Star Wars Has Failed Ahsoka Tano

Despite the importance of the new Star Wars timeline, which began with The Mandalorian in 2019, Ahsoka Tano’s recent storyline hasn’t lived up to expectations. While some parts have been good, overall, the recent Star Wars content has been a letdown for her character.

Great British Baking Show Broke the Technical Challenge

This season of The Great British Baking Show wasn’t very good, and I think Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, and the show’s producers need to revamp the technical challenge. It’s become predictable and needs a complete overhaul.

Charli XCX and John Cale Think They’re Gonna Die in This ‘House’

Cale paces around a crumbling old house, reciting lines from his poem. He tells Charli, who is lying on the floor and sometimes covering herself in red wax, “I’m a prisoner to live forever.” A vulture circles inside, adding to the sense of decay. Soon, Charli’s voice joins his, her signature autotune contrasting with Cale’s darker sound. She sings hauntingly, switching between fearing her own death in the house and warning Cale that he’s the one in danger. Later, she’s seen next to a grave—possibly her own. The song’s dark, gothic atmosphere evokes the unsettling feeling of Emily Brontë’s novel. It’s a departure from both Cale’s previous work and anything Charli has released before.

‘Predator: Badlands’ Is a Better ‘Alien’ Spinoff Than ‘Alien: Earth’

The biggest surprise this year was the release of a second Predator film, called Predator: Badlands. Director Trachtenberg returns, bringing the Yautja back to the big screen, but this time with a twist. Instead of hunting humans, the story focuses on the Predator, Dek, and attempts to make him a character we can sympathize with – a creature previously seen as purely a ruthless hunter. What could be a better challenge for Dek than a heartless corporation? The Weyland-Yutani corporation from Alien appears in Badlands, and their presence makes it the most exciting and unexpected Alien spin-off of the year.

Air Force base orders removal of “too early” Christmas decorations in privatized housing

A post on the Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page noted that holiday decorations were already appearing in the base’s privatized housing. The notice reminded residents to put up decorations no more than 30 days before the holiday they celebrate, and asked those who had already put up decorations to take them down and put them back up when the time gets closer, following community rules.