Month: October 2021

If there were honky tonk women at the Thirsty Beaver Saloon on Wednesday, they didn’t notice Mick Jagger. Nor did anyone else. The Rolling Stones legend posted a photo of himself nursing a beer at the Charlotte, North Carolina, bar, amid seemingly oblivious patrons. “Out and about last night in Charlotte, NC,” he wrote. Co-owner Brian Wilson confirmed that customers couldn’t get no satisfaction in recognizing the 78-year-old rock star. Ditto for the bartender. A few people in the photo even had floor tickets to the Stones’ concert the next night at Charlotte’s Bank of America stadium, WSOC-TV reporter Joe Bruno reported. No wonder Jagger chose this spot. It gets raves on Yelp. “Can’t call yourself a Charlottean without visiting the Beav!” one reviewer wrote. And dig the neighborhood: Th...

Seinfeld has officially moved over to stream on Netflix today, with a new 4K upgrade that promises to make the show look better than ever. But while Netflix has upgraded the iconic “show about nothing” to even crisper resolution, Netflix is hewing to the same strategy that Hulu and other HD releases of the show have used: a more modern-looking 16:9 aspect, instead of offering the original 4:3 aspect ratio in which the show originally aired. The aspect ratio isn’t a new problem for Seinfeld fans, dating back to the original HD remaster that was produced in 2008 for TBS HD’s syndicated reruns, which were newly made scans of the original film (hence the ability to add back the wider frames that never made it into the initial broadcast) in widescreen to better suit modern televisions. ...

Margaret Qualley and Rylea Nevaeh Whittet in MaidPhoto: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix Netflix’s Maid is the kind of TV drama that stays with you for a long time. The gritty limited series—which is based on Stephanie Land’s 2019 best-selling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, And A Mother’s Will to Survive—presents a persistent, troubling look at the hardships of single mother Alexandra Langley (Margaret Qualley). The 10 episodes are unflinching in their portrayal of her poverty, isolation, and fragile emotional well-being. It is also unabashedly hopeful; the show and its protagonist forge ahead with resilience and poignancy. Anchored by a striking lead performance, Maid might just be one of the most hypnotic dramas of the year. The series begins with Alex leaving her abusive boyfriend Sean (Nic...

Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo There’s at least one player who’s not particularly happy about the success of the Netflix hit Squid Game—and that’s SK Broadband, a South Korean internet provider. According to Reuters, the ISP is suing Netflix to pay up for using so much bandwidth and the maintenance costs due to traffic surges stemming from the streaming giant. By SK Broadband’s estimates, Netflix owes 27.2 billion won ($22.9 million) in 2020 alone. The ISP handles roughly 1,200 Gigabits of Netflix data processed per second as of September, according to Reuters. That’s up 24 times from May 2018, and popular Netflix Korea productions like Squid Game and D.P. are purportedly a big reason why. Netflix isn’t having it, however. The company has already appealed the ruling. A few days ago, N...

Prince William and Kate Middleton are determined to make sure their children don’t experience the intense pressures that come with royal life. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are proud parents of three: Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3. In this week’s issue of People magazine, royal historian Robert Lacey revealed that the couple, both 39, are "very conscious of the different destinies awaiting their three children." "William is working with Kate to help all their children develop what they find personally fulfilling," he shared. PRINCE WILLIAM ‘IS UNDER PRESSURE LIKE NONE BEFORE’ AS THE FUTURE KING, ROYAL AUTHOR CLAIMS In this screengrab, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George of Cambridge, Princess ...