If you’re one of your younger readers, you may not know about the “Pee-Chee All Season Portfolio,” but if you went to grade school in the heartland any time in the 20th century, there’s a pretty good chance you had (or wanted) some. The yellow folders, illustrated by Francis Golden, were a school supply standard, […]
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Listen: ‘Hearts Beat Loud’ Releases the Catchy Title Track from the Charming Indie Gem
At the 2018 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, one of the breakout films was the charming father daughter dramedy Hearts Beat Loud. The film sees Nick Offerman as Frank, a widower preparing to close down his record shop and send his daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) off to med school across the country. In one […]
In The Long Run television review: Charming comedy-drama with real heart
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The Queen was once head of state for Sierra Leone, a country which provided the background to actor Idris Elba’s new sitcom In The Long Run .
‘Eighth Grade’ Review: An Awkwardly and Endlessly Charming Coming of Age Gem [Sundance]
Any adult will tell you that middle school is one of the most awful parts of adolescence. Faces explode with acne, hormones are raging, conversations are awkward, and everyone sucks. So comedian Bo Burnham decided to make his feature writing and directorial debut recounting just how awful that time in all of our lives was […]
‘Love, Simon’ Trailer: The Charming Coming-Out Movie Now Has a “Romantic AF” Soundtrack
Teen romance movies are a dime a dozen, but Love, Simon has the benefit of being a major teen romance film revolving around a gay character. Sure, plenty of indie films and prestige flicks have explored the heartache of young gay love or the excruciating fear of coming out, but have any of them done it […]
Watch the Trailer for the Charming Indie Rom-Com ‘The Boy Downstairs’
Zosia Mamet turned in one of our favorite performances at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in Sophie Brooks’s sweet and charming The Boy Downstairs – a lovely piece of wounded work, as a character positioned a full 180 from her work on Girls. Now, nearly a full year later, that movie is making its way […]
You can still get or gift this charming and affordable dinnerware set in time for Christmas
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Spode If you’re hosting a holiday dinner this Christmas, or if you’re looking for a very last-minute gift for someone you know who loves hosting holiday feasts, then the Spode Christmas […]
An Artist’s Charming Illustrated Travelogue
Freelance illustrator Maxwell Tilse, whose work we first spotted on Lost at E Minor, specializes in lovely, detailed travel sketches. The London-based artist doesn’t use any digital tools to create his drawings. Everything is done by hand. Tilse’s very talented hand also plays a role on his Instagram page, where he showcases his artworks by […]
Charming Illustrations From Actor/Musician Kate Micucci’s Solo Show
You may know actor and comedian Kate Micucci from any number of places: as half of Garfunkel & Oates, from her roles on Scrubs, The Big Bang Theory, and Raising Hope, from her copious voice-over work, or from her appearances in The Little Hours and Don’t Think Twice. And if you saw the latter film, […]
The Charming BFF
Courtesy of A24 Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan) and her best friend Julie Steffans (Beanie Feldstein) in Lady Bird. Beanie Feldstein understands how important a nickname can be. Born Elizabeth Feldstein, her British nanny nicknamed her “Elizabeanie,” which quickly shortened to “Beanie” and stuck. “‘Elizabeth’ doesn’t feel related to me at all,” the 24-year-old actor said […]