‘The Loneliest Man in Town’ Review: An Aging Austrian Musician Plays Himself Playing the Blues in a Quietly Moving Portrait

‘The Loneliest Man in Town’ Review: An Aging Austrian Musician Plays Himself Playing the Blues in a Quietly Moving Portrait

A work of gently enveloping docufiction, “The Loneliest Man in Town” sees long-time DIY creative pair Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel following and dramatizing the twilight years of their friend, the Austrian blues artist Al Cook. The last holdout in his worn-down apartment building — where he w...

9 Insane Reasons Women Were Burned as Witches

9 Insane Reasons Women Were Burned as Witches

Witch-trial history has a nasty habit of sounding like satire until you remember people got jailed, tortured, and killed over this stuff. A neighbor’s bad luck could turn into a full-blown criminal case, and the “evidence” usually came from normal, daily life things.  When historians talk abo...

BAFTA Film Awards: BBC On Alert For Politically-Charged Speeches (And Swearing) After Glastonbury “Death To The IDF” Debacle

BAFTA Film Awards: BBC On Alert For Politically-Charged Speeches (And Swearing) After Glastonbury “Death To The IDF” Debacle

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC will be monitoring the BAFTA Film Awards closely for politically-charged speeches after the UK broadcaster sparked a national scandal last year by streaming a Glastonbury Festival act chanting “death to the IDF.” Deadline hears that the Bob Vylan debacle last summer has been a...

O’Reilly urges Stephen A. Smith to run for White House

O’Reilly urges Stephen A. Smith to run for White House

Political commentator Bill O’Reilly is urging Stephen A. Smith to seriously consider a bid for the White House in 2028. “I think he should run, and I’m being serious now,” O’Reilly told NewsNation host Chris Cuomo. “[President Donald] Trump opened the door for you,” he quipped, speakin...

Quantum entanglement pushes optical clocks to new precision

Quantum entanglement pushes optical clocks to new precision

By replacing single atoms with an entangled pair of ions, physicists in Germany have demonstrated unprecedented stability in an optical clock. Publishing their results in Physical Review Letters, a team led by Kai Dietze at the German National Metrology Institute, hope their approach could help ushe...

Moore says he prays for Trump, feels ‘bad for him’

Moore says he prays for Trump, feels ‘bad for him’

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Wednesday said that he feels bad for President Trump and prays for him, even as the two are embroiled in a public feud over the National Governors Association meetings and a sewage spill in the Potomac. “I have no desire to have beef with the president of the United�...

As Sports News Desks Shrink, the Beat Is Forced to Evolve

The Washington Post’s layoffs are the latest sign of a legacy-media retreat, but journalists insist there’s high demand for sports coverage — if outlets can adapt The post As Sports News Desks Shrink, the Beat Is Forced to Evolve appeared first on TheWrap.

This Is How Each Zodiac Sign Handles Breakups

This Is How Each Zodiac Sign Handles Breakups

Breakups are some of the most all-consuming, gut-wrenching experiences. While they’re a near-universal experience, everyone tends to endure them differently. In fact, some people even believe our zodiac signs play a role in our post-breakup grieving process.  Wondering how your ex coped with your...