I am not much of a silver linings kind of person. Sometimes shit is just shit, and this pandemic has been shit. And since I have been in a cloud of despair for a few weeks, it has been hard to see my own resilience while recognizing the hard work […]
Comfort
There are more than a few reasons why Southerners make the trek down to the Sunshine State every year: families flock to Disney, foodies are lured by fresh catch, and pretty much everyone can appreciate the peninsula’s miles and miles of great beaches. It’s the most stylish of these tourists, […]
A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (streaming on Disney+): Hot on the heels of WandaVision comes a more conventional superhero spinoff from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan reprising their roles of Sam “Falcon” Wilson and James “Bucky” […]
The Parties Here’s the structural genius of “Party Down.” It has the DNA of a workplace comedy in that it brings together people who would never know each other otherwise. But it’s also a hangout comedy in that the waiters work as little as possible. Because each episode takes place […]
When the world turns to chaos, the people turn to television. The pandemic was enough to make stress a familiar feeling to 21-year-old UF biology junior Toshita Barve. While she said the early months of lockdown had her mostly bored and restless, the added academic pressure of online classes led […]
When Disney+ made its debut, it served up a “Star Wars” blockbuster, “The Mandalorian.” When AppleTV+ came online, it offered a big-budget original series starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. Another newcomer to streaming, HBO Max, lured subscribers with a “Wonder Woman” sequel. Discovery is taking a much different approach […]
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Bethlehem is shaping up for a dismal Christmas: most of the inns are closed, the shepherds are likely to be under lockdown and there are few visitors from the east, or anywhere else. Just 12 months ago, the Palestinian town was celebrating its busiest festive […]
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Bethlehem is shaping up for a dismal Christmas: most of the inns are closed, the shepherds are likely to be under lockdown and there are few visitors from the east, or anywhere else. Just 12 months ago, the Palestinian town was celebrating its busiest festive […]