Favorite Movies of 2017

Honorable Mentions:
Logan Lucky
The Beguiled
Baby Driver
Wonder Woman
Atomic Blonde
Wind River
Logan Lucky
Logan
Good Time

Previous Years:
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010

Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Captain America

The Atlantic – "Why I'm Writing Captain America"

"Rogers’s transformation into Captain America is underwritten by the military. But, perhaps haunted by his own roots in powerlessness, he is a dissident just as likely to be feuding with his superiors in civilian and military governance as he is to be fighting with the supervillain Red Skull. Conspirators against him rank all the way up to the White House, causing Rogers to, at one point, reject the very title of Captain America. At the end of World War II, Captain America is frozen in ice and awakens in our time—and this, too, distances him from his country and its ideals. He is “a man out of time,” a walking emblem of greatest-generation propaganda brought to life in this splintered postmodern time. Thus, Captain America is not so much tied to America as it is, but to an America of the imagined past. In one famous scene, flattered by a treacherous general for his “loyalty,” Rogers—grasping the American flag—retorts, “I’m loyal to nothing, general … except the dream.”

I confess to having a conflicted history with this kind of proclamation—which is precisely why I am so excited to take on Captain America. I have my share of strong opinions about the world. But one reason that I chose the practice of opinion journalism—which is to say a mix of reporting and opinion—is because understanding how those opinions fit in with the perspectives of others has always been more interesting to me than repeatedly restating my own. Writing, for me, is about questions—not answers. And Captain America, the embodiment of a kind of Lincolnesque optimism, poses a direct question for me: Why would anyone believe in The Dream? What is exciting here is not some didactic act of putting my words in Captain America’s head, but attempting to put Captain America’s words in my head. What is exciting is the possibility of exploration, of avoiding the repetition of a voice I’ve tired of."

Lacoste “Save Our Species” for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Adweek – "Lacoste’s Iconic Crocodile Makes Room for 10 Endangered Species on Brand’s Polo Shirts"

"“Save Our Species” kicks off a three-year partnership between Lacoste and the IUCN. The campaign spotlights 10 endangered species that will individually appear in a series of limited-edition polo shirts."

"The number of shirts available for sale corresponds to the number of animals of each species that remain in the wild. A total of 1,775 shirts have been made; of them, you’ll find 30 Vaquitas (a type of porpoise) and 450 editions with the Anegada Rock Iguana."

"Each sale will go toward the preservation of its species."

LeBron and Durant for Uber

The Ringer – "LeBron’s Imprint on Today’s NBA"
By Kevin O'Connor

Ryan Coogler Breaks Down the Busan Casino Fight Scene

Previously,
Black Panther

Janelle Monáe – "Make Me Feel"

Colombia

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