Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. It Feels Like a Lot Because It Is a Lot If your latest scroll through the Netflix menu left you feeling like every other option was based on a book, you’re not super wrong. Nearly one-third
Tom Holland certainly got GF Zendaya under his spell … ’cause the smitten actress can’t stop gushing about his “rizz” to whoever will listen. Zendaya was asked during the Buzzfeed Puppy Interview about the ‘Dune 2’ cast’s “rizz” — short for charisma — and she quickly steered the topic back to her man, Tommy boy.
A. G. Cook has announced his third proper LP, Britpop, and shared its Charli XCX-assisted title track. It will arrive on May 10 via a new label called New Alias. Listen to ‘Britpop’, which debuted at Charli XCX’s Boiler Room set in Brooklyn last night, below. Britpop spans 24 songs that are split into three parts:
Play video content TMZSports.com MLB fans freaking out over their teams’ new jerseys can take a chill pill … ’cause Eric Hosmer tells TMZ Sports that even though they don’t look so hot right now, he’s sure the league will get it fixed by Opening Day. The uniforms have been widely criticized by seamheads and
Dolly Parton and Lainey Wilson brought star power to the stage — and the small screen — during Dolly Parton’s Pet Gala, a two-hour television special that tapes in Nashville and aired on Wednesday night (Feb. 21). One of the highlights of a fast-paced lineup, Parton and Wilson sang Parton’s classic “I Will Always Love You,”
With a remake on the way and a new 4K restoration of the original classic now streaming, it’s a good time to be a fan of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger. And on that particular note… Bloody Disgusting has learned that Matt Bors — the founder of The Nib and a political cartoonist who has twice been named
The closest we’ve gotten to seeing Mark Ruffalo go off the handle onscreen is while playing that not-so-jolly green giant, The Hulk. (And, yes, the actor is down for a standalone Hulk movie, FYI.) However, whether he’s starring as “rom-com Ruffalo” in sweet films like 13 Going On 30, or as a good guy taking
The star became the first Black woman to top the chart this week Dolly Parton congratulated fellow legend Beyoncé on topping Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with her new single “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Taking to social media, Parton shared an image on Instagram Thursday night that read: “I’m a big fan of Beyoncé and very excited that
When you hear that MGMT are back with their first album in six years, one that’s supposedly more optimistic than 2018’s doomy yet oddly danceable Little Dark Age, you’d guess they’d have come up with a different title than Loss of Life. “I wish I was joking,” Andrew VanWyngarden sings on the second to last
Libby, a free app through which patrons can check out books from their local public libraries, has joined the book award game. This year, on March 12th at 7 pm EST to be exact, the Libby Book Awards — also called the “Libbys” — will be presented. The award-winners will be out of 17 categories
Taylor Swift literally went great distances to support Travis Kelce during his NFL season, going so far as to travel from Tokyo immediately after wrapping an Eras show to Las Vegas to watch him play the Super Bowl. All of Swift’s effort was not lost on her boyfriend, who sees it as his turn post-season
El tutor de Wendy Williams acaba de presentar una demanda contra la compañía matriz de Lifetime, y el momento es poco menos que sospechoso, porque hay un documento sobre ella que va a salir a la luz. Una mujer llamada Sabrina Morrissey, que dice que está actuando como tutora temporal de W.W.H. (presumiblemente Wendy Williams
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate‘s John Wick spinoff Ballerina starring Ana de Armas will be delayed a year from June 7, 2024 to June 6, 2025. The move comes as John Wick architect Chad Stahelski has inked a new deal with Lionsgate to oversee the franchise. He’s working with Ballerina director Len Wiseman on additional action sequences for
If your signature style is feeling a little lackluster lately, you might not need to spring for new clothes. You can freshen up your look in an easier way—the best Dior colognes. The perfect cologne might just be the final piece you’re missing from that wardrobe of yours. As one of the top fashion lines,
