Flocking to Paris for literary tourism is one of the best bookish vacations you can take. The last time I went, I visited Edith Wharton’s home and swung by the wealth of bookstores. But outside of the literary history, people have been falling in love in Paris, and France in general, for generations. Historical romances
With medieval energy in the air once more, let’s dive into some of the best fantasy books about knights. It’s fair to say that right now, knights are all the rage in fantasy. Culturally, we have often looked to a past that never existed as a site of whimsy or fascination. Even when medieval literature
Spring has been flush with YA book news. Whether you’re eagerly awaiting updates on an upcoming adaptation, love learning about the books earning some new bling, or want to build your TBR with some good book lists, there’s something here for you. We’ll likely continue to see bigger book news roundups for the next month
Picture books are the best way to get kids excited about reading. But these picture books go one step further and will get them excited about important authors. These five, relatively recently published picture books feature the true stories of literary legends. Some of the biographical picture books describe authors of children’s books, like Judy
Danai Christopoulou is the author of Vile Lady Villains, a sapphic horromantasy that brings Klytemnestra together with Lady Macbeth, out in the U.S. on May 12th from Union Square & Co. Below, they talk about three horromantasies they loved reading this year: Horror and romance dance well together. The realms of the beautifully grotesque and
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The One Episode of Season 3 of Good Omens Is Here, and I Want to Know Why I mean, I know why. It’s because of money, but I still want to know why. I say
Pitfall Movie Review by Matt Boiselle Pitfall – directed by James Kondelik, and written by Victor Rose and James Kondelik, and starring Marshall Williams, Alexandra Essoe and Richard Harmon Synopsis: After a young man gets separated from his group in the woods, he falls into a 10 ft deep pit full of spikes, impaling him


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Bloodthirsty Movie Review by Matt Boiselle Bloodthirsty – directed by Nachela Knox and written by Chad Johnson, and starring Stephen Barrington, Kiana Sosa and John Blaq Synopsis: On the night of their anniversary, Sarah is unexpectedly called into work, but when a sudden zombie outbreak traps her inside, Brian must fight through the chaos to
The Screaming: Visual Vengeance Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Movie Review by Matt Boiselle Originally released back in 2000 (wow, do I feel old), Director Jeff Leroy’s “The Screaming” has just recently gotten a fresh Blu-ray sprucing from Visual Vengeance, and we here have procured a copy from the good group at MVDShop for our perusal and
Rihanna stepped out on Mother’s Day alongside A$AP Rocky in a coordinated street style moment that balanced tailoring with accessories. The singer wore an oversized black suit featuring strong shoulders and wide-leg trousers, paired with pointed snakeskin pumps and oversized shield sunglasses. She accessorized with layered jewelry and carried a woven Chanel top-handle bag along
The stars stepped out in an array of structured tailoring, couture silhouettes, and statement prints for the Disney Upfront 2026 presentation in New York City. From Angela Bassett’s rose-embroidered velvet suiting to Lindsay Lohan’s sculptural couture gown, the event delivered a mix of polished daytime glamour and fashion-forward detailing. See what celebrities wore below. Angela
Horror has always thrived on evolution. What starts on the big screen rarely stays there for long, and some of the genre’s most unforgettable films have found a second life in gaming. The result is something far more immersive than a passive watch. You are no longer just witnessing the terror; you are inside it,
Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom Kim Nguyen National Film Board of Canada 29 April 2026 | Hot Docs Documentaries sometimes do something simple and useful: they make a well-known historical image feel unfamiliar again. Kim Nguyen’s Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom begins with Eddie Adams’ Execution, Saigon, South Vietnam,
For most indie fans, Broken Social Scene are considered indispensablethanks toYou ForgotItin People(2002) and Broken Social Scene (2005), which is good news for the mostly overlooked producer David Newfield, who helmed both efforts. The Toronto collective did take quite a step up from their debut album, even if their initial outing was among the first
Beauty is best served with rage. Artemisia Gentileschi, Clarice Lispector, and Anne Sexton all apotheosized through the sublimation of rage. Why? Their works refuse to be timid reactions against patriarchal society; they violently threw themselves against oppression. Therefore, it endowed their creations with the risk of self-annihilation. You’re unwilling or unable to look away as
