Across the country, notably in New York City right now, lesbian bars are throwing “Heated Rivalry” watch parties; in the comments of “Heated Rivalry” TikToks, you will frequently see “I’m a lesbian, and I’m still at the cottage.” The gay hockey romance between two rivals based on books from Rachel Reid’s popular Game Changers series
Inside the opening of the Bill and Berniece Grewcock Animal Hospital For decades, a world behind the scenes at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has quietly supported every animal in our care. It’s where exams happen out of view, where monitoring never stops, and where critical decisions are made with precision, focus, and responsibility.
“Sinners” and “Bel-Air” led the NAACP Image Awards when nominations were announced this morning on CBS. Ryan Coogler’s southern gothic vampire period piece nabbed a whopping 18 nods on the film side, while “Bel-Air,” which just aired its fourth season, was recognized 7 times in the television categories. Founded in 1967, the NAACP Image Awards
Today, January 7th, 2026, at 5pm CST, Chaz Ebert will join WGN’s Steve Dale for a guest appearance on his podcast, Booth 46. She will be discussing The FECK Awards that recognize individuals and companies in four categories: Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness. The ceremony will take place Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton
We must find another word for what happens to us during the films of Béla Tarr. We don’t observe them without them observing us right back. We don’t listen to them; the sounds and songs creep around us, the manifestation of unhinged but repressed emotion in endless repetitions. The movies become music boxes. Even in
While the streaming (and now TikTok) era has changed how people watch TV, the fundamentals remain the same: people will always be drawn to storytelling and characters that entertain, move, thrill, or even surprise them. Sometimes it’s easy to see a new critical darling coming (“Pluribus”), while sometimes a new hit comes entirely out of
The team behind HBO’s “The Pitt” probably knew they had something special, but even they had to be shocked by the remarkable success of one of the best shows of 2025. It turns out that not only is there still life in the medical drama, but that treating the profession seriously, rather than just using
In May of 2025, Jafar Panahi won the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor, the Palme d’Or, for his film “It Was Just an Accident,” a stark drama about several former prisoners who debate whether to kill a man they believe tortured them when they were inmates. Rather surprisingly, the government of Iran actually allowed Panahi
“Best Medicine” is not a good show. I bring you this sad news as a Josh Charles fan. I can still conjure just how devastated I was when his Will Gardner shockingly departed from “The Good Wife.” And this new sitcom, with episodes inexplicably stretched to an hour, sounds, at least on paper, like it
Can you remember the sweepingly melancholy and even depressive romantic tone of the music that Georges Delerue composed for Jean-Luc Godard’s “Contempt” (1963)? This music accompanies shots of a nude Brigitte Bardot that were insisted on by the producers of that film, and it is meant to underline the disappointment and disillusionment felt by both