Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year is…. James is Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year. I had a little fun with this announcement on Instagram, but this is the right selection. I will
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A new teaser trailer for The Last Showgirl has arrived. The drama is led by Pamela Anderson as a Las Vegas showgirl who must adjust to a new life after the closing of her venue. “The film follows a glamorous Las Vegas showgirl, Shelley, who faces the dark prospects of her show closing after several years.
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Hulu has released the trailer for Paradise, in which we see Sterling K. Brown under investigation for murdering the president. It stars Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, and more. The show is created by Dan Fogelman. “Paradise is set in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals. But this tranquility
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Spoilers below. On the cover of Patrick Radden Keefe’s historical nonfiction bestseller Say Nothing, Dolours Price wears a turtleneck covering her mouth, pulled all the way up to her eyes. Taken by Stefano Archetti in the 1970s for the Italian magazine L’Europeo, it’s a visual reminder of the code of silence practiced by the Provisional
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The very expensive, but typically priced, Dwayne Johnson $200M+ Christmas package Red One began its weekend journey last night with previews totaling $3.7M. Note that figure also includes monies from a Sunday special screening. The movie has been sitting still on tracking for quite some time with a $30M-$35M projection. At that level — $30M-$35M–
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Shabaka Hutchings has announced a new EP, Possession, which is out December 6 on Impulse! Records. Following his solo debut Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, which came out earlier this year, the collection features contributions from billy woods, ELUCID, Esperanza Spalding, Nduduzo Makhathini, Brandee Younger, Carlos Niño, Jason Moran, and an as-yet-unannounced special guest.
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Carolina Ciucci is a teacher, writer and reviewer based in the south of Argentina. She hoards books like they’re going out of style. In case of emergency, you can summon her by talking about Ireland, fictional witches, and the Brontë family. Twitter: @carolinabeci View All posts by Carolina Ciucci The Libby App & Kanopy Kids
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The cast of A24’s gonzo actioner Onslaught from The Guest director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett is only continues to heat up. THR reports that The Terminator and Aliens star Michael Biehn is set to make his return to studio films with the gonzo actioner. Reginald VelJohnson, remembered for his role in action classic Die Hard, and comedian Eric Wareheim (Tim & Eric) have also joined
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Men’s Fashion We independently evaluate all recommended products and sercives. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. This is the Iron Snail yearly down jacket Olympics! What’s up, Snailiens? It’s Michael! I’m back with my big fat sack. Today, we
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Two new tracks from TRAИƧA, nonprofit production company Red Hot’s upcoming 46-track compilation, have been unveiled today. Julien Baker and producer Calvin Lauber have joined forces for a cover of Belle and Sebastian’s ‘Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying’, which also features SOAK and Quinn Christopherson. Plus, there’s a new collaborative track from Yaeji
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Netflix has debuted the trailer for their latest animated effort, “Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld,” a supernatural action series starring Ali Wong (Birds of Prey, “Paper Girls”). “Jentry Chau vs. The Underwold” premieres on Netflix on December 5, 2024. Wong executive produces the 13-episode series, from first-time show-runner Echo Wu, alongside Aron Eli Coleite (“Locke & Key”). The series follows
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Rejoice! For we have another best-of 2024 book list to fawn over, this time from TIME. The publication’s must-read list of 2024 is full of fiction (mostly of the literary variety) and nonfiction, with bestselling and debut authors alike. TIME describes the list as being full of “Gripping novels and short stories, eye-opening histories, moving
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20th Century Studios has dropped the trailer for The Amateur, it’s upcoming espionage thriller starring Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne, and more. The Amateur is set to be released in theaters on April 11, 2025. “Charlie Heller (Malek) is a brilliant, but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA working out of a basement office at headquarters in Langley whose
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