First of all, I enjoyed Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon.” It’s a wildly entertaining look at Hollywood’s early days. The cast is fantastic and I specifically enjoyed Li Jun Li’s portrayal of Lady Fay Zhu, a thinly-veiled character based on Anna May Wong.
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The James Webb Space Telescope captured a highly detailed snapshot of the so-called Pillars of Creation, a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas that’s speckled with newly formed stars.
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Three new movies to stream! We have “Radioactive” about the spectacular life of Marie Curie (Rosamund Pike), “Yes, God, Yes” with Natalia Dyer (“Stranger Things”) as a young Catholic school girl discovering her carnal desires, and “The Rental” from first-time feature film director Dave Franco about a rental home from hell. Which one is my […]
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Natalia Dyer is leaving her “Stranger Things” character, Nancy Wheeler, for now to star in the super-funny and heartfelt “Yes, God Yes.” I spoke with the actress, alongside writer/director Karen Maine for this behind-the-scenes look at the coming-of-age movie.
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It’s one of the oldest known stars in the universe and it’s been hiding a surprise, according to new research. The primitive star is known as J0815+4729. It’s 5,000 light-years away from us in the Lynx constellation. And when astronomers used the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaii to study it, they were […]
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Much like stars and planets, black holes also fall into different categories. Astronomers have now spotted a record-breaking heavyweight black hole at the center of a galaxy known as Holm 15A. The black hole weighs 40 billion times the mass of our sun. Holm 15A is a central elliptical galaxy within the Abell 85 cluster, […]
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All throughout the year, meteor showers streak the sky with bursts of light. But one particular shower is considered the most incredible of the year – and it’s coming very soon. There are a few reasons the Perseids, which peak in mid-August, are known as the best. They feature very fast, very bright meteors – […]
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Rancho Mirage, CA A "star" attraction will open this weekend in Rancho Mirage. The Coachella Valley’s first public telescope is opening for the universe to see. "It’s not something that will just be behind closed doors specifically for research purposes. This is for people to come and experience the night sky," says astronomer Eric McLaughlin. Story: Mother […]
