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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Kelly Clarkson and her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, settled their divorce in 2022 — but that didn’t bring the legal drama between them to an end. Clarkson has filed a new lawsuit against Blackstock, seeking to recoup years’ worth of fees that she says he collected inappropriately. Billboard reports that Clarkson filed suit against Blackstock on Monday
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The Best Actress category for the 2024 Oscar nominations was a tough one this year. You had Emma Stone portray Bella Baxter’s emotional and intellectual journey in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. Then there was Lily Gladstone, who portrayed the pain the Osage Nation went through in the captivating Martin Scorsese film Killers of the Flower
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There’s a lot to appreciate about co-directors David Zellner and Nathan Zellner‘s unique cryptid comedy, Sasquatch Sunset. A slice-of-life chronicling of a nomadic sasquatch family, possibly the very last of their kind, bridges the short gap between humans and cryptids in its showcasing of family drama to comedic effect. That the fiercely committed cast remains completely unrecognizable under head-to-toe prosthetics
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In a frame that will see Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4 rally with a second weekend take of around $30M (-48%), three wide entries hit cinemas, the biggest being Lionsgate’s Mark Wahlberg canine sports movie Arthur the King with an eye on $8M-$10M at 3,003 locations. The movie directed by Simon Cellan Jones made
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It’s been a newsy week in the world of books and reading, and I’ve got a smorgasbord of stories that didn’t make the cut for the full Today in Books treatment. Let’s catch up!  💸 Publishing models that rely on gig workers are bad for everyone.  🪐 The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced the finalists
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At age 12, Blue Ivy Carter has already won a Grammy, performed as one of Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour dancers, and impressed her family with not just her performing talent but also her makeup skills. Her grandfather Mathew Knowles, who managed Destiny’s Child, recognized Blue’s talent and potential in an open letter he addressed to her.
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Look, it’s simply true: even the silliest little goose you know could be hiding murderous tendencies. And if television is meant to reflect aspects of our real lives, why wouldn’t psychos slip under the radar in some of our favorite comedies? On this week’s episode of Guide to the Unknown, Kristen and Will explore the crimes and theories of The
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Shigeichi Negishi, the Japanese engineer who invented the karaoke machine in 1967, has died aged 100, The Wall Street Journal reports. Negishi’s daughter Atsumi Takano told WSJ journalist Matt Alt that Negishi passed away last month, on January 26, of natural causes after suffering from a fall. Alt, who had previously interviewed the inventor for
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Have you ever watched news coverage of a devastating international conflict and thought, “I can’t imagine that ever happening here?” You no longer need to imagine. Using jaw-dropping production work, harrowing set design, and visceral war-ravaged camera operation, Alex Garland’s remarkable Civil War takes us on a white-kncukle road trip through a divided America, as
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Captain Cragen’s appearance was a too-short blast from the past. During the final minutes of Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Episode 7, he told Bell about the corruption behind Stabler’s suspension. This is only the beginning of this story, but will Cragen have any more screen time as it progresses? Cragen is retired,
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