As someone who has sometimes fought what I call "dropping into the pit," I found this article both touching and helpful for friends who may simply not know what to do or how to even recognize the depth of despair their friend is in. http://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/opinion/despair-friendship-suicide.html? OPINION How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair? At … Continue reading How do you help a friend in despair? →

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/02/09/mina-kimes-espn-nfl/ How Mina Kimes, football nerd, is shaping the future of NFL coverage By Ben Strauss February 9, 2023 at 10:31 a.m. EST LOS ANGELES — Mina Kimes, a Yale grad turned investigative business reporter turned NFL analyst on ESPN, was winding her way along a hiking trail through a Pasadena forest on a recent afternoon, … Continue reading How Mina Kimes, football nerd, is shaping the future of NFL coverage →

news.yahoo.com/13-nominations-2023-oscars-missed-201629751.html [these articles get a bit repetitive but it's truly astounding the major performances that were ignored] 13 Nominations That The 2023 Oscars Missed by Monique Jones January 27, 2023 There are many actors who gave Oscar-worthy performances and several films that should have been honored. We’re breaking down 13 of those performances and films that we … Continue reading 13 Nominations that the 2023 Oscars missed →

‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’: Crimes against humanity — and subtlety Andy Serkis chews the scenery as the villain in this feature-length sequel to Netflix’s crime series, which marks the return of Idris Elba to the role of police detective John Luther Review by Michael O'Sullivan February 24, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EST “Luther: The Fallen Sun” … Continue reading Idris Elba as Luther is back →

http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/business/amc-movie-ticket-prices/index.html [this is already in effect in Manhattan] AMC Theaters is changing its ticket pricing By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Updated 6:14 PM EST, Mon February 6, 2023 AMC Theaters is changing the way it charges for seats. America’s largest movie chain announced that the prices of a ticket will now be based on seat location, meaning … Continue reading AMC now pricing movie seats by room location, just like live theatre →

https://news.yahoo.com/krasinskis-jack-ryan-returns-tv-160429194.html Krasinski's 'Jack Ryan' returns to TV after 3-year wait 1 / 3 TV - Jack Ryan This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows John Krasinski in a scene from "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan." (Jonny Cournoyer/Prime Video via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS ALICIA RANCILIO Tue, December 20, 2022 at 11:04 AM EST·3 min read Season three … Continue reading Krasinski’s “Jack Ryan” returns to TV after 3-year wait (Amazon Prime) →

http://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/anthonyrobledo/oscar-worthy-performances-by-black-actors [I missed two of these movies but the performances I saw certainly deserved notice -- VIOLA DAVIS!!!] 9 Performances From Black Actors That Should’ve Received Oscar Nominations This Year Only two Oscar acting nominations went to Black actors this year, but there were many more performances worthy of such praise. by Anthony Robledo, BuzzFeed … Continue reading 9 Black performers whose roles deserved Oscar consideration →

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/arts/music/fedora-met-opera.amp.html​Related article at:  http://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/arts/music/fedora-met-opera.html? Review: The Met Opera Found an Audience for ‘Fedora.’ For Now. Worries about the company’s future were momentarily stilled at a festive gala premiere on New Year’s Eve. Piotr Beczala, left, as Loris and Sonya Yoncheva in the title role of Giordano’s “Fedora” at the Metropolitan Opera.Credit...Sara Krulwich/The New York TimesBy … Continue reading If you’re going to Met Opera’s HD encores January 30th or 31st, read this →

http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/11/barbarian-2022-horror-movie-review/672003/? The Indie Horror Film That Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About Barbarian capitalizes on the thing viewers love and hate most: the unknown.By David Sims 20th Century Studios NOVEMBER 4, 2022SHARE This story contains major spoilers for Barbarian. On the opening day of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, one film was on everybody’s lips. As I ran into … Continue reading Indie horror movie streaming on HBO Max: includes spoilers →