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Come Home The Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap Kids Miss You Number of Songs: 15 Price: $ 9.99 Jack Harlow Jack Harlow - Nail Tech [Official Video] Following his releases of the singles “Nail Tech” and “First Class”, rising rap star Jack Harlow has brought out his second album, Come Home The Kids Miss You. Both of the above-mentioned singles feature on the album, which sounds more distinctive than its predecessor. FIVE FACTS: 1. Harlow’s first studio album was 2020’s Thats What They All Say. 2. “It’s probably my least favorite song on the album,”Harlow told Rolling Stone about“Nail Tech”. 3. He has also expressed a dislike of “Face of My City”, a fan-favorite song from his previous studio album. 4. On the new album, Harlow dedicates an entire track to British singer Dua Lipa and, on the same song, refers to Ariana Grande and her 2018 hit “Thank You, Next”. 5. Earlier this year, Harlow attracted a lot of online attention for saying at the Grammy Awards that he was looking forward to seeing Lipa there. 152

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by Sophia Banks Black Site Genre: Action & Adventure Released: 2022 CIA agent Abby Trent (Michelle Price: $12.99 Monaghan) manages a top-secret black site facility where dangerous and high-risk detainees are held prisoner. However, one of these – a killer codenamed Hatchet (Jason Clarke) – escapes, throwing the underground prison into chaos. FIVE FACTS: 1. Sophia Banks was announced as the director of Black Site in January 2021. 2. Banks had previously been known for directing commercials and short films. 3. Black Site producer Erica Lee enthused in January 2021: “Sophia has a distinct visual approach and her take on Black Site blew us away.” 4. In a recent interview with Variety, Banks recalled that the crew “shot during COVID in Australia during quarantine” and “had five days to rehearse”. 5. She added that the film could potentially be the start of a franchise, noting:“If I’m honest, it’s set up for Abby to go on and on.” Rotten Tomatoes 20% 157

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Unplugging by Debra Neil-Fisher Genre: Comedy In an attempt to restore the romance in their Released: 2022 relationship, married couple Jeanine (Eva Price: $12.99 Longoria) and Dan Dewerson (Matt Walsh) embark on a road trip together to a remote mountain town as part of a digital detox weekend, with each partner’s smartphone disconnected. FIVE FACTS: 1. The film was announced in May 2019, when Isla Fisher was set to play the female lead. 2. However, in October 2020, Longoria replaced Fisher in the role. 3. Unplugging is the feature directorial debut of Debra Neil-Fisher, who previously edited Ted and the Hangover movies. 4. Filming took place on location in Glenpool, Oklahoma. 5. Reviewing the film, Cinemalogue critic Todd Jorgenson complained that Unplugging “relies too heavily on broad gags that overwhelm any grounded exploration of tech addiction.” Rotten Tomatoes 17% 160

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‘DOCTOR STRANGE 2’ GETS WEIRDER, SCARIER, MESSIER Once a superhero franchise goes multiverse, it’s hard to go back. No work of fiction ever needs permission to break the rules or push the boundaries of traditional storytelling, but the multiverse, at least as it’s been served up in recent Marvel movies, practically demands it. And for the moment that means a lot of cameo opportunities. “ Spider-Man: No Way Home ” opened the door to the concept, to mostly charming results, but now Benedict Cumberbatch’s master of the mystic arts is flying through the interdimensional portal with the concept in “ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” 164

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This film is technically the sequel to “Doctor Strange,” a movie that came out six years ago. But so much has happened in Marvel land that involves Stephen Strange and his goatee — “Infinity War,”“Endgame” and, yes, the most recent “Spider-Man” — that where it falls in the “Doctor Strange” standalone film continuity is entirely beside the point. One could not simply watch “Doctor Strange” and then “Doctor Strange 2” and expect it to make sense. Not only that, understanding, or at least being invested in “Doctor Strange 2,” also requires some passing knowledge of “WandaVision,” the nine-episode Disney+ series that runs almost six hours total. This is not a surprise or a burden to Marvel fans, but it does seem like quite a lot to ask of the average moviegoer (though perhaps at this point they’re one and the same). So it’s especially interesting that Sam Raimi agreed to jump into this messy corporate multiverse at this point. His “Spider-Man” movies are still among the top of the crop of modern superhero franchises, after all. Raimi was able to put his own stamp on this endeavor, including but not limited to a Bruce Campbell cameo. There are horror elements, too, some so intense that families might think twice before bringing everyone to the multiplex, some interesting visuals not entirely dissimilar to the city-bending of “Inception” and some humor. But Raimi doesn’t take “Doctor Strange” to an entirely new tonal place, like, say Taika Waititi did with Thor. He mostly sticks to the framework established by Scott Derrickson. The main issue is that it’s a bit of a kitchen sink movie centered on an entirely new and 171

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underdeveloped character, America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), a teen who has the power to travel the multiverse but doesn’t quite know how to control it. She’s being hunted by someone who wants her powers and Strange decides to help, possibly out of genuine altruism and possibly because it was a good excuse to literally jump off a balcony to get out of his old flame Christine’s (Rachel McAdams) wedding early. Unfortunately, he asks the wrong Avenger for help: Elizbeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff is the one after the power to go multiverse jumping and has been dabbling in some dark arts to make it happen. She’s motivated by the idea that she has children out there in an idyllic suburban multiverse in which she wears yoga pants and loose cotton tops and tucks her boys in at night after ice cream and movies. Soon she and Strange are having a standoff in midair. The script is inventive in the way it plays around with a jumble of big sci-fi concepts, which makes sense considering screenwriter Michael Waldron is a veteran of “Rick & Morty.” But it also underwhelms when it comes to the mishmash structure and the women. Olsen still sells Wanda’s pain like the best of them, even though she’s been reduced to a stereotype of female hysteria. Christine is merely there to make Strange realize things about himself. And America, well, she never really earns our emotional investment. After “Infinity War” and “Endgame,”“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” feels a little bit like wheel spinning. Cumberbatch has fun with his character, but his limitless ego seems to have been a little muted here as he 174

