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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Day One,” Season 2, Episode 4 of “The Last of Us,” now streaming on Max. Kate Herron is such a dedicated fan of “The Last of Us,” the video games and their HBO adaptation. So much so that when the “Sex Education” and “Loki” director landed her first meeting with series creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann about helming an episode for Season 2, she nearly showed up on Zoom dressed as the lead character, Ellie (Bella Ramsey).

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SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments, including the ending, of Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts*,” currently playing in theaters. The climactic battle in “Thunderbolts*” is unlike any other Marvel Studios movie in its 17 year history. Throughout the film, whenever members of the titular ad-hoc antihero team come into physical contact with Bob Reynolds (Lewis Pullman), they find themselves suddenly sucked inside the memory of one of their greatest shames.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Adam Vary

2 hours agoA gentle and clever comic novel; a poetic and tender essay on addiction. Dear readers, Anyone who is bad at meditating will be familiar with the tension that obtains when you try to force serenity. Nothing could be more aggravating than being told to relax — especially when you’re issuing the order …

1 week ago | variety.com | Adam Vary

In a major leadership reorganization at South by Southwest, Jenny Connelly, the executive vice president of product and technology at SXSW parent company PMC, was elected by the SXSW board to lead the long-running film, music and technology festival with the title director in charge. (PMC is also the parent company of Variety.) Connelly has overseen digital and technology strategy and execution at PMC since 2017, and previously spent seven years as an executive at Live Nation.