Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over
The Good Half trailer has arrived on behalf of Utopia, their forthcoming comedy-drama starring music superstar Nick Jonas. The film will be having nationwide screenings on July 23 and July 25, which will include an exclusive virtual Q&A with star Nick Jonas, Director Robert Schwartzman and special guest moderator Kiernan Shipka. “In the film, Renn Wheeland
Billie Eilish directed the video for her latest single Chihiro herself, and in the dreamy music video Eilish escapes an empty building and sprints outside, where she gets in a hands-on tussle with another person. Billie Eilish has opened up about the meaning behind the lyrics to the single, and how they are inspired by the film Spirited
Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins
I hear you, dudes – shaving can be a bit of a chore, especially when you just want to clean up and get on with your day. Still, it takes a proper shaving kit if you want to look your best, and the best shaving creams for men are an important part. It’s easy to
With Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming later this year, MachineGames and Bethesda dropped more meat for fans to chew on at the Xbox Games Showcase with a new gameplay trailer. Interspersed with the gameplay are quick glimpses of the cutscenes, culminating in Indy and Gina in the Himalayas. Set between the events of
Jennifer Lopez says she’s dismayed by all the negativity in the world — but the question … is she referring to current events in 2024, or is this about her personal woes of late? In her latest “On the JLo” newsletter that got blasted out to fans Wednesday, J Lo used her movie “Atlas” and
Was that the best hour of the series since the Interview with the Vampire Season 1 Episode 1? It very well may have been, as the foray back to 1970s San Francisco unlocked some core memories for Louis and Daniel that could change everything for them. Interview with the Vampire Season 2 Episode 5 was
Major spoiler below for the horror thriller The Watchers, so tread through the forest carefully if you haven’t yet watched. Before drilling down into the questions that have themselves been drilled down into my own brain, I want to make two things quite clear. First, I think The Watchers is a fun, spooky, and interesting
The Hostel franchise is about to grow a little bit bigger, with an upcoming television adaptation that is set to bring the team behind the slasher classic back together. Paul Giamatti is set to star in the series, with Eli Roth, Chris Briggs, and Mike Fleiss returning to once again revisit the violent film franchise. The Hollywood Reporter also
For a fifth year in a row, Spotify House proved to be the go-to spot for special guests and surprises during CMA Fest weekend in Nashville. The streaming platform’s Hot Country playlist took over Blake Shelton‘s Ole Red bar on Broadway for three days, and along with featuring a dozen scheduled performers each day, also
Today in Books rounds up news links from places from other than Book Riot, but we also cover news on the site, so here are the news stories we wrote about last week. Plus: a grab-bag of links that didn’t make into the regular daily sends, but still are worth a click. How Alabama Library
Remember all that toilet paper you fought off hoards of people only to get the final rolls on the shelf during the pandemic a few years ago? There is a chance your four-year-old TP could be expired if it’s still sitting around your house. Man quarantining at home with toilet paper and alcoholajr_images loading… How
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Loud & Proud” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky
In the war on streaming, Will Smith is doing his part to get butts back in theater seats. The Academy Award-winner surprised fans at a recent screening of his new movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth installment in the buddy cop franchise. He snuck out of the theater at Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw
Keeping up with technological advancements like metered billing software is not only advantageous but essential. As an artist, designer, writer, or musician, you’ve likely noticed the shift in how transactions are handled in your field. The days of cumbersome paper invoices and lost checks are gone. Today, digital payments and invoicing systems have transformed business
Virginie Viard, who was named artistic director of the house of Chanel following Karl Lagerfeld’s passing in 2019, will be departing her post, according to a report from The Business of Fashion released today. Viard began her first tenure at the house in 1987 and was a longtime protégé of Lagerfeld’s, following him to Chloé
Alan Wake II fans will get their fix tomorrow with the first expansion for the game with “Night Springs”. Not only that, but for physical media fanatics, Remedy Entertainment has finally announced physical Deluxe and Collector’s Editions for Alan Wake II, coming this Fall. Pre-orders open tomorrow. Night Springs brings with it three new episodes,
Jennifer Lopez may be trying to send a signal about her marriage to Ben Affleck … a signal that doesn’t align with the fact everyone — literally — seems to be moving on. J Lo hit up Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Santa Monica Saturday night, wearing her wedding ring. She was there with a pal
Eminem‘s latest music video for the single “Houdini” is out, and among the millions viewing the banger is the family of the OG Batman Adam West, who loved the rapper’s salute to his work. In the video for the track, which is part of Em’s upcoming “The Death of Slim Shady” LP — he’s back
Play video content TMZ.com Jason Momoa‘s got one musically gifted family … bringing his kids onstage with him during his band’s Hollywood show in footage obtained by TMZ. The actor took the Sunset Room Hollywood stage — a venue just off the Hollywood Walk of Fame in L.A. — with his group ÖOF TATATÁ …
Here are the stories from the last week in Today in Books that you all found the most interesting, at least measured by the number of times you clicked through to read the story. In ascending order: Denis Johnson Kept a Huge Commonplace Book. And You Can Download it. Twitter is still good sometimes. I
5SOS front man Luke Hemmings has released his new EP ‘boy’, which contains 7 perfectly crafted songs, written and produced by himself, Elie Rizk and Sammy Witte. My favorite song on the EP has to be ‘Promises’, an impeccable song that delves into the complexities of love, vulnerability, and the weight of unfulfilled commitments. [embedded
Premiering at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, the film “Am I Okay?” now makes its highly anticipated debut on Max this June 6. Directed by Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, and starring Dakota Johnson and Sonoya Mizuno, this feature is a heartfelt exploration of friendship, love, and the complexities of self-discovery. “Am I Okay?” centers
Based on a novel by Holly Smale, Geek Girl is a new Netflix TV series which follows Harrit Manners (Emily Carey), whose life is turned upside down when she gets thrown into the fashion industry. She has no idea what she’s getting into: tight agents, offbeat designers, impossibly high heels, and a cute supermodel with
Play video content TMZ.com Bianca Censori knows how to make a splash with her nearly naked public appearances … but on Saturday she went more conservative in Italy — and actually covered her body for once while cloaked in some type of strange outfit. The wife of Kanye West was chauffeured in a black Mercedes
Ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman is ripping Spotify CEO Daniel Ek for saying the cost of making music nowadays is practically zilch … telling us that just proves Ek is clueless about the industry. Daniel ruffled feathers among artists recently by declaring on social media, “Today, with the cost of creating content being close to zero,
The Brat Pack were icons to those who grew up in the 1980s. The young stars’ were in all the coming-of-age movies that shaped us. One might think they had it all, but the “Brat Pack” label was not ideal for them. Brat Pack Inception It was June 10, 1985. St. Elmo’s Fire, featuring stars
Field of Dreams came out a little more than a year after I was born, and over the past few decades, I’ve watched the classic Kevin Costner movie more times than I can even begin to count. I love this movie, have read the book on which it was based, consider it one of the