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This That Or The Other: Bridgerton, Sweatpants, Or Potato?

12:05pm March 12, 2021

Comics Shalewa Sharpe and Gastor Almonte (The War Report) analyze whether a given clue is a character from the Netflix series Bridgerton, a brand of sweatpants, or a type of potato.

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David Bro-ie

12:05pm March 12, 2021

Podcasting brothers Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy enjoy musician Jonathan Coulton's rewrites of David Bowie songs to make them about "bro culture."

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20-Sided Quiz

12:05pm March 12, 2021

Inspired by their podcast The Adventure Zone, Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy play a trivia game about Dungeons and Dragons.

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James Nesbitt plays an Irish police detective whose investigation into an apparent suicide opens up historical wounds in Bloodlands (streaming on Acorn TV beginning March 15).

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'Bloodlands' Police Thriller Doesn't Trivialize Northern Ireland's Troubles

10:00am March 12, 2021

by John Powers

This four-part TV series isn't merely unfolding a crime story —it offers a metaphor for the troubled soul of Northern Ireland, two decades after the Troubles supposedly ended.

Music venues, like the Metro in Chicago, have gone through a long and uncertain wait for aid passed by Congress in December.

Shuttered Venue Grants Are Coming In April, After A Long Wait

5:49pm March 11, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The live music industry breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed a $15 billion grant program for struggling venues. But owners still face uncertainty and delays.

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A digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days" by the artist Beeple sold for almost $70 million by Christie's in an online auction Thursday.

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Beeple JPG File Sells For $69 Million, Setting Crypto Art Record

5:14pm March 11, 2021

by Chloee Weiner

The artwork, a digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days," signals a new milestone for the increasingly popular market for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.

Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer, by Harold Schechter

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'Maniac' Recounts Deadliest School Mass Murder In American History

3:29pm March 11, 2021

by Michael Schaub

Author Harold Schechter details the 1927 school bombing in Bath Township, Mich., which killed 38 children and six adults. Days later, Charles Lindbergh's famous trans-Atlantic flight made headlines.

Designer Rabih Kayrouz says he's going back to basics with his new collection.

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The Autumn-Winter Shows Must Go On: Paris Fashion Week In The Time Of Corona

2:30pm March 11, 2021

by Allyson Portee

Pandemic restrictions are in full swing in Paris, but Fashion Week has pressed on with a mix of digital presentations and real-life shows for this year's fall and winter womenswear collections.

Chick Corea, holding a freshly won Grammy in the award ceremony's press room in LA on Feb. 8, 2015.

Considering Chick Corea's Grammys Success And The Kitchen Sink Of Genre

12:40pm March 11, 2021

by Nate Chinen

Corea, who died in February, remains the most-awarded jazz musician in Grammys history. But Corea, who always identified as a jazz player, wasn't landlocked by any genre conventions. He wasn't alone.

One of the suits of armor available in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla — if you're willing to pay real money.

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Microtransactions Are Great For Game Companies, Less Fun For Players

11:02am March 11, 2021

by Keller Gordon

Microtransactions are small in-game purchases that grant you mostly cosmetic upgrades — but sometimes, they can affect game play. And some gamers say they're becoming increasingly intrusive.