Filed under:The master director’s essayistic, autobiographical film ‘The Fabelmans’ may be little more than a victory lap. Still, no one sees things quite like he can.“Mommy and Daddy will be with you the entire time.” So begins Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical fantasia The Fabelmans, with 7-year-old Sammy (Mateo Zoryna Francis-Deford) taking in 1952’s Best Picture–winning circus drama The Greatest Show on Earth with his parents. Waiting in line with their wide-eyed son, Burt and Mitzi Fabelman (Paul Dano and Michelle Williams) each try in their own way to quell his obvious anxiety: dad...…Filed under:The master director’s essayistic, autobiographical film ‘The Fabelmans’ may be little more than a victory lap. Still, no one sees things quite like he can.“Mommy and Daddy will be with you the entire time.” So begins Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical fantasia The Fabelmans, with 7-year-old Sammy (Mateo Zoryna Francis-Deford) taking in 1952’s Best Picture–winning circus drama The Greatest Show on Earth with his parents. Waiting in line with their wide-eyed son, Burt and Mitzi Fabelman (Paul Dano and Michelle Williams) each try in their own way to quell his obvious anxiety: dad...WW…

Filed under:As long as Hollywood has been around there have been troubled productions. Sorting through the rubble of one like Olivia Wilde’s upcoming film has traditionally taken a very long time.Editor’s note: Before Don’t Worry Darling hits theaters on Friday, revisit this essay on the long history of dramatic Hollywood productions.You probably haven’t yet seen Don’t Worry Darling, the second film directed by Olivia Wilde, but you’ve almost certainly heard about it. The film became the subject of of on-set tension between Wilde and star Florence Pugh as far back as 2021. Since then, the ,...…Filed under:As long as Hollywood has been around there have been troubled productions. Sorting through the rubble of one like Olivia Wilde’s upcoming film has traditionally taken a very long time.Editor’s note: Before Don’t Worry Darling hits theaters on Friday, revisit this essay on the long history of dramatic Hollywood productions.You probably haven’t yet seen Don’t Worry Darling, the second film directed by Olivia Wilde, but you’ve almost certainly heard about it. The film became the subject of of on-set tension between Wilde and star Florence Pugh as far back as 2021. Since then, the ,...WW…

Filed under:The 2022 Goalkeepers Report is out, and Bill Gates joins ‘Plain English’ to discuss its findings. Plus, the “best news in the world,” why genetics is the most exciting domain in all of science, and more.to end poverty, fight inequality, and stop climate change by 2030. Seven years in, the world is on track to achieve almost none of those goals, according to a new report from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.But the world really is getting better, the founder and philanthropist Bill Gates tells Derek in this episode. Around the globe, poverty, hunger, and child mortality...…Filed under:The 2022 Goalkeepers Report is out, and Bill Gates joins ‘Plain English’ to discuss its findings. Plus, the “best news in the world,” why genetics is the most exciting domain in all of science, and more.to end poverty, fight inequality, and stop climate change by 2030. Seven years in, the world is on track to achieve almost none of those goals, according to a new report from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.But the world really is getting better, the founder and philanthropist Bill Gates tells Derek in this episode. Around the globe, poverty, hunger, and child mortality...WW…

Filed under:The GOAT kicks off the new season as the quiz show’s permanent co-emcee, which leaves the dozens of players he offed—dubbed the KJL—watching through their fingersEditor’s note: On Saturday, Ringer senior staff writer Jonathan Tjarks passed away. .On Monday night, Ken Jennings—the winningest contestant in Jeopardy! history—will finally step behind the lectern of the Alex Trebek Stage as an official permanent host. Through a season filling in part time with actress Mayim Bialik, he has served as a comforting bridge to the quiz show’s glory days for viewers and contestants...…Filed under:The GOAT kicks off the new season as the quiz show’s permanent co-emcee, which leaves the dozens of players he offed—dubbed the KJL—watching through their fingersEditor’s note: On Saturday, Ringer senior staff writer Jonathan Tjarks passed away. .On Monday night, Ken Jennings—the winningest contestant in Jeopardy! history—will finally step behind the lectern of the Alex Trebek Stage as an official permanent host. Through a season filling in part time with actress Mayim Bialik, he has served as a comforting bridge to the quiz show’s glory days for viewers and contestants...WW…

Filed under:On her new album ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen,’ the L.A. by way of Cincinnati musician continues to redefine her destinyWhat’s the best way to smash a violin?That was the question at hand as Sudan Archives spoke with director Zach Sulak. For hours they’d been filming the music video for her song “OMG BRITT’’ inside a stiflingly hot Los Angeles studio. The artist born Brittney Parks was wearing a barely concealing white bikini, white knee-high boots, a billowing piece of white fabric around her right forearm, silver talons on her left hand and devil red contact lenses, among a...…Filed under:On her new album ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen,’ the L.A. by way of Cincinnati musician continues to redefine her destinyWhat’s the best way to smash a violin?That was the question at hand as Sudan Archives spoke with director Zach Sulak. For hours they’d been filming the music video for her song “OMG BRITT’’ inside a stiflingly hot Los Angeles studio. The artist born Brittney Parks was wearing a barely concealing white bikini, white knee-high boots, a billowing piece of white fabric around her right forearm, silver talons on her left hand and devil red contact lenses, among a...WW…

