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Photo : matsiukpavel ( Shutterstock ) If your techie person doesn’t own a multi-tool, consider getting them a Leatherman Wave Plus . At $100, it’s on the expensive side, but it does come with a 25-year warranty. It ha s 18 different tools, including pliers, replaceable wire cutters, wire strippers, knives, saw, spring-action scissors, rulers, a can opene r, bottle opener, files, and screwdrivers. N o matter what tech, electrical, or home-improvement problem your person runs into , your gift will be there to help . https://www.tausiinsider.com/8-of-the-best-non-tech-gift-ideas-for-techies/?feed_id=333079&_unique_id=6473a5680b994

Photo : alexkich ( Shutterstock ) It’s crunch time for holiday shopping, and if your kids haven’t started writing their letters to the North Pole’s most famous resident yet, there’s a good chance your favorite brick-and-mortar store won’t have what they really want (or worse, your online retailer is selling it for twice the price because of low inventory). The good news is that there are plenty of great gifts out there. If there is a young kiddo on your list and you’re not sure what to get, here are 10 of the ten hottest (and most affordable) gifts for the under-tween crowd. https://www.tausiinsider.com/10-of-the-hottest-holiday-gift-ideas-for-kids/?feed_id=330078&_unique_id=6447e7a31f59f

Photo : Netflix This week’s look at the secret world of kids and teenagers sees us examining a dubious TikTok orthodontic trend, singing songs about poop, and enjoying the absolutely delightful teen show Wednesday . Strap in. Everyone is watching Wednesday You’re probably asking yourself, “Steve, what are the kids watching on the television machine?” The answer: Wednesday . (The cool kids, anyway.) The series has only been available for streaming for a couple weeks, but it’s already one of the five most-successful Netflix series ever. Wednesday gives its comically dark protagonist a breezy series full of weird monsters, mysteries, jokes that are actually funny, and all the goth you can handle. It’s a great show on its own terms, but it’s also interesting because of just how many generations have discovered and been delighted by the character of Wednesday Addams. She first appeared in 1938 in cartoons drawn by Charles Adams for The New Yorker— although back then she didn’t have a ...

A Deadly Adoption - Official Trailer - MarVista Entertainment A Deadly Adoption could have been the funniest cinematic joke of all time. The plan was for AAA-list comedy stars Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig to star in a cheap made-for-Lifetime thriller while playing it completely straight. The plan was to dump it into Lifetime’s regular basic-cable release schedule with no promotion, just so random people might happen to catch it and be like, “wait, what the hell is going on here?” But someone spilled the beans. Advance details of the movie leaked to the press, ruining the surprise and, really, the entire movie—because it’s nothing more than this single joke. The source of the leak was never revealed, but my guess is Lifetime itself. Mainly because The Hollywood Reporter seems to have been sent a full press release about it on April 1. Lifetime paid for the film, and no doubt valued the ratings that would come with having a new Ferrell/Wiig movie to promote more than the integrity o...

Photo : Kathy Hutchins ( Shutterstock ) This week’s pop culture stew contains super men, super cars, and a super old game that kids are rediscovering. To add spice to the mix, I’m throwing in a pinch of “TikTok is the unlikely focus of an international power struggle.” Henry Cavill out as Superman Despite appearing as Superman in a cameo in Black Adam and announcing that he was returning to the role for another movie, actor Henry Cavill will not be starring in the next Superman movie. James Gunn, co-Head of Warner Bros. DC Comics Film and TV Unit, announced that a new Man of Steel flick is on the slate for release at some point in the future, but it will not star Cavill. According to Gunn, the still- untitled Superman m ovie takes place earlier in the hero’s life, so, presumably, it needs a younger actor to don the tights. Cavill confirmed that he would not be returning to the DC franchise on his Instagram, offering the following reassuring words to fans: “My turn to wear the c...

TFW you just met their father. Screenshot : How I Met Your Father/Hulu Back in the mid-aughts, How I Met Your Mother seemed destined to become the next Friends —the kind of perennially rerun, rewatched sitcom that doesn’t often exist anymore. But then that finale happened, and fan enthusiasm for the show grew quickly less, uh, enthused. Nevertheless, brand recognition remained strong enough to garner a direct-to-streaming spinoff in Hulu’s How I Met Your Father , and even though no one seemed to like it very much , that Hillary Duff comeback vehicle still got renewed for a second season, starting Jan. 24 . Apparently Cobie Smulders even returned for the season one finale, a fact I just learned today, despite being Extremely Online and writing regularly about streaming TV... which should tell you something. Here’s a trailer promising to tell you “all you need to know,” though I think the preceding paragraph really should suffice. How I Met Your Father Season 2 Release Date ...

