Netflix spent US$5 million to construct a replica of the Sistine Chapel for the movie The Two Popes. Immediately after the shooting, that majestic set was destroyed. The film’s writer, Anthony McCarten, described its destruction as a “crime.” Read more
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God’s Favourite Idiot
Thursday, July 28th, 2022A lot of the time, watching Christianity as it is portrayed in Western media feels like attending a particularly sombre funeral. “God’s Favourite Idiot,” a new Netflix comedy, isn’t just a comedy, and it isn’t just religious. It’s a combination of the two. Read more
13 Reasons Why: And a significant spike in male teen suicide
Monday, June 17th, 2019
When the Netflix series ‘13 Reasons Why’, which features teen suicide, first aired in 2017, mental health professionals expressed concerns that the show could have a contagion effect, triggering an increase in suicides among teens inspired by the show. A new study suggests these fears were not unfounded. According to a study published in the Read more