Hello! Every week, our internet culture staff will discuss the world of streaming entertainment in this newsletter. In this week’s edition: HBO’s Woodstock 99 doc Ted Lasso season 2 Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox. FESTIVALS What does HBO’s Woodstock 99 doc really show us? “The ’99 Woodstock just seemed […]
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Return of America’s Largest Auto Shows Begins This Week in Chicago
Auto shows are back. The first of the country’s big four auto shows kicks off this week marking a return to the public stage for automakers that have been relegated to relying on dealerships, advertising campaigns, digital premiers, and regional auto events to draw customers to their new products in […]
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21 Behind-The-Scenes Facts That’ll Change The Way You Look At Your Favorite Reality TV Shows
1.Andy Cohen said in 2019 that he almost cast a gay man in the Real Housewives franchise years earlier, and said that while casting a man was “not out of the question,” he’d like to cast a lesbian first. Bravo TV / Courtesy Everett Collection 2.Every season, Survivor assembles a […]
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Michigan car shows, collector events and cruises return in 2021
CLOSE The front grill of a 1947 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet looks formidable at the 2013 EyesOn Design Father’s Day car show at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (Photo: Kathleen Galligan, Detroit Free Press) With multiple events being canceled or postponed due to […]
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‘Master of None’: Why the Show’s Third Season Looks So Good
Cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis—a frequent collaborator of Yorgos Lanthimos, responsible for the bright haze of Dogtooth and the cool blues of The Lobster, among other critically acclaimed fare—had never seen a single episode of Master of None when Aziz Ansari asked him to lens the third season of the Emmy-winning series. […]
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BMW X3 image leaks online, shows updated exterior with tweaked styling
An image of the updated BMW X3 leaked out online, showing the updated exterior. As it appears, the updated version of the luxury crossover is likely to make its debut soon. Speaking about the design, the car comes with angular styling. The headlamps come with a more angular shape. […]
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New state report shows decline in crimes against seniors in 2020
Florida recovered $1.7 million for the state’s seniors last year in refunds, savings, and money simply stolen from them. It’s part of an ongoing effort to fight exploitation and fraud. Volunteers helped 11,000 seniors in 2020. Attorney General Ashley Moody says criminals continued to prey on this vulnerable group even […]
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New Gavin Newsom recall poll shows CA voters would keep him
The Capitol dome glows on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, after the sunset in downtown Sacramento. Daniel Kim [email protected] Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! NEWSOM HAS AN EDGE IN NEW POLL Via Lara Korte… In a new survey released Tuesday showed a majority of likely voters would keep […]
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Kia shows off first full images of new EV6 electric car
Kia has given a first real look at its new EV6 electric car, following some shadowy teaser images that were released last week. Full details of the EV6 won’t be announced until an online event later this month, but the new images do at least reveal what it actually looks […]
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New in-vehicle technology shows we’re using cars ‘as much for living as traveling’
“Your vehicle, your sanctuary” was a theme at the virtual CES show of new electronics and entertainment equipment last week. Pandemic shutdowns have accelerated the years-long trend for vehicles to double as home theaters and offices on wheels. Cadillac showed the unfortunately toaster-y Personal Autonomous Vehicle, a concept for a […]
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A Look At Magnolia Network’s New Shows
Wondering whether or not you want to subscribe to Discovery+, yet another streaming service that will take a piece of your monthly earnings? Well, it has plenty to offer the home-obsessed, food-loving, crime-solving, nature-seeking consumer ― namely, the new Magnolia Network. Discovery+ ― which has a $4.99 per month ad-supported […]
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Lorraine shows off her online shopping in smart Mint Velvet dress
Lorraine Kelly-Smith looked gorgeous in a snap shared to Instagram ahead of Friday Morning’s (8 January) show. The Presenter wore a pretty tie waist shirt dress from high street brand Mint Velvet, and used the hashtag #onlineshopping; which we can all relate to right now. For those of us who […]
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Viral 5G Conspiracy Diagram Actually Shows How to Build Your Own Guitar Pedal
Image: Facebook/Boss Does this diagram show the secret plans of Bill Gates and his minions to inject 5G chips into the bloodstreams of unsuspecting people who get the covid-19 vaccine? Not quite. But it can sure scoop the hell out of those mids. The schematic, which has gone viral on […]
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Liberty State Park public meetings, web design classes, astronomy shows | Upcoming
Public meetings for Liberty State Park go virtual The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has scheduled two public meetings to provide time for in-depth discussion and feedback on the remediation of the interior section of Liberty State Park and the options for active recreation development. The virtual meeting […]
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The 25 best TV shows of 2020
The best shows of 2020 This past year, we’ve spent more time indoors than ever before. It’s no wonder, then, that streaming services have blossomed as more people switch from cable and terrestrial television channels to Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Peacock, Hulu, and more. There’s a lot […]
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Macron, Once a Darling of Liberals, Shows a New Face as Elections Near
PARIS — He was the boy wonder of Western politics in 2017, soaring above outmoded cleavages between left and right. He was the whip-smart former banker who was going to turn a tradition-bound society into a start-up nation. He was the liberal bulwark against rising populism in Europe — an […]
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The best TV shows of 2020.
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My family’s Covid diagnosis shows how our broken, confusing system exploits privilege
By the time you finish reading this, at the rate we’re at right now, about 10 people in the United States will have died of Covid-19. To date, over 14.7 million have tested positive for the coronavirus. You can now add me, my husband and our three children to that […]