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‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: They Can’t Leave This Behind  The New York Times ‘Spinal Tap II’ has cameos from McCartney and Elton John. And the New Orleans setting rocks.  NOLA.com ‘Spinal Tap’ sequel ‘The End Continues’ is lukewarm Tap water  The Washington Post Spinal Tap is back. Director Rob Reiner says they’re still dialed up to 11  NPR Movie Review: The …

‘Spinal Tap’ sequel ‘The End Continues’ is lukewarm Tap water  The Washington Post Movie Review: The guys from Spinal Tap are back together, but is the reunion worth it?  AP News Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review – rockers return for mockusequel of pin-sharp laughs and melancholy  The Guardian Spinal Tap is back. Director Rob Reiner says they’re still dialed up to …

Considering that Black Sabbath reunited just before it was too late, The Who are currently on their umpteenth farewell tour, and Megadeth has just announced their final farewell go-around, this seems the perfect time for the return of the most beloved (fictional) hard rock band to hit the screen. Arriving 41(!) years after its mockumentary predecessor that achieved cult film …

How Paul McCartney and Elton John begged to be in ‘Spinal Tap’ sequel  San Francisco Chronicle Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review – rockers return for mockusequel of pin-sharp laughs and melancholy  The Guardian Spinal Tap is back. Director Rob Reiner says they’re still dialed up to 11  NPR ‘Spinal Tap’ sequel ‘The End Continues’ is lukewarm Tap water  The Washington Post Dial …

With Spinal Tap, the joke never gets old, even if the hilarious-as-ever heavy metal trio is now bordering on geriatric. Well into their 70s, hall-of-fame improv talents Michael McKean and Christopher Guest are the same age as real-life rockers Alice Cooper and Steven Tyler, while slightly older Harry Shearer has made it up to 70-11. It’s to the point that …

Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest play aging rock stars in the mockumentary Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Bleecker Street hide caption toggle caption Bleecker Street In 1984, the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap lampooned heavy metal bands and rock documentaries — and introduced audiences to a new film genre. “What we were doing was not only …

Scientists used 3D-printed scaffolds and stem cells to regrow nerve fibers across severed spinal cords in rats, restoring function and pointing to a promising new path for treating paralysis. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers have created a remarkable new approach to repairing spinal cord injuries by merging 3D printing, stem cells, and lab-grown tissues. They engineered tiny scaffolds that guide stem cells …

Credit: McAlpine Research Group / University of Minnesota A breakthrough in stem cell biology has been 3D-printed in Minnesota—and the lab results show promise for spinal cord injury recovery, and even reversal. A research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities demonstrated a groundbreaking process that combines 3D printing, stem cell biology, and lab-grown tissues to provide spinal cord …

For the first time, a research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities demonstrated a groundbreaking process that combines 3D printing, stem cell biology, and lab-grown tissues for spinal cord injury recovery. The study was recently published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, a peer-reviewed scientific journal. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, more than 300,000 people in …

In world 1st bid to cure paralysis, Israeli team gears up to implant innovative spinal cord  The Times of Israel Israel to carry out world’s first spinal cord transplant  The Jerusalem Post Israel to Perform World’s First Human Spinal Cord Implant  VINnews The first human spinal cord repair using the patient own cells  EurekAlert! First Spinal Cord Transplant to Take Place in Israel  IFCJ Source …