Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Reese Witherspoon Announces First Novel, Co-Written With Harlen Coben I have long wondered why Witherspoon didn’t have her own imprint…or house. But after the spate of high profile celebrity thriller collaborations (Viola Davis, both Clintons,
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“It tells the remarkable true story behind the groundbreaking birth of Louise Joy Brown in 1978, the world’s first ‘test-tube-baby,’ and the tireless 10-year journey to make it possible,” reads the synopsis. “Told from the perspective of Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist who joined forces with scientist Robert Edwards and surgeon Patrick Steptoe
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Sleater-Kinney have put out ‘This Time’, a new track that will appear on the upcoming deluxe edition of their latest album Little Rope. It follows the previously released ‘Here Today’. Listen to it below. “‘This Time’ was the last song we wrote for the record and the last to get cut once we decided we
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Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger make up the ultimate scream team in Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2. Currently on VOD, the meta slasher sequel is coming to Blu-ray on December 10 from Scream Factory. The only special features are the trailer and an image gallery. Rhys Frake-Waterfield returns to direct, this time handing over scripting
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Ruben ChamorroJacket, The Frankie Shop. Skirt, Courrèges. Tights, Falke. Earrings, Completedworks. Pumps, Jimmy Choo. Before Kesha got The Call, she was frolicking naked with her friends off the coast of Zihuatanejo, Mexico—a sun-kissed Lady Godiva on a jet ski, cutting through the ocean waves. Her entourage of 12 friends followed her lead, shedding their beachwear
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In the ever-shifting realm of digital art, Raine Li’s “Yi Series” stands out as a profound and thought-provoking work that delves into the complexities of cultural representation in the digital context. Drawing inspiration from the Yi ethnic minority of Southwest China, this piece constructs a mesmerizing digital dreamscape that blurs the boundaries between tradition and
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EXCLUSIVE: After a successful world premiere at Telluride and opening night at the New York Film Festival, and with Rotten Tomatoes critical reviews at 80% fresh, Amazon MGM Studios is taking Orion/Plan B’s Nickel Boys to screens later in December. Originally the RaMell Ross-directed and co-written feature based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was
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Banned Books Week and Prison Banned Books Week have passed, but Bookshop.org and The Authors Guild are keeping the spotlight on banned books through their Banned Books Sale. With it, you can get 15% off challenged books, or new books by challenged authors with the code BannedBooks24. “As we face a critical point for literature
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John Amos died of congestive heart failure, according to his death certificate, and he was cremated more than a month ago … fueling speculation that a family feud was raging at the time he died. TMZ has obtained the death certificate filed with L.A. County, and it shows the “Good Times” star died August 21
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The fifteenth edition of Telluride Horror Show kicks off this month, running from October 11-13, 2024 in world-famous Telluride, Colorado. From the press release, “Showcasing an international program of more than 50 films, this year’s lineup brings the latest and best in horror to Telluride, including NEON’s highly anticipated Presence, IFC Films/Shudder’s “The Creep Tapes”, The Rule
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Michael Rider is Celine’s new man. After announcing today that its artistic director of nearly seven years, Hedi Slimane, would be stepping down, the LVMH-owned maison has named Rider to the post. Rider was most recently the creative director of Polo Ralph Lauren, but before that, he logged time at the French house, working under
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Netflix has released the teaser for No Good Deed, its upcoming dark comedy series starring Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano. “When Lydia and Paul decide to move on from their empty nest to forge a new life, they list their gorgeous 1920s Spanish-style villa located in one the most desirable neighborhoods in Los Angeles — and the real estate
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Meet the 2024 MacArthur Fellows Whoever shadow-coined the MacArthur a “genius” grant should themselves get one. Secretive, wide-ranging, lucrative, and the at this point the you-cant-buy-it adjective, coveted: the MacArthur is probably only the second
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