Month: December 2024

The Most Borrowed Books in New York City Libraries in 2024 It is one of the greater strangeness of New York City that it’s libraries are more a confederation that an an integrated system, but one interesting effect is that because of this, data is collected by borough, which shows how the different parts of the
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Veteran actor Joe Pesci committed to the bit a little too much when he accidentally bit Macaulay Culkin‘s finger while shooting the 1990 Christmastime classic Home Alone. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, star Daniel Stern — who portrays the goofier half to Pesci’s more determined robber — recalled what happened: “I totally forgot
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The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout. E! makes a commission on purchases. Nothing wraps up the holiday season quite like a rockin’ New Year’s Eve party. Naturally, you’ll need an outfit dripping in sparkly sequins to wear to whatever NYE celebration you’re attending. Because let’s face it, if there’s
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Kristin Chenowith in 2023 Wicked star Kristin Chenoweth shot back at the conservative Christian group One Million Moms (OMM) for encouraging people to boycott the new film due to its “LGBTQ agenda.” “Everyone knows the ‘one million Moms’ are a mere few hundred. Maybe,” Chenoweth wrote in an Instagram comment on an article covering the
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A new movie from the Weeknd, which shares a title with his forthcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, has received a North American release date of May 16, 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The suspense thriller stars Abel Tesfaye alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, with director Trey Edward Shults (known for the A24 movies
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Welcome to Dread Central Unearthed 2024, where we’re sharing our favorite films, moments, kills, scares, and more from this year in horror. Today, we have our staff writer Tyler Doupé’s personal top ten horror films of 2024! As other film genres become more and more predictable, horror continues to surprise and delight me. Even the
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I read a lot of queer books—that probably won’t come as a surprise to you. That means it’s inevitable that I’ll pick up some queer books I don’t like, but I usually keep that to myself. I’d rather
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Boldy James links up with King of the Hill–referencing producer WhoTheHellIsCarlo for their first collaborative project. The record swiftly follows Boldy James’ latest stellar full-length, The Bricktionary, the rapper inviting Conway the Machine, Styles P, King Hendricks, and Zelooperz to join him across seven tracks. Listen on Apple MusicListen on SpotifyListen on TidalListen on Amazon
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‘Tis the season for warm beverages and Christmas horror movies. Luckily, there is a seemingly never-ending supply of festive frights, with more joining the ranks yearly. 2022 saw Violent Night turn David Harbour into a vicious (and hot) Santa, while Joe Begos’ Christmas Bloody Christmas had Twitter clutching its pearls over language. 2023 gave us
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The Fur and Leather Centre x FGM Bespoke had their 2nd annual celebrity fashion show at St. Louis’s Lambert Airport, in a new venue that was the perfect backdrop for sumptuous coats, trenches, and jackets. Bold color and unexpected silhouettes were on the menu, witnessed by a variety of models. FLC and FGM Bespoke have
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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. The Books New York Times Readers Loved in 2024 The NYT continues to slice and dice best-of coverage in 2024, from all-century selection all the way today to reader choices for favorite books of 2024.
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The documentary features remaining in contention for an Oscar nomination have been whittled down from 169 to a shortlist of a mere 15, a brutal culling that has inevitably left many filmmakers disappointed, and a select few in celebratory mode. What were the harshest snubs? That question comes up for debate in a special Oscar-shortlist-reaction
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The anti-LGBTQ+ organization Catholic League put up a billboard in Wisconsin claiming ownership over the season of winter and specifically calling out “atheists” as well as people who celebrate Winter Solstice, a holiday that has been celebrated since the Stone Age. That is, since well before Christianity existed. “Atheists strike out at Christmas,” the billboard
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Prince, the Clash, Frankie Beverly, and Roxanne Shanté are among the Grammys’ 2025 Lifetime Achievement honorees, the Recording Academy announced today. Frankie Valli, Dr. Bobby Jones, and Taj Mahal round out the recipients; Erroll Garner, Glyn Johns and Tania León have been named as the Trustees Award winners. The Technical Grammy will go to the
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Quentin Tarantino, 2007. ©Weinstein Company LLC/Courtesy Everett Collection The Video Archives Podcast cohosts Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience. When the conversation turned to TV, Tarantino commented on how far television has come and acknowledged that it’s “pretty good.” The Jackie Brown director then qualified that statement by saying,
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People who watch publishing can often do so without any need to read the books it produces. That’s because, like any industry, publishing is filled with narratives, drama, and mysteries, many of which are fueled by gossip and often contradict each other. As such, those engaged in the publishing business were caught up this year
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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies clinched a historic spot on the Oscar shortlist for Best International Feature Film this week, becoming the first Thai feature to ever make the December list. Thailand has submitted 24 films for the international Oscar to date, since 1984, but the country has never scored a nomination nor
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