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For Comedy Writers, Saying Goodbye Can Be Tough
Saying goodbye is never easy, particularly if you’ve played a character for over 20 years, however intermittently.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
Variety
‘Spa Weekend’ Review: Leslie Mann and Isla Fisher in a High-Concept Comedy Without the Comic Highs
WorldPingI watched "Spa Weekend" and realized that the genre it’s in — the high-concept movie with the concept in the title, the comedy that puts out a vibe of "Look, I’m crass and dumb and obvious! And that’s why you like me!" — may be entering its twilight zone.
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WorldPingThe Guardian
You’re Killing Me review – did an AI monkey write this terrible Brooke Shields crime caper?
I desperately wanted this show to be Gilmore Girls meets Murder, She Wrote – but the story of a novelist turned amateur sleuth is just so lazy.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingThe Guardian
Salty Brine: How Strange It Is (The Neutral Milk Hotel Show) review – one of today’s most powerful stage voices
Summerhall, Edinburgh Intertwining his diaries with Anne Frank’s gives Brine a tough job, but his passionate performance and force of will combine in a heady brew It’s a hell of a swing to make a show paralleling your first love with Anne Frank’s – t…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
ESPN
NFL reviewing Ravens WR Bateman's June arrest
The Ravens have informed the NFL of wide receiver Rashod Bateman's arrest in June regarding an alleged domestic violence incident, and the league said the case is under review.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ESPN
ESPN
NBA offseason recap, early-season previews
We're looking back at the offseason and taking an early look at the regular season by rolling out one team profile each weekday through Sept. 18.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ESPN
WorldPingBBC Science
How this 1960s ex-council house is managing to stay cool without air con
The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Science