March 13, 2022 – Five Shouts Out

Planetary Bodies – Where Water and Life Could Exist – Observed for First Time in Habitable Zone of Dead Star

Chris SyrgMarch 13, 2022

A ring of planetary debris studded with moon-sized structures has been observed orbiting close to a white dwarf star, hinting at a nearby planet in... The post Planetary Bodies –...

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Love Is Blind gave up on a happily ever after

EditorMarch 13, 2022

Love Is Blind, a show about people falling in love without ever seeing each other, takes place is these “pods.” | Netflix The second season of Netflix’s hit reality show...

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When We Cease to Understand the World asks what it means to be human

EditorMarch 13, 2022

When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut. | Left, Suhrkamp Labatut Juana Gomez. Right, New York Review of Books. Explore the cosmic awe and horror of science...

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The Batman brings the caped crusader back to his detective roots

EditorMarch 13, 2022

The Bat and the Cat in The Batman! | Jonathan Olley/Warner Bros. The Batman realizes the character’s greatness in a classic noir detective story. Maybe Batman doesn’t need to save...

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Kirsten Dunst, great American wanter

EditorMarch 13, 2022

Kirsten Dunst attends the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar on February 27, 2022, in Santa Monica, California. | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Looking back at Kirsten Dunst’s career offers...

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings a performer’s skill to wartime politics

EditorMarch 13, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelenskyy holds a press conference on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine on February 25. | Presidency of Ukraine/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The Ukrainian president has a...