Unlike most Disney-Marvel films produced today, the upcoming “Deadpool & Wolverine” has many fans genuinely excited. The teaming up of two iconic characters brought to life by generation-defining acting talent — Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the titular heroes — may finally bring the Marvel Cinematic Unvierse back into relevance… at least for a […]
With Passover and Earth Day being celebrated on Monday, Eli Greenstein Jacober’s thoughts turn to plagues — both biblical and modern. The Jewish educator traces a through line from the hail, frogs and locusts that shook Pharaoh’s Egypt nearly 3,500 years ago to the pollution, deforestation and invasive species that harry us today — environmental […]
When a 900-foot container ship struck the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007, the span stood firm and no one died, either on the ship or the highway above. The bridge’s supports were protected by a fendering system of concrete and other materials that was installed to absorb such strikes. And it’s now prompting the […]
Few tunes are as iconic as the ditty that always preceded the U.S. version of the hit sitcom “The Office.” In fact, you can replace all the principal characters in the opening credits, and everything still eminently comes off as “The Office”: The tune immediately sends fans to the familiar and homey trappings of Scranton, […]
If you thought the upcoming video game Indian Jones and the Great Circle had any chance of telling a great story free of today’s oh-so-common social and political messaging, think again. A recent behind-the-scenes video from the game’s publisher, Bethesda Softworks, makes it clear where the storytellers’ priorities are. One small portion of the video, […]
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