Prepare for a reading odyssey. Before popping over to the movie theaters to see Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster in action. After all, fresh off his Oscar wins for Oppenheimer he is bringing to life one of the most iconic stories in history: The Odyssey. Sure, the epic poem—attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer—was a
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The grand opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago drew a star-studded crowd on June 18, 2026, with former presidents, celebrities, and cultural figures gathering to mark the historic occasion. Michelle Obama made a polished fashion statement for the event, wearing a Thom Browne grey tweed fringe jacket and matching skirt, styled by
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As the American Library Association (ALA) reported in its April 2026 State of Libraries Report, the movement to censor materials in American schools and public libraries has shifted. The number of titles targeted in 2025 that were reported to ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom has grown (nearly 2,000 more titles than 2024), but the vast
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An Erie City, Pennsylvania city councilmember who intentionally misgendered a colleague from the dais last week is suffering the backlash, with dozens of outraged constituents showing up to a Wednesday night council meeting to share their displeasure. The councilman, Ed Brzezinski, a former school board member and registered Democrat, sat stone-faced through the five-hour meeting.
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House of the Dragon season 3 is here, and it’s set to give HBO another can’t-miss installment of the Game of Thrones franchise for the next few months. Leading up to the show’s long-awaited return, House of the Dragon season 3’s Rotten Tomatoes score is sitting at a record high, coming in at 97% from
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In recent months, he had worked on albums from Key Glock, Megan Thee Stallion, Offset, and Westside Gunn, among others. In recent months, he had worked on albums from Key Glock, Megan Thee Stallion, Offset, and Westside Gunn, among others. in South Memphis, Chambers grew up listening to local rap royalty like Three 6 Mafia,
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Today’s literary headlines include a trailer for the new Spider-Man movie, an experiment with mass-market paperbacks, the return of The Wheel of Time to screens, and more. Watch the Trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day The trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has dropped, with Tom Holland as a Spider-Man that the world has forgotten.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads up the Civil Rights Division of President Donald Trump’s Justice Department, waded into the ongoing Major League Baseball (MLB) cap controversy, stoking outrage over the league’s reaction to a San Francisco Giants player displaying a Bible verse on his Pride Night ballcap. “It is illegal to treat
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HBO Max has appointed Movistar Plus+ film chief Guillermo Farré, who produced Oliver Laxe’s Sirât, to lead local original production in Spain. Farré will assume responsibility for the Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) streamer’s scripted projects in Spain, reporting to Deniz Sasmaz Oflaz, VP Local Originals Spain, Italy and Turkey at HBO Max. The news comes
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Mystikal has received a 20-year prison sentence for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022, Associated Press reports. The rapper had pled guilty to third-degree rape in March as part of a plea deal, which protected him from the state’s automatic life sentence for first-degree rape. He has been behind bars without bond
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Streaming services have changed many parts of the film industry, and horror stands out as one of the clearest examples. Over the last decade, horror filmmakers have gained access to new funding sources, different distribution paths, and audiences that no longer depend on traditional theatrical schedules. These shifts affect not only where viewers watch horror
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Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet sparked a global phenomenon, and in 2024, the New York Times named My Brilliant Friend—the first book in the series—the best book of the century so far. That’s a big deal! So what does it take to be #1, and what does the selection reveal about modern reading habits and values?
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It isn’t easy to make an audience laugh, but these k-dramas streaming on Netflix are some of the funniest to watch on the platform. K-dramas, also known as Korean dramas, are television series made in South Korea that have become a global phenomenon. These series come in a variety of genres, from romance to action
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Two Shell have detailed their next project. Landing October 16 via Young, Infinite Now follows the anonymous London group’s last studio album, 2025’s IIcons, and includes the new single “Thing About You.” Below, listen to the ultra-digital (and slightly creepy) two-step track, which the pair originally premiered at their Dekmantel set last summer. Infinite Now
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