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grapples with his own happiness. And that invites more questions, like do we ultimately care about whether or not Doctor Strange is happy? Does he? Could everyone just use some post blip therapy instead of these interdimensional bottle episodes? Perhaps the Marvel universe is finally starting to feel like a long running comic book series. Or maybe Phase 4 just hasn’t kicked into gear just yet. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” a Disney release in theaters Thursday, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for, “intense sequences of violence and action, frightening images and some language.” Running time: 126 minutes. Two stars out of four. MPAA Definition of PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. 181

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UN VERANO SIN TI BAD BUNNY WE ARCADE FIRE COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU JACK HARLOW BACK FROM THE DEAD HALESTORM SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT SIX PALOMINO MIRANDA LAMBERT ENCANTO LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, GERMAINE FRANCO, STEPHANIE BEATRIZ.. EXPLOSIONS THREE DAYS GRACE HEART ON MY SLEEVE ELLA MAI NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!, VOL. 82 VARIOUS ARTISTS 183

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NAIL TECH LADY GAGA DANGER BTS THAT THAT (PROD. & FEAT. SUGA OF BTS) PSY FIRST CLASS JACK HARLOW UNSUNG HERO FOR KING & COUNTRY LA REINA CHRISTINA AGUILERA NAIL TECH JACK HARLOW THIS IS FREEDOM (AIN’T NO ROCK) THE BELONGING CO & NATALIE GRANT FOR ALL MY LIFE TAYA GRANDPA (TELL ME ‘BOUT THE GOOD...) THE JUDDS 185

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THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW MORGAN WALLEN WHISKEY ON YOU NATE SMITH ABOUT DAMN TIME LIZZO THIS LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT HOLD MY HAND LADY GAGA FIRST CLASS JACK HARLOW THE SYSTEM TOM MACDONALD AS IT WAS HARRY STYLES MAMAS ANNE WILSON & HILLARY SCOTT KRYPTONITE 3 DOORS DOWN 191

GOOGLE STRIKES CONTENT DEALS WITH 300 EUROPEAN PUBLISHERS Google said that it struck licensing deals with 300 news publishers in Europe in its latest effort to comply with a recently introduced European Union copyright law. The tech giant signed the agreements with national, local and specialist news publications in Germany, Hungary, France, Austria, the Netherlands and Ireland and said discussions with many others are ongoing. It didn’t disclose how much it’s paying or give names of the news outlets. 192

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European Union countries have been adopting into local law a 2019 EU directive granting publishers additional rights over their content. The new law allows search engines like Google to link to and use snippets of news content, while giving publishers new rights when extended previews are used online. It doesn’t, however, specify where the line between the two lies. The agreements are aimed at avoiding costly and lengthy lawsuits over that distinction. Google last year announced copyright deals with several large German publications and a group of French news publishers. The company also said it’s rolling out a new tool to offer licensing agreements to thousands of other European publishers, starting in Germany and Hungary. The tool’s licensing offers “are based on consistent criteria which respect the law and existing copyright guidance, including how often a news website is displayed and how much ad revenue is generated on pages that also display previews of news content,” Sulina Connal, Google’s director of news and publishing partnerships, said in a blog post. 195

SUPPLIES LAUNCHED TO CHINA’S NEW SPACE STATION FOR NEXT CREW A Chinese cargo vessel docked with the country’s under-construction space station Tuesday ahead of a new three-person crew expected to arrive next month. The Tianzhou-4 spacecraft was slung into space atop a Long March-7 Y5 rocket at 1:56 a.m. from the Wenchang Launch Base in the southern island province of Hainan. State media said it docked with the station about seven hours later. The cargo vessel is carrying supplies for the next crew’s six-month stay, along with research equipment and spare parts for maintaining the station. The station’s last crew returned to Earth last month after six months on the station, China’s longest space mission to date. 196

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China intends to finish building the station this year with the addition of two laboratory modules in July and October to link with the Tianhe living module that was launched in April 2021. Another cargo craft, the Tianzhou-3, remains docked with the station. China’s space program launched its first astronaut into orbit in 2003, making China only the third country to do so using its own resources after the former Soviet Union and the U.S. It has landed robot rovers on the moon and placed one on Mars last year. China has also returned samples from the moon, and officials have discussed a possible crewed mission to the moon. The government announced in 2020 that China’s first reusable spacecraft had landed following a test flight but no photos or details have been released. China is excluded from the International Space Station due to U.S. unease that its space program is run by the ruling Communist Party’s military wing, the People’s Liberation Army. The Shenzhou 14 crewed mission is scheduled to launch next month for a six month stay. Toward the end of that mission, three more astronauts will be launched aboard Shenzhou 15 for a further six months, with the two crews overlapping for three to five days, marking the first time the station has six people aboard. 199

CALIFORNIA LAYS OUT PLAN TO DRASTICALLY CUT FOSSIL FUEL USE New homes built in California starting in 2026 need to be powered by all-electric furnaces, stoves and other appliances if California is to meet its ambitious climate change goals over the next two decades, according to a state pollution-reduction plan released this week. The roadmap by the California Air Resources Board sets the state on a path to achieve “carbon neutrality” by 2045, meaning as much carbon is removed from the air as is emitted. The state’s timeline is among the most ambitious in the nation; Hawaii has a similar goal and some other states have a 2050 deadline. California could reach its goals through a drastic transition away from fossil fuels that power 200