I am incredibly nervous about the upcoming movie in the Joker cinematic universe . For those of you who don't know, the sequel to the hit 2019 film Joker will be called Joker: Folie à Deux . The highly anticipated movie will co-star Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn , and get this…it's going to be a musical. I love musicals, so when I heard this news, I was more than stoked. Joker is already such a heightened and unrealistic movie anyways, I don't think that adding some Judy Garland covers is going to…

Why so serious?

Clowns have completely eclipsed their purpose in recent years. While variations of clowns (or fools) have existed as far back as 2800 BC, the modern clown , with its colorful and often ridiculous-looking clothing, wasn't a thing until the 19th century. That white-face makeup that we associate with the clowns we know, love, and fear? That was the doing of Joseph Grimaldi, the actor who made the clown role a lot bigger than it used to be. Though clowns are generally portrayed as bumbling fools, t…

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