The winners of the National Book Critics Circle Awards for the 2021 publishing year were announced on March 17th in a virtual ceremony. The National Book Critics Circle consists of nearly 800 members and was established in 1974 in New York with the goal to honor outstanding writing and foster “… a national conversation about
Working a Spell at Boggart Hole Clough March 1, 2022 Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern , trackback Boggart Hole Clough, the subject of this month’s Boggart and Banshee podcast, is a large park to the north of Manchester. Now it is well within the conurbation (the modern park is discussed in my new
Get your Oscar binge watch in now before it’s too late. By Nathaniel Houston March 18, 2022 Timothee Chalamet in Dune.Courtesy of Warner Bros via Everett Collection. We’re in the homestretch of yet another Oscar season, and the window to be properly caught up on which films are overrated, which were snubbed, and which should
Valerie June refuses to slow down. Just a year after releasing The Moon and Stars: Prescription For Dreamers, the singer, who historically has waited several years between releasing new music, has more to offer ahead of her forthcoming Spring tour. “Use Me,” the latest from the Tennessee-raised singer-songwriter, is a stand-alone slice of meditative soul-pop that
Hulu has released it’s first trailer for their new upcoming limited series ‘Candy’. It centers around the true-crime case of Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore. It’s set to debut on the streaming service May 9. In the trailer we get to see Jessica Biel’s portrayal of the killer. “Candy Montgomery is a 1980 housewife
Play video content It’s Tricky with Raquel Harper NeNe Leakes once called Kandi Burruss the racial “c” slur … so claims Kandi, who says she doesn’t understand where the animosity comes from, but she has a hunch. The former ‘RHOA’ star — who now has her own new show, “Kandi & the Gang,” on Bravo
Carrie Underwood‘s new single “Ghost Story” is a dramatic revenge song, and that’s part of what attracted her to it. Stepping into the studio to sing it, she sealed the deal. “It was just like, ah, this just feels good,” Underwood says, smiling as she talks to Kelleigh Bannen from Today’s Country With Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music Country.
Exhibition giant Cineworld reported its full-year 2021 earnings this morning in London, showing sharply narrowed losses and vastly improved revenues versus 2020. CEO Mooky Greidinger is bullish on the the outlook for the world’s second-largest exhibitor which also owns Regal in the U.S., as the company predicts admissions in 2022 could reach 85% of the
Warpaint have shared the music video for ‘Champion’, the lead single off their upcoming album Radiate Like This. Watch it below. “Being apart it was a little tricky to make a video,” the band’s Jenny Lee Lindberg said of the visual in a statement. “It [Theresa Wayman] came up w some key points with camera
Mahmoud Darwish is one of the most spectacular poets who encapsulates the experiences of Palestinians. His poems often trace themes of homelessness, exile, freedom, and the pain associated with dislocation. Born to a Sunni family in Al-Birwa, near Akka, in 1941, Darwish’s life trajectory comprises many overlapping strands like deracination, the trauma of being separated
Folks on the set of ‘NCIS’ are getting sick … and sources say the mystery illness has more than a dozen people who work on the show puking. The long-running CBS program is currently filming in Valencia, CA just outside of L.A. … and one source tells us at least 18 people on set fell
Inventing Anna, from showrunner and executive producer Shonda Rhimes, chronicles the breathtakingly strange story of fake heiress Anna Delvey. Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, scammed her way into elite New York circles by posing as a wealthy German heiress with plans to open up a Soho House-esque club for artists. As detailed in
Trevor Noah‘s response to Kanye West hurling a racial slur at him is filled with compassion for what he sees the rapper becoming — a situation the ‘Daily Show’ host calls heartbreaking. Trevor went right to the source, posting a comment on Ye’s IG that seeks to deescalate their feud — initially pointing out how
Thirty-one years ago today (March 16, 1991), seven of Reba McEntire‘s band members, along with her tour manager, were tragically killed in a plane crash near San Diego, Calif. The aircraft was en route from a private concert that McEntire had played just a few hours earlier. On March 15, McEntire and her band performed for
Zac Efron continues to prove he’s been able to maintain one of the best bods in Hollywood for years … taking a shirtless jog on the beach in Costa Rica. The actor was spotted with some friends — both male and female — in Central America this week, unclear if he’s down there for biz,
