Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories. These are among the most prestigious honors bestowed upon books in a given year. The National Book Award began in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, took a break during World War
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Anthony Kazmierczak, a 56-year-old Trump-loving right-winger, unsuccessfully attacked Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in January by using a syringe to shoot an unknown liquid at her during a public event. He was quickly tackled by security officers and arrested after his attempt. Omar survived the attack unharmed, but Kazmierczak was recently sentenced to 14 months in
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Patrick Clancy Says Lindsay Clancy Told Him She Thought About Suicide and Harming Their Kids Lindsay Clancy‘s now-ex-husband was the first witness called to testify during her murder trial, which began July 27 in Plymouth Superior Court.  The 35-year-old former nurse has not denied killing daughter Cora, 5, and sons Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8
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EXCLUSIVE: Cameras are officially rolling in the Dominican Republic on René “Residente” Pérez Joglar’s feature film screenwriting and directing debut, Porto Rico. As previously announced, the cast is led by Benito “Bad Bunny” Martínez Ocasio, who stars alongside Viggo Mortensen and Edward Norton. Javier Bardem, who was earlier announced as part of the cast, has
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AREA closed out another electric season with its Spring/Summer 2027 runway show, and the brand’s signature maximalism was on full display. Think sculptural fringe in molded plastic tubing, liquid metal wrapped bodies, and hand-cut mirrored paillettes that moved like water with every step. Standouts included a striking orange-and-white checkerboard fringe mini dress built from interlocking
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The first ten minutes of Don’t Look Back in Anger are a perfect barrage of archive moments catching the audience up on the disastrous end to Oasis back in 2009. There’s no sugarcoating here about how stupid, unprofessional, and downright disrespectful it was, with an announcer at Paris’ Rock En Seine festival having the thankless
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2026 is a monumental year for Star Trek, as the franchise hits its 60th anniversary since Star Trek: The Original Series first aired back in 1966. What began as a relatively short-lived science fiction series ultimately became one of the most influential franchises in television history, establishing a universe that has continued expanding across television,
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Last night, I closed out NYFW as the red carpet host for Emerge NYFW’s fashion show, toasting to the powerhouse Dionne Williams on 15 years of Emerge NYFW. Dionne always assembles fashion industry icons for her events, so I was honored to get the chance to interview FUBU’s J. Alexander Martin, the icon Karl Kani,
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Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories. These are among the most prestigious honors bestowed upon books in a given year. The National Book Award began in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, took a break during World War
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There is something strangely old-fashioned about Melanie Martinez’s “THE VATICAN”. That may sound unlikely. The song, from her 2026 album HADES, is deliberately modern in its targets and language. It moves through Catholic imagery, sexual repression, queer shame, American politics, guns, male authority, and religious scandal with very little interest in being polite about them.
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Charles D. King‘s Macro is getting into the direct-to-consumer business, acquiring streaming service AllBlk from AMC Global Media. The service, which targets Black viewers, was launched in 2014 as UMC (short for Urban Movie Classics) by businessman and BET founder Robert L. Johnson. His company, RLJ Entertainment, which also owned streaming assets like Acorn TV,
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If you haven’t yet watched the Apple TV series Slow Horses, I highly recommend checking it out, especially as the new season six premieres this month on September 16th. This latest season will make it Apple TV’s longest-running spy series. The show takes place in London and follows the investigations of a group of disgraced
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A brand-new Pokémon rival game has just been made available, and it’s entirely free-to-play, so you may want to check it out. Competitors to Nintendo’s iconic franchise have been on the rise. Following the legal issues between Palworld and Pokémon, other creature-collecting titles have been announced, too. For example, HoYoverse, the creators of Genshin Impact,
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