In ‘Our Town,’ the Characters Are Fictional. The Smells Are Real.
Backstage at the Broadway play, they’re frying up the aroma of breakfast — part of a long tradition of adding scents to plays and movies.
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This Super Mario Bros. Movie Character May Not Be In The Sequel
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is getting a sequel, but the character Foreman Spike may not be part of it. Comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco, who voiced the character in the first film, recently ...GameSpot - 1d -
Meet the Plant Hacker Creating Flowers Never Seen (or Smelled) Before
Biotechnologist Sebastian Cocioba started hacking plants to put himself through college. Now, from his home lab on Long Island, he wants to bring the tools of genetic engineering to the masses.Wired - 2d -
What Walter Mosley’s Fictional Hero Teaches Us About Race and Real Estate
Walter Mosley talks about how his fictional hero frees himself from wage labor through America’s favorite side hustle: landlording.The New York Times - 4d -
The best fiction of 2024
From Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo to Alan Hollinghurst’s Our Evenings, Percival Everett’s James and a host of inventive debuts – this year’s highlights in fiction. In a year of surprises – a ...The Guardian - 4d -
Fact or Fiction: LeBron James' Lakers are stuck in the middle
Los Angeles has lost seven of its last nine games, including an OT thriller on the road Friday. What is the franchise's path forward?Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Tsunami Warning in San Francisco ‘Felt Like a Science Fiction Movie’
Many Bay Area residents raced away from the ocean after a jolting cellphone alert warned, “You are in danger.” Others raced toward it.The New York Times - 6d -
The fictional kingdom of couple who buried son in garden
How the belief system of three-year-old Abiyah Yasharahyalah's parents led to his death.BBC News - 6d -
‘When the tie goes on Brent takes over’: life as a comedy character lookalike
Is the pay really that good? Do you get bored? What was your worst gig? We ask ‘David Brent’, ‘Nessa’ and ‘Ali G’ what it’s actually like to make your money by being the spit of someone else’s ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Nicholas Hoult is a man of character — and it's keeping him busy
'What I enjoy doing is trying to disappear and not do the same thing over and over again,' says the actor with three recent releases: 'Juror #2,' 'The Order' and 'Nosferatu.'Los Angeles Times - Dec. 3
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