Netflix has released the official Running Point trailer, revealing more of the upcoming Kate Hudson-led show about her character taking over control of one of the biggest teams in basketball. What happens in the Running Point trailer? The trailer highlights Kate Hudson’s Isla Gordon, a member of a family that owns the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied basketball teams. After her brother is involved in a scandal, he appoints Isla as President of the team, and she must prove she’s ready for the task and all it comes with. Running Point is set to premiere exclusively on…
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There’s a certain prescience to this year’s documentary selections that feel serendipitous given the unique afflictions besetting the world. Political, ecological, and societal grief are all at the forefront of attendees’ minds in Park City as the threat of California wildfires and the installation of the new administration rage on. These three documentaries orbit these grievances but never rest on the laurels of depiction, instead finding stories of localized hope and spotlighting communities who’ve channeled their disillusionment into activism. Equal parts foreboding and inspiring, recently christened Oscar-nominee director Kim Snyder’s “The Librarians” reaffirms why the vocation of librarians is a…
Remember when Hollywood studios used to make comedies? And you could go to the movie theater and laugh at them with a roomful of strangers?That was neat.It would have been nice to watch You’re Cordially Invited that way. It’s a funny movie. A couple of the laughs are really big; the kind where, in a theater, people would scream and yell so much that you wouldn’t be able to hear the next couple lines. You don’t hear that sound much anymore.Beggars can’t be choosers, I suppose. I guess I should just be happy the movie exists at all; that people can see it on Prime Video…
United States Artists (USA) has announced its list of 2025 USA Fellows, comprising 50 artists that hail from 21 states. Each recipient will be awarded a $50,000 unrestricted cash prize. The fellows are categorized into 10 creative disciplines: visual arts, architecture & design, writing, dance, film, media, music, theater & performance, traditional arts, and craft. The fellowship recipients are chosen through a year-long peer-led selection process. This year, six visual artists were selected, including Caroline Kent, Gala Porras-Kim, Kahlil Robert Irving, Karyn Olivier, Sadie Barnette, and Sherrill Roland. Meanwhile, among the artists in the media category is American multidisciplinary artist…
Today is a great day for people who love watching movies without putting on pants. Netflix unveiled their slate of films for the year ahead and it is full of promising-looking titles from major directors and movie stars. There’s so much to watch, you might never have to leave the house for entertainment.The highlights include the third Knives Out mystery from Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man, along with the second Happy Gilmore from Adam Sandler. (Sandler’s also got a new movie with … George Clooney??) Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have a new thriller, and Guillermo del Toro finally got to make…
A British man has written his name into the history books by setting a Guinness World Record for visiting the most museums in 24 hours.Ben Melham, 42, zoomed around 42 London museums in less than 12 hours on a kick scooter including the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, and the Barbican Art Gallery on October 25. It wasn’t until this week, though, that his feat was officially verified by the world records team.He usurped the previous joint-record holders, India’s Sujoy Kumar Mitra and Swaroop Dawrani, by 11 stop-offs. They visited 33 museums in one day last year.He started his…
One of the super powers of being an artist is leaving behind a footprint of art creations which generally tend to outlive most of us, often long after our names cease to be spoken. Another super power is to focus the art on subjects near and dear to the heart of the artist.Marité Vidales feels a strong connection to the eternal subject of immigration, a human event which has always existed, and which I suspect will continue to happen throughout the planet’s life. Imagine the German Vandals arriving in Iberia as the Roman Empire collapsed, or the Vikings settling in…
Below you can see the Celebrity Final Jeopardy clue for Wednesday, January 29, 2025. In last week’s episode of Celebrity Jeopardy, Margaret Cho commandingly won and became a semifinalist. Today’s match features three more celebrities, actor and comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez playing for Communities in Schools, comedian and writer Phoebe Robinson playing for [RED] from The ONE Campaign, and comedian Roy Wood Jr. playing for I See Me, Inc. Here are the question and answer for Celebrity Final Jeopardy on 1/29/2025, along with the wagers and the winner of the game. Celebrity Final Jeopardy Question for January 29 The Final…
Today’s Jewelry Collection Story comes from Nia of @GemCorps – Nia is based out of California and although she’s loved jewelry since she was very young, 2015 would be the official date her jewelry career started. She has amazing style and loves the stories behind the jewels just as much as the jewels themselves. Many jewelry enthusiasts know her for her “Sweet CHAIRiot” pendant which features a gold folding chair with an even bigger meaning behind it. So excited to share Nia’s jewels and story: “I’ve been collecting jewelry since my girlhood; vintage jewelry since teenagehood; and I started picking…
On Wednesday afternoon, the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, announced the arrest of three suspects in North Holland after the theft of four gold artifacts that were on loan from the National History Museum of Romania. The four items included three gold bracelets from 50 BCE and a Coțofenești helmet from 450 BCE. The objects were stolen from the Drents Museum’s exhibit “Dacia – Empire of Gold and Silver” during in the middle of the night on January 24. Dutch police received a report of an explosion at approximately 3:45 a.m. When the officers arrived at the museum, “it…
