(Content note: spoilers; real and fictional murderers and sexual predators) Thomas Hardy’s novels critique Victorian England, especially its hypocrisy, classism, sexism, and sexual violence. In her 2017 LitHub essay, Rachel Vorona Cote wrote that Hardy’s character Angel Clare from Tess of the D’Urbervilles exemplifies a type of “fraudulent nice guy” still common today. Similarly, William
If you were one of the legions of people binging Avatar: The Last Airbender when it hit Netflix in May and desperately clamoring for more, you’re in luck. Netflix announced on Twitter that ATLA‘s sequel series, The Legend of Korra, will make its streaming debut on August 14. The Legend of Korra picks up after
Data visualization communicates the relationships of data through graphs, charts, and other visual mediums. It’s the difference between hundreds of rows on a spreadsheet and a concise graph with a key and color coating. Being an ever-increasing driving force behind business decisions, it’s important that data is accessible and understandable to people who might not
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has responded to reports of her colleague Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) accosting her on the steps of the Capitol while she was on her way into work. The Hill‘s reporter overheard the conversation, noting that “Yoho told Ocasio-Cortez she was ‘disgusting’ for recently suggesting that poverty and unemployment are driving a
A new work by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage will join Second Stage Theater’s Broadway line-up for 2021, joining the company’s postponed revival of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out starring Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams. The newly announced, as-yet-untitled production of Nottage’s new play will be directed by Kate
Drake has teamed up with Headie One for a new track called ‘Only You Freestyle’. Produced by M1 on the Beat, the song is a standalone single that sees each artist freestyling for two minutes against a moody beat. Below, listen to the track and check out the music video, directed by Nathan James Tettey
Billy Strings made his late-night debut on Monday, performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with his band. But it wasn’t simply a promotional push for his latest album, 2019’s Home. Instead, the bluegrass prodigy was raising awareness about the plight of independent music venues, many of which are in danger of closing for good without a
Kristen Kreuk will continue to solve crimes on the addictive Canadian drama, Burden of Truth. CBC, the show’s home in Canada, has officially picked up a fourth season of the hit drama series. Eight new episodes have been ordered for Burden of Truth Season 4, meaning that fans will get some much-needed resolution to everything
Like your clothes, haircuts aren’t one-size-fits-all. But unlike your clothes, you can’t take a crap haircut off after a day of fielding abuse from your colleagues. Which is why—before going under the barber’s scissors—it’s worth knowing which styles best suit your face shape. After all, an extra inch here or a smattering of facial hair
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A few years ago, we mentioned Hidden Fields and their hand-drawn horror adventure game, Mundaun. Well, after partnering up with publisher MWM Interactive, the game will finally see a release on Steam in Spring 2021. In Mundaun, you assume the role of an unnamed protagonist. After learning of your grandfather’s mysterious death in a fire,
A dark, gritty reboot of the golden oldie Perry Mason? At first, it sounds like a joke, or like a Jack Donaghy idea from 30 Rock. The classic legal drama debuted way back in 1957, which leaves quite a thick layer of dust to brush away, but HBO’s reboot — premiering this Sunday at 9/8c;
When FLARE predicted the top hair trends of 2020, there was no way we could have foreseen this time of quarantine—and the risks celebs were going to take with their hair while isolating at home. From celebrities like Miley Cyrus embracing the mullet to Kristen Stewart’s enduring commitment to the genderless haircut trend (but orange!), stars
When Eric Church released his single “Stick That in Your Country Song” in June of 2020, the song’s mentions of war, underpaid teachers and protests in American cities felt incredibly of-the-moment. In reality, it’s a prime example of that cliche about things changing yet staying the same: Davis Naish and Jeffrey Steele co-wrote the track
Exclusive Johnny Ortiz — who starred alongside Kevin Costner in “McFarland, USA” — is currently sitting behind bars after being charged with premeditated attempted murder charges … TMZ has learned. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Ortiz and another man, Armando Miguel Navarro, allegedly tried to kill a man named Brian Duke “for the