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Whether it’s the triumphant(?) return of meme-condiment Pink Sauce, potentially deadly frozen treats, or a battle between the internet and Waffle House, this week’s kids’ report is about food. There’s food for thought as we consider why everyone seems to hate Velma so much, and a look into the glorious future when the robots take over the Earth and the only food is oil and transistors. What’s so bad about Velma ? Since we all live in isolated idealogical echo chambers, it’s nice when something meaningless comes along that we can all argue about. This week, it’s HBO’s Velma , a Scooby-Doo spin-off geared toward grown-ups and starring the voice of Mindy Kaling. The cartoon is at 52% on RottenTomatoes , with an audience rating of 6.2 of 10, so right in the middle. Still, most of the online discourse is about hating Velma . Some people on the Right see the series as a demonstration of performative “wokeness” that’s racist against white people, where some leftist types think the show ...

The Brood (David Cronenberg) - Trailer David Cronenberg is the king of body horror. Almost every one of his films could be included on a list like this, but I like The Brood best. In this early career outing, Cronenberg looks at motherhood and the Human Potential Movement bullshit of 1970s and turns everything blood red. The Brood tells the tale of a woman undergoing “psychoplasmics,” a radical therapy where patients physically manifest their psychological trauma, sometimes in the form of bruises, bite marks and suppurating boils, and later in the form of evil “children.” The main character, Nola, gives birth to one of the titular brood in a particularly startling and disturbing scene that will not sit well with anyone contemplating having a child of their own. Where to stream: HBO Max, The Criterion Channel, IndieFlx https://www.tausiinsider.com/the-last-of-us-and-11-more-of-the-best-body-horror-films-and-tv-shows-ever/?feed_id=322810&_unique_id=63dbc45185da4

Photo : Olga Alper ( Shutterstock ) Valentine’s Day falls on a Tuesday in 2023 , which means most of us will be working. If treating your special person to a dinner out in’t in the cards on a weekni ght, your first if going to have to be creative enough to tide them over until Friday night . Here are our best bets: eight s pecial gift ideas that show how much you care and that you like to think outside the box of candy . Get inspired, and get romantic. https://www.tausiinsider.com/7-creative-valentines-day-gifts-under-30/?feed_id=322362&_unique_id=63d784bf86a16

A Deadly Adoption - Official Trailer - MarVista Entertainment A Deadly Adoption could have been the funniest cinematic joke of all time. The plan was for AAA-list comedy stars Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig to star in a cheap made-for-Lifetime thriller while playing it completely straight. The plan was to dump it into Lifetime’s regular basic-cable release schedule with no promotion, just so random people might happen to catch it and be like, “wait, what the hell is going on here?” But someone spilled the beans. Advance details of the movie leaked to the press, ruining the surprise and, really, the entire movie—because it’s nothing more than this single joke. The source of the leak was never revealed, but my guess is Lifetime itself. Mainly because The Hollywood Reporter seems to have been sent a full press release about it on April 1. Lifetime paid for the film, and no doubt valued the ratings that would come with having a new Ferrell/Wiig movie to promote more than the integrity o...

TFW you just met their father. Screenshot : How I Met Your Father/Hulu Back in the mid-aughts, How I Met Your Mother seemed destined to become the next Friends —the kind of perennially rerun, rewatched sitcom that doesn’t often exist anymore. But then that finale happened, and fan enthusiasm for the show grew quickly less, uh, enthused. Nevertheless, brand recognition remained strong enough to garner a direct-to-streaming spinoff in Hulu’s How I Met Your Father , and even though no one seemed to like it very much , that Hillary Duff comeback vehicle still got renewed for a second season, starting Jan. 24 . Apparently Cobie Smulders even returned for the season one finale, a fact I just learned today, despite being Extremely Online and writing regularly about streaming TV... which should tell you something. Here’s a trailer promising to tell you “all you need to know,” though I think the preceding paragraph really should suffice. How I Met Your Father Season 2 Release Date ...