All posts tagged: sleepers

‘Sleepers’ Director Barry Levinson Is Still Perplexed by Controversy

‘Sleepers’ Director Barry Levinson Is Still Perplexed by Controversy

Published by Daniella Wilson

[This story contains spoilers for the 30-year-old Sleepers.] Nearly 30 years later, Sleepers director Barry Levinson still believes that the discourse surrounding his star-studded drama lost the plot.  Based on Lorenzo Carcaterra’s book of the same name, Sleepers begins in the late 1960s, chronicling four teenage friends whose mischievous quest for a free hot dog goes terribly awry when they nearly kill an innocent bystander. Consequently, they’re sent to the Wilkinson Home for Boys where they endure 6 to 18 months of sexual and physical abuse by four guards.  The New York-based film then jumps to 1981. Two of the four friends — John Riley (Ron Eldard) and Tommy Marcano (Billy Crudup) — spot their former lead abuser, Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon), in a restaurant and gun him down on the spot. Their remaining friends — Lorenzo “Shakes” Carcaterra (Jason Patric), now a low-level clerk at The New York Times, and Assistant District Attorney Michael Sullivan (Brad Pitt) — vow to exonerate the imprisoned pair and expose the corrupt institution that ruined their lives. In …

The Best Mattresses for Stomach Sleepers, According to a Sleep Science Coach (2026)

The Best Mattresses for Stomach Sleepers, According to a Sleep Science Coach (2026)

Published by skeptic

Wolf Memory Foam Hybrid Premium Firm Memory foam, pocketed coils, cooling cover CertiPur-US certified foam Medium-firm (6.5/10) 13 inches 101 nights; 30-day break-in period required before initiating return Limited lifetime Nolah Evolution AirFoam, memory foam, pocketed coils, organic cotton cover, GlacioTex pillow top (upcharge) CertiPur-US certified foam, GreenGuard Gold Plush (4/10), luxury firm (6.5/10), firm (8/10) 14 inches 120 nights; 30-day break-in period required before initiating return Limited lifetime Plank Firm Flippable design with quilted tops on both sides, plus two layers of foam CertiPur-US certified foam, GreenGuard Gold Dual-sided: firm (8/10) and extra firm (10/10) 10 inches 120 nights; 30-day break-in period required before initiating return Limited lifetime Bear Elite Hybrid Copper-infused memory foam, memory foam, pocketed coils, phase-change material cover, Celliant cover (upcharge) CertiPur-US certified foam, GreenGuard Gold Soft (5/10), medium (6/10), firm (7/10) 14 inches 120 nights; 30-day break-in period required before initiating return Limited lifetime Tiami Organic cotton cover, Energex foam, foam-capped pocketed coils CertiPur-US certified foam, Oeko-Tex Firm (7/10) 12 inches 100 nights; 30-day break-in period required before initiating return …

Saatva HD Mattress Review: A Solution for Heavy-Bodied Sleepers

Saatva HD Mattress Review: A Solution for Heavy-Bodied Sleepers

Published by skeptic

A good first step for plus-size sleepers is to look for a hybrid mattress with a taller height. Over the years, I’ve found that a mattress height of 12 inches or more is a good indicator that it’s designed to support larger bodies. Too often, heavier sleepers may find themselves sinking too deeply into the mattress because the materials aren’t firm enough. The mattress can’t push back enough to keep the sleeper hovering atop it, so the sleeper bottoms out and hits the support core of innerspring coils or firm foam. They get none of the benefits of the top layers and generally feel unsupported, which manifests as back pain or achy joints. At 15.5 inches tall, the Saatva HD can’t relate. It’s one of the more heavy-duty hybrid mattresses I’ve come across. Its seven-layer build is true to its “heavy duty” name, with both sides rated to support 500 pounds. The Saatva HD’s firmness level will ultimately depend on the sleeper’s build. I found it to be a true firm mattress, which I’d put …

