Fri. May 18
The Daily Pop Culture Scene
Telegraph
The Golden Age of Cannes in Pictures–Telegraph
Glamour and beauty that celebrates film.
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s…..Astana Man?–Charles Dameron
Every Metropolis needs its Superman, every Gotham its Batman. And now, it seems, officials in the Kazakh capital, Astana, want their own superhero to get in on the act.
The Prof Who Encourages His Students to Lie on the Web–Atlantic
He fooled Wikipedia, got caught by reddit, and angered many.
Veep Misses Tragedy and Comedy of Liberal Politics–TNR
They’re all liberals, of a certain sensible, NPR-listening type.
The What to Expect & Pregnancy Phenoms–Daily Beast
Something else that has changed over the past few decades . . .
Football Does a Body Good; Nannyism Doesn’t–AmSpec
Should consenting adults be allowed to play football?
Five Timeless Commencement Addresses–Brain Pickings
Find your purpose. Do what you love.
Timeless Graduation Advice from Songs–Atlantic
Don’t eat the yellow snow.
Cannes: Rapist Roman Polanski as Victim? Really?–EW
. . . a mythology of victimhood . . . is then sustained throughout the movie . . .
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