StereophonicMoves to Broadway, and Thunder Happens

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This review was originally published on April 19, 2024. At the77th Tony Awards,Stereophonicwon five awards, including Best Play. Theyve been at it for months. The air is clogged with cigarette smoke and marijuana smoke and tension as viscous as Marmite. Then suddenly, gradually, somehow both a miracle happens. Take 37 is perfect. The song bursts into driving, dazzling life....

April 20, 2024 · 2 min · 252 words · Mark Mitchell

The ValleyBriefly Becomes a Kristen Doute Highlights Show

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. They deserve, at the very minimum, a Nobel Peace Prize. This weeksThe Valleydecided to briefly turn into a Best of Kristen Doute clip show. when talking about their mutual disdain for Sandoval. Its delicately placed over emotional instrumental music as present-day Doute explains that she wants to fix everyones problems. As if that whole segment wasnt incredible enough, it cuts to Brittany Taylor in utter confusion....

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 88 words · Shannon Meadows

Here’s to Our Favorite Tortured Poets

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. HappyTaylor-Swift-is-trying-to-kill-us I mean,Tortured Poets DepartmentDay. And Swift and her exes are also far from the only painted artists to have graced our pop-culture landscape. Someone give Lisa her flowers! John Keats Seen in:Bright Star(2009) Poor John Keats. Was the plot melodramatic and convoluted? / Something says / It smells bad. More from the Tortured Poets Department Tags:

April 19, 2024 · 1 min · 72 words · Jennifer Taylor

Mandisa,American IdolStar and Christian Music Singer, Dead at 47

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Mandisa, theAmerican Idolcontestant and Grammy-winning Christian music artist, died at her Nashville home on April 18. K-Love, a Christian radio web connection, announced her death on April 19, according toDeadline. She is with the God she sang about now. While we are saddened, Mandisa is home. Were praying for Mandisas family and friends and ask you to join us....

April 19, 2024 · 1 min · 94 words · Jason Myers

Mary & GeorgeRecap: To Strategically Vomit

Mary and George Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The banging has arrived. For a sexy-history show there wasnt a lot, and I was gettinganxious. Does she look terrible on purpose? Francis Bacon prompts questions. Also, Francis Bacon is there now! Makes it slightly more tolerable in retrospect. And did you know Bacon courted Lady Hatton before she rejected him in favor of Edward Coke?...

April 19, 2024 · 3 min · 522 words · Kristen Lopez

RuPaul’s Drag RaceSeason-Finale Recap: All Hail

RuPauls Drag Race Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. In my conversations withDrag Racewatchers over the last few weeks, Ive found myself playing a shifting role. They believed Sapphira should win? Shes the most innovative queen of the season, Id say, andthat WashingtonPostprofileshowed why shes specifically made forthismoment. So they ultimately went with the surprise choice? Its been a race to the finish line, and Nymphia just barely edged out Sapphira at the end....

April 19, 2024 · 3 min · 558 words · Robert Taylor

Shōgun’s Lost ’Ship

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Major spoilers follow forShoguns ninth episode, Crimson Sky. Alas, it was never going to work out between John Blackthorne and Lady Mariko. She is bound to honor codes dating back to long before she ever existed. He longs to return to his boat so he can get back to slapping around Catholics. Both are pieces on a chessboard theyre not allowed to see....

April 19, 2024 · 2 min · 283 words · Kimberly Jimenez

SugarRecap: Sea Lions and Patti Smith

Sugar Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. John, we need to know: You okay? Sugar has finally paid Dr. Vickers a visit for that checkup Ruby ordered. Weneed to know, he says. And thatwefeels ominous in its scope like theres far more than just Vickers and Ruby behind thatwe. But thats a worry for another day. Today, the case is still on....

April 19, 2024 · 2 min · 346 words · Jessica Wolfe

The 20 Best True-Crime Documentaries on Max

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Meanwhile, HBO has been a consistent producer of deeply researched, journalistically minded crime documentaries thinkParadiseLostandTheJinx. Here are the 20 best true-crime documentaries on Max right now. This is the true story that inspired it. Can a person be held liable for someone elses decision to die by suicide? Massachusetts thought so, taking Michelle to trial for involuntary manslaughter....

April 19, 2024 · 2 min · 221 words · Mr. James Walker MD

The Ending ofLate Night With the DevilFlubs the Punch Line

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally published on April 18, 2024. We are recirculating it now thatLate Night With the Devilisstreaming on Hulu. Quick, what do horror movies have in common with the monologues of late-night talk-show hosts? Someone tends to get eviscerated in both, via blade, claw, or zinger. The payoff probably wouldnt look so vaguely disappointing were it not for how effective the setup proves....

April 19, 2024 · 2 min · 215 words · Daniel Harrington

Zack Snyder’s Screensaver Space Opera Comes to an Uneventful End

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Zack Snyder has wanted to make a version ofSeven Samuraisince film school. Dont get me wrong The Scargiveris a movie big in scale. The Scargiverplays like a screensaver. Does sheeven go here?Doanyof these people? Theres nothing original aboutRebel Moon. More Movie Reviews Tags:

April 19, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Norma Cooke

37RipleyShots That Would Blow Caravaggio’s Mind

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Spoilers follow for NetflixsRipley. That approach is thematically appropriate, sure, but it also absolutelyrips. Silhouettes and shadows Tom as abstraction, monster, creep? The shadows enveloping him as he enters Carlos lair of stolen goods is a personal favorite. Patterns and reflections M.C. The scarf is an interruption that Tom, andRipleyitself, cant abide. Bodies and blood Yes,Ripleyis in black-and-white....

April 18, 2024 · 1 min · 125 words · Lisa Walker

ElsbethRecap: What If Parenting, But Too Much?

Elsbeth Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Lets pour one out for the parents this week onElsbeth. And Hunter has returned to the circuit after retiring. Result: a sudden, fatal drop in blood pressure. It turns out that unbeknownst to each other, both Irina and Cliff had reason to manipulate Cliffs performance. Ashlee is gleefully devoid of morals, compunctions, or misgivings....

April 18, 2024 · 2 min · 343 words · Misty Adams