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Over the last few months, the CAPC team has compiled a list of our favorite pop culture artifacts from the previous year. Unlike most year-end lists, we don’t claim that these are the “best.” Rather, these are the things that brought us the most joy and satisfaction throughout the last 12 months.For 2025, our favorite books and memes included an affair on the Jumbotron, papal memes, a history of punk rock, Venetian protests, and more.Cheating CEO ScandalOn July 15, a kiss cam captured a couple embracing during a Coldplay concert. When the man and woman realized they were on the…
Emma Jones takes us through the nominations for France’s upcoming “Césars” cinema awards, with American filmmaker Richard Linklater picking up 10 nods for “Nouvelle Vague”. In this week’s film releases, Emma tells us why the Russell Crowe-led Nazi courtroom drama “Nuremberg” is worth checking out. Emma also reviews Kelly Reichardt’s offbeat drama “The Mastermind”, in which Josh O’Connor shines as a clueless art thief in the 1970s. Source link
Though Bisbey praises Pillion as “one of the most authentic depictions of a leather relationship I’ve seen on screen”, she also suggests it’s missing a key scene – one which might make the central relationship seem healthier. “We never see a negotiation between Colin and Ray as to the terms of their relationship, which to me is one of the few things about the film that isn’t authentic. In BDSM relationships, that conversation always takes place,” Bisbey says. Yet at the same time, she can understand why Lighton omitted this from his screenplay. “From a film-maker’s point of view, that…
Qatar has ordered GM200MM/A (Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission All-in-one) and GM400α (Ground Master Alpha) radars from Thales to enhance its airspace protection capabilities. In addition to the radars, a national supervision and maintenance system will be delivered, as well as a training programme for operators and technicians. Renowned for their reliability and efficiency, the Thales GM400α and GM200MM/A radars play an indispensable role in aerial surveillance and sovereignty around the world. Thales has been a trusted partner of the State of Qatar for over 40 years, and supports the local economy and the country’s sovereignty through digital technologies in line…
Over the last few months, the CAPC team has compiled a list of our favorite pop culture artifacts from the previous year. Unlike most year-end lists, we don’t claim that these are the “best.” Rather, these are the things that brought us the most joy and satisfaction throughout the last 12 months.For 2025, our favorite music and podcasts included an exploration of the Satanic Panic, a hang out with friends, atmospheric post-punk, the return of folk heroes, and of course, Tay Tay.My Home Is Not In This World by Natalie BergmanBack in 2021, Natalie Bergman released Mercy, a powerful and…
Actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominees for the 2026 Oscars on Thursday morning from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. France24 journalist Olivia Salazar-Winspear shares her insights on films and actors nominated. Source link
Gray House Inc(Credit: Gray House Inc)9. The Gray HouseSet during the US Civil War, this historical drama is inspired by the true stories of four very different Southern women – a socialite and her mother, a courtesan and a formerly enslaved woman – who become spies for the Union army, secretly sending intelligence from within the Confederacy. Mary Louise Parker plays Eliza Van Lew, but the story is more focused on Eliza’s daughter, Elizabeth (Daisy Head) and the formerly enslaved Mary Jane Richards (Amethyst Davis). There are battle scenes along with the espionage in this ambitious series, entirely directed by…
Over the last few months, the CAPC team has compiled a list of our favorite pop culture artifacts from the previous year. Unlike most year-end lists, we don’t claim that these are the “best.” Rather, these are the things that brought us the most joy and satisfaction throughout the last 12 months.For 2025, our favorite TV included a sci-fi thriller, a late night talk show, a rom-com, and a return to Lumon Industries.Andor, Season Two (Disney+)Andor‘s first season set a pretty high bar, taking us to the galaxy far, far away but eschewing the expected Star Wars staples—there’s nary a…
Born in lockdown and watched by millions, the Orchestral Qawwali Project is transforming a 700-year-old sacred tradition for a global stage. Led by singer Abi Sampa and composer Rushil Ranjan, the project fuses the ecstatic poetry and trance-like repetition of Sufi qawwali with the sweeping power of Western orchestral music. Source link
Over the last few months, the CAPC team has compiled a list of our favorite pop culture artifacts from the previous year. Unlike most year-end lists, we don’t claim that these are the “best.” Rather, these are the things that brought us the most joy and satisfaction throughout the last 12 months.For 2025, our favorite films include the latest from Iran’s greatest living director, a meditative look at one man’s life, a priestly murder mystery, and something about K-Pop and demon hunters.Eephus by Carson LundThe premise is simple: baseball. Alright, to give a more detailed synopsis, Eephus is about a…