Wes Anderson is a... particular sort of filmmaker. With his typewriters and his pipe smoking. With his monochrome sets and props and costumes. With https://vimeo.com/89302848" target="_blank">his perfectly symmetrical compositions. The one place where Anderson's tweeness is maybe softened a bit is in his old-school, stop-motion, animal-centric animated films. There was Fantastic Mr. Fox. And now there's Isle of Dogs. Dogs isn't without its own problems, though. The Nose weighs in.
Other possible topics include:
- The Zuckerberg hearings, condensed
- Comedian T.J. Miller Arrested For Making Bomb Threat Against Connecticut-Bound Train
- Connecticut man robbed bank to impress Taylor Swift
- Trump Speaks At Fourth-grade Level, Lowest Of Last 15 U.S. Presidents, New Analysis Finds
- #WhoBitBeyonce: What you need to know
- Cardi B's Money Moves
- Sex wearable is coming to track your performance and judge you
- Aaron Rodgers converts Dalai Lama to Green Bay Packers fan, which is nice
- Janelle Monáe doubles down on feminist self-love with her new music video for "Pynk"
- Mitzi Shore, Owner of The Comedy Store and Maker and Breaker of Careers, Dies at 87
- J.D. McClatchy, Poet of the Body, in Sickness and Health, Dies at 72
- Netflix pulls out of Cannes Film Festival following competition ban
- Martin Scorsese to Direct SCTV Reunion Documentary for Netflix
- HEINZ HAS CREATED A BRAND NEW CONDIMENT FEATURING BOTH KETCHUP AND MAYO (their all caps, not ours -- though we don't necessarily disavow them in this particular instance either)
- You Can Now Get Those Trendy 'Bleeding' Veggie Burgers at White Castle
- How A Quiet Place became a cause célèbre for anti-popcorn crusaders
GUESTS:
- Parker Hu - A graphic designer who performs in a bunch of local bands
- Kate Rushin - A poet who teaches writing and literature for Hartford Youth Scholars
- Bill Yousman - Director of the Media Literacy and Digital Culture Graduate Program at Sacred Heart University
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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.