When he was sixteen years old, Tod Browning ran away with the circus. Technically speaking it was a travelling show called the Manhattan Fair & Carnival Company which he joined after becoming enthralled with one of its dancers. He held several jobs in various carnivals, circuses, and sideshows including barker, escape artist, clown, and stable
The transformation of a house is one of the most remarkable. When designing or renovating your home, keep in mind that it’s one of the most personal investments you’ll ever make. Since custom home renovation and extensions can take many forms, you should have no trouble finding a solution that meets your requirements and your
The Walker spinoff is taking shape at The CW. Deadline is reporting that CW veteran Katherine McNamara has landed the lead role in the pilot for Walker Independence. McNamara’s Abby Walker is “an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West,” according to the description from Deadline. “On
Play video content Ellentube Kim Kardashian‘s estranged husband has used social media as a vessel to launch attacks on her and Pete Davidson — and although Kim says it’s tough, she tries to “take the high road” — keeping their kids in mind. Kim is set to sit with Ellen DeGeneres Thursday, where she tackles
For Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves, traditional stringband music isn’t about breaking boundaries, but using the music to resonate with the aspects of the past worth holding onto: community, solidarity, and family. On the duo’s upcoming album Hurricane Clarice, out March 25 on Free Dirt Records, they search for hope in a dying world,
Most people would probably agree that Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the best attractions inside Disneyland. Many people would probably also agree that the Blue Bayou restaurant is one of the best places to dine inside Disneyland. The food is pretty good, and has become even better with a recent update to the
Alex Cameron has been effectively blurring the line between persona and artist for most of his career, dealing with uncomfortable themes by embodying some version of a sleazy, deplorable male character. It’s been a playful act of exposure more than serious commentary, a quality that has kept his music entertaining as well as refreshing ever
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According to a FAQ page on the website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation titled “The FBI and UFOs,” the United States’ domestic intelligence and security service “was only occasionally involved in investigating the possibility of UFOs and extraterrestrials over the years.” “Concerned citizens reported many of these strange sightings to the FBI,” the statement
The two-time World Cup champion opened up about playing for Los Angeles’s new NWSL team, taking care of her mental health, and hiking across Spain. By Melissa Yang March 17, 2022 BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 11: Christen Press poses for a portrait on Angel City FC media day at XRM Studios on March 11, 2022
The Cactus Blossoms mine a classic soft-rock vibe on “Everybody,” an easygoing duet with Jenny Lewis that appears on their 2022 album One Day. Appropriately, the song’s new video finds the three performers in colorful, retro-futuristic surroundings. Singing siblings Jack Torrey and Page Burkum are set against a faded pink backdrop, with the only other
Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney has official joined Marvel’s latest film ‘Madame Web’, alongside Dakota Johnson. Sweeney posted a screenshot of a Deadline article to her Instagram today announcing that she is set to star opposite Johnson. A Sony Pictures spinoff of the MCU, ‘Madame Web’ is based on the character of the same name from the
Killing Eve star Jodie Comer is set to star in HBO’s newest limited series ‘Big Swiss’. Comer will play Flavia in the series, who is also known as “Big Swiss.” The series will follow Flavia in New York, who anonymously transcribes sex therapy sessions. She later becomes obsessed with one of the patients. The project
Design by Michael Stillwell After two years of postponed nuptials and delayed receptions, 2022 is promising a packed wedding season. So, as you start saving those PTO days and banking airline miles for a spring and summer full of destination celebrations, consider investing in a new pair of party shoes that can carry you from
Play video content TMZ.com Julia Fox insists Kanye West wouldn’t hurt a fly, or Pete Davidson, because he’s quite harmless … and his shots at Kim Kardashian‘s BF are just a form of “artistic expression.” We got Julia after a workout at Barry’s Bootcamp in WeHo, and asked her about Kanye’s string of threats against