Steph Auteri is a journalist who has written for the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Pacific Standard, VICE, and elsewhere. Her more creative work has appeared in Creative Nonfiction, under the gum tree, Poets & Writers, and other publications, and she is the Essays Editor for Hippocampus Magazine. Her essay, “The Fear That Lives Next to
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Luke Combs is still riding the high of his 2024 Grammys duet with Tracy Chapman. The country star reflected on Sunday’s awards ceremony and his moving performance of “Fast Car” with the singer-songwriter on Instagram, calling the moment “unreal.” “What an unreal Grammy week to say the least,” Combs wrote. “There were so many laughs,
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Toby Keith‘s family have announced their plans for a private funeral service for the late country superstar. In a post to Keith’s social media accounts on Saturday (Feb. 10), the family revealed plans for a service that is set to take place in the coming days. “The Covel Family is hosting a private funeral service
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Last year’s R.L. Stine-based Disney+ series “Goosebumps” will return for Season 2, we’ve learned this weekend, but the cast and setting will be switched up this time around. Variety reports, “The announcement was made during the Disney Branded Television presentation at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. As part of the announcement, it was
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The 1980s produced a ton of amazing movies, and with that, ushered in a crop of directors who still wow audiences today. Directors like Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, and Tim Burton all found their groove in that radical decade (even if a few technically started before 1980). Other directors came out of the
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Top Gun: Maverick was released more than three decades after the original storyline of Top Gun movie. Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a highly decorated test pilot is held back from being promoted to a higher rank for his insubordination. After learning that Rear Admiral Chester ‘Hammer’ Cain has axed the hypersonic Darkstar scramjet program, Maverick
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Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive Director for Reading Women, a podcast that gained an international following over its six-season run. In her
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After several months of reported sightings, musical artist Halsey and actor Avan Jogia seemed to confirm their rumored relationship with an appearance in Los Angeles at a live show. The alleged couple were seen kissing, holding hands, and embracing at the show at the Cara Hotel on Monday, September 18. Here’s everything to know about
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Super Bowl weekend, despite its damper on Sunday business, used to be a box office frame that could still yield results, even for films aimed at dudes. Like in 2015, when the sixth weekend of American Sniper drummed up $30.7 million, or in 2020, when the third weekend of Bad Boys for Life did $17.6M.
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Choosing the right cologne can be daunting, but you can never go wrong with the best Guess cologne. I’ve scoured the web and trodden physical stores to present you with the best men’s Guess cologne that brings out your style and personality. According to a recent study, fragrance plays a crucial role in boosting men’s
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Mojo Nixon was absolutely himself right to the end. The cult hero died Feb. 7 on board the Outlaw Country Cruise, where he’d performed and caroused in signature fashion the night before (“passing after a blazing show, a raging night, closing the bar, taking no prisoners,” according to a statement from his family). Less than
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The process behind Ducks Ltd.’s debut album, 2021’s Modern Fiction, was both tightly collaborative and insular. Tom McGreevy would usually demo a song before bringing it to Evan Lewis, and the pair would trade ideas back and forth until they hit a mutually (and pretty much intuitively) understood end goal. The Toronto duo composed much of
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Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. And the Nominees Are… Award season rolls on with the recently revealed longlist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The ten nominees range from commercial hits (Emma Cline’s The Guest) to critical darlings (Catherine Lacey’s Biography of X)
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