In a stunning turn of events that wouldn't have been predictable 20 years ago, TV has turned out to be cinema's more explicit sibling when it comes to depictions of sex. Without the threat of being evaluated by the MPAA (and slapped with a hard-to-market NC-17 rating), TV can confidently go more places and show its characters in less clothing than its media counterpart can. There's been no shortage of sex on TV this year so far, between the likes of Severance, The White Lotus, The Couple Next Door, and more. But how explicit—and, more importantly, hot—has it been? Some answers below. |
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There has never been a better time to be a guy in his 50s who wants to dress well. You can see it in Esquire, where interior designer Alfredo Paredes demonstrated recently that a gently advanced age is no barrier to great style. And you can see it in the various ad campaigns of major fashion brands, which are featuring men in their 50s (and older) more frequently. J. Crew, for instance, just made 51-years-young Oscar winner Adrien Brody the face of its new menswear collection. In fact, right now, almost all of Hollywood's best-dressed men are in their 50s: Colman Domingo, Javier Bardem, Vincent Cassel, Walton Goggins … the list goes on. There's an ease that comes with age—and a sense of selfhood that's established over decades of style mistakes and style victories. Lessons learned, in other words. But there can be pitfalls too. Great clothes are for everyone, but cutting-edge trends are usually a younger man's game. What you need in your 50s is a concise, reliable, low-intervention arsenal of pieces and styling hacks that will make you look and feel good, without even a thought for the minefield of avant-garde fashion. |
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The past ten weeks have been a hell of a journey for Severance fans. After its first season nabbed fourteen Emmy nominations, audiences waited three years to see what followed the finale's cliff-hanger, which shattered the streaming-verse. Turns out, it was a sophomore season that's even better than the first. And now that the season 2 finale, titled "Cold Harbor," is out in the world, well, the Lumon loyalists now have another nuclear cliff-hanger to come to terms with. Outie Mark rescues Gemma, only to have his Innie leave her outside the severed floor and choose Helly instead. After watching "Cold Harbor," I can't stop thinking about the writing. Well, who holds the sole writing credit on this episode? The Severance creator himself: Dan Erickson. I managed to grab some time with the 41-year-old screenwriter and producer on his big finale week. Sorry Redditors, we didn't go theory by theory or plot out the entire course of season 3. I wanted to dig into his thinking behind some of the finale's set-pieces—the ones you'd truly need an imagination like his to even think of. I know you're still reeling from Mark's decision, so without further ado: This is how Erickson wrote the season 2 finale of Severance, in his own words. |
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Spring's coming in hot. Have you done your cleaning yet? What are we going for: a capsule wardrobe, a minimalist luxury home setup, or paring back on the smart devices? In any case, let us offer an alternative, a consumerist one. Amazon's Big Spring Sale just kicked off and runs through March 31, and there are tons of under-$50 deals to be found. For its second year, the event posts thousands of unbeatable deals across everything from fitness and tech to furniture and fashion. You can snag whatever upgrades you've been eyeing for way less than normal. |
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I'll start this week on a lighter note. I feel like that's what we all need at this point in The Pitt, right? Something that astounds me about the Max series—aside from, you know, tackling everything that's plaguing America in a single season of television—is that it finds time for humor. Of course, Whittaker's desperate need for a Tide pen and Javadi's newbie woes have been running bits throughout the season. But in this week's episode, while the rest of PTMC fights to save every damn life that it can, we see Whittaker drill an EZ-IO into a clown's arm. I take it you're a children's entertainer?! Give this man a spin-off! |
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In 2021, It Takes Two—a co-op adventure that I can only describe as Toy Story for the newly divorced—won Game of the Year and put Hazelight Studios on the map. For die-hard gamers, creative director Josef Fares was already a household name after his infamous "f**k the Oscars" speech at the 2017 Game Awards, which would, in four years, honor him for making the best game of 2021. Well, what did Fares pull off after another four years? Split Fiction. It's a send-up of classic sci-fi and fantasy storytelling that expands upon the innovative cooperative gameplay of It Takes Two and adds plenty of invigorating twists of its own. You and a friend will speed through cyberspace, ride dragons, and work together to stop a scheming CEO from stealing your ideas. The new title, out today, follows up its acclaimed predecessor with another exhilarating two-player adventure full of genre-hopping gameplay. | |
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