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Aquaman Paddles to Number 1 … Again
Seems only appropriate that a superhero would close out 2018 at the top of the box office. For the second straight week, Aquaman swam to
Pop Culture’s Top 10 Movers and Shakers (2018 Edition)
See ya, 2018. Wouldn’t want to be ya. Who would? The year was so crazy that even Vincent Van Gogh would have suggested it get
Culture Clips: Old Year, New Tricks
The new year is nearly upon us. Forget running from it, forget hiding. Like a tiger, it’ll soon bound from the weeds and pounce on
Why Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old is a Doc Worth Seeing
What a Christmas present. My daughter gifted me the other night with tickets to see the five-year passion project of director Peter Jackson. (The Fathom
Aquaman’s Box-Office Stocking Overflows
Nothing says Christmas like a soggy superhero with a big fork. So said the masses that scurried to their local theaters this weekend in advance
A Few of My Favorite Things, Part 4
This time of year we’re offered a lot of “best of” lists: Most important news stories for 2018. Top 10 sports highlights for the year.
Culture Clips: Gifts for Everyone!
Tis the season to hand out gifts. But in our harried culture, not everyone has time to write letters to Santa Claus these days. And
Social Animals Showcases the Inspiring, Terrifying World of Instagram
In Social Animals, a new documentary directed by Jonathan Ignatius Green, a teen laments the chaos that is Instagram: “You have to deal with the
Spider-Man: Into First Place
There are those who say that we live in an infinite number of universes. For some scientists who reject the idea of a Creator, it
Top Television 2018: Paul Asay and Kristin Smith’s Year-End Picks
Fun fact: About 495 scripted television series were reportedly aired in 2018. If true, that’s a new record—up from the old record of 487 set
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