Month: January 2024

When 44-year-old Sergei Rachmaninoff packed a single bag and boarded a tram in November 1917, he “was aware that I was leaving Moscow, my real home, for a very, very long time . . . perhaps forever.”  Vladimir Lenin toppled Czar Nicholas II earlier that year, hastening a revolution that overturned the social class structure.
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It’s a brand new year, and Deep Cuts Rising is back to spotlight less talked about horror movies. The first installment of 2024 features selections reflecting the month of January. Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown. This month’s
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News Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Moor Mother, Shygirl, Boldy James, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork January 2, 2024 Facebook X Graphic by Chris Panicker Facebook X The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot
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The BBC rejected complaints from Doctor Who viewers who didn’t like Yasmin Finney’s trans character appearing in the 2023 specials. (BBC) The BBC has hit back at complaints from Doctor Who viewers who argued that including Yasmin Finney’s trans character in the 60th anniversary special was “inappropriate”.  The broadcaster received a measly 144 complaints from disgruntled viewers over the
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Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View
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Comedy and classicism might seem an unusual pairing, but Natalie Haynes has parlayed her two areas of expertise into a career as a bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction, respected scholar and journalist, and popular podcaster (the BBC’s “Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics”). Her new book, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth, is
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The rose-colored glasses are off. Nearly two weeks before Rachel Lindsay‘s husband Bryan Abasolo filed for divorce, the former The Bachelorette star shared insight into their four-year marriage, admitting that their work schedules often conflict. “Bryan and I live totally different lives,” Rachel said on Dec. 21 episode of fellow Bachelor Nation star Nick Viall‘s The Viall Files podcast, explaining why
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Four new Dark Sky Films titles have been added to our massive SCREAMBOX library, which already includes Willow Creek, Minor Premise, and The Deeper You Dig (details); Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary, Landlocked, and Possum (details); Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 1 & 2, and Emelie (details); Stake Land, Summer of Blood, & Bitter Feast (details); and Wake Wood, Eaten Alive and Sleep
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B. Riley analyst Eric Wold, who has stayed generally bullish on the movie theater business despite its recent trials, is now warning investors that the arrival of a “down box office year” has made him “increasingly cautious.” In a note to clients about his 2024 outlook, Wold wrote that he expects the stock performance of
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Remember last year when Winnie The Pooh entered public domain, and we not only got Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey, but also the announcement of the Lovecraftian FPS Hundred Acre Wood? Nightmare Forge Games are taking the same approach with Steamboat Willie entering public domain in their co-op horror game, Infestation 88. In case
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News Young Thug RICO Trial Resumes After Weeks’ Delay The trial was put on hold due to the stabbing of YSL defendant Shannon Stillwell By Jazz Monroe January 2, 2024 Facebook X Jeffery Lamar Williams aka Young Thug, March 2022 (Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW) Facebook X Young Thug’s racketeering and gang conspiracy trial
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Some football fans blamed Republican senator Ted Cruz’s alleged “curse” after he showed support for the Texas Longhorns at the football team’s recent game. (Getty) Republican Ted Cruz has been blamed for the Texas Longhorn New Year’s Day football game loss due to his infamous “curse”.  The Texas Longhorns’ season came to an end after
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