The world, in 2023, is cyberpunk. We’ve got the advertisements in the sky, the retro-inspired asymmetrical vehicles, and the rampant wealth stratification that keeps the rich folks rich and the poor folks desperate. But in cyberpunk media, people are always riding sweet futuristic motorcycles. Why are we stuck with the same bikes we’ve always had? … Read more
Photo: Rich Fury (Getty Images) Actor Christian Oliver – best known for his roles in “Speed Racer” and “Valkyrie” – was killed with his two young children after their plane crashed into the Caribbean on January 4. The 51-year-old Oliver and his daughters, 10-year-old Madita and 12-year-old Annik, were the only passengers on board the small single-engine … Read more
Photo: Bring A Trailer While he appeared in a number of music videos in the late 1900s, actor Michael Jordan had to wait until 1996 to get his big break as the basketball-playing star of Warner Bros.’ Space Jam. Despite that film raking in an estimated $250 million, Jordan never became an A-list actor and … Read more
There was a time—not so long ago—when my phone was prone to overheating due to its sheer volume of apps. There were the usual suspects like Uber and Spotify, of course. (I’m nothing if not a standard-issue boring millennial.) But the ones that took up the most storage and the majority of my mental energy … Read more
Godzilla Minus One is a triumph. You owe it to yourself to go watch the movie over holiday break and then go for a rewatch in black and white when that version is released. If you love monster movies, or war movies, or really just about anything with cool planes and boats in it, you’ll … Read more
Many of us discovered our love for reading through young adult books. They were truth-tellers, examining themes like friendship, loss, puberty, mental health, and sex in ways that gently let us know we weren’t alone in our thoughts or experiences. Now, to revisit those books is to return to a time when life seemed both … Read more
Set: One Tree Hill (2003-2012) The proposal: Spring 2004 The marriage: April 2005 The breakup: September 2005 The divorce: December 2006 Current relationship status: The former costars, who played high school sweethearts Brooke and Lucas, don’t appear to be in touch much anymore. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Set: The Last Song … Read more
Whatever happened to the Long Lady Wallet? That long and lean financial accessory, proportioned for a checkbook, and fitted with an interior cash pocket and slots for perhaps a dozen credit cards. Maybe you recall your mother or grandmother or aunt wielding one at the grocery store checkout. Once upon a time, owning a Long … Read more
New Year’s Eve is my least favorite holiday; it’s a rookie drinking night where average people spend way too much money in over-crowded bars in order to let loose for the first time in their lives, but only end up annoyingly drunk and making it everyone else’s problem. So instead of muscling up to the … Read more
At 25, I bought a one-way ticket to Johannesburg in the months after Paul Theroux’s Dark Star Safari: Overland From Cairo to Cape Town was published. My hazy goal was to re-create his overland journey across Africa, except I’d do it from Cape Town to Cairo. My desire was to crisscross Southern and East Africa … Read more
