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Korean military drama (9.8/10) of the relationship between a Special Forces Captain and a medical doctor. The stars of this drama were actually married in real life for several years.

Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston play lovers Tallie and Abigail in a new trailer released for their upcoming film The World To Come. In the clip, it sees Vanessa, 32, and Katherine, 40, as Tallie and Abigail share several steamy kisses as their characters fall in love and embark in a secret affair without their husbands knowing. The film is set on the American East Coast in the mid-19th century, where two neighbouring couples battle hardship and isolation, and is based upon Jim Shepard's 2017 novel of the same name.

Korean military drama (16 episodes) of the relationship and conflicts between a Special Forces Captain and a medical doctor. Patriotic and morally uplifting. The star, Song Joong Ki, had just finished his two years military service when he made this drama.

I remember how over a decade ago, it was fashionable to point out "the media never tells the good news" of what our soldiers were doing over in Iraq. What did we get? Here's what we got every day: 10 US soldiers killed....... 3 US soldiers killed...... 10 US soldiers killed...... car bomb wounds 18 US soldiers....... attack leaves US soldiers....... 8 US soldiers killed.... This is no different than how the media covers Covid. You ever heard about the falling percentage rate? I know I haven't. What are we hearing? Covid kills 50......... State of New York sets record...

Dustin Diamond, known best for his portrayal of a lovable nerd on “Saved by the Bell,” has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer after being hospitalized over the weekend, the actor's manager said Thursday. Diamond, 44, was taken to a Florida hospital days ago after feeling unwell, his spokesman previously confirmed to NBC News. The former child star is awaiting test results to learn the exact location and nature of the cancer. Diamond came to fame in the 1990s with his role of Samuel "Screech" Powers on “Saved by the Bell. He played the role of best friend and sidekick...

Tom Cruise has shelled out “huge sums” for two high-tech robots to enforce coronavirus safety protocols on the set of “Mission: Impossible 7” – and also administer spot tests to the crew, according to a report. “Tom is so serious about making sure the shoot isn’t shut down that he’s splashed out on these robots as he can’t be everywhere to ensure people are behaving themselves,” a source on the set told The Sun. Shooting resumes this week in the UK before the production heads to Dubai, the source said. The 58-year-old megastar — who recently blew up at two...

NFL LIVE THREAD Divisional PlayoffsHere are all the games you shouldn't watch this week!Sat Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Baltimore at Buffalo Sun Cleveland at Kansas City Tampa Bay at New Orleans In Memoriam Danny Lee (BENDER2)

Siegfried and Roy were a big number in the circus world. First in Hollywood and later in Las Vegas, their show bringing together felines, performers and magic was a visitors’ magnet. The “Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Resort and Casino” show, featuring white tigers, lions, acrobatics and glamour brought in millions of dollars to the two German magicians. That was until Roy Horn’s accident on October 3, 2003, when he was attacked by his tiger Montecore during a performance. Just the evening before, the duo had celebrated Horn’s 59th birthday and 43 years of a successful partnership. Siegfried Fischbacher...

John McCain will be the subject of an upcoming biopic about his life and decades-long career in politics. Stampede Ventures has optioned rights to “The Luckiest Man: Life With John McCain,” a biography written by the late Arizona senator’s political adviser and friend Mark Salter, and plans to adapt it into a feature film. Salter is co-writing the script with television producer Craig Turk (“The Good Wife,” “FBI”). The film is being made with support from McCain’s family. His widow, Cindy McCain, will serve as an executive producer. “John’s story is one of incredible heroism, of serving causes greater than...

Hey Famous Actors... Where are you??? Don't you realize the country is in chaos!?!?! How are we going to know what to think without you???? Hurry up Famous Actors! Tell us what to do!

Before Julie Andrews first sang "A Spoonful of Sugar," its songwriter found inspiration for the iconic Mary Poppins tune in an unlikely place. The late Robert B. Sherman wrote it with his brother, Richard; many of the duo's songs are featured in classic Walt Disney films. At StoryCorps last month, Robert's son, Jeffrey, said that it was telling his father about getting the polio vaccine as a child that sparked the lyrics for the famous song. Jeffrey, now 63, said his dad had a way with words. "My dad always filtered everything down to its simplest form," he said. "People...

