Authors using pseudonyms is nothing new. In fact, there are still five that are unknown, with another mystery author story fresh from the headlines this week. They choose a pseudonym for many reasons: to avoid the limelight, to remain anonymous, to avoid criticism, or to protect their identity. Some authors write under a pen name
North Carolina-based duo Violet Bell (Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez) are preparing their most ambitious project to date. Due out on Oct. 7, the duo’s upcoming album Shapeshifter retells the story of the selkie, a mythical creature found in many Celtic and Norse folktales. In the tale, a fisherman steals the skin of a selfie, who can shift between human
As we all know, one of Ewan McGregor’s best performances is playing the young poet Christian in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!. But did you know that Ethan Hawke could have been the one to show off his singing chops and star opposite Nicole Kidman? The Boyhood actor recalls the time he “crushed” his Moulin Rouge!
David Beckham met Queen Elizabeth numerous times, but he joined the rest of the public to queue to pay his respects one last time. “We all want to be here together and experience and celebrate the amazing life of our Queen. I think that something like this today here together is meant to be shared,”
Students are often reputed to live in a mess with many unhealthy and less than sanitary habits. While we would like to put this down to simply an unfortunate stereotype, often there is more than a kernel of truth to it. Many students are leaving the safety nest of mum and dad’s home for the
Play video content TMZ.com Mykelti Williamson says John Oliver‘s dissection of ‘Law & Order’ as pro-cop propaganda is too serious for his own good — ’cause at the end of the day … it’s showbiz, baby. We got the veteran actor — who recently had a starring role on “Law & Order: Organized Crime” —
Disney+ has released an official clip from their long-awaited horror-comedy ‘Hocus Pocus 2’, which see’s the return of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as a trio of witches. The movie is set to debut on Disney+ September 30. ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ is the long awaited sequel to Disney’s 1993 classic, and is bringing
Years before Carrie Underwood cemented herself as one of the biggest stars in mainstream country, she found some of her earliest musical inspiration from fellow Oklahoma native Vince Gill. Before taking the stage to close out this year’s CMT Giants special — a two-hour celebration of Gill’s over four-decade-long career airing Friday night (Sept. 16) — Underwood chatted
A steady flow of specialty films starts this weekend with the return of a key player to cinemas and a broader arthouse slate that will expand steadily into awards season. This is still a weird theatrical landscape but independent distributors and theater owners have agreed for months that there’s no recovery without a brisker pace
Sony has made a handful of release date changes and announcements tonight, one of which is for a mysterious horror movie that doesn’t yet have an official title announced. “Untitled True Haunting Movie” will release from Sony’s Screen Gems on January 6, 2023, presumably a supernatural horror movie that’s based on true events. Additionally, Sony’s
Perhaps no area of bodily real estate is more valuable—and more overlooked—than your wrist. It may feel like no one’s looking, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Your choice to drape a fine watch over your wrist as opposed to a lesser object speaks directly to your appreciation of the exceptional. If this
Loft conversions are an exceptional home improvement investment because they provide usable, functional indoor space to use in any way you please. Although the indoor space created with a loft conversion is incredible, and large roof windows absolutely flood it with natural light, it would still be nice to have some access to the outdoors,
The longlists for the 2022 National Book Awards (NBA) were announced on September 14–16. The awards are divided into five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. Among the judges for this year’s awards are Ben Fountain, Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, Dana Johnson, and Michelle Malonzo for Fiction; Carol Anderson, Melissa Febos,
In 1978, the USS Stein, a US Navy frigate, suddenly had an emergency that resulted in an immediate reroute to its home base – the radar system responsible for identifying submarine threats suddenly went unserviceable (US). The Stein headed for land and reached dry dock so that the engineers could examine the fault, which likely laid
The season 4 premiere may have featured music from the mythical Earl & The Alchemist album that fans still haven’t been able to find. By Angel Diaz September 16, 2022 Brian Tyree Henry in Atlanta. CR: Guy D’Alema/FXCourtesy of Guy D’Alema for FX. Atlanta’s fourth and final season premiered last night and as usual, the
