If you've got book-lovers to buy for, we've got you covered. From a 920-page biography of Theodore Roosevelt to a book filled with literary cocktails, Post culture writer Marisa Fernandez has got suggestions that will keep you from aimlessly wandering around a Barnes & Noble.
Staff writer Anna Gibbs teaches us how to bring holiday scents into our homes without the hassle. This stovetop air freshener will fill your house with scent for up to five days!
Jean-Marc Vallee’s (‘Dallas Buyers Club’) adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling memoir Wild is intimate, if emotionally restricted.
Former two-time All-American and Mid-American Conference Champion Jeremy Johnson has joined Virginia Tech’s coaching staff, according to an announcement from Hokies’ coach Kevin Dresser on Monday.Johnson served as a volunteer assistant on Ohio’s squad to begin this season while completing his internship requirement for his degree in mild-moderate education.“I am extremely excited for my opportunity at Virginia Tech,” Johnson said in a Twitter direct message conversation. “They have a strong program and I hope I can make an impact.”Johnson placed seventh in the NCAA Tournament in 2012 and 2014 on his way to finish as an All-American. He qualified for the tournament during all four years. He was also a two-time MAC Champion and was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team three times.“The time I have spent at Ohio was awesome,” Johnson said. “Leaving was extremely difficult for me.“The team and coaches have treated me as family and that is a relationship that is hard to come by. I hope I inspired those guys as much as they have inspired me. There will always be a special place in my heart for Ohio University.”@efelderstein14ef684013@ohio.edu
I’ve spent a lot of time playing Pokemon over the years. 637 hours and 13 minutes — which is equivalent to 26 and a half days — to be exact.
Laura Poitras’ documentary Citizenfour gives unprecedented access into the mind of whistleblower Edward Snowden.
In his directorial debut, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart makes a flawed but competently made film with Rosewater.
In light of the regained public awareness in Lou Gehrig’s disease, via the Ice Bucket Challenge earlier this year, it’s almost perfect timing for a Stephen Hawking biopic to hit the awards season. Definitely when considering that—besides, well, Lou Gehrig—he may be the most famous person in the world with the illness. While The Theory of Everything falls into all-so-many trappings of awards-bait filmmaking, thanks to committed performances from the movie’s leads, this biopic wins its sorrowing heart.
Ubisoft’s fourth installment of the Far Cry series brings polished graphics and fun gunplay, despite a weak cast of characters.
Often, celebrity-focused films—especially satires— fail for one specific reason: they fail to make their comedy accessible to a wide audience. The woes and tribulations of a celebrity can’t be understood by anyone other than a small demographic, and sympathizing with someone with tons of fame and money is hard to make approachable. Even when it occasionally works, like Funny People, so many others fail, like Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere.
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1’ is a well-made, somber sequel that ultimately feels like one-half of a film.
Staff Writer Luke O'Roark looks at starts for week 12 in the NFL, along with some fantasy basketball advice.
‘Whiplash’ is among the most pulsating and heart-pounding films of the year, guided by well-focused direction and sterling performances from Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons.
Despite the enthusiasm of its returning leads, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, Dumb and Dumber To can’t help but feel like a pale imitation of its first, despite some solid laughs.
Anton in Show Business is a play about the making of a play. It’s like 30 Rock but for theater.
While utterly conventional, ‘Big Hero 6’ is an agreeably sweet new movie from Disney.
Christopher Nolan’s latest, ‘Interstellar,’ is a bold, if a bit too ambitious, original sci-fi film, with compelling performances and powerful storytelling
As Don Vito Corleone himself once said, “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” So what better way to prove one’s manhood with their old man than getting together to watch The Godfather on the big screen?
I sat on writing this review not only because I lacked the time, but also because I had to think about what I really wanted to say about Rashomon.
‘Dear White People’ whip-smart commentary and game cast makes for a satire whose bite reaches its laugh.
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