Ever since Amazon Studios announced that it was developing a TV series inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, fans have wondered exactly what the series will explore, with TheOneRing.net unveiling the series' official synopsis, which gives insight into what fans can expect. The synopsis confirms that the new series will take place during the Second Age of Middle-earth and will explore an ensemble of characters, with the site claiming that this ensemble means both new and familiar figures for the franchise will be featured. Given that the title "The Lord of the Rings" refers to a specific...

With the addition of a playoff team in each conference and two more Wild Card games, the NFL called it "Super Wild Card Weekend," but when it came to television ratings it wasn't super at all. According to Sportico, ratings for the games were down 25% on Saturday compared to last year and 20% on Sunday. Ratings overall were down 7% in the regular season, so that is a big jump to upwards of 20 for the first weekend of the postseason. So, what are some possible reasons? It may have just been too much football. There were roughly 10...

Tom Brady issued a hilarious tweet this week in which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback mocked the advanced ages of both himself and New Orleans Saints signal-caller Drew Brees ahead of their NFC Divisional Round showdown this coming weekend. a group of people in uniform: The playoff showdown this weekend between Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the oldest QB matchup ever.© Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The playoff showdown this weekend between Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the oldest QB matchup ever. Brees evidently caught wind of Brady’s chicanery...

Progressives relish the death of free speech because it allows them to silence opposing arguments that are difficult to refute and facts that undermine their narrative. However, the monster they have unleashed will devour all and sundry, them eventually included. We now live in a country where anyone can be destroyed at any time for saying anything deemed afterward to be politically incorrect. Since political correctness is a totalitarian ideology, this applies to every corner of society. For example, an offhand remark by a sports announcer can result in cancelation: Nearly five months after drawing criticism for making a sexist...

The Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter has discovered an FM radio signal coming from the moon Ganymede. The find is a first-time detection from the moon. Patrick Wiggins, one of NASA’s Ambassadors to Utah, says, “It’s not E.T. It’s more of a natural function.” Juno was traveling across the polar region of Jupiter, where magnetic field lines connect to Ganymede, and that’s when it crossed the radio source. Scientifically, it is called a “decametric radio emission.” Here on earth we know it as Wi-Fi. And we use it every day. According to Britannica.com, Jupiter’s radio emissions were discovered in 1955, and...

An international team including researchers from Osaka University, Japan, reports the development of a novel hybrid emitter that could revolutionise the design of OLEDs. Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays are commonly used in smartphones and televisions. OLEDs have the advantages of being low cost, light, flexible, and easy to modify, making them ideal display materials. Current OLEDs that achieve commercially viable quantum efficiencies contain rare metal atoms such as iridium and platinum that increase costs and reduce sustainability. Now, an international team, including researchers from Osaka University, has reported the creation of the best performing heavy-atom-free OLED, which relies on...

All in the Family is roundly considered a touchstone for television achievement now, but when it debuted 50 years ago, even the network carrying it hoped it would fizzle quickly and unnoticed. CBS put an army of operators at phone lines expecting a barrage of complaints from offended middle Americans demanding its cancellation. Those calls didn’t come. What came was a deluge of support from people hoping this mid-season replacement was a permanent addition to the network’s lineup. The premiere episode contained a considerable list of “television firsts.” One of these rarities continues to remain scarce on network TV: creator...

Zombie and other horror and science fiction movies and TV shows may have prepared viewers for the current pandemic. Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State Tales of post-apocalyptic landscapes in which few survivors emerge into a new and much different world have long been popular tales woven by screenwriters and authors. While many enjoy these stories, thinking of them as nothing but a guilty pleasure, they may not realize that immersing themselves in fiction has prepared them for the reality of 2020, according to a team of researchers. John Johnson, professor emeritus of psychology at Penn State, recently conducted research with...

I made the mistake of watching the movie "Knive Out" a few months ago. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8946378/ The premise is a rich family fighting over their inheritance, while the patriarch (Christopher Plummer) left everything to the illegal immigrant maid and committed suicide to do it. It was thinly-disguised allegory saying that Americans deserve to be displaced by more worthy people. It really angered me and I have been wanting to talk about it for a while. Did anybody else see it? Did they have the same reaction as I?