Kevin Costner’s divorce from estranged wife Christine Baumgartner continues to weave it way through the legal system.
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Sophia Scorziello editor Existence is absurd. At least, that’s what Nathan W. Pyle believes.
Birthed out of his very cute and very literal comics, Pyle’s upcoming Apple TV + series “Strange Planet” dares to grapple with the oddity that is life and how we all manage to get through it. Since the start of 2019, Pyle has been drawing the webcomic series under the same name. Little alien-like characters he called the Beings lived in shades of pink, blue and purple, trying — in a very matter-of-fact way — to process emotions and the difficult stages of life we all go through.
Pyle traded words like alcohol or food for “mild poisoning” and “sustenance,” or hug for “limb enclosure.” In just four little squares, Pyle was able to poke fun at the strangeness of human life by rewiring the way people think about language. In a little over four years, he amassed 6.5 million followers on his “Strange Planet” Instagram page, and turned his comic IP into books, merchandise and, now, a 10-episode series set to premiere on August 9. Together with Dan Harmon, Steve Levy and others at ShadowMachine (the animation studio behind “BoJack Horseman” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”) Pyle created a show that — like his comics — encourages people to think a bit deeper about communication.
“It’s hard to map your emotions with words, because there’s a complexity to emotion that transcends language,” he said in a conversation with Variety. “But what’s neat about ‘Strange Planet’ is they try. They continue to try to discuss their emotions, discuss the existential crisis they might have, and yet they know that there’s limitations to it.” “Strange Planet” began as a way to engage with new experiences in Pyle’s life after marrying his wife Taylor
.Kevin Costner’s divorce from estranged wife Christine Baumgartner continues to weave it way through the legal system.
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Sophia Scorziello editor “Rick and Morty” has set its Season 7 return on Adult Swim, but has yet to announce who will replace the show’s lead voice actor and co-creator Justin Roiland since his removal from the network back in January. The adult animated sci-fi series’ seventh season premieres Oct. 15 at 11 p.m.
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Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, announced on Tuesday that they had welcomed their second child, daughter Adira River Ohanian.This marks the second child for the power couple, who first met seven years ago in a hotel lobby in Rome and sparked a high-profile and loving relationship for the ages.The super star tennis pro and the Reddit co-founder have had an adorable, globetrotting, storybook romance of sorts, from their first meeting to their stunning wedding to welcoming two beautiful children together.Now, ET is taking a look back at their relationship, from how they first met through the arrival of baby No. 2.Serena and Alexis' meet-cute was like something out of a romantic comedy, and it all went down in Rome at the Cavalieri Hotel, where the tennis icon was staying with a friend.
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is almost here, and it stars . Netflix's You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, a brand new comedy directed by Sammi Cohen, arrives on the streamer later this month—and at the movie's trailer.You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is adapted from the 2005 YA novel of the same name, written by Fiona Rosenbloom.
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Switzerland has selected Camille Jaquier’s coming-of-age period drama Thunder (Foudre) as its entry for the Best International Film category at the 2024 Oscars.
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if we were beings that resemble blue light bulbs (with eyes and a mouth) and we spoke in a pared-down, generic everyday language (“mild poison” for alcohol, “group roll machine” for a shuttle bus, “jitter juice” for coffee).Welcome to the pink-and-blue-hued world of “Strange Planet,” a quirky parallel universe of sorts where, save for three-eyed birds and dogs, everything is relatable to what we consider normal, everyday problems and issues here on Earth — including interpersonal relationships and emotions.The animated Apple TV+ series, premiering Aug. 9, is based on Nathan W.
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