Month: November 2022

Upon hearing Anya Taylor-Joy was cast as Mad Max: Fury Road breakout Imperator Furiosa in the prequel, the internet had mixed reactions. Most viewers only pictured The Queen’s Gambit’s Beth Harmon, but the hardened rig driver wasn’t too out-of-place in the Hollywood actress after her breakthrough role in the 2015 horror film The Witch. While
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On the same day news broke about the loss of YA author Marcus Sedgwick, the YA community lost yet another legend in the field. Ellen Wittlinger, who wrote groundbreaking, hard-hitting realistic YA featuring queer characters in an era where such stories were exceedingly rare, died November 17, 2022. Wittlinger’s career began as a playwright in
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The next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will bring Blade into the mix with a brand new reboot, and Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali is taking over the vampire-slaying role. Bassam Tariq (Mogul Mowgli) was originally on board to direct the movie, but as we learned back in October, Tariq ended up departing the hotly anticipated horror project. Blade‘s new
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EXCLUSIVE: In step with domestic, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Strange World will make its offshore theatrical debut this week, and is eyeing an overseas start in the $21M-$29M range. That’s lower than where a new animated movie from Disney might normally kick off, but the studio has taken a voluntary pass on more than 20
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Great Short Books Anyone who’s eternally time-strapped will treasure Kenneth C. Davis’ Great Short Books. This nifty volume highlights 58 works of fiction chosen by Davis for their size (small) and impact (enormous). Each brisk read weighs in at around 200 pages but has the oomph of an epic.   “Short novels,” Davis writes in the
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Call it a holiday tradition as common as sweet potatoes on the Thanksgiving table, but Disney is going to rule the five-day holiday stretch again after wins in 2016 (Moana), 2017 (Coco), 2018 (Ralph Breaks the Internet), 2019 (Frozen 2) and last year (Encanto), as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘s third weekend looks to do $40M
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A twice-impeached former president announced his third run for the presidency last week from the gold-leafed ballroom of his Palm Beach club. It was inevitable, perhaps, despite many Republicans wishing he’d held off from announcing before next month’s Senate runoff in Georgia. Of course, Trump serving his own needs shouldn’t be surprising given his last disastrous foray into a
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It’s over. Over a decade after its initial premiere in October 2010, AMCs “The Walking Dead” has reached its ultimate conclusion. “Rest In Peace” marked not only the last episode of the mega-sized 11th season, but the final episode of the entire flagship series. While there are a plethora of spin-offs featuring fan-favorite characters on
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News Resources to Advocate For and Support LGBTQ+ Communities Here’s how to take action in the wake of the targeted shooting at a LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs By Pitchfork November 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images Facebook Twitter Just minutes before the national Transgender Day of Remembrance began, a
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Few women on earth embody the title of “icon” quite as naturally as Naomi Campbell. The iconic supermodel got her start in the industry over 30 years ago, and quickly rose through the ranks to international success. She’s used her platform for good ever since, through various philanthropic efforts, including highlighting the often-overlooked talent of
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View gallery Image Credit: Chris Kleponis / CNP / SplashNews Two turkeys have officially been saved from slaughter this holiday season. President Joe Biden, 80, carried out the presidential tradition and pardoned two turkeys from North Carolina — one named Chocolate and the other named Chip — on Monday, Nov. 21 ahead of Thanksgiving. He
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In her fascinating and frank debut, Butts: A Backstory, journalist Heather Radke ponders why this body part is so polarizing, the collective cultural obsession so enduring.  As the author notes in her introduction, “Butts are a bellwether. The feelings we have about butts are almost always indicative of other feelings—feelings about race, gender, and sex.”
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Ice Loves Coco. While Coco Austin may face criticism online over her parenting choices, Ice-T couldn’t be more proud of his wife. In fact, the Law & Order: SVU star praises the mother of his daughter Chanel in a heartwarming message played during her appearance on Nov. 22’s Tamron Hall. “This is a shout-out going to my wife Coco,” the 64-year-old says in the
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News Glorilla Performs “Tomorrow 2” With Cardi B at the 2022 American Music Awards: Watch From her new Anyways, Life’s Great… EP By Eric Torres November 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Glorilla and Cardi B, November 2022 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Memphis rapper Glorilla was among the performers tonight (November 20) at the 2022 American
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