“It was just over a year ago, right at the start of the global pandemic we’re all still living through, that our collective obsession with Animal Crossing: New Horizons consumed us… A year later, Cozy Grove feels like the natural spiritual successor to ACNH, based on where we are now vs. where we all were then.” Read more at The Mary Sue. NBC’s streaming service Peacock has reportedly acquired the broadcast rights for the Eurovision semifinals and finals. Read more at Mental Floss. Netflix’s 2016 sci-fi crime drama Sleight is the offbeat superhero movie you need to watch. “Sleight is a 2016 sci-fi crime drama written and directed by JD Dillard (who went on to write and direct Sweetheart). It follows Bo, a young Black teen who lost his mother just when he won a scholarship to follow his academic passions. Left the sole guardian of his sister Tina, he turns to street magic and drug dealing to pay the bills and secure a better life.” Read more at Inverse. Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige apologizes for whitewashing Doctor Strange five years after the film’s release. Read more at Gizmodo. Check out how music lovers can safely attend concerts again as vaccines allow the world to open back up. “If you’re a music fan, few things can be as life-affirming as seeing your favorite bands perform on stage and losing yourself to the sound. Belting out lyrics, dancing uncontrollably, diving headlong into a mosh pit, or just standing still and nodding serenely—concert-going offers the right mix of euphoria and escapism to help you get through life.” Read more at Thrillist. Get ready to say goodbye (and good riddance) to Internet Explorer, which will be put out of its misery in June of 2022. Read more at PCMag.
