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2 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you’ll be well aware that Yellowstone and its ever-expanding universe of sequels, prequels, and spin-offs have become one of the most lauded and talked-about television franchises in some time.
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3 weeks ago | 
commondreams.org | Matt Watkins
She shows up just after 9:00 am, like she has most mornings since the letter arrived. The lobby is already full—mothers with strollers, older men gripping folders, a teenager in a hoodie with his eyes on the floor. She clutches the same folder she’s been carrying for weeks: pay stubs, proof of residency, a note from her landlord warning the rent will rise again. Her name will be called eventually.
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3 weeks ago | 
commondreams.org | Matt Watkins
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the cancellation of 24 clean energy and industrial decarbonization projects. The agency claimed this move would save taxpayers $3.6 billion. But the real cost—economic, environmental, and geopolitical—will be far greater. The decision came just days after the World Meteorological Organization warned that the planet has a chance of breaching 2°C of warming within five years.
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3 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
Max (soon to once again be known as HBO Max) continues to grow its impressive streaming library and shows no signs of slowing down. With summer right around the corner and the month of May coming to an end, HBO has unveiled dozens of new shows and movies arriving in June. For all the horror enthusiasts out there, we’ve cherry-picked the scariest and most spine-tingling titles the service will be offering.
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3 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
The 2020s have already been phenomenal for television. Shows like Yellowstone, Severance, The Last of Us, Wednesday, and Squid Game have attracted millions of viewers across the globe, broken numerous records, and are being hailed by many as instant classics. Elsewhere, though, there has been a plethora of brilliant shows that have been bubbling beneath the surface — flying just below the mainstream’s radar — slowly but surely cultivating strong and dedicated fanbases.
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4 weeks ago | 
commondreams.org | Matt Watkins
On May 27, 2025, NPR and three of its member stations filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump and senior administration officials, challenging the legality and constitutionality of a sweeping executive order that seeks to eliminate all federal funding for public media.
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4 weeks ago | 
commondreams.org | Matt Watkins
Imagine a woman in her late 20s, raising a young kid and working two jobs. On weekday mornings, she waits tables at a chain diner just off the highway. On weekends, she picks up banquet shifts at a hotel near the airport. Some weeks she hits 40 hours, but most weeks she doesn’t. Her schedule is built around whoever else calls off, whatever babysitter shows up, and how many tips she can pull in when people don’t walk out on the check. She’s not lazy. She’s tired. She’s not failing.
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1 month ago | 
commondreams.org | Matt Watkins
The draft notice came on May 28, 1968—just a few days after high school graduation. He’d been working nights at the mill since February, saving up for a car. It was the first big thing he’d ever bought: a 1969 Pontiac Firebird, deep blue, four-barrel V8. He didn’t even have plates on it yet. His plan was to spend the summer driving—county roads, lakeside highways, maybe as far as Colorado if the money stretched. That was the future, as far as he could see it: a car, a road, freedom.
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1 month ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
NCIS (which stands for Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is an episodic American crime procedural drama that first aired on CBS in 2003. It focuses on a team of special agents as they investigate crimes relating to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Using cutting-edge technology, they take on criminal cases using their unique set of skills to tackle a variety of crimes that range from murder and espionage to cybercrime and terrorism.
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1 month ago | 
commondreams.org | Matt Watkins
Imagine a woman in her late 20s, raising a young kid and working two jobs. On weekday mornings, she waits tables at a chain diner just off the highway. On weekends, she picks up banquet shifts at a hotel near the airport. Some weeks she hits 40 hours. Most weeks she doesn’t. Her schedule is built around whoever else calls off, whichever babysitter shows up, and how many tips she can pull in when customers don’t walk out on the check. She’s not lazy. She’s tired. She’s not failing.