In life, spewing hate comes easy; finding the good takes effort. That’s my mantra for “Revenge of the Remakes.” Get dirty and identify value where others hastily — maybe unfairly — laid harsh criticisms. Any remake, in any genre, faces biased outrage from peanut galleries who refuse to remove their nostalgia goggles. It’s easy to
Natalie Portman finally addressed all the speculation about her alleged marital issues and cheating rumors involving husband Benjamin Millepied — but she didn’t offer any real insight. The Academy Award winning actress sat down for a recent interview with Vanity Fair writer Keziah Weir to talk about her latest film, “May December,” and a range
Outlander Season 7’s midseason finale left us on the edge of our seats, and now we can’t wait to see what’s next. With cliffhangers galore left in its wake, fans can’t wait for Outlander Season 7 Part 2 to air, and hopefully, we won’t be waiting too much longer. Let’s take a look at everything
Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. ALA Issues Résumés for Banned Books In just the latest reminder that not all heroes wear capes—and librarians are some of our greatest heroes now and always—the American Library Association’s Unite Against Book Bans coalition
Natalie Portman finalmente se refirió a las especulaciones sobre sus supuestos problemas matrimoniales y los rumores de infidelidad que involucran a su marido Benjamin Millepied, aunque la artista no ofreció ninguna pista al respecto. La actriz ganadora del Oscar se sentó con el escritor de Vanity Fair Keziah Weir para hablar sobre su última película
Shania Twain is mourning the death of Allison Cornell — a violinist, violist, synth player and multi-instrumentalist who had been part of her core touring band for years. “Allison Cornell was such a talented and wonderful person. It was a privilege, as an artist, to have her on stage with me through a lot of my
Genevieve Naylor//Getty ImagesSchiaparelli evening gowns, 1949. Diane von Furstenberg has never forgotten what a well-known male designer once told her: “Women make clothes. Men make costume.” It was a dictum that has stuck with her for years, and one that she personally believes has some merit. After all, she says in her delicious Belgian drawl,
John Wick looks to have died at the end of John Wick: Chapter 4, but that doesn’t mean we’ve seen the last of Keanu Reeves’ assassin character. The actor is part of the Ballerina cast, with this spinoff being set between the third and fourth John Wick movies, and featuring Ana de Armas in the
When Alice Randall first sat down more than 30 years ago to write “The Ballad of Sally Anne” with Mark O’Connor and Harry Stinson, she wanted to use the murder ballad format to discuss a topic — lynching — that was never mentioned in country music. “The ugliest fact of Southern life went missing from
Girl and Girl have announced their debut album, Call a Doctor. The follow-up to the Australian band’s 2022 EP Divorce drops on May 24 via Sub Pop and Virgin Music Australia. Lead single ‘Hello’ arrives with a music video from director Tayla Lauren. Check it out and find the album cover and tracklist below. “‘Hello’
The adaptation of Shakespeare’s lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers story Much Ado About Nothing, titled Anyone But You, has grossed $189 million globally, making it the second highest-grossing live-action Shakespeare adaptation ever. The only other live-action adaptation of the Bard’s to beat it — if we aren’t counting 2019’s Lion King, since it is CGI — is Baz Luhrmann’s
The original movie is headed to 4K and we’ve learned tonight that Lionsgate’s brand new reboot of The Crow starring Bill Skarsgård (IT) will also release in the first half of 2024. The Crow reboot will release in theaters on June 7, 2024! From director Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman, Ghost in the Shell), Bill Skarsgård (IT) is
Zendaya ha estado causando un gran impacto en la gira de promoción de “Dune” hasta ahora y parece que su compañero Timothée Chalamet quizo entrar en la acción, porque le está siguiendo los pasos. Échale un vistazo a lo que estos coprotagonistas llevaban en el estreno de “Dune: Part Two” en Corea del Sur el
Nuevos informes sugieren que la verdadera razón por la que Kelly Rowland abandonó el set de “Today” fue porque habría sido bombardeada con preguntas sobre Beyoncé, pero eso es mentira, según dicen fuentes bien informadas sobre el tema. Fuentes con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que Kelly llegó el pasado viernes justo antes de