around while putting a sock on his son’s…
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How the Denisovans Survived the Ice Age
A trove of animal bone fragments from a cave on the Tibetan plateau reveals how Denisovans thrived in a harsh climate for over 100,000 years.
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Bigheaded Salamander-like Fossil Turns Up in a Place No One Expected it
An ancient aquatic predator resembling a giant salamander turned up in an African fossil deposit, suggesting unwritten chapters of how animals moved onto land.
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Chestnut and Kobayashi Are Out, but These Competitive Eaters Chew On
These titans of caloric consumption aren’t signing deals or getting specials, but they form the backbone of an American tradition.
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Post Pub got a rare second chance, but in the end, it wasn’t enough
The historic Post Pub was left for dead in 2020. A new owner revived it but could never make it work amid the ongoing aftershocks of the pandemic.
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No, I didn’t dump her because she slept with me. Hax readers give advice.
She’s telling mutual friends he dumped her because she slept with him “too soon,” when that’s not why he moved on.