Month: May 2026

A entity called Intrinsic Entertainment Collaborative, ink barely dry on its certificate of incorporation, is making an ambitious run for Letterboxd, whose private equity owner is exploring a sale of the popular platform for indie film lovers. Social entrepreneur Elizabeth Joyce created Intrinsic as the home of Community Center, a new collaborative marketing engine for
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. The New Yorker‘s Best Books of 2026 So Far The publication we keep in stacks around our homes to let everyone know how smart we are has
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This week delivered a remarkable collection of character-driven moments, with familiar favorites revealing new layers of themselves and scene-stealers reminding us why we love them in the first place. From fierce loyalty and heartbreaking vulnerability to impossible decisions and unforgettable performances, these are the TV characters who stood out from the pack this week. Dive
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Critic’s Rating: 4.3 / 5.0 4.3 Beth and Rip are people persons. They know how other people operate, and once they figure someone out, it becomes easier to secure a win. But life presents some problems that charisma, intimidation, and sheer bullishness can’t solve. This lesson applies to everyone. (Emerson Miller/Paramount+) Following the outbreak of
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Lifetime’s Where the Heart Lands delivers everything audiences love about comfort romance films: sweeping scenery, emotional sincerity, humor, heart, and a meaningful journey of self-discovery. And that’s what star Tyler Johnson brings to the role of Nick. But ultimately, what resonated most with the star, and what he hopes people connect with most, wasn’t just
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Having a strong religious foundation was my parents’ top priority when I was growing up. They were college-educated and supplemented my academic education at home. I picked up my huge vocabulary from them, but I didn’t know that K-12 schools had libraries, much less librarians. The first time I entered a school library that wasn’t
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In Robin Stevenson’s sensitive, engrossing novel The Book of Jupiter, readers see into the life of a child deeply imbedded in the control and perils of a cult community. The stars have never been so limitless, yet also limited, for 13-year-old Ara, who has grown up cloistered in a small rural homestead known as Jupiter
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Not every crime is solved by a grade A detective or a hotshot sleuth, and in this case, an eclectic and rompy friend group bestows upon themselves the duty to solve the messiest of offences. Nicole is a Black lesbian junior lawyer with big dreams and near-zero social life; Brandon is a gay Jewish hotelier
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Critic’s Rating: 5 / 5.0 5 “Marshals confines Kayce Dutton within a dim procedural that lacks the narrative spark and intrigue that Yellowstone managed instantly, making this one ham-fisted trek.” That’s the critics’ consensus on Rotten Tomatoes for the first post-Yellowstone spinoff, which they rated 42%. And the critics are fairer than viewers who have
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Some characters entertain us. Others completely hijack an episode, leaving us unable to stop thinking about them. Our Characters of the Week delivered a little bit of everything: emotional revelations, undercover chaos, dangerous mind games, shocking truths, and even a reminder that joy can still exist amid everything. From Nick embracing time travel like the
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