September 6, 2020 – Five Shouts Out

‘Weird History’ Is An Account That Shares Interesting, Odd, And Funny Things That Happened Throughout History

EditorSeptember 6, 2020

Andrew Rader, PhD, is a lot of things. The man is a SpaceX mission manager, MIT-credentialed scientist, game designer, author... And he's also a history fan. In fact, he's so...

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The ancient palindrome that explains Christopher Nolan’s Tenet

EditorSeptember 6, 2020

A Sator square dating from the 14th century at the Church of San Lorenzo in Paggese, Marche, Italy. | DeAgostini/Getty Images A puzzle dug up all over Europe holds the...

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Toward a queer Disney canon

EditorSeptember 6, 2020

Christina Animashaun/Vox; IMDB; Flickr Disney films have always resonated with queer and trans audiences. Here are the gayest films in the canon. The biggest question surrounding the live-action Mulan, now...

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This is the most important movie weekend of the year

EditorSeptember 6, 2020

Jessie Buckley in I’m Thinking of Ending Things, John David Washington in Tenet, and Li Yufei in Mulan. | Netflix; Warner Bros; Disney How Tenet, Mulan, and I’m Thinking of...

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“People want to believe”: How Love Fraud builds an absorbing docuseries around a romantic con man

EditorSeptember 6, 2020

Some of the women of Love Fraud, one of the year’s best documentary series, now airing on Showtime. | Showtime The Showtime series is both fascinating and genuinely empowering. Its...

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Charlie Kaufman’s new Netflix film is brilliant. Here’s a guide to a truly innovative filmmaker.

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Jessie Buckley in I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Synecdoche, New York. | Netflix...