The Best Theater of 2024

Waterfront history staged afloat, a variety of robots, and Mary Todd Lincoln going wild. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Here are the best shows that theater critics Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry saw in 2024. Theaters are reaching out to each other. What it means is, despite a climate of continuous scarcity, and despite someinfuriating losses,morebrave art. For me, the miraculous has often been scrappy this year, and vice versa....

December 5, 2024 · 3 min · 479 words · Christopher Carroll

Unraveling the Netflix Christmas Universe

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. But over the years, as the Netflix Christmas Universe has expanded, something very strange has happened. Translation: Some of these movies seem to exist in a shared universe, but some do not. Time, reality, and life as we know it are but a fragile dream. Meet Me Next Christmas Where and when does this take place?...

December 5, 2024 · 5 min · 980 words · Nicholas Moore

10 Last-Minute Gifts (That Are Cooler Than Gift Cards)

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This is where digital gifts come in handy, but e-gift cards can seem so uninspired. Nobody needs to know you hit add to cart at midnight on Christmas Eve. First lets talk content: Dropout is a great service for those who love absurd TV. Plus, this is a gift that keeps on giving, and not just to the gift recipient....

December 4, 2024 · 1 min · 207 words · Kim Robertson

Abbott ElementaryRecap: Family Matters

Abbott Elementary Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The more adult humor of this episode is the perfect after-show to the kid-friendly winter concert. is sharing space and time with family members with startlingly opposing ideological views. to the hypothetical question of how to deal with a problematic family member at holiday dinner. Melissa really is the best of us, and Im just a lowly piece of shit....

December 4, 2024 · 1 min · 205 words · Scott Lam

Always Trust Mike Myers

Directing him inAustin Powersshowed me the level of commitment necessary to be truly funny. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. And on Sprockets, in which he played Dieter, a Pop Artloving, dance-crazed German talk-show host. One of my personal favorites was a hypoglycemic 6-year-old named Phillip. Hes this hilariously energetic kid whos kept in a harness and says I love you, you know....

December 4, 2024 · 2 min · 408 words · Nicholas Villanueva

Comedians Agree: Less Crowdwork!

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. No, the best part of crowdwork isarguing about crowdwork. Hulu threw a party in New York on December 3 in celebration of itsupcoming slate of comedy specials. I want to see less crowdwork videos on Instagram, Gaffigan said. Trying to keep up with the constant clips of crowdwork? Its a little played out now. And Wood gave his answer with some tough love....

December 4, 2024 · 2 min · 256 words · Elizabeth Perry

The Challenge 40: Battle of the ErasRecap: Send Me an Angel

The Challenge Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Bananass villain origin story. Were deep into this milestone season, but its so far been largely unmemorable. Congratulations, your dad owns a bakery! on the other hand? Tori is the first to brave the dark, shouting, Think skinny thoughts! on her way in. If youve got a Kim K. ass, theres no hope for you itd be an automatic DQ....

December 4, 2024 · 1 min · 210 words · John Clark

The Film Independent Spirit Awards Saw the TV Glow

Keeping pace with Hollywoods perpetual awards horserace. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The Independent Spirit Awards are one of our greatest awards-season traditions. If the Oscars are cool, they will take note. Below, the full list of the 2025 Independent Spirit Award nominations.

December 4, 2024 · 1 min · 53 words · James Mitchell

The Swipe Right Puzzle

New crosswords dropped daily. Find all our gameshere. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. More Crosswords Tags:

December 4, 2024 · 1 min · 26 words · Lisa Hughes

The Ultimatum: Marry or Move OnRecap: The Scorpio Curse

The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Friends, we are gathered here today to discuss a strange linguistic invention:uncomfortability. But what do these Franken-words mean? Are they clumsy would-be synonyms fordiscomfortandcomfort, or do they connote their own experiences? Perhaps comfortability indicates anability to becomfortable within a situation. Thats TV dating for ya. Not everyones ready to lean into, as our host Nick Lachey calls it, the uncomfortableness....

December 4, 2024 · 3 min · 566 words · Melissa Morris

We’re Supposed to Enjoy Depeche Mode’s Silence?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. In hindsight, calling their last albumMemento Morishouldve been a tip-off. Martin and I have talked. We actually saw each other recently and it was really nice, Gahan explained. We had a really nice time without any work or show pressure. I actually did ask Martin if hed been writing and he was like, Nah! Thats normal especially when youve worked intensely for a couple of years....

December 4, 2024 · 1 min · 93 words · Zachary Greene

WickedIs Popular With the National Board of Review

Keeping pace with Hollywoods perpetual awards horserace. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Ooh, baby, were flying now! Specifically, on a broomstick. The National Board of Review Honors came out on December 4, and the group is obsessed withWicked. Lets face it who isnt? Wickedrepresents the pure magic that movies can bring to audiences, NBR president Annie Schulhof said in a statement....

December 4, 2024 · 1 min · 103 words · William Horton

Betty Gilpin to Replace Cole Escola inOh, Mary!

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. !Betty Gilpin, the actress best known for starring in womens-wrestling dramedyGLOWand bonkers AI masterpieceMrs. Davis, is replacingCole EscolainOh, Mary!on Broadway. Well, it sure seems like she gets the spirit of the show: true callousness toward ones children. Related Tags:

December 3, 2024 · 1 min · 54 words · Timothy Morris DDS