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Good news for science-fiction fans (possibly the whole of the fediverse): Ryan Coogler, director of "Fruitvale Station," "Creed," the "Black Panther" movies and most recently, "Sinners," is working on an "X-Files" reboot. This was first reported a couple of years ago; Coogler says he's now spoken to Gillian Anderson. "We're going to try to make something really great, bro, and make something for the real 'X-Files' fans and maybe find some new ones," he told the team at Last Podcast on the Left. Here's more from @Variety. What do you think about the idea?

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Don't expect to see "Bridgerton" and "Derry Girls" actress Nicola Coughlan in the upcoming HBO reboot of the "Harry Potter" series. The Irish actor posted on Instagram that she "wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole" after Potter creator J.K. Rowling celebrated the U.K. Supreme Court's ruling on the legal definition of a woman, which excludes trans women. Coughlan is known as an advocate for trans rights; after the ruling, she encouraged her followers to support the charity Not a Phase, matching donations up to £10,000 ($13,200). Here's more from @Variety.

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Marc Chagall's painting, White Crucifixion, was Pope Francis's favorite. "Pain is depicted there with serenity," said the late pontiff of the 1938 work, which was created in reaction to Nazi crimes against Jews. Forward examines how Francis' experiences under military dictatorship in Argentina in the 1970s may have led to his love for the painting, which culture editor Talya Zax says shows, "there is a kind of fragile peace to be found in the act of surviving what might seem unsurvivable." Zax concludes: "He understood, very well, the violence of the world he was about to leave. And he understood, like Chagall, that any experience of peace within that world was something to strive for — not something guaranteed."

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The Hitler Diaries. In April 1983, Stern, The Sunday Times, claimed to have made one of the century's most extraordinary historical discoveries. In fact, it was one of the century's most extraordinary hoaxes, which cost millions and ruined reputations. The handwritten journals ran from 1932 to 1945, covering the entire period of Hitler's Third Reich. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250414-the-fake-hitler-diaries-that-fooled-rupert-murdoch

Good news for science-fiction fans (possibly the whole of the fediverse): Ryan Coogler, director of "Fruitvale Station," "Creed," the "Black Panther" movies and most recently, "Sinners," is working on an "X-Files" reboot. This was first reported a couple of years ago; Coogler says he's now spoken to Gillian Anderson. "We're going to try to make something really great, bro, and make something for the real 'X-Files' fans and maybe find some new ones," he told the team at Last Podcast on the Left. Here's more from @Variety. What do you think about the idea?

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A bloody tragedy on "The Last of Us" places it in familiar HBO ranks
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/21/a-bloody-tragedy-on-the-last-of-us-is-a-familiar-move-for-hbo/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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It turns out you don't need to be based on a comic book or a video game to be a successful movie. "Sinners," the period action horror movie directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan had a huge opening weekend, with a global box office take of $63.5M. @Deadline talked to Jordan about working with Coogler, being a director, playing twins, honoring Black culture, and his love for the late Chadwick Boseman.

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How accurate is the Oscar-winning movie "Conclave" about the selection of a new pope? @npr asked experts on Catholicism and film what it gets right and wrong.

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#Portugal / #Portuguese picks of the day:

(All in Portuguese unless otherwise noted)

@IHChistory - Contemporary history institute in Portugal (in Portuguese & English)

@prehistoricportugal - Prehistoric sites in Portugal (in English)

@lusoteca - Art, culture, history from Portugal (in English)

@osr@mastodon.art (main) & @osr@tube.tchncs.de (videos) - Cartoonist in Portugal (in Portuguese & Spanish)

@ptprogramar - Portuguese programming community & magazine

@vostpt - Emergency alerts for Portugal

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Some humans dream of starting human colonies on other planets, but what if those distant worlds have native life? Big Think's Ethan Siegel looks at the ethics of such colonization, laws that would apply in space as much as on Earth, the relevance of the "Star Trek" universe's "prime directive," and more. "Our ignorance is so great — and there are so many who value both fundamental knowledge and the personal safety of themselves and others so cheaply — that I frequently fear that it will be the most reckless among us, rather than those among us who carefully consider and scrupulously reckon with these issues, who will ultimately be the first to engage in genuine colonization efforts," he cautions.

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Before there was “Speed,” there was “The Bullet Train Explosion,” a 1975 film that inspired the famed Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock thriller. Later this week, a remake of the original Japanese movie will debut on Netflix. The gist? A Shinkansen train will blow up if it slows to less than 100kph. What do you do? @IndieWire gives us the answer in this review:

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When Julien Baker and Mackenzie Scott (recording name TORRES) met eight years ago, they both shared their love of country music. A few years later, Scott nervously approached Baker about collaborating on a country album. “Oh, hell yeah,” Baker replied. The two singer-songwriters finally paired up for the recently released “Send A Prayer My Way.” Read more about their collab from GardenAndGun.com:

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Where’s the beef? Wendy’s insists it has none with Katy Perry after a string of social posts ribbing the pop star following her well-publicized trip to space on a Blue Origin rocket. @ew has more, including those spicy posts:

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Joseph Wilson is a father, composer, librettist, singer, songwriter, pianist, art curator, and writer. He’s also incarcerated for murder. He learned music theory through workshops and became an opera composer who earned his stripes by singing for boisterous crowds of his fellow inmates. He tells his story through @marshallproj:

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Nintendo Announces Switch 2 Pre-Order Date in Late April: Here's How to Get Nintendo's New Console Online
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Demand for tiny plants is driving a poaching crisis in southern Africa, where criminal networks have been digging up these rare finds by the millions. AtlasObscura.com has more from the thinly populated region that ecologists call the Succulent Karoo biome, a desert that is bursting with biodiversity:

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It might be tough to make it through this article if it’s been a while since you last ate, but for those of us looking for ideas for Easter brunch, @foodandwine provides these 31 mouthwatering recipes that will have your guests going home happy and stuffed. From crepes to torrijas and waffles to crumpets, read on for all the deliciousness:

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Visitors to the Sandhills region of North Carolina probably don’t realize what “a rare ecological niche they’re stepping into,” Ivy Carruth writes. It is here where the Atlantic Ocean once soaked the land and today where bees produce a violet-hued honey so unique that even experts can’t explain why it turns out that way. Read more from @BBCNews:

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The Traditional Designs of Ukrainian Egg Decorating
https://kottke.org/25/04/the-traditional-designs-of-ukrainian-egg-decorating
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had some choice (and incorrect) things to say about autism yesterday, which we won't share here, but we will share this story from The Onion, because we could all use a good laugh. It's satire, for now.

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