12 Best Sheets for All Kinds of Sleepers in 2026, Tested

12 Best Sheets for All Kinds of Sleepers in 2026, Tested

Published by Jenni Sidey

Compare Our Top Picks What to Look for in the Best Sheets Material: When narrowing down the best bed sheets for you, start with fabric. Like we mentioned, the best materials for all sleepers are organic cotton or linen. Both plant-based threads can withstand years of wear, provide ample airflow, and are authentically soft. However, they will cost you more than synthetic fabrics. If you’re shopping on a tighter budget or simply prefer a silkier texture, semi-synthetic bamboo viscose and eucalyptus sheets are a great option—some will even cost you more than natural sheets because of their luxurious qualities. These fabrics (also referred to as lyocell, Tencel, and rayon) are antimicrobial, hypoallergenic, and cooling. A fully synthetic fabric like microfiber is not necessarily the pinnacle of bedding fabric, but it’s a great affordable option that is soft, cozy, and durable when cared for properly. Price: The prices on our list of bed sheets range from $30 to $400+. Meaning, the $100 to $300 range is the safest and most practical price for high-quality cotton sheets. …

11 Best Pillows: Tested For Side, Back, and Stomach Sleepers (2026)

11 Best Pillows: Tested For Side, Back, and Stomach Sleepers (2026)

Published by skeptic

Compare the Top 10 Pillows Honorable Mentions There are far too many pillows on the market. We’ve listed our favorites above, but even that doesn’t cover the wide array of serviceable designs out there for a good night’s sleep. If, somehow, all of our picks above aren’t to your tastes, here are a few others we have tested and what we thought about them. Avocado Down Pillow for $119: This down model does have feathers sourced from Responsible Down Standard (RDS)-certified farms, but it felt unimpressive and borderline flat to sleep on. Avocado Green Pillow for $139: Avocado’s fill is made from GOLS-certified organic latex and GOTS-certified organic kapok, and comes in both a standard shape and side-sleeper curved shape. It felt much denser than others we tried, and my test panel and I preferred other latex pillows over this one. Bedgear Storm Pillow for $200: This model from Bedgear is similar to the Bedgear Flow above but without the curve for side sleepers. If you sleep on your back 100 percent of the time, …

The 12 best pillows for side sleepers, tested for support and comfort

The 12 best pillows for side sleepers, tested for support and comfort

Published by Sam Flores

Reviewed by Simon Lewis Side sleepers often complain that pillows are too thin to support their necks. The answer would seem to be a thicker, firmer pillow – and that’s what we have here, in spades. Panda’s hybrid pillow is five or six inches thick, which is just right for me but may be too much for smaller people or those with narrow shoulders, since there’s not much give in it. Being firm, it doesn’t lend itself well to sitting up in bed and reading, when you want to be able to fold your pillow. The reason it won’t easily fold is a cell of charcoal-infused bamboo foam at its core, which wicks away moisture and heat and neutralises odours. It’s full of holes to improve breathability and to keep those holes open it needs to be fairly stiff. I actually like the uncompromising firmness. I also like the sheer width: it covers a lot of space, which means you can change positions a lot and always find a cool spot to lay on. If …

Tending to ‘rough sleepers’ and finding Heschel’s radical amazement

Tending to ‘rough sleepers’ and finding Heschel’s radical amazement

Published by Sam Flores

(RNS) — The doors to St. Andrew’s Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which open at 7:30 a.m. on weekdays, opened to a crowd that had been gathering since 6 a.m. in the autumn chill. They were there for a hot breakfast. I was at the church with my daughter, Anna, a fourth-year medical student, one of a team of three volunteers with Wolverine Street Medicine, a favorite extracurricular activity of University of Michigan medical students. Today they were providing foot care in a makeshift clinic they had set up behind a screen in the church’s vestibule. We had to unpack the trunk of Anna’s car. First was the collapsible green cart that we unfolded and stocked with gauze, Band-Aids, anti-fungal lotions and then the instruments she picked up from the autoclave at the medical school. Watching her organize these supplies was among the many moments of “radical amazement” happening that morning, a term first coined by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. “Radical amazement has a wider scope than any other act of man,” Heschel wrote in his …