Julia: More Food and Female Centric Movies & Shows to Watch

Before Julia Child dazzled American audiences with her charm and delicious cooking, the average American kitchen was a dreary place. Child brought innovation to households across the country and joy to every table. It was only a matter of time before the creation of her historic PBS TV show would get the HBO Max treatment with Julia. The show follows Julia as she fights against sexist executives as well as her own self-doubt to create one of the most lasting TV shows of all time. With stars like Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, and even a supporting role from Isabella Rossellini; this series has gotten rave reviews. Julia not only makes us fall in love with Child’s joie de vivre but demonstrates the importance of seeing someone like her on TV at a pivotal moment for the women’s liberation movement. For more movies and TV shows that celebrate food and unlikely female heroes, check out this list! Continue reading

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A Stunning 8K Flyover of the Red Planet Captures a Rippled Martian Crater

Using data transmitted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, filmmaker Seán Doran edited an incredibly high-resolution timelapse that unveils a rippling, rugged crater on the Red Planet’s dusty surface. Doran stitched together images captured by the spacecraft’s HiRISE camera, creating a short video that appears to set the imprinted, extraterrestrial landscape in motion. The stunning footage is the latest in his archive of stellar composites—watch his mesmerizing works focused on Jupiter and the sun’s evolution—and you can find more on YouTube. (via Kottke) Continue reading

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Luke Skywalker’s LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Landspeeder – Exclusive Reveal

Gliding across the sands of Tatooine, Luke’s landspeeder had clearly seen some better days when it first came into view in Star Wars: A New Hope. A trusty workhorse vehicle used on errands for the Lars’ farm operation — and wasting time with friends at Tosche Station, of course — the battered speeder could still easily traverse the rough terrain of the Jundland Wastes and beyond with young Skywalker at the controls. Continue reading

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Danny Elfman Performs Simpsons Theme At Coachella

This is a video of Danny Elfman performing at Coachella over the weekend, and covering The Simpsons theme he composed all the way back in 1989. That was 33 years ago. Danny looks great for 68 too — very sprightly. I only hope I have as much vim and vigor when I’m that age, but I’ll probably just be a pile of painful joints and not wanting to get out of bed in the morning. So really not that much different from now, but with even more yelling at neighborhood kids to get off my lawn, even though I don’t have a lawn because my children stuck me in an old folks home at 46 because they’re ungrateful little shits. AND AFTER ALL I THOUGHT ABOUT DOING FOR YOU, THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME. Continue reading

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