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Steven Spielberg and Temple Grandin were each honored by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery as Portrait of a Nation award recipients, recognizing individuals whose influence has profoundly shaped American culture and life.
Spielberg is celebrated for redefining cinematic storytelling and shaping how generations of Americans understand history, imagination, and emotion through landmark films that defined modern cinema. Beyond filmmaking, his founding of the Shoah Foundation preserved tens of thousands of Holocaust survivor testimonies, creating an enduring educational archive dedicated to remembrance and truth.
Temple Grandin is honored for transforming humane livestock handling practices across the United States while also reshaping national conversations around autism. Through her work, she demonstrated how different ways of thinking can lead to innovation, empathy, and meaningful change. Together, Spielberg and Grandin exemplify the Smithsonian’s mission to honor individuals whose creative vision, intellect, and compassion leave a lasting imprint on society.
📌 Image Credit:
Steven Spielberg — Original photo by Romain Dubois, taken during Spielberg’s masterclass at La Cinémathèque Française, Paris (January 9, 2012).
Temple Grandin — Original photo by Jonathan Underwood, taken at a book signing at Rochester Community and Technical College, Minnesota (February 18, 2011).
Watercolor effects and artistic treatment by Vibe USA. Original images used under their respective open licenses.
Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer is more than a masterpiece of modern art — it is a vessel of survival, identity, and history. Painted between 1914 and 1916, the portrait captures Elisabeth with the quiet intensity and ornamental elegance that defined Klimt’s later years. More than a century later, on November 18, 2025, the painting made history when it sold at a U.S. auction for $236.4 million, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever sold. The staggering price reflects not only its artistic brilliance, but the profound human story carried within its canvas.
Elisabeth Lederer was Jewish, living in Austria as the shadow of the Nazi regime darkened Europe. During the Holocaust, she made the life-saving decision to claim she was Gustav Klimt’s illegitimate daughter — a story that afforded her a measure of protection in a world where truth could mean death. While the claim was never proven, it speaks to the desperate courage required to survive that era. Her portrait, once part of a celebrated Jewish art collection, was later displaced by Nazi persecution before ultimately being restituted. Today, the painting stands as both a symbol of artistic legacy and a haunting reminder of how art, identity, and survival became inseparably linked during one of history’s darkest chapters.
📌 Image Credit: Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–1916). Public domain.
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📺 Carrie Series | Amazon Prime Video – 2026 (TBA)
An ambitious new eight-episode adaptation of Carrie by Stephen King, re-imagined by acclaimed horror auteur Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass). At the heart of this twist-filled drama is Carrie White, a tormented high-schooler whose sudden telekinetic powers trigger a terrifying reckoning after relentless bullying and a fanatically religious upbringing. With filming wrapped and no firm release date yet, expect a dark, psychologically charged journey when it arrives on Prime Video.
🍿 Greenland 2: Migration
In Theaters | January 9, 2026
The world is forever changed after the comet catastrophe — and survival comes with new rules. In Greenland 2: Migration, Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return as John and Allison Garrity, who now face an even more dangerous journey as Earth’s remaining safe zones collapse. Forced into a mass migration across unstable terrain, the Garrity family must navigate violent weather systems, fractured governments, and desperate communities all fighting for limited sanctuary.
This high-intensity sequel delivers sweeping disaster spectacle, emotional depth, and relentless tension as humanity pushes toward its last chance for a future. In theaters January 9, 2026.
🍿 Cold Storage
Sci-Fi Comedy/Horror | Theatrical — February 2026
From the producer of Zombieland and writer/producer David Koepp (Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds), Liam Neeson stars as a veteran bioterror operative who joins two storage workers to stop a mutating fungus threatening humanity. Expect dark comedy, body-horror chaos, and big-screen thrills.
🎬 Disclosure Day
Streaming Movie | Summer 2026
Directed by Steven Spielberg, Disclosure Day brings together Emily Blunt and Colin Firth in a tense, emotionally charged mystery that unravels the moment a long-buried truth is forced into the light. When a global disclosure event exposes classified information to the public, two unlikely allies must navigate political fallout, moral dilemmas, and a dangerous web of hidden agendas. Spielberg’s signature storytelling elevates this high-stakes drama into a gripping human story about trust, sacrifice, and the cost of revealing what was never meant to be known.
👗 The Devil Wears Prada 2
Film | Theatrical Release – May 1, 2026
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and the original cast return for a high-fashion sequel set in today’s cutthroat media world.
🪄 Practical Magic 2
Film | Warner Bros. – September 18, 2026
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reunite as the Owens sisters in a spellbinding sequel inspired by The Book of Magic.
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🎶 Midlake — A Bridge To Far
Released November 7th, Midlake’s sixth studio album, A Bridge To Far, feels like an exhale — a whole day at the lake woven into sound. The band’s name couldn’t be more fitting: everything about this record glides, ripples, and rests in that mellow, water-brushed tranquility.
Midlake is a folk-rock band from Denton, Texas, formed in 1999 by friends emerging from the University of North Texas music scene. Over the years they’ve built a reputation for warm harmonies, gentle guitars, earthy textures, and that unmistakable swirl of woodwinds that softens every edge. This album is no exception — it’s peaceful, grounding, and endlessly replayable.
Meet the Band
Eric Pulido – vocals, guitars
McKenzie Smith – drums
Paul Alexander – bass, keyboards
Eric Nichelson – guitars, keyboards
Jesse Chandler – keys, flute, woodwinds
💥 Our Favorite Tracks:
🌅 “Days Gone By”
The moment the album begins, the world slows down.
We’re not kidding — our very first thought was Bob Ross would absolutely call this a Happy Little Song. The flutes skim like birds across a still lake. You’ve got a warm cup of coffee in your hands. The sun is brushing the horizon.
It’s peaceful, uplifting, and full of quiet gratitude — the perfect opener to a day that feels like it’s unfolding gently.
🚤 “A Bridge To Far”
The title track floats effortlessly.
This one feels like cruising across the water in a small boat — no rush, no schedule, just the soft hum of the motor, wind in your hair, and shoreline houses drifting by like watercolor.
It’s calm freedom, distilled into melody.
🌊 “The Ghouls”
Nostalgic and relaxing with a touch of old-school warmth.
There’s a little Blue Öyster Cult glow in this one — not spooky, just that mellow, classic-rock comfort. If we’re sticking with our lake-day theme, this is the moment the waves get gently choppy. Hair flying, water splashing, everyone laughing. Still relaxed. Still fun.
🏝️ “Eyes Full of Animal”
A standout from the first listen.
It’s breezy, chilled-out, and somehow both simple and rich. This is the part of the lake day when you’ve reached that little sandy island everyone loves — boat anchored, music drifting, sun warming your shoulders, good company all around.
Time stretches… and life feels easy.
🌫️ “Within / Without”
Slow, spacious, sensual.
This track is a deep inhale and a deep exhale — the kind of song that makes you want to close your eyes, float on your back, and let the water hold you. It’s quietly beautiful… and yes, there’s a subtle sexy undertone woven into every beat and breath.
We’ve shared the music video for this one at the top for you to drift into.
❤️ Why This Album Matters
A Bridge To Far isn’t about analyzing every lyric — it’s about the feel of the sound.
It’s an invitation to breathe, to soften, to be present. These are Happy Little Songs in every sense, the kind that remind you that life can still be gentle when you let it.
Released Friday, November 7th, this brand-new record is Midlake at their most soothing, their most grounded, and their most soul-settling.
This illustration below was created by our sister company, Old Dogs Rock, in celebration of Midlake’s new album
