At the True/False Film Festivalearlier this month, the new Lance Oppenheim documentary Spermworld premiered under unusual circumstances, at least as far as the press was concerned. Premiering this Friday on FX and Hulu, Oppenheim’s extraordinarily intimate and surprising film about the wild, unregulated world of online sperm donation screened for the public at True/False, but a review embargo was placed on critics until two weeks after the festival ended. In practical terms, what that meant for me—and for you, our readers—is that I couldn’t write about my favorite of the 14 films I saw that long weekend.

Try as I might to keep up with all of the great guitar pop being released these days, it’s impossible. So it was a surprise to hear about the new cassette/digital collection Slightest of Hands (Mama Mañana, May 5) by Strange Magic, the solo project of prolific New Mexico-based musician Javier Romero. These 22 songs were culled from the four Strange Magic albums released in 2023 (you read that right), the result of Romero’s lofty goal to produce a song a week the previous year.

Note: I tried to place this in a pub, the editors rejected it as too political, so I’m placing it here because why not? (Shout out to my dad who said, “Nice try!” when I told him what happened.) I may have added a few choice words that shift the tone and emphasis, since it’s now just going up on a blog. And of course, these arguments could apply to many other rich heirs, including people here in the US.

LaPorta is 6-4, 249 pounds, but played just over 17 percent of his snaps in the slot. He missed just one game due to injury in his entire college career. Over the past three seasons, LaPorta has started 33 games and played over 2,000 snaps. Iowa hasn’t boasted the most explosive passing offense, but LaPorta has produced nonetheless. In his career, LaPorta has 153 catches for 1,786 yards and five touchdowns.

When Succession writers began penning the story of a conservative media tycoon and his greedy children vying for his CEO spot, I wonder if they predicted that the show would be most revered by a fanbase of young women who wouldn’t hesitate on voting to tax the rich. Nonetheless, Succession has achieved critical and cultural acclaim while accruing a prolific fan community on Twitter, consisting of teenage girls and young women who largely devote their stanning efforts to one character in particular: Kendall Roy.