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[+] 13 Feb 2024
This is the beta of foofaraw[+], the temporary home of something new.
Thanks for coming along for the ride, let me know what you think and if you have any ideas for how it can be improved.
I'm going to need to set a deadline for myself because I just kept adding and adding and adding today and now I don't know what I'm going to do for a Wednesday issue... oh well...
Mostly following the same format as the first issue, but have a few subheadings too to add additional context for certain topics. Even have some books and video games info in the misc. section.
Top of the News
The hideous spectacle of Vince McMahon — Indignity
This was a terrific interview going through the Vince McMahon and WWE situation. Some of this shit is truly despicable.
L.A. Times Critic Justin Chang Joins the New Yorker – The Hollywood Reporter
I’ve never been a huge Lane fan so I’m exxcited to see him take something new on and get a new voice in Justin Chang to review films.
Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event? — The New Yorker
You want to make it in journalism, he said? Marry rich. We laughed. He didn’t.
Beyoncé Announces New Album Act II, Shares New Songs: Listen — Pitchfork
I find this whole situation pretty wild just given the Beyoncé vs Swift thing that has been a relevant cultural conversation for years now. Having Beyoncé do the reverse-Swift is pretty cool.
Gloria Gaynor: 'I Will Survive' Review: Doc Proves the Disco Legend Still Has Life to Live — Variety
I loved ‘I Will Survive’ as a kid. And still do today. Awseome to see a doc about Gaynor is getting some good reviews.
Brubaker and Phillips return with HOUSES OF THE UNHOLY — Comics Beat
The kings of crime comics are returning. This will always be above the fold news.
The Matrix Co-Director Is Finally Back With A New Movie – But It's Not Science Fiction — Slash Film
The Wachowski filmography is not great. But still, there will always be excitement for what they do based on “The Matrix” alone. To see Lily do something solo outside of SciFi is really exciting.
Josh Safdie to direct Adam Sandler stand-up special — The A.V. Club
Another sibling split. The idea of Safdie directing stand-up is thrilling. Plus Sandler’s last Netflix special was underrated. This is something I’ll be keeping a close eye on.
2024 Super Bowl Ratings: Most Watched Broadcast Since Moon Landing — IndieWire
That’s just wild. Is it the Taylor Swift factor or the KC going for back-to-back? Or overtime that drew more people in? I’m leaning towards Swift.
TV
“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” Is a Simulacrum of a Scandal — The New Yorker
From LWNYR:
Very convincing as to the awfulness of the new show, so if you like offense more than defense, you'll find plenty of scored points here. You can already guess my critiques: no overall thesis beyond the show's unworthiness, not enough formal analysis, a few inapt coinages (not sure about 'tragi-camp.') But a dunk this forceful is always entertaining.
The Daily Show
Reviews
Streaming services are spoiling the Super Bowl — The Verge
Dakota Johnson Says The Office Finale Guest Role Was 'Worst Experience' — Variety
How Watching Television Became a Chore — Free Beacon
Samuel L Jackson Wants A Disney+ Show For Mace Windu: ‘He’s Not Dead!’ – Exclusive — Empire
Music
Beyoncé
Usher
Aquisitions
Sony said to pay around $600M for Michael Jackson catalog — Axios
Cinq Music Lands Another $250 Million to Fund Acquisitions — Billboard
Pouty: Forgot About Me Album Review — Pitchfork
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield didn't want to write recovery music with a happy ending — British GQ
Comics
Jesse Loneergan and Pornsak Pichetshote — Off Panel
REVIEW: Dynamite's ThunderCats #1 Roars with Nostalgia — CBR
Marvel And DC Comics To Republish Their Crossovers, Including Amalgam — Bleeding Cool
Movies
Oscars
A Fuller Picture of the Oscars’ Best Picture Race — New Yorker
The Oscars Are Adding a New Award for Casting — Smithsonian Magazine
Coyote vs. Acme in Peril: Why Warner Bros Hasn't Sold It — The Wrap
Watch every movie trailer that aired during the Big Game — Entertainment Weekly
How Documentary Went Off the Rails — The Ankler
Super Bowl Trailers
A Quiet Place: Day One | Big Game Spot (2024 Movie) - Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn
Deadpool & Wolverine | Official Teaser | In Theaters July 26
IF | Big Game Spot (2024 Movie) - Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Steve Carell
Misc.
The future of Xbox will be revealed on February 15th
How GKids Became the A24 of Animation - The New York Times
Is it a Birkin? A Dior? A Balenciaga? It’s an MSCHF, the New It Bag. - The New York Times
Book Review: ‘The Book of Love,’ by Kelly Link — The New York Times
Kate McKinnon Announces Debut YA Novel After Appearing in ‘Barbie’ — IndieWire
Who makes money when AI reads the internet for us? — Engadget
Medaya Ocher is the new editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books — Bookforum Magazine
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