All posts tagged: Charming

How Nick Fuentes Is Charming the Left

How Nick Fuentes Is Charming the Left

Published by José Betancourt

Nick Fuentes, a 27-year-old white-supremacist influencer, is notorious for a political outlook that he summarizes succinctly: “Jews are running society, women need to shut the fuck up, Blacks need to be imprisoned, for the most part.” For Ericson Contreras, a left-leaning 23-year-old Afro Hispanic man from New York, Fuentes is not a natural ideological guru. So when Contreras was scrolling Instagram at 3 a.m. recently, he was surprised to find himself served a clip of a Fuentes monologue. More surprising still, Contreras was nodding along. “Trump is better than the Democrats for Israel. For the oil and gas industry. For Silicon Valley. For Wall Street. Is he really better for us? I don’t think so,” Fuentes declared while gazing at the camera in one of these fan-uploaded clips. “Biden made it so that medical debt doesn’t go on your credit report—that was good for me. Biden tried to forgive the student loans—that was good for me.” Retouched in a tasteful black and white, the video featured an orchestral soundtrack that crescendoed as the fast-talking, besuited …

‘Project Hail Mary’ review: A charming Ryan Gosling, lost in space

‘Project Hail Mary’ review: A charming Ryan Gosling, lost in space

Published by Sam Flores

“Project Hail Mary” is wholesome science fiction that satisfies like a jumbo serving of apple pie and milk. A middle school science teacher, Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), wakes up from an amnesiac coma on a spaceship and discovers that he alone must save the Earth. “I can’t even moonwalk,” he protests. Grace doesn’t know who he is and for the first few minutes, his lips barely work. Weakened and raspy from years in suspended cryosleep, when he moans “Where am I?” it comes out “Mrregghh errgh mreeh?” From there, humor-forward directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”) put Gosling through a primal physical acting exercise. Rolling off the bed in a silicon sleep cocoon, Grace gradually evolves from a wriggling larval stage into a fully upright, walking and talking smarty-pants. Midway, he passes through a phase best described as hungover Kurt Cobain. Vaguely, Grace recalls what’s gone wrong back home. Microscopic black particles called astrophage are gobbling the energy of every star including the sun. Earth will enter a new ice age …

The Other Bennet Sister review – Utterly charming Austen spin-off gives new life to classic characters

The Other Bennet Sister review – Utterly charming Austen spin-off gives new life to classic characters

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Period literary adaptations have all got a little, well, sexy of late, haven’t they? Bridgerton is, of course, the pinnacle of this trend, an erotic female fantasy brought to life and clad in wigs and elaborate corsetry. Emerald Fennell’s controversial “Wuthering Heights” was essentially an aesthetically exquisite vehicle for Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie to rut against each other across a variety of al fresco locations. And then there’s the raunchy reboot of A Woman of Substance, described by reviewers as a Riders-style bonk-fest meets Succession. Hurrah, then, for The Other Bennet Sister, the BBC’s latest Jane Austen spin-off, based on the novel by Janice Hadlow. It proves the perfect antidote to all that climbing-the-walls steaminess and uninhibited shagging. The 10-part series stars Call the Midwife’s Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet, the dowdy, bespectacled younger sister of Pride and Prejudice protagonist …

Stop waiting for Prince Charming! Dating expert warns against the ‘Disney dating syndrome’

Stop waiting for Prince Charming! Dating expert warns against the ‘Disney dating syndrome’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Getting lost in stories of noble knights atop white steeds galloping to rescue a damsel in distress was a lovely pastime as children, but how has carrying those fantasies into adulthood impacted our ability to fairly judge romantic connections?  Creating a checklist in our heads of the perfect Prince Charming may be a nice way to romanticise the state of dating in the current era, but applying these strict rules to your potential matches could be hindering your chances of finding a meaningful relationship.  Unfortunately, real life throws up a few more challenges and obstacles than the typical Disney film happy-ever-afters, and while we’re not suggesting you wallow in this reality, when it comes to dating, it might help to remove your head from the clouds for a clearer perspective.  Waiting for a squeaky-clean, mess-free romance could restrict you from experiencing the normal rollercoaster of emotions that are attached to falling in love and could also contribute to you skipping over red flags in order to bag a Disney-esque storyline.  To debunk this idea, we …

Jasen Kaplan death: Kelly Osbourne leads tributes after death of Finding Prince Charming star at 46

Jasen Kaplan death: Kelly Osbourne leads tributes after death of Finding Prince Charming star at 46

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Jasen Kaplan, a former contestant on the one-season reality series Finding Prince Charming, has died at the age of 46. Kaplan, who also worked as a celebrity makeup artist, was found dead on December 31 in New York City. An investigation is currently underway, and an autopsy will be performed to determine his exact cause of death, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department told Page Six. Following his death, Kelly Osbourne, one of his celebrity clients and a longtime friend, paid tribute on her Instagram Story. “I’m devastated I love you so much @jasenkaplan thank you for all the love, laughter and joy you brought my life. I hope you are at peace now. Life will never be the same without you. Rip my dear friend,” she wrote, alongside a photo collage of the two of them. “I promise …