The legal battle between the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum and the Black jazz singer named Anita White over the name Lady A — a moniker for which the band has three federal trademark registrations and now wishes to officially use and share with White, who has gone by that name professionally for
The relationship between Jada Pinkett Smith and August Alsina is, in a word, complicated. Well, there’s another word for it, and it’s one you’ve definitely heard in recent events, as the entire Pinkett Smith/Alsina situation has been known to many as an ‘entanglement.’ Now August Alsina has just dropped a new song that speaks to
Cam has announced the details of her sophomore album, The Otherside, and a new song, “Classic.” The record is due out in October. In an interview with Music Row, the singer-songwriter shares that she split her writing sessions between Nashville, New York and Los Angeles, chronicling her journey over the past five years into the new set of songs. Cam
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com An awesome new twist in the Dana White vs. John Oliver feud — Dana is now selling UF-SEA t-shirts as John suggested … with all of the proceeds going to one of John’s favorite charities. Okay, some brief backstory … Over the past few months, the ‘Last Week Tonight’ host
Nick Cannon‘s firing back at ViacomCBS after it dropped him for making anti-Semitic comments — and he’s now claiming it’s the media giant that’s being divisive, not him … and he has a list of demands. “The Masked Singer” host responded to Viacom’s decision Wednesday morning, saying, he’s “deeply saddened” the company “misused an important
Exclusive Pop Smoke‘s alleged murderers were tracked down by LAPD detectives the old-fashioned way … there were no shortcuts or easy breaks. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the big break in the case leading to the arrests of 4 men allegedly connected to the rapper’s death didn’t come from a tipster, but instead from
Breaking News Well, this is nuts … Mark Cuban and Sen. Ted Cruz are calling each other out about everything from the NBA’s handling of anthem protests to China … but the focus seems to be on who’s got the bigger balls. It all started when a radio talk show host from Texas tweeted at
Breaking News Teresa Giudice is heartbroken for the New Jersey judge who sent her and her hubby to prison … after what appears to be a targeted murder at the judge’s home. The ‘RHONJ’ star’s attorney, James Leonard, tells TMZ … Teresa was “devastated” by the news this weekend — namely, that a gunman disguised
Heather McDonald and former ‘RHOC’ star Jim Bellino are on the same page, legally speaking — they’ve settled his lawsuit against her … TMZ has learned. According to a joint statement released by Jim and Heather … they’ve “reached a settlement of the dispute on mutually satisfactory terms.” The joint statement also says Heather “never
[embedded content] By 1990, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were a phenomenon. They’d lept from the pages of an obscure indie comic book to weekday afternoon television. As such, TMNT was already a popular line of action figures. Naturally, the next step was a live-action movie. The first trilogy of movies went with turtle costumes and animatronic puppets. The Jim Henson Company
Director: Vince Marcello Writers: Vince Marcello, Jay S Arnold Stars: Joey King, Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney Elle Evans (Joey King) just had the most romantic summer of her life with her reformed bad-boy boyfriend Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi). But now Noah is off to Harvard, and Elle heads back to high school for her senior year. She’ll have to juggle a
With the release of “Every River,” the second track to be issued from their upcoming album, Arm in Arm, North Carolina’s Steep Canyon Rangers rise to meet the challenges of a “ruthless age” via a stirring anthem rooted in bluegrass and old-time gospel music. Featuring an impassioned lead vocal from guitarist Woody Platt, “Every River”
Back when he was a fledgling songwriter with a new publishing deal, Michael Hardy was hanging out with his dad and a friend at the Nashville drinking establishment Tin Roof. He had only a few dollars to his name, so he bought a tall PBR for six bucks and nursed it as slowly as possible.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are set to release “Happy Anywhere,” an undying love song co-written by Ross Copperman and Josh Osborne, and frankly, why wouldn’t they? Here’s the scoop on the couple’s new song, expected to land at country radio on Friday (July 24). “Happy Anywhere” follows Shelton and Stefani’s 2020 smash hit “Nobody But You,”
Kaylee Federmann didn’t always want to be a pop artist. Before her singing days, she had a strong love for dolphins. After watching the movie Dolphin Tale, the Newton, MA native fell in love with the idea of being a dolphin trainer. The idea of being a singer came a little later. When she