Critical Linking is a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web, is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney. “You know what will really take your book club to the next level, especially if you’re meeting virtually? Adding a complimentary recipe to make the pages
Month: August 2020
[Warning: The following contains spoilers for The Umbrella Academy Season 2 and The Umbrella Academy comic books. Read at your own risk!] The Umbrella Academy returned to Netflix with an outlandish new adventure that saw the Hargreeves siblings trying to save the world (and JFK) in 1963 Dallas. The second season drew strong inspiration from
When you go to a Zac Brown Band concert, you expect the band to play certain hits — “Chicken Fried,” for example, and “Knee Deep.” But you’re also more than likely going to hear plenty of cover songs. More than anybody else in country music, the Georgia-bread troupe relishes highlighting some of their favorite tunes
Exclusive Zac Efron is formulating a plan to escape from Los Angeles … and he’s got his eyes set on a big move down under!!! Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Zac plans on listing his L.A.-area home in the very near future, and he wants to move full-time to the Byron Bay area
The best thing about beards, foamy-moustache funtimes aside, is their impermanence. Maybe you’ll grow one and forever shall it remain. Perhaps you’ll sample stubble and then go running for the razor. Either way, it’s a switch-up to your style that’s intrinsically transient. No two days of bearding are ever the same. It’s perpetually changing. And
Hard to believe that Capcom had what appeared to be a hot new franchise on its hands with Dead Rising back in 2006. The thrill of Dawn of the Dead in video game form, combined with some great technology at the time, seemed like something that begged to be expanded upon. Flash forward almost 15
When Logic announced his retirement, it was hard not to be at least a little bit sceptical – rappers make these sort of statements all the time only to make a grand comeback just a few years later. But the Maryland rapper sounded both serious and determined: having recently become a dad, he wanted to
Credit: Lane Dorsey “Hold Me” is AVAILABLE NOW. ↓ Spotify — Apple Music — SoundCloud — YouTube When I go to write a song, I instinctually pick up an acoustic guitar. “Hold Me” however, came to life when I sat down and revisited the piano after quite some time. Often I don’t know what’s weighing on my chest until I write and
Still, he’s not as sad as the photos would have you believe. “[The Phanatic] is representing all the Philadelphia fans,” he added. “So it’s quite an opportunity, but also a responsibility. The Phanatic has to do his best to make sure the team knows that the fans are still behind them.” When the league started
In January, Eric Church took a trip to the mountains of North Carolina and recorded 28 songs in 28 days. “We removed all of the barriers about what people think of the song,” Church said earlier this year. “Just let it be the most creative thing for that one day, chase that as hard as
A wonderfully convoluted path of investigation lead to the discovery of lottery dream predictions in an 18th century letter. The description of that journey into the weirds of fringe research will be saved for another time, for now lets simply enjoy these anecdotes written by a German doctor in 1793 and included in a volume
In The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Episode 9, all hell breaks loose. The penultimate episode gave us a long overdue therapy session, a couple of revelations, and FINALLY the events of President Kennedy’s assassination unfold. Back at The Commission, AJ The Fish manages to get a message to Herb: 743. Lila runs into Herb when he
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Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tekashi 6ix9ine is fully free, having just completed house arrest, and he’s already out shooting a music video. We got this vid of Tekashi out in Brooklyn Sunday, bright and early (7:30 AM) …. alongside some super wild rides. It’s no surprise … a few security guards were patrolling the
Nashville-based singer and songwriter Fancy Hagood is dreaming of a great love in his new single “Don’t Blink.” Readers can hear the soaring folk-pop track, released on Friday (July 31), above. Written by Hagood and his collaborator Shak and produced by Jon Green and Tofer Brown, “Don’t Blink” is aspirational, the artist explains. “A lot
As one of the first major motion pictures to re-enter production, Jurassic World: Dominion will more than likely help to set the standard for studio practices for the foreseeable future. Things are sure to get challenging at times, as it was even wrongfully reported that the film had shut down production just shortly after starting
These designers—and their brands—are changing the fashion industry for the better When some people hear the words “adaptive clothing,” their minds may instantly jump to images of sweatsuits and velcro closures. But, in actuality, adaptive clothing—a term used to describe clothing for people with disabilities and medical conditions that make getting dressed challenging—is super chic
Practicing your social isolation? It would certainly kill the arcades these days (if they still existed). Younger gamers probably never experienced the phenomenon that was the arcade. Before it was eclipsed by console gaming in the mid-90s, the arcade was the place to play some amazing video games, including some great horror titles. Some of
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Quibi has arrived, with a free trial period and everything. But what is worth watching, right out of the gate? (And what is Quibi again…?) Answering the second question first, Quibi is a streaming service that offers episodes as “quick bites” (ergo its name) of 10 minutes or less, displaying “full-screen” no matter how you
Garth Brooks has his Stadium Tour planned out until 2022, and he’ll cap it off with what he describes as “possibly the biggest gig of my career.” Coming from the man who played Central Park to an estimated 980,000 people, that’s a big statement. Brooks officially began his first-ever run of stadium shows in 2019, though
SATURDAY UPDATE: Since cinemas reopened in China’s low-risk areas on July 20, the market today had its biggest day yet. Box office was $5.74M (RMB 40M) overall for the day, according to Maoyan figures. That reps a 38% jump from Friday. After leading last weekend and the midweeks, then dropping to No. 2 on Friday,
Buying a used designer handbag is a trust fall. You risk it all for the potential of finding your dream investment bag at a discount, while anxieties of authenticity, quality, and value retention lurk in the back of your mind. Am I going to destroy my vintage Birkin bag if I clean it with water?
Some more sad news here in 2020, as we’ve learned tonight that actor Wilford Brimley, known to horror fans as Blair in John Carpenter’s The Thing, has passed away at age 85. Brimley had been sick for two months with a kidney ailment, NY Times reports. Wilford Brimley’s Hollywood career began with a role in
Nearly two years have passed since the birth of my son and I still find that every day brings something new in my motherhood journey. Some days I feel like I’m still trying to catch up with my new life, almost as if I’m sitting in a lecture where the professor’s moving too fast between
Lil Uzi Vert and Future have shared a pair of new singles, ‘Over Your Head’ and ‘Patek’ (not to be confused with Uzi’s 2018 song ‘New Patek’). Listen to both songs below. The two rappers first teased their latest collaboration on July 21 by posting a video directed by Hype Williams on social media –
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Sharon Osbourne says seeing is believing when it comes to paranormal activity and other-worldly beings … she wants to believe we’re not alone, but needs her own hard evidence. Sharon joined us on “TMZ Live” and we wanted to know if she’s a UFO believer like her son, Jack. Play
On Aug. 1, 1998, Garth Brooks reached No. 1 on the country charts with “To Make You Feel My Love.” His cover of the Bob Dylan-written song was at the top 22 years ago today. “To Make You Feel My Love” originally appeared on Dylan’s 1997 album Time Out of Mind under the name “Make You Feel My
Exclusive Wilford Brimley — an iconic actor who was the face of Quaker Oats for years, as well as a spokesperson for diabetes education — has died … a rep tells TMZ. We’re told Brimley passed away Saturday morning at his home in Utah. Sources with direct knowledge of Wilford’s health tell us he was