The trailer for Wonka dropped yesterday, and — like what were no doubt the results of the post-tour survey the parents from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory were given after their visit — the response was mixed. Timothée Chalamet looks as magnetic as ever in that magenta suit, but as for Hugh Grant‘s tease of a turn as an Oompa Loompa… well, it was memorable, to say the least.
Recommended Videos Putting aside any nightmare fuel anecdotes for a moment, though, it didn’t take long for the conversation to spread to dwarfism and dwarfism representation with respect to Wonka and its creative choices regarding Oompa Loompas. Read More...
Polio epidemics plagued America as early as the 1890s, but by far the most destructive outbreak occurred in 1952 — leaving tens of thousands paralyzed, in iron lungs, or dead.It may be hard to believe now, but there was a time not all that long ago when a polio epidemic was all but guaranteed to ravage America about once a year. In a post-vaccine world, the polio epidemic has been off most Americans’ radar for the better part of 60 years, but in the mid-1900s, it spread at an alarming rate, especially in children. Read More...
Minnie Driver’s happily ever after looks a little different than she envisioned.
During a July 2024 interview with The Sunday Times, Driver recalled “longing to be married” for years to make up for the impact her parents’ split had on her. The actress found out when she was 12 that her parents broke up because her father was married to another woman and had a secret second family.
“If I look at my history, what it did was make me want to be married so much, and then choose men who were so not the right men to be married to,” Driver told the outlet. Read More...