The Crown Was a Six-Season Argument for the End of the Monarchy—Even If It Didn’t Know It
Spoiler alert: This article discusses details of The Crown Season 6, Part 2. Every season of The Crown has at least one—the episode where the royal family wrings its hands…
How Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho Adaptation Pays Homage to One of the Most Influential Shōnen Manga Stories
If you were asked to name a quintessential Japanese manga or anime these days, you’d probably think of one of the globally revered titles that’s been adapted for film or…
Earliest Versions of Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie to Enter Public Domain in 2024
M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films…
Security breach inside India’s parliament building with canisters of ‘foul-smelling’ smoke set off
Two men have been arrested after jumping from the visitor’s gallery into the lower house of India’s parliament and setting off canisters of “foul-smelling” smoke. The major security breach at…
UK’s frozen pensions policy hit overseas pensioners
Many British senior citizens will welcome an 8.5% rise in the UK state pension on April 1. But half a million overseas pensioners, many living in territories such as the…