One night twenty years ago, my biology teacher picked up a seventeen-year-old hitchhiker named Jefferson Wesley. Hitchhikers were rare on Chicago's exclusive North Shore, where kids owned Camaros and carried plenty of taxi cash. Even rarer were high school teachers who picked them up. It was midnight. Mr. Lindwall pulled over his yellow Toyota Land Cruiser and told Wesley to hop in. A few weeks after, he was charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder. He also was being investigated, newspapers said, for the kidnappings and sexual assaults of two other young men nearby. Rumors swirled about more possible victims, ten of them even, about foster children he'd molested and maybe other dead Lindwall bodies out there. "Mr. Lindwall has a toothache," teachers and administrators told students who showed up for his class the morning after his arrest. Then, eventually, they assured the dumbfounded kids that Mr. Lindwall was not anything like what he appeared. |
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More than most of his fellow performers at Studio 8H, Will Ferrell always seemed like an obvious candidate to transition to the multiplex. And his filmography from the past two-plus decades bears this out in spades with blockbuster comedies such as Step Brothers, Talladega Nights, and the eminently quotable Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. But as you're about to see, Ferrell's Hollywood ride hasn't been without its detours and speed bumps. Ever since his big-screen breakout in 1997's Austin Powers, in which he played the hilariously unkillable, fez-wearing Dr. Evil henchman Mustafa, Ferrell has been a near-constant presence on the big screen, often popping up in three or four movies in any given year. With so many films to choose from, we thought you might appreciate a hand in determining which of them to throw on when you're in the mood for a laugh instead of a groan. |
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Let's say you're designing the ultimate travel destination—a mix of adventure and quiet luxury. You might want to start with the option of trekking to a base camp on Aconcagua, which at more than 22,000 feet is the tallest mountain in South America. Then add horseback riding in wide-open spaces with local gauchos, white water rafting through mountain canyons, wine tastings at the vineyards of your choice from among hundreds of options, and world-class dining, including an asado, or an Argentine-style barbecue feast of slow-cooked meat. Put it all together and you'd have the makings of something truly unique. But here's the best part: You can already have every one of those experiences today in Mendoza, a charming city in the heart of Argentina's famous Cuyo wine region. |
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Damn, you all are tough critics! When I saw last week's episode, "Sweet Vitriol," for the first time, I was excited for the Severance fandom. Finally learning more about Harmony Cobel's origins is no small reveal—same goes for the once-fabled ether mill—but I guess you all were spoiled by the transcendent "Chikhai Bardo." Turns out, "Sweet Vitriol" was met with loads of vitriol, with fans bagging on it for ruining the pacing of season 2. I've truly come to love the Severance community, but I agree with this Miss Casey meme. No matter how you feel about Severance's brief sojourn to Salt's Neck, we must move on—because episode 9, "The After Hours," is here. (The title references Martin Scorsese's After Hours, right? Simply look at this if you haven't seen. You'll get the reference instantly.) Honestly, I have more issues with an episode like this than I do with "Sweet Vitriol." After episodes 7 and 8 spent so much time with Gemma and Cobel, respectively, "The After Hours" feels like it's cramming for the test that is the season 2 finale. In a breezy 47 minutes, Severance speeds through closure for Burt and Irving, Outie Mark and Cobel's team-up, the crumbling of Outie and Innie Dylan, and much more. I understand that this is all in service of what's reportedly a supersized finale, but it feels like a lot of jigsaw puzzles just locked into place in a very short amount of time. |
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Americans, particularly the famous ones who have a proclivity for launching a new brand every week, are in love with tequila. Year after year, the category continues to grow. New data suggests that agave spirits overall will outpace American whiskey in terms of sales for the first time this year and, as hard as it is to believe, overtake vodka in the next few years. There are a variety of brands on this list, including many that use more traditional methods and some that are more modern (and yes, there are a few that have additives). We couldn't include every celebrity brand, because there are just too many—George Clooney's Casamigos, which he sold to Diageo for close to a billion dollars in 2017, didn't make the cut, and neither did The Rock's Teremana or Kendall Jenner's 818. Ultimately, regardless of whether a brick oven, autoclave, or diffuser was used to make the tequila, it's all about taste. So here are some of the best tequila brands on the market, along with some newer entries into the tequila world that are worth checking out. |
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What do Gladiator II, Top Gun: Maverick, and The Batman all have in common? It's not their stars, their directors, or even their placement in a celebrity's Four Favorites on Letterboxd. The answer is one man: Peter Craig. The 55-year-old screenwriter co-wrote all three major blockbuster films, alongside Matt Reeves, Christopher McQuarrie, Ridley Scott, and some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Now, he's setting off on his own with a new crime series on Apple TV+: Dope Thief. Produced by Ridley Scott, Dope Thief stars Bryan Tyree Henry (Atlanta) and Wagner Moura (Narcos) as two down-on-their luck friends who pose as DEA agents. Why, you ask? Well, they rob small-time drug dealers in Philadelphia and then fence their supply. The series is full of grit, heart, humor, and a spectacular leading performance from Henry that should remind viewers of his exceptional talent. As Craig tells me over Zoom, "I wanted to tell a story about guys who really want to be badasses, but they're just not bad enough to be badasses." |
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