Historical fiction is a site of postmodernism. In whatever historical period a book takes place, we all bring associations and images to that time period. The recent past is obviously easier to conjure and reference with the visual support of film and photography. The 1970s were an especially important time in cultural history in the
Briana Wyatt brings something increasingly rare to music today — sincerity. Her voice is not driven by ego or spectacle, but by purpose, passion, and faith. Every time she sings, there is a sense that the performance means something deeper, and audiences feel that connection immediately. Brianna Wyatt’s artistry is rooted in inspiration. Whether she
How many Japanese women have directed films? Wikipedia’s page on the topic lists 51. How many can you name? From now on, the world’s film buffs should at least be familiar with Kinuyo Tanaka, because all six of her films have been restored and presented inKinuyo Tanaka Directs, the 48th volume in Criterion’s Eclipse series
Industrial music often gets the rap of sounding cold or distant, but not Chicago’s rising Body Shop. The Florida transplants recently released Sex Body, an EP that challenges that stereotype, with a bracing sound that blends danger and wit and a reputation for confrontational live shows. The music drips with danger and sex, but isn’t
Unfortunately, there are so many deserving LPs that are often underrated by critics and overlooked when compiling “Best of” decade lists. For every album by Beck inducted into the “Best of the 1990s” canon, deserving records by the Lemonheads and Belly are tossed aside. Moreover, for every obvious choice by a well-established artist, more subtly
Jolanda Moletta has been described as a “one-woman electronic choir”, creating wordless compositions or “sonic and visual spells”, as described on her Bandcamp, through extended vocal techniques. On her two previous albums, Night Caves (2025) and Nine Spells (2022), she created gorgeous, cavernous worlds with layers of impeccable singing. On her third release, Oceanine, she
Jazz fans know the vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa from her work with saxophonist Joshua Redman on his 2023 album Where Are We, his first for the legendary Blue Note label, as well as his first to feature a singer. On that album and on the road with Redman, Cavassa found fresh ways to approach standards like
In so many ways, Thundercat’s music has always exploded with color. Often, his fingers blaze across the fretboard of his bass guitar, leaving explosions of notes in their wake. Meanwhile, his albums consist of multiple musical genres exploding against one another like popcorn kernels under a pot lid. Starting with his solo debut, 2011’s The
In the excellent song “An Rá,” from Kneecap’s extraordinary new album Fenian, the Belfast rap trio mock the supposed gifts of British imperialism—a sardonic inventory of what the Crown left behind—and the joke lands like a brick through a window. Three lads from West Belfast telling centuries of colonial history to fuck off, and they
FOUND TV, the dedicated home for found footage horror, has announced its latest FOUND Original, Go to Sleep, a psychological found footage feature from director Steven Espinoza and writer/star Chris Vander Kaay. The film will make its debut at the inaugural Recovered Reels Festival in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, before launching globally on FOUND TV. Go to
The Delivery Line Nance Ackerman Melki 20 April 2026 | (Hot Docs) Gulbadan, a midwife in Afghanistan, bathes one of her small children. She runs an obstetric clinic and assists pregnant women in remote parts of the country. In this scene from The Delivery Line, though, she is simply at home. She slowly eases a
At New York’s 92NY, Stanley Tucci reaffirmed why sophistication, style and substance remain timeless currencies in both fashion and film. By Prince Carter In an era where celebrity often favors spectacle over substance, Stanley Tucci continues to stand apart as a symbol of refinement — understated, intelligent and effortlessly stylish. During his recent conversation with
Where are you tonight, Kyle Craft? Sailing the Mississippi River like Mark Twain? Or performing “Visions of Johanna” to any punter who gives him half a chance at the Bob Dylan Center? You tell me. After releasing three studio albums with Sub Pop, nothing has been publicly heard of him since 2019. It is as
Thirty years ago, the airwaves were dominated by a crystalline hook that seemed to suspend time: “I love you always forever, near and far, closer together.” It was the kind of pop lightning that rarely strikes twice, a song that defined an era of ethereal optimism. For the Welsh-born, Upstate New York-based Donna Lewis, that
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