That means we’ll get some facts, but even more drama. Yes please.
Regular readers know my love for true crime, and this week’s first offering is a crime drama (excuse the pun as I mean it), so let’s get down to business.
Loosely inspired by journalist Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book about being an American covering the beat for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, this series was shot in Tokyo, which feels like a character unto itself.
Set in the late 1990s, the crime drama stars Ansel Elgort as Adelstein, who forges a bond with detective Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe) and descends deeper and deeper into the underworld of Tokyo, with all the struggles of power and the chaos that comes with it. .
The first three episodes air on HBO Max, which is owned by CNN’s parent company.
‘Woke Up’ Season 2
A comedy about race and race relations is not easy to pull off.
Lamorne Morris stars as Keef Knight (based on artist Keith Knight), a cartoonist who in the first season “wakes up” to what’s going on in the world.
In the new season, Knight is an up-and-coming activist trying to make his way in his new world.
It begins streaming on Hulu on Friday.
“The Ultimatum: Get Married or Move On”
Another day, another documentary series on relationships.
In it, six couples are about to get married, one ready to get married and the other unsure.
An ultimatum is issued and in eight weeks a decision must be made. And to make it even more intense, each person can choose a possible new partner among the other couples.
Nick Lachey and his wife, Vanessa, who have hosted “Love Is Blind,” are also hosting this new series, which is streaming on Netflix.
two things to listen
But she’s also a singer-songwriter, and her third studio album, “Familia,” comes out Friday.
According to Cabello, she is also sharing a bit about relationships.
The new album includes collaborations with Ed Sheeran and Willow Smith.
Jack White recorded two albums during the pandemic, with the first due for release on Friday.
“Fear of the Dawn” finds him sampling the works of others, including the music of the legendary Cab Calloway.
“The genre has been created by thousands and thousands of artists, and some of the people who were the best at doing it did their thing a long time ago. But look at the hope we have, because people thought hip-hop was only going to last a couple of years, and look how long it’s lasted,” White said. “They keep doing amazing stuff. Like what Kendrick Lamar is doing with hip-hop right now, it’s amazing.”
One thing to talk about
The Weeknd was probably kidding, but it got me thinking of names.
The singer, of course, was referring to Kanye West by changing his name to Ye.
We attach great importance to celebrity names. This is how we know them and sometimes define them.
That’s good to know, because I suspect most people would have kept calling her by her professional name anyway.
Something to drink
As a superfan of Prince, I thought I knew everything there was to know about him.
I was wrong.
In it, the 11-year-old future music icon appears in a report on a 1970 teachers’ strike.
“I think they should get more money, because they work overtime for us and all that,” he says in the clip.
Knowing that this kid would grow up to be one of the most incredible musical artists of our age and then lose him the way we did still devastates me.