After a Very Bad Year for the Band, Good Looks Feels Luckier Than Ever

A traumatic injury followed by a fiery crash left the future of Austins Good Looks uncertain. But the group feels luckier than ever. It would be easy to assume Good Looks has bad luck. But singer-guitarist Tyler Jordan doesnt see it that way. The songwriter-meets-guitar-rock album would be well-receivedbut it was amidst difficult circumstances. Ad content continues below I have so many fond thoughts and nice feelings about Austin, he says....

March 13, 2024 · 2 min · 391 words · Tina Young

Bad Bad Hats on 10 Years of It Hurts & Finding a “Dancier” Sound for Their New Album

Minneapolis indie pop band Bad Bad Hats are returning toSouth by Southwestto start promotion for their upcoming fourth LP. Your website says that you like to sample the best local cuisine when youre on tour. Is there anything in particular that youre looking forward to getting while youre in Austin? Ad content continues below KERRY ALEXANDER:Veracruz [All Natural]. CHRIS HOGE:I was thinking Veracruz tacos. KA:I love the Veracruz tacos. I like the migas tacos from there with the tasty salsa....

March 13, 2024 · 3 min · 530 words · Jeremy Perez

Beyond Wordle: Best Daily Games of 2024

Looking for more daily games? These free web app-based puzzles may just becomes your new addiction. Free online daily games have enjoyed a somewhat surprising resurgence in recent years. With any luck, you might find a new favorite. Thats because we already covered that game and its many unofficial variants inthis previous article. While the future of some of those gamesis currently uncertain, definitely give them a shot. Veteran players will absolutely love it, though....

March 13, 2024 · 3 min · 493 words · Robert Burns

Crys Matthews Challenges Us to Be and Do Better Through Music

Thats me in a nutshell. The 43-year-old singer-songwriter has spent much of her decade-plus career holding a mirror to Americas thorniest issues. Ad content continues below Matthews has been playing instruments since childhood, including piano and clarinet. In sixth grade, she joined the school band and became enamored with classical music. A lefty aside, Matthews, as she puts it, checks a lot of boxes. In a 2017 Ted Talk, she described herself as a poster child for intersectionality....

March 13, 2024 · 2 min · 235 words · Michael Camacho

Friday Night Dinner’s Goodmans are the Perfect Horrible Comedy Family

With series six finally on Netflix, Robert Poppers terrific sitcom is being revisited and discovered anew. Friday Night Dinnerknows the truth about families. Not that they bicker, mock and childishly compete sitcoms known about that sinceSteptoe & Son. No,Friday Night Dinnerknows that families arent made up of people; theyre made up of odd habits. (These are universal examples applicable to anyone.) Feast on my familys Weird Stuff, said Popper. Its so incredibly specific that you cant help but recognise it....

March 13, 2024 · 2 min · 237 words · Michael Garcia

House of the Dragon: Abubakar Salim Is “Terrified” But Ready for Alyn of Hull’s Journey

Martin, is something that some can only dream of. Oh man, Im terrified! Im really pumped for it, Salim says. Ive always loved other worlds as a kid, these kind of fantasy spaces. Abubakar Salim (@Abzybabzy) talks about the terrifying experience of playing one of George R.R. Alyn of Hull is a sailor, that much is true. But what this brief snippet fails to capture is just how capable of a sailor Alyn is....

March 13, 2024 · 1 min · 165 words · Michael Young

Immaculate Review: Holy Hell, Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney plays a nun pushed to her berserker limit in the Gothic and gonzo Immaculate. And here the devils are real. The actual resurrection and salvation, meanwhile, was not even deigned a footnote. As the mother superior inImmaculateintones, Suffering is love. The Italian customs officials lament her search for God is such a waste. Ad content continues below But if this is her new husbands house, hes an absentee spouse....

March 13, 2024 · 1 min · 156 words · Michael Roberts

Nicolas Cage on What Scares Him, AI, and the Power of Science Fiction

I wanted to experiment: can I develop a family which was not unlike my own upbringing? saysNicolas Cage, while talking toDen of Geekabout his new movieArcadian, which premiered atSXSW 2024. So it was just my father, and in this case, myself and my older brother. I saw that family dynamic in the [Elia] Kazan picture,East of Eden. And youd mostly be right… mostly. But then Cage completes his thought. Science fiction is important to me because it is freedom of speech, he says....

March 13, 2024 · 2 min · 314 words · Kaitlin Barr

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4 Would Fix a Sony Villain Universe Problem

Spider-Manhasa baddie line-upto rival that of any other superhero. Why the very idea is enough to send any superhero fans heart aflutter. And make a Sony executives bank account howl in hunger. Raimi Grounded His Movies in Spider-Mans Best Comics Without question,Spider-Man 3has its problems. We buy the effect emotionally, even if we dont buy it visually. How can Raimi glean such authentic emotion from such a silly premise? Because he accepts the high soap operatics of early Marvel Comics....

March 13, 2024 · 2 min · 363 words · Joseph Riley

Shogun Episode 4: Fuji’s Consort Role Explained

Usami Fuji just became one of John Blackthorne’s most important allies on Shogun. This article contains spoilers forShogunepisode 4. As depicted in FXsShogun, Japans Sengoku period in the 15th and 16th centuries was a pretty rough time. Perhaps noShoguncharacter represents that better than poor Usami Fuji (Moeka Hoshi). By the end ofShoguns second episode, all Fuji has left of her family is a box of ashes. Why then, was this latest assignment nearly too much of an indignity to bear?...

March 13, 2024 · 2 min · 275 words · Monica Vaughn

Sydney Sweeney and Simona Tabasco Have Thoughts About a White Lotus Reunion Season

HBOsThe White Lotusmay be an anthology, but that doesnt mean were done seeing characters from past seasons. Jennifer Coolidge returned as Tanya McQuoid in season 2 after becoming a fan favorite in the shows first season. I mean I love myWhite Lotusfamily, Sweeney says.

March 13, 2024 · 1 min · 44 words · Tina Lam

The Fall Guy Review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt Stick the Landing

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt bring irresistible vibes to David Leitchs Hollywood throwback, The Fall Guy. Ryan Gosling is probably one of the best physical comedians of his generation. But it wasnt that long ago when the actor was mostly renowned for playing remote and aloof characters. ThinkFirst Mans Neil Armstrong,Blade Runner 2049s K, andDrives, um, Driver. Its thus satisfying to see audiences finally come around to recognizing the stars stealthily hilarious comic timing....

March 13, 2024 · 1 min · 202 words · Ian Turner

What The Last of Us Season 2 Castings Reveal About The Show’s Timeline

This article containsmajor spoilersfromThe Last of Us Part IIand will therefore spoil HBOsThe Last of Usseason 2. HBOsThe Last of Usfinished its first season identical to the original games ending. Pedro Pascal is the biggest name inThe Last of Uscast and brings with him supernova-sized star power. After all, theres Ellies new crew to meet, too, and those actors were also recently announced. (Surely the creator ofChernobylwont miss a chance to make a reference to another Legasov!...

March 13, 2024 · 1 min · 94 words · James Rodriguez