Jonna Johnson, the principal of the district’s Mott Road Elementary School, informed parents of the ban in an email last week after observing students playing versions of the games depicted in the series. “I agree with them banning people playing these games at school and banning the costumes at activities this coming weekend, but there’s […]
LOS ANGELES — Independent film productions that cost more than a few million dollars often carry two forms of insurance in case something goes wrong. Chubb, the insurance giant, sold Mr. Baldwin and his five fellow “Rust” producers a package covering a wide range of potential problems, including damage to equipment and the worst-case situation […]
One way is to ask a selection of people representative of the population if they believe in ghosts. Another is to ask what they fear. Such beliefs have pervaded American culture and media for centuries. Last year, the share of Americans who belong to religious congregations fell below 50 percent for the first time in […]
You likely have seen images of the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback kneeling through the national anthem, a protest against racism that spread among athletes in many sports. The season when Kaepernick began his protest, in 2016, was his last in the N.F.L. So it might surprise you how little screen time that part of […]
29, tells the story of Eloise , a young woman in the present day who is obsessed with the music and style of 1960s London, and who travels there to study fashion. Wright’s newest film finds him steering away from comedic terrain and into a realm that is murkier and more horrific. We all indulge […]
The setting is a small Oregon coal mining town that looks funereal even before the wendigo stacks up spines like discarded toothpicks. The wendigo stalks the movie like just another rattle-throat corpse-grinder that yowls and stomps and does its darnedest to trample a path for a sequel. At the same time, Julia’s brother , the […]
Still, few have dared to tell as many such stories as “Caroline, or Change” does. That was true when it premiered at the Public Theater in 2003 and feels truer now in the electrifying Broadway revival that opened on Wednesday at Studio 54. But the world around “Caroline” has changed in ways that make it […]
Something about the man’s familiar countenance enchanted product makers from around the world, who chose his stock image out of millions to feature on their packaging. Whatever the legalities, many companies have been using it for years, as BuzzFeed noted Tuesday in a roundup of personal care and household products from around the world bearing […]
KOBE, Japan — From an early age, Japanese society had conditioned Takayuki Miyabe to fear marijuana. Desperately scouring the internet for a cure, he came upon an unexpected savior: a derivative of cannabis called CBD. It won’t be easy. CBD is legal in Japan, thanks to a regulatory loophole, and its purported properties — ranging […]
The first time Mort Sahl appeared in this paper, the theater critic Brooks Atkinson referred to him as a “saloon talker,” because that’s more or less what comics were in the 1950s. Before there even were comedy clubs, Mort Sahl gained acclaim for turning the news of the day into punch lines, pioneering the now […]
At the time, I knew Abba wasn’t necessarily cool, but it was also sweet because I was with my mom, and it was something we were enjoying together. I was bringing those influences into the electroclash world; we started making a more theatrical rock, and taking it into full on dance clubs. I had a […]
On Tuesday, Netflix said it would bid for a 289-acre chunk of Fort Monmouth, about 50 miles south of New York City in the boroughs of Oceanport and Eatontown. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority has appraised the site at $54 million, but several developers previously offered more than $100 million for just 89 acres […]
Bitcoin, which pushed past $66,000 last week, setting all-time price highs, has come a long way since January 2009, when a programmer with the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the cryptocurrency that would become a religion for some, a nuisance for others, and a looming threat to both the environment and the financial markets. The Winklevosses, […]
Sugar, butter, flour.” And then, with a single note from a keyboard, a high piano chord and a whoosh from a cymbal, she launched into a song about baking. Even on this first night, there was a reminder of the challenges involved: An actress in “Waitress,” who had been fully vaccinated, tested positive for the […]
At last: A clear vision of the trajectory of this season — hinted at last week — has come into focus. To Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe,” the show posits the downside of a perfect relationship: Your jobs, interests and romantic ideals overlap so utterly that you are around each other every single […]
To make room, Paramount pushed back the release of “Mission: Impossible 7,” another sequel starring Mr. Cruise, from May to September 2022. Theater owners were counting on “Top Gun: Maverick” to help salvage their year, which has been filled with one pandemic-related setback after another. On July 11, about 81 percent of American ticket buyers […]
Her first two books, “Conversations With Friends” and “Normal People,” made her more famous than she liked. “Every day I wonder why my life has turned out this way,” a millionaire novelist named Alice writes to her friend Eileen in “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” out from Farrar, Straus & Giroux on Sept. “This sounds […]
Particularly because you are so young doing this. Siwa, known for her sparkling hair accessories and bubbly personality, met her girlfriend, Kylie Prew, on a cruise. Glaad’s head of talent, Anthony Allen Ramos, lauded the show’s move in a statement on Thursday. …Read the full story
The drama, written by Dennis Kelly and directed by Stephen Daldry , begins on 24 March 2020, the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Britain’s first coronavirus lockdown. As well as taking a wide view of the virus’s deadly impact — captions mark the rising death toll in Britain, from 422 in the first […]
“It cost, like, nothing,” the character said in one episode when she thought she had lost the piece. It’s early days yet as the reboot — called “And Just Like That …” after another Carrie catchphrase — doesn’t premiere on HBO Max until later this year. Cases in point: Carrie’s scene with Big posted by […]