Filed under:After a lengthy investigation, the league suspended the Phoenix Suns governor for a year and fined him $10 million, but should have done much moreAlmost a full year after ESPN detailing an extensive history of racism, misogyny, and misconduct in the Phoenix Suns organization, the NBA released into those allegations that reads as incredibly generous to team governor Robert Sarver in its interpretations and yet still completely damning in all its accounts.The league’s long-awaited response—after interviewing hundreds of current and former Suns employees—was to suspend Sarver from...…Filed under:After a lengthy investigation, the league suspended the Phoenix Suns governor for a year and fined him $10 million, but should have done much moreAlmost a full year after ESPN detailing an extensive history of racism, misogyny, and misconduct in the Phoenix Suns organization, the NBA released into those allegations that reads as incredibly generous to team governor Robert Sarver in its interpretations and yet still completely damning in all its accounts.The league’s long-awaited response—after interviewing hundreds of current and former Suns employees—was to suspend Sarver from...WW…

Filed under:Like the book it’s based on, HBO’s series focuses on one family that’s largely confined to court. Rhaenyra’s foray in Episode 4 showed how much more alive Westeros feels when the characters escape their stuffy surroundings.Editor’s note: On Saturday, Ringer senior staff writer Jonathan Tjarks passed away. .Midway through the fourth episode of House of the Dragon, Princess Rhaenyra returns to her chambers, expecting to spend another night in. Instead she discovers her ticket to a night on the town: a bag containing commonfolk camouflage and a piece of parchment, the latter of...…Filed under:Like the book it’s based on, HBO’s series focuses on one family that’s largely confined to court. Rhaenyra’s foray in Episode 4 showed how much more alive Westeros feels when the characters escape their stuffy surroundings.Editor’s note: On Saturday, Ringer senior staff writer Jonathan Tjarks passed away. .Midway through the fourth episode of House of the Dragon, Princess Rhaenyra returns to her chambers, expecting to spend another night in. Instead she discovers her ticket to a night on the town: a bag containing commonfolk camouflage and a piece of parchment, the latter of...WW…

Filed under:Also, Sheamus and Gunther tease another banger in the midst of a six-man tag on ‘SmackDown’ while Masha Slamovich bests “Speedball” Mike BaileyThere’s more great pro wrestling in 2022 than we know what to do with. So The Ringer brings you a regular cheat sheet with the three best matches of the past week—one from WWE, one from AEW, and one from the rest of the immense wrestling world.In the midst of , AEW leaned into what it has always done best: in-ring pro wrestling. It loaded Dynamite and Rampage with great matches. Best Friends and Death Triangle ripped off a great trios...…Filed under:Also, Sheamus and Gunther tease another banger in the midst of a six-man tag on ‘SmackDown’ while Masha Slamovich bests “Speedball” Mike BaileyThere’s more great pro wrestling in 2022 than we know what to do with. So The Ringer brings you a regular cheat sheet with the three best matches of the past week—one from WWE, one from AEW, and one from the rest of the immense wrestling world.In the midst of , AEW leaned into what it has always done best: in-ring pro wrestling. It loaded Dynamite and Rampage with great matches. Best Friends and Death Triangle ripped off a great trios...WW…

Filed under:Jean-Luc Godard, the French Swiss director who died Tuesday at 91, defined the idea of visionary filmmaker—but he was the first to tell you that his successes were owed to manyIn a career that spanned nearly 60 years and includes more than 40 feature films—a career that helped codify one of the most important formal movements in the history of a medium and exploded its potential for political comment—Jean-Luc Godard did virtually everything except make a movie that is two hours long. That habitual brevity could cast the French Swiss filmmaker, who died Tuesday at the age of 91,...…Filed under:Jean-Luc Godard, the French Swiss director who died Tuesday at 91, defined the idea of visionary filmmaker—but he was the first to tell you that his successes were owed to manyIn a career that spanned nearly 60 years and includes more than 40 feature films—a career that helped codify one of the most important formal movements in the history of a medium and exploded its potential for political comment—Jean-Luc Godard did virtually everything except make a movie that is two hours long. That habitual brevity could cast the French Swiss filmmaker, who died Tuesday at the age of 91,...WW…

You know the feeling—the one in which you hear a piece of good news and instinctively sense that something is off. And even though you can never quite articulate that gut reaction of impending doom, you can never forget it, either. David Wild felt this in late 2010 while he was driving on U.S. 101 on the way to his in-laws’ house in Orange County, California. He had just been asked to join the writing team for the 83rd annual Academy Awards and was waiting to learn which comedy star would hold court for those three-plus hours. Then he received the call from a production executive. “She said...…You know the feeling—the one in which you hear a piece of good news and instinctively sense that something is off. And even though you can never quite articulate that gut reaction of impending doom, you can never forget it, either. David Wild felt this in late 2010 while he was driving on U.S. 101 on the way to his in-laws’ house in Orange County, California. He had just been asked to join the writing team for the 83rd annual Academy Awards and was waiting to learn which comedy star would hold court for those three-plus hours. Then he received the call from a production executive. “She said...WW…