entertainment
Mario Tennis Fever doesn't change the formula much, but rallies are so good it barely matters
Mario Tennis Fever stays true to a formula as solid as it was on the Nintendo 64 decades ago: best played on a couch with friends. Source link
From Heated Rivalry to Wuthering Heights, book-to-screen adaptations cause a boom in book sales
Canadian booksellers are noticing that sales for book-to-screen adaptations are now having a moment like never before. Booksellers say that social media fandoms and streaming services are driving this phenomenon. Source link
Bart Layton didn't like Chris Hemsworth for Crime 101. Then he proved him wrong
Coming after his critically acclaimed documentary The Imposter, and genre-defying American Animals, director Bart Layton just released his deceptively deep heist film Crime 101. While he didn’t initially believe Chris Hemsworth could pull off the role, he told CBC the Australian actor proved him wrong. Source link
How Pokemon became a source of soft power and among the world's biggest media franchises
Over 30 years, Pokemon has become one of the biggest franchises in the world, grossing billions of dollars and becoming a source of global soft power for Japan. Source link
Emerald Fennell's 'Wuthering Heights' is certainly not Wuthering Heights
Emerald Fennell liberally reinterprets Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel in her new film but seems uninterested — to the point of negligence — in what the beloved British author was trying to say. Source link
Chappell Roan leaves Casey Wasserman talent agency over Epstein emails
New files related to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein published by the U.S. Justice Department last month, included flirtatious email exchanges between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell dating from 2003. Source link
Video game Relooted tasks you with reclaiming African artifacts in museums
Relooted, a new video game from African-based studio Nyamakop, tasks players with stealing real-life African artifacts from museums and private mansions to return them to their rightful historical owners. Source link
Catherine O'Hara died of blood clot in lung, says L.A. Medical Examiner's Office
Actor Catherine O’Hara died of a blood clot in her lung, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office. Source link
Decoding the nods to Latino culture in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
From sugar cane fields to sparking electricity poles to a message of unity in small white writing, here are some of the messages in the Puerto Rican superstar’s performance you might have missed. Source link
Bad Bunny delivers a heartfelt homage to Puerto Rico on the Super Bowl halftime stage
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar took to an elaborate set depicting his home island’s landscape on Saturday night, delivering a high-energy performance filled with hit tracks. Source link