Whether it was the $500 sunglasses, the cockiness, or the one-liners—though I’m pretty sure it was the sunglasses—Johnny Cage was the epitome of cool to a certain age of movie-watcher in the mid-’90s. This viewer was of a specific and discerning variety too; the kind who was old enough to have played Mortal Kombat II … Read more
Every time a new season of a big tentpole science fiction rolls around, fans and critics tend to try to find the reason why this time things are different. New seasons often proclaim a new cast member or a shake-up behind the scenes in the creative team will change everything. But despite the two-year wait, … Read more
TRIGGER WARNING: This post references rape and suicide attempts, which might be distressing for some readers. “Our lives only improve when we are willing to take chances, and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” ~Walter Anderson This was my third psychiatric hospitalization after my suicide attempts. … Read more
Coleson’s crevice garden is bristling and blooming and fabulous as always, with clusters of beaked yucca and bell-flowered red yucca.… Read More The post Texas crevice garden in summer bloom appeared first on Digging. July 16, 2025 I made a return visit to Coleson Bruce’s front-yard crevice garden a few weeks ago and found it … Read more
Knowing how to use and conjugate ser in all its forms will allow you… Japan is known for its traditional culture, but did you know that extends even to Japanese festivals? The floats that dominate some of Japan’s most famous celebrations have made it onto UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. … Read more
Japan really does have something for everyone. Let’s take a look at 18 can’t-miss festivals in Japan celebrating everything from needlepoint to—wait for it—belly buttons. Find a festival that celebrates what you love or break from the norm and experience something entirely new. Japan is known for its traditional culture, but did you know that … Read more
This article is presented in partnership with Nickelodeon and appears in the Den of Geek x Avatar: The Last Airbender special edition releasing in mid-July. Bryan Konietzko was doing yoga when he had a lightbulb moment. It was a cumulation of thoughts, sketches, and conversations with his creative collaborator, Michael Dante DiMartino. Suddenly, everything clicked, … Read more
In the 1990s, Disney was untouchable. After a low period in the ‘80s that almost saw the animation studio shutter, they experienced a legendary comeback with a slew of critical and commercial smash hits that became known as the Disney Renaissance. Films like Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion King cemented … Read more
Most folks do not want to remember the COVID-19 pandemic. Even when we were living through it, snapshot films from filmmakers as varied as Steven Knight and Judd Apatow were roundly rejected by streaming audiences, who could neither laugh at the absurdities of that moment or bask in paeans to essential workers (workers who, we … Read more
This article contains spoilers for Superman. Even if the two filmmakers admire one another much more than their respective fans would like to admit, there’s no question that James Gunn and Zack Snyder have very different approaches to Superman. These differences go beyond Snyder’s predilection for shooting muscular men as epic gods or Gunn’s habit … Read more