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1 month ago | 
better.net | Robin Stern |Zorana Ivcevic Pringle |Marc Brackett |Krista Smith
In the aftermath of a tumultuous election season, political division, wildfires, and a general sense of uncertainty for the future, it’s easy to think we are all simply living in a united state of stress with little good to come from it. However, the science of emotional intelligence tells us that using the term stress is more complicated than it might seem.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
psychologytoday.com | Robin Stern |Krista Smith |Cecily Lipton
By Robin Stern, Krista Smith, and Cecily LiptonIn the immediate wake of November’s election, no topic invited greater speculation or judgment than how someone cast their ballot. Whispers, phone calls, and texts spread with the reminder that political choices are no longer private but a kind of public litmus test—a measure for who to blacklist from your inner circle.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
netflixqueue.com | Krista Smith
The Emilia Pérez performeris an absolute revelation in this thrill ride of a movie — here’s how she brought bright life to the silver screen. Of the many surprises and delights we’ve encountered during this year’s festival film season, none has been more exciting than Karla Sofía Gascón’s breakout moment in Emilia Pérez. Playing the titular lead in the musical crime drama from director Jacques Audiard, she’s an absolute revelation as a fearsome cartel leader who yearns for life as her true self.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
netflixqueue.com | Krista Smith
Angelina Jolie transforms into the mythical opera legend Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s ethereal film Maria. 8 min readFew icons are as mythic as Maria Callas, the most storied opera singer of the twentieth century. The same could be said of Angelina Jolie.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
netflixqueue.com | Krista Smith
In Ripley, Andrew Scott makes us root for a master of deception. Even for an actor as skilled as Andrew Scott, playing a character as infamous as Tom Ripley poses a serious creative challenge. Since the release of Patricia Highsmith’s now canonical 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, the elusive, murderous grifter has become a fixture in the cultural imagination.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
mdpi.com | Krista Smith
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
greatergood.berkeley.edu | Robin Stern |Janet A. Patti |Krista Smith
David, a school counselor, took a deep breath when he saw a missed call from his principal. As he touched the screen to call back, he braced for the “bark and the bite” he was accustomed to hearing from Principal Carrie. This time was different. In fact, he told us he was stunned when the voice that picked up sounded kind, even cheerful. He couldn’t believe it. After years of working together, he had grown to dread interactions with Principal Carrie, as had most of his colleagues.
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May 1, 2024 | 
netflixqueue.com | Krista Smith
David Beckham looks back on decades in the spotlight in Fisher Stevens’s docuseries BECKHAM. Young David Beckham only had one goal: to play professional soccer, or football as it’s called everywhere but the United States. His childhood in East London was devoted to the game — Beckham’s father, Ted, was an unwavering source of support and tough love, but the young player’s single-mindedness came from within.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
netflixqueue.com | Krista Smith
As Marge Sherwood, Dakota Fanning portrays a formidable foe opposite Andrew Scott in Ripley. Since the tender age of seven, Dakota Fanning has owned every moment she’s been onscreen. The actor’s breakthrough came in the 2001 drama I Am Sam — a performance she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for, making her the youngest nominee in SAG history.
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Jan 4, 2024 | 
netflixqueue.com | Krista Smith
Charles Melton’s final audition for May December was a spiritual experience. The actor was at the office of producer Christine Vachon’s Killer Films in New York, awaiting a final chemistry read with two cinematic deities — actor Julianne Moore and filmmaker Todd Haynes. “I heard them talking about the first scene, and I was behind the door in my Joe outfit and everything, and I remember my heart beating out of my chest.
