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I cannot remember the first time that I was introduced to DC’s trinity — Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman — because I must have been younger than three. In my childhood, Superman had recently died and had been resurrected; Batman was going through his transformation into a dark and gritty force of vengeance, which was…

“This Christmas, give something only you can give.” Nothing like a big warm holiday hug. Coca Cola Great Britain has unveiled their annual holiday commercial and this one is special – primarily because it’s made by Oscar-winning New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi. The “Coca-Cola Christmas Commercial 2020” is a 2-1/2 min adventure about a hard-working…

On his last day as a detective before retiring, grizzled veteran Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) trudges aimlessly around his now-featureless office, looks out of his window, and notices an old man on the street using a walking frame. It’s not a sight that he wants to see — it’s a harbinger of the frailty that’s…

Today, these small ruins are all that can be seen of the Carrawburgh Roman Fort.  Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonMithraism was a Roman religion inspired by the god Mithras, who was originally a Persian warrior god. As the legend goes, Mithras had captured and killed a sacred bull in a cave. Mithraic…

Thursday at SXSW was defined by stories about or by artists, outsiders, and dreamers. This came in a few different forms, including a pair of documentaries; one covering the life of a music pioneer and another about the surprising journey of an amateur dramatic group, and a work of animated art from filmmakers trying to…

They brought them in suitcases and in trunks, tucked into the corners of boats and, later, on airplanes. Seeds that became rapini, cardoons, artichokes, cucuzza squash. Cuttings from knobby grape vines that flourished into backyard arbors. And, above all, bits of stick that grew into fig trees. Starting in the late 1800s, when Italian immigrants…