‘Love, Simon’ Review: A Fairly Ordinary Teen Movie…and That’s Why It’s Wonderful

It’s difficult not to describe Love, Simon in contradictory terms. To put it as simply as possible: it’s extraordinary for just how ordinary it is. If one were to point out its faults, they would be the same as any other mainstream teen coming-of-age movie. Maybe it’s a little glib, maybe it bucks realism for […]

Bill Gates says cryptocurrencies have “caused deaths in a fairly direct way”

Enlarge / Bill Gates answering questions on Reddit in 2013. (credit: Bill Gates) Microsoft and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation progenitor Bill Gates is not a fan of cryptocurrencies. In a Reddit AMA yesterday, he posited that crypto subverts governments’ abilities to intercept terrorist funding, illegal drug transactions, and more. Redditor Askur1337 asked Gates, “Whats […]

VOTD: ‘Fairly OddParents’ Creator Has Some Ideas for Pixar TV Shows

Though Pixar Animation puts out some of the most popular animated movies in the business, but for the most part, they haven’t tried to bring their movies to TV. There have been shorts like Toy Story That Time Forgot and Toy Story of Terror, as well as shorts like the Cars Toons and Toy Story […]

Form and function in fairly equal parts | 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio First Drive

Alfa Romeo, a brand synonymous with sports cars that combine beautiful Italian design with historically dodgy reliability, now makes a crossover. The Stelvio is named after what is quite possibly the best driving road in the world, and the automaker would have you believe that it is the most purely focused driver’s ute in the […]

NATO must share burden fairly, adapt to confront extremism & terrorism, US and Germany agree

Washington has reassured Germany that NATO will remain the backbone of European defense if members contribute to the cost of running the bloc. The alliance however should adapt to confront the real growing threats of violent extremism and terrorism. The White House voiced support for NATO’s stability during the meeting between Vice President Mike Pence […]