Fireworks have returned with Higher Lonely Power, their first album in nine years. Surprise-released today (January 1) via the band’s own Funeral Plant Collective, the LP follows 2014’s Oh, Common Life as well as their 2019 comeback single ‘Demitasse’, which does not appear on the record. Stream it below. “We appreciate the opportunity to create
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I am a huge fan of entertainment, so I don’t like to play the game of pretending that books are better than television or vice versa. Stories can be told in many different ways and formats and personally I think the more the merrier — although all the streamers are really starting to test this
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If aliens contact humanity, who decides what we do next? Scientists setting up ‘post-detection hub’ in Scotland are concerned humans would react ‘like headless chickens’ The moment has been imagined a thousand times. As astronomers comb the cosmos with their powerful telescopes, they spot something that makes them gasp. Amid the feeble rays from distant
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Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel White Noise might seem odd now—but there’s a good chance it’ll age in wild and interesting ways. By Jason Diamond December 30, 2022 Photographs: Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte I picked up Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel White Noise as a younger, more impressionable reader and thought, “Damn,
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Not every character can be a favorite. Sometimes they aren’t even our favorite love-to-hate characters. Between baffling plot decisions, strange developments, or irritating personality moments, there are the ones who annoy us when they’re on our TV screens. The 2022 TV season was a good year for romantic relationships and juicy character arcs, but this
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In 2016, a little orange book took the world by storm. Written by American blogger and author Mark Manson, ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*CK’ became a smash hit and best seller and a bible for many people all over the world. Now Universal Pictures has produced a cinematic documentary to refresh our memories. Directed by Nathan Price
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As a huge fantasy fan, I always love when authors mix fantasy stories with other genres. Particularly when you get what I call magical mystery books! This sub-genre offers some of the most delightful and escapist stories you’ll read. Plus, they’re just plain fun with their mix of suspense, adventure, and magic. We’ve covered some
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Actor Bob Penny, who scored minor roles in the films “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died. Bob passed away in Huntsville, Alabama on Christmas Day, according to an online obit from Laughlin Service Funeral Home. His cause of death was not disclosed. Penny was a bit part actor in dozens of films and
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Back at the end of October, I attended an event called The RRAW Experience — in which the RRAW stood for Romance Readers And Writers (I love a good double entendre!). It was a day-and-a-half affair including author panels, workshops, fun and games, and a closing gala awarding some of the legends of romance. It
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Ryan McRae and Briana Pobiner With many projects around the world proceeding despite the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers across a variety of fields made multiple exciting breakthroughs on human origins, gaining more insight into topics ranging from food and drink to interspecies cooperation. Telling us more about our food, our health, our close relatives and ancestors,
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From a triumphant Tom Cruise to a pitch-perfect awards bait turn from Cate Blanchett, ’22 was another strong year for a wide range of films. By The Editors of GQ December 30, 2022 Getty Images Two years ago when theater chains were closing and huge films were debuting in our living rooms, it might’ve been hard
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