Recommended Reading: Going Viral, Problematic Musicians, and Paul Schrader

Modern online media is all about the signal boost, so every Friday here at Flavorwire, we take a moment to spotlight some of the best stuff we’ve read online this week. Today, we have a crackerjack interview with the writer/director of “First Reformed,” a tough portrait of living in fear, thoughts on listening to music […]

Recommended Reading: ‘Jane the Virgin,’ Problematic Faves, and The Second Shelf

Modern online media is all about the signal boost, so every Friday here at Flavorwire, we take a moment to spotlight some of the best stuff we’ve read online this week. Today, profiles of the women behind Jane The Virgin and The Second Shelf, one of our finest critics on the perils of contemporary criticism, […]

Dallas Cowboys owner calls Trump ‘problematic’ after US president’s comments on NFL

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said US president Donald Trump’s interest in the National Football League (NFL) is “problematic”, however he added that his players will be obliged to stand for the anthem. READ MORE: Leading US sports clubs cut ties with Papa John’s in wake of n-word scandal Speaking at the annual press conference […]

‘Isle of Dogs’ Spoiler Review: Good Dogs, Problematic Material

(In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs.) With Isle of Dogs, Wes Anderson returns to the magical world of stop-motion for the first time since Fantastic […]

‘Syrian ceasefire problematic because of sponsors fueling violence’

Terrorist groups have instructions to escalate violence in Syria, and are so desperate that they could resort to using chemical weapons, political science professor Maged Botros told RT. Syria’s ceasefire agreed upon by the UN Security Council on Saturday appears already to be unraveling with reports of violations in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta. […]

Not groovy, baby! If Friends is ‘problematic,’ here are 6 more things we should ban from the ‘90s

As all 10 seasons of Friends were released on Netflix last week, young viewers found dozens of unexamined sexist, homophobic and abusive incidents in the sitcom. Is it time to banish other cultural milestones from the same decade? none of the bits from friends have aged particularly well, but so far it seems like “fat […]

Baboon blackout: Problematic primate causes massive power cut in Zambian town

Published time: 17 Jul, 2017 19:14 A baboon has plunged a Zambian town into darkness after tampering with equipment at a hydroelectric power station. The problematic primate meddled with two high voltage machines at a 108-megawatt power station in Livingstone, a popular tourist town near the Victoria Falls, Sunday. The state electricity company ZESCO confirmed […]

VOTD: ‘Alien: Covenant’ Creates a Lot of Problematic Questions and Plot Holes

We’re one month into blockbuster summer, and right now the most divisive film seems to be Alien: Covenant. Some fans of the franchise that started with Ridley Scott‘s original sci-fi thriller back in 1979 have been happy to see the franchise evolve in recent years to combine the usual blood, gore and suspense with more […]

Canada’s housing watchdog warns of ‘problematic conditions’

Todd Korol/Reuters Canada’s housing watchdog maintained its view that there is “strong evidence of problematic conditions” in the market that some economists have classified as being in a bubble.  The market is characterized by imbalances, defined as when demand and prices are far from their historical averages, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said in second-quarter report.  “While the […]