Jokes about French football team’s race When France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Noah said while addressing dark-skinned players in the team, “I get it, they have to say it’s the French team. But look at those guys. You don’t get that tan by hanging out in the south of France, my friends. Basically … Read more
Olivia Cooke and Fabien FrankelPhoto: Ollie Upton/HBO House Of The Dragon pulls a 10-year time jump with “The Princess And The Queen,” taking a page from The Crown. And like that other royal drama Matt Smith was also in, this involves a massive recasting to age up its characters, plus the introduction of a new … Read more
Despite its status as a prequel, Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power still has plenty to teach us about the history of Middle-earth, or at least its version of that history. While the show’s latest episode covers many different bases, perhaps its most interesting has to do with the history of … Read more
Much like its predecessor Game of Thrones, HBO’s prequel series House of the Dragon is very much about the politics, palace intrigue and constantly shifting allegiances surrounding various characters’ ambitions to be ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. But unlike the earlier show, which depicted an entire realm vying for the Iron Throne, House of the … Read more
The Lancet is facing a backlash after a major Covid-19 Commission report suggested the disease may have leaked from a laboratory in the United States. Published on Wednesday, the paper said it remains “feasible” that Sars-Cov-2 emerged from either a natural spillover or a laboratory incident, and called for the introduction of more safeguards to … Read more
In the spring of 2021, Texas wildlife officials delivered Ox Ranch some bad news: Three captive deer on a nearby ranch in Uvalde County had tested positive for a fatal neurodegenerative disease called chronic wasting disease, or CWD. Ox Ranch Genetics, the breeding operation for one of the country’s most high-profile exotic game ranches, had … Read more