How Cold War Fears Helped Create Helsinki’s Subterranean Paradise

How Cold War Fears Helped Create Helsinki’s Subterranean Paradise

Nearly 200 miles of tunnels snake beneath Helsinki, providing a weatherproof subterranean playground for the Finnish capital’s residents and visitors. Yet hidden behind the bright lights of the underground attractions—which include a museum, church, go-kart track, hockey rink, and more—are emergency shelters fitted with life-sustaining equipment: an air fiation system, an estimated two-week supply of…

Torre Massimiliana in Venice, Italy

Torre Massimiliana in Venice, Italy

The city of Venice has always been naturally protected from external attacks due to its position in the middle of the Venetian Lagoon. For centuries, almost no effort was made to fortify the area surrounding the city. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonDuring the 14th-century, the first stronghold was constructed in the…

MONDAY Trailer

MONDAY Trailer

Find out if a fling can last past the weekend in Monday, the latest from co-writer/director Argyris Papadimitropoulos. Mickey and Chloe had a wild first night, which turned into a wild weekend. Sparks just flew, and not wanting to let go of whatever they found they decided to keep it going. It’s hard to replicate those…

Palladium Shopping Mall in Prague, Czechia

Palladium Shopping Mall in Prague, Czechia

One of the largest shopping malls in Czechia was constructed on the site of the former Josef Barracks. The site was owned by the military until it was sold in the early 1990s and developed into the Palladium shopping complex, which opened in 2007. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe ornate façade of…

Donny’s Bar Mitzvah film review

Donny’s Bar Mitzvah film review

★ Directed by #JonathanKaufman Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by #JonathanKaufman Starring #SteeleStebbins Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by Christie Robb According to Jewish Law, a bar mitzvah is when, at 13, boy becomes a man and can be held accountable for…

The Park Ranger Painting Spectacularly Lush Landscapes on Discarded Trash

The Park Ranger Painting Spectacularly Lush Landscapes on Discarded Trash

Mariah Reading uses unique canvases for her paintings. When the nomadic park ranger and frequent artist-in-residence finds lost objects and trash while adventuring in state and national parks across America, she paints the surrounding landscape on the item, highlighting waste and showcasing the beauty of the protected areas. She has captured the morning light flooding…

Babe Ruth Field at Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore, New York

Babe Ruth Field at Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore, New York

The fact that George Herman “Babe” Ruth, often heralded as the greatest baseball player of all time, was born in Baltimore, Maryland is no secret. However, the fact he attended a “reform school” is a little less known. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonAt the age of seven, Ruth was sent off to live…

Flesh Is Heir To film review

Flesh Is Heir To film review

★★★ Directed by: Dale Allan Johnson Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Dale Allan Johnson Starring: Louisa DeButts, Heather Michelle, Brandon J. Shaw, Adam Braunstein, Tim Gauntt Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by: Jason Knight A young woman begins having visions about…

Jimmy Kimmel: From ‘Man Show’ Host to Biden Propagandist

Jimmy Kimmel: From ‘Man Show’ Host to Biden Propagandist

Smug isn’t a good look for most comedians. Funny people may point out our foibles, but they’re best at capturing an Everyman sensibility while doing so. Confessional comedy kills, like most of the jokes Jim Gaffigan tells. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho Marathon Even when comics target their audiences there’s a wink-wink…

Brooklyn Mine in Twentynine Palms, California

Brooklyn Mine in Twentynine Palms, California

Brooklyn Mine is a former mine located in a remote area just north of Joshua Tree National Park. It takes some time to get to the Brooklyn mine. It is 17 miles away from the nearest paved road (Pinon Road in Joshua Tree). The dirt roads headed out are all washboard and will rattle more than your teeth….

Plummer Pulled Off the Impossible in ‘All the Money in the World’

Plummer Pulled Off the Impossible in ‘All the Money in the World’

The recent passing of the great Christopher Plummer brings to mind his incredible body of work, with his Oscar-nominated turn in “All the Money in the World” especially worth revisiting. While the 2017 movie received ample pre-release publicity for its wild production history (namely, how a disgraced Kevin Spacey was replaced by Plummer just a…

Paper Lives Netflix Film Review

Paper Lives Netflix Film Review

★★★ Stars Directed by: #CanUlkay Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: #ErcanMehmetErdem Starring: #ÇagatayUlusoy, #EmirAliDogrul, #ErsinArici, #TurgayTanülkü, #SelenÖztürk Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by: Alicia Moore “Mehmet is a cherished fellow who runs the solid waste warehouse in the neighbourhood, he helps…

This Writer Is Tweeting Everything Sylvia Plath Ever Ate

This Writer Is Tweeting Everything Sylvia Plath Ever Ate

Like many young, aspiring writers, Rebecca Brill was obsessed with Sylvia Plath’s diaries. Their luminous, sensual, and often dramatic prose charts the ups and downs of Plath’s internal state with a serious attention that young women’s feelings rarely receive. So when the pandemic lockdown began in 2020, Brill, in the grip of a depression brought…

Watch: Amusing Animated Nature Short ‘Curious World of Animals’

Watch: Amusing Animated Nature Short ‘Curious World of Animals’

“Here is what tiger’s look like when they’re all alone in the jungle and nobody can see them.” If you need a good laugh, stop and take five minutes to watch this animated short. Curious World of Animals is a fun animated short “documentary” film made by animation filmmakers Dante Zaballa and Osian Efnisien. They…

SXSW 2021: Broadcast Signal Intrusion, Offseason

SXSW 2021: Broadcast Signal Intrusion, Offseason

In the late ‘80s, two TV broadcast hacks on Chicago stations created a bizarre mystery, in which the hackers—who displayed a masked guy based on Max Headroom, to go with their weird diatribe—were never found. It was so strong that it has inspired Midnighter title “Broadcast Signal Intrusion” from director Jacob Gentry, which imagines the same scenario as…

KEEP AN EYE OUT: Surrealist Murder Mystery Mayhem

KEEP AN EYE OUT: Surrealist Murder Mystery Mayhem

From the very first shot of Keep an Eye Out, one is aware that what one is about to watch will be, in a word, quirky. For one, the film’s oddball opening credits sequence feels straight out of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, with a man clad in only a red brief conducting an orchestra out…

The Farmers and Gardeners Saving the South’s Signature Green

The Farmers and Gardeners Saving the South’s Signature Green

In the American South, many people have fond memories of a pot of collard greens simmering on the stove for hours, seasoned with a ham hock and stirred by a parent or grandparent. Cousins to cauliflower and broccoli, collards are a hearty green known for their robust, slightly bitter taste and the rich, nutritious “pot…