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Every Studio Ghibli film ranked!

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RankedAnimation in filmIn a bonus edition, we rank all the animated films – from Spirited Away to Ponyo – by the revered Japanese studio, most of which will be available on Netflix from February 22. Porco Rosso (1992)The first of Hayao Miyazaki’s aviation-themed films, it remains unclear why its pilot character is a pig (unfortunately, a sexist one). Set against the rising Italian fascist regime, this chirpy animation has an oddly noticeable gangster-film influence. Read More...

Mad Mens Kiernan Shipka on Smoking, Eye Rolls, and Whats Next for Poor Sally Draper

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Kiernan Shipka. So far, Sally Draper has been a pretty resilient kid. Don’s been negligent, Betty’s been cold, but Sally, as played by Kiernan Shipka, has remained a firecracker, unafraid to sneak out of her house, roll her eyes at damn near anybody, and call out her friends when they’re putting on airs. Now, disillusioned by her father’s cheating, she’s trying to escape for good. In last Sunday’s episode, Sally tested out a boarding school where she offered the cool kids money, drank, and maybe tried some pot. Read More...

This is the only hat a grown man can get away with wearing

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Redeem now A baseball cap is really the only hat a guy can get away with. iStock Hats used to be as common as shoes in America. You wouldn't dream of leaving the house without one, and you wouldn't dream of keeping it on indoors. Now things are a little different. The guys who attempt to wear those kinds of hats — trilbies, fedoras, and panama-style hats, but also flatcaps — are aware that they're doing something a little out of the ordinary. Read More...