September 16, 2022 11:13 am By Nadia Vella During the recent episode on their Travel Channel show hit The Osbournes Want To Believe, Ozzy Osbourne claimed his Hollywood home is filled with evil as a mystery figure haunts him in bed. “This house I am living in now I get some peculiar feelings in this
Billy Strings and Allison Russell were two of the top winners at the 2022 Americana Honors & Awards, held Wednesday at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Strings won Artist of the Year for the first time, while Russell was awarded Album of the Year for her acclaimed solo debut Outside Child. Strings was previously nominated
When The CW canceled Legacies, there were plans for a follow-up series, Julie Plec revealed Friday on THR’s Top 5 Podcast. Legacies was canceled earlier this year after four seasons, but the creatives were well aware that the looming sale of The CW complicated a renewal. “In my opinion, The CW handled [the cancelation] in
Three days down at AmericanaFest, two days to go. Thursday was the busiest day this week yet, packed full of killer showcases, panels and invite only events that provided the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most high profile musicians in the Music City! Here are the five best things we saw on
UPDATE 6:30 PM PT — An attorney for Anne’s older son, Homer, tells TMZ … “We prefer to see the estate administration play out in court and not in the media, as our legal documents speak for themselves.” UPDATE Homer’s lawyer, Bryan Phipps, adds … “The court appointing Homer special administrator today supports that decision.”
Methyl Ethel has teamed up with Hatchie’s Harriette Pilbeam for a cover of Sophie B. Hawkins’s 1992 single ‘Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover’. It’s Jake Webb’s first new material since the release of Are You Haunted? back in Februry. Check it out below. “After finishing up working on Are You Haunted? I really
When Ross Smith first captured a video with his grandma, Kana (aka “Gangster Granny”), and posted it to Vine ten years ago, neither he nor his beloved matriarch could have dreamed just how far their video collaborations would go. Especially not Granny, who thought Ross was taking photos of the two of them for several
If any show is ripe for a reboot, it’s Quantum Leap. The original 1989-93 NBC series had an irresistible premise — a hapless scientist is stuck traveling through time, inhabiting a different stranger’s body each week until he rights a wrong in their lives — and it remains a certified cult classic to this day.
Banned Books Week launches Monday, September 19, 2022, and the American Library Association (ALA) has released the latest numbers on book challenges in a new field report. Pulling from information reported directly to ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF), news coverage, and public records, the data show a marked increase in censorship and 2022 is
Play video content TMZSports.com Tyron Woodley‘s ready to give the people what they want … a fight between the future UFC Hall of Famer and YouTube star-turned-boxer, KSI! Some backstory — KSI blasted out a poll to his 8 million Twitter followers, asking a simple question … would you like to see me fight T-Wood,
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson has announced an ambitious new project that’s centered around a Shakespearian tragedy. Set for release on Oct. 28 via Oh Boy Records, Robinson’s upcoming album Built on Bones acts as a modern musical adaptation of Macbeth. The play tells the story of a Scottish general whose life takes a dark turn after encountering three witches. The trio
The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl was a massive hit, even if some of the movie’s co-stars, like Kiera Knightly, did not expect the success. That first Pirates movie birthed a billion dollar franchise for Disney. There are a number of iconic characters and scenes in the film,
In case you missed it the first time, Puppet Combo’s latest game Night At the Gates of Hell is out now on Steam. We even get a new trailer to get more of that zombie goodness mixed in with our PS1-era graphics. Developed by Black Eyed Priest & Henry Hoare (the duo behind Puppet Combo’s
Ancient Egyptians venerated turquoise, working the vivid gem into jewelry and scarabs. (King Tut’s burial mask was even decorated with the stone.) These days, turquoise is enjoying a renaissance among jewelry designers, and Van Cleef & Arpels is leading the charge. With its 12-piece Perles d’été high jewelry collection, the French brand showcases the motif
In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on September 16, 2022: The Beths, Expert in a Dying Field The Beths are back with their third LP, Expert In a Dying Field, out today via Carpark Records. The follow-up to 2020’s Jump Rope Gazers includes the