The WICKED Movie Trailer is Here. And It is Wild.

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WICKED Trailer Airs During Super Bowl

I like musicals. And I like Wicked. But I’ve to confess that there as been this a part of me {that a}) felt just like the long-time-coming adaptation would possibly by no means truly occur and b) if it did, it had CATS-adaptation-like bombing potential. And I like Cats! (in non-movie varieties). But each Wicked and Cats are so theatrical that it seems like translating their Broadway appeal to Hollywood display is a shedding proposition. And whereas this trailer doesn’t assure that movie shall be good, it feels prefer it may very well be thrilling! They clearly spent the cash, and the visible language of Oz is acquainted sufficient that possibly, simply possibly the undeniably catchy songs and the Grande/Orivo starpower can enchant even these with no pre-existing relationship to the present. (Maguire, for one, isn’t lacking an opportunity to get in on the sport once more.)

For the tenth Anniversary of THE MARTIAN, Andy Weir Releases “Lost Sols”

I can’t consider it’s been ten years since The Martian got here out. It is now a staple in my family each on the TV and on the espresso desk. And in studying these fourteen pages of “lost” diary entries from Mark Watney’s time on Mars, I’m reminded that it actually isn’t the the good set-up (stranded on Mars) or the motion (sciencing the shit of of issues, which was refreshing and courageous) that makes The Martian particular. It is the voice. Affable, human, sensible, dorky, and weak: Weir’s everyman isn’t everyman, however somebody everybody wish to know (and be).

“The Magic of Raina is Real”

Terrific profile of Raina Telgemeir by Jordan Kisner in The Atlantic. Kinney and Pilkey would possibly promote extra models (although by lower than you would possibly assume), however Telgemeir owns extra middle-grade hearts and minds. If there is a successor to Blume, I feel Telgemeir is it: tender, frank, humorous, and keen to dwell in discomfort.

14 February 2024 Book Club Picks, From Reese’s Book Club To Sapph-Lit

By now, all the massive book-club picks for the month have been made, and they’re all over. Which I feel is probably the most enjoyable place to be.

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