“Days of Our Lives” actor Drake Hogestyn‘s official cause of death has been confirmed as pancreatic cancer. According to docs obtained by TMZ, the L.A. Medical Examiner’s report states pancreatic cancer was the immediate cause of his death. Other significant conditions contributing to his death, but not directly causing it, included vomiting, dehydration, and whole-body
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. What Good is Great Literature? On Literature Nobel Eve, AO Scott’s column on what is so great about greatness anyway uses as its only example….a movie. Scott’s long-tenture as a movie critic makes this a
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Netflix has dropped the trailer for The Diplomat Season 2, which stars Keri Russell. It’ll debut on Thursday, October 31. “A deadly explosion in the heart of London shatters US Ambassador Kate Wyler’s world (Keri Russell). Struggling to rebuild the lives that broke and the team that split apart, Kate’s worst fears unfold: The attack that brought
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IFC Films has released the trailer for a new holiday comedy called Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point. It will arrive in cinemas on November 8, 2024. The film stars Michael Cera, Maria Dizzia, Elsie Fisher, Francesa Scorcese, Sawyer Spielberg, Ben Shenkman, Gregg Turkington, Laura Robards, Leo Chan, and more. “On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for
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By any metric – film output, fanbase size, media attention, merchandising, recognizability – Art the Clown is quickly rising through the ranks as a horror icon for the modern generation the same way that Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers became household names in the 1980s. Terrifier‘s humble beginnings originated in the mind of
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Spirit Halloween is getting into a new spirit this year — the Christmas spirit. The retail popup has announced plans to test out a Christmas-themed store, aptly called Spirit Christmas. Similar to its spooky counterpart, the jolly new concept will occupy vacant buildings across the nation to bring shoppers everything they could possibly need for the holiday
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Podcasts have emerged as a major platform for film criticism, offering a flexible and accessible medium for audiences to consume content. As highlighted by the Texas Music Office, podcasts allow creators and listeners to connect more intimately, providing a direct way for individuals to share and discover new ideas. This conversational format makes it easier
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Chinese author Can Xue is favourite to win 2024 Nobel prize in literature Betting odds for The Nobel is such a bizarre, impossible, and ill-advised endeavor, and I hope they do it forever. This year’s
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Maggie Rogers has released a new song called ‘In the Living Room’. It’s the singer-songwriter’s first new music since the release of her third album, Don’t Forget Me, earlier this year. Check out its Grant Singer-directed video below. “I wrote ‘In the Living Room’ in March 2023, a few months after writing Don’t Forget Me,”
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Halloween will be here sooner than you know it (somehow it’s already October???) and the pressure is already on to have a great costume. Luckily, with Prime Day upon us, you can get your outfit hunt out of the way now—on sale, too—so you’re not rummaging through a Spirit Halloween at the last minute. Below,
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You might want to check your cupboards, because a glass measuring cup is getting its owners some extra cash. Measuring Cup Settlement Reached The Federal Trade Commission recently took action against a glass measuring cup manufacturer. Last year, the FTC took Instant Brands to court claiming the company was marketing its measuring cups as being
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