The biggest complaint about 2018’s The Meg, an American and Chinese co-production loosely based on author Steve Alten’s novel, was that it lacked bite. The PG-13 action vehicle for Jason Statham brought the B-movie sense of fun, but it was too restrained regarding the megalodon carnage. Meg 2: The Trench answers the first film’s criticisms, though not in the way
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If you read Megan Nolan’s debut novel, Acts of Desperation, you’d know how immediately gripping her writing is. That book, with its immediate razor-sharp examination of an unnamed narrator’s sexual experiences with a toxic and irresistible partner, is a stylistic turnaround from Ordinary Human Failings, Nolan’s second novel.  Just as engrossing as her first, Ordinary
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On Emmi Freeman: T-shirt, shorts, DSquared2. Sneakers, Celine by Hedi Slimane, $690.Christian Macdonald Simone Alysia wears a coat, blouse, and boots from Celine by Hedi Slimane. Fernanda Ly wears a sweater and slingbacks from Prada and tights by Wolford. Stella Lucia wears a dress, tights, and slingbacks from Miu Miu. Betsy Gaghan wears a bodysuit
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Singer-songwriter Cass McCombs and San Francisco-based preschool teacher Mr. Greg (aka Greg Gardner) have shared ‘Friends From Around the World (Hello Version)’, which appears on their upcoming LP Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children. The collection contains songs Garnder wrote for his own students, with arrangements by McCombs.
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The Toronto International Film Festival announced today the 2023 selections for the highly regarded Midnight Madness program. The infamous Midnight Madness lineup features 10 titles, 7 of which are World Premieres, and highlight the weird and the wicked of film. “Sides will be split — both figuratively and literally (on screen) — as Midnight Madness returns
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Montages are usually corny and cringe-worthy, but Charlie and Nick had a way of making it seem like so much fun. We were reunited with our favorite students as a new school term kicked off on Heartstopper Season 2 Episode 1. Not much time had lapsed since the Heartstopper Season 1 finale saw Nick come out
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Jaime Herndon finished her MFA in nonfiction writing at Columbia, after leaving a life of psychosocial oncology and maternal-child health work. She is a writer, editor, and book reviewer who drinks way too much coffee. She is a new-ish mom, so the coffee comes in extra handy. Twitter: @IvyTarHeelJaime View All posts by Jaime Herndon Jaime
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