Brain freeze! A love letter to frozen cocktails
I am passionate about frozen cocktails in all their forms. From the Slurpee to the piña colada, the world is full of delicious cups of brain freeze—but what sets frozen drinks apart is their unique…
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A complicated love story: Zendaya shines onscreen and on the tennis court in ‘Challengers’
Zendaya stars for director Luca Guadagnino (Bones and All, Call Me by Your Name) in Challengers, a movie about tennis that works well as both a fascinating study of the sport and a complicated love…
Rhymes and reasons: Why do people love wine? We headed to Midtown Spirits Wine and Bites to find out
Wine is much more than just a beverage we consume. Wine’s history and importance are as old as civilization itself; evidence of its production dates back to 6000 B.C. In ancient Rome, wine was central…
Crazy, funny, hot: ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is an effective thriller, a solid love story—and very different
Director Rose Glass follows up her apparently great Saint Maud with a crazy-funny-hot and scary thriller/love story starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian. I say apparently, because while I have told myself so many goddamn…
A completely new love story: ‘All of Us Strangers’ is not getting the awards buzz it deserves
All of Us Strangers, which got a limited release last year in order to qualify for awards season, is now in wider release—and it’s quite simply one of the best and most beautiful films of…