September 27, 2024 - Week in Review: Maggie Smith, a New England treasure hunt, and SNL at 50
About The Episode
Today Edgar B. Herwick III, Jared Bowen and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review.
First up: we remember actor Dame Maggie Smith, who has died at age 89. A legend of the British stage, she also won Oscars, Tonys and Golden Globes. She enchanted new generations by way of Harry Potter. And, then of course, she was the Dowager Countess from Downton Abbey everyone wanted to sit next to for her delicious courses of wit.
From there it’s a new narrative for the videogame The Legend of Zelda. It’s the princess who’s now doing the saving. Then Project Skydrop, which sounds like a quest you’d find in The Legend of Zelda. Superstar video game designers have invented a real life event that has sent people scouring the woods of New England for golden treasure.
And, Saturday Night Live turns 50. Now old enough to have an AARP membership, does it still have its edge and cultural relevance.
First up: Project Skydrop. It’s what happens when superstar video game designers invent a real life event – a treasure hunt, which now has people scouring the woods of New England in search of buried treasure..
From there, a spin on cancel culture. Called “click to cancel,” a new law in California makes it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one.
Plus, if less is more, are Americans ready for a super-downsize –me movement, as the restaurant industry considers serving up smaller portions?
Finally, SNL turns 50. Now old enough to have an AARP membership, does it still have its edge and cultural relevance?
