For the past few months, we’ve been looking at checkout statistics for Libby—the app that patrons can use to check out ebooks, audiobooks, and emagazines. For May, we’re switching things up a bit. This time, we’re looking at the check-ourt numbers for ebooks as well as audiobooks. Both sets of statistics offer some interesting insight
Month: June 2025
Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews, Jr. — a 31-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — was shot to death on June 2, just hours after attending his city’s Pride celebration. Local police say the shooting, captured on video, occurred after a man tried to take Matthews’ cell phone. The assailant shot Matthews in the stomach around 2:38
How to add volume to your hair Volumnious hair starts in the shower. Opt for a volumizing shampoo or conditioner that will leave your hair extra bouncy like the duo we found from Nick Stenson Beauty. For maximum volume, you’ll want to apply a texture mousse or volumizing foam, like the one we found from
On 2 May 2024, Rockstar Games dropped a BOMB on gamers through a viral tweet announcing a one-year release delay for the highly anticipated open-world video game Grand Theft Auto VI. Fans are still dusting off the fallout. “With every game we have released, the goal has always been to try and exceed your expectations,
As Malia Obama launches her directorial career with her first short film, the former first daughter is attempting to make her own name. Michelle Obama recently shared her reaction to her and Barack‘s 25-year old daughter “trying to distinguish” herself by dropping her last name with the release of her short film The Heart at
News has come out that an alum from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta has passed away at the age of 44. The television personality’s family has shared the tragic news in various outlets. Following this, fans have also been sharing their favorite moments and quotes concerning the star. The Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Star’s
King Princess: 06-04 Brooklyn, NY – Market Hotel10-03 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival10-10 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival10-25 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works10-26 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre10-28 Richmond, VA – The National10-29 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount10-31 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club11-01 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer11-02
If you happen to be between binges at the moment, we have a spot of excellent news for you. Netflix currently has a critically acclaimed horror-infused miniseries available to stream, what’s more, celebrated author Stephen King counts himself a fan! A couple of years back, the prolific scribe took to the social media platform previously
Launching a clothing line is a total thrill—your designs, your vision, coming to life! But turning sketches and fabric into actual garments? That’s where the actual work kicks in. You need more than mad design skills; you need a cut and sew partner who’s got your back, stitching your ideas into reality with precision. Not
This week’s bestseller lists have a few new additions, including a new romantasy book from the Rachel Gilling, author of the One Dark Window series: The Knight and the Moth. We also have the first book in a new mystery series by Michael Connelly: Nightshade. On the nonfiction lists is Original Sin by Jake Tapper
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) and state Republican legislators are angry that the city of Missoula has figured out a way to get around their ban on flying Pride flags on government property: by following the law and declaring the rainbow flag as their official city flag. Now Gianforte and the ban’s legislative sponsor are
“I knew her before [the breakup],” Kristin revealed of her situation, “so I think that helped because I could sort of envision their dynamic.” Still, Kim—who shares kids Kroy Jr., 13, Kash, 12, twins Kaia and Kane, 11, Brielle, 27, and Ariana, 23, with estranged husband Kroy Biermann—admitted, “That’s the thing that I kinda wonder how I’m gonna
The television history books are wrong. Most accounts of network TV’s early days claim almost no women wrote for 1950s sitcoms. While the industry was male-dominated, more women wrote television comedy in its infancy than has been frequently reported. Often marginalized by colleagues and now forgotten by history, their successes and struggles should be remembered.
Warning! Spoilers for Ginny & Georgia season 3 ahead! Ginny & Georgia has managed another shocking ending for season 3. The Netflix series’ third installment picked right up with Georgia’s arrest for the murder of Tom Fuller, Cynthia’s husband. At first, Georgia’s friends and family were prepared to take her side and help her through,
Kody Brown wouldn’t know accountability if it hit him in the face. We are just two episodes into the One-on-One special, and so far, it’s all been blame-shifting and a lack of self-awareness. There is no longer a plural marriage, which means it’s time to cancel Sister Wives and move on. (TLC/Screenshot) If Christine, Janelle,
Earlier this year, Ethel Cain announced the album Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You and said that it would arrive in August. She’s now confirmed that her Preacher’s Daughter follow-up is out on Friday, August 8. The lead single, “Nettles,” is out now. Listen to it below. Ethel Cain wrote, produced, and mixed “Nettles.” She
A Spanish crime thriller based on actual events currently sits as the #1 film on Netflix globally and claims the #2 chart position in the U.S. today! More specifically, we are talking about A Widow’s Game. The film landed on the Netflix platform at the tail end of last month (May 30) and has been
The inaugural Black Women in Music Dinner, hosted by the Connie Orlando Foundation, was a stunning celebration of the Black women shaping the music industry—and Fashion Bomb Daily was truly honored to be in the building! Held ahead of the June 9th BET Awards, the intimate dinner served as a kickoff to BET festivities, uniting
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. AI Clones of Books Are Showing Up on Amazon Here is how this works. A real book from an author (self-pub or traditional) gets listed on Amazon. Then, some scammer thinking there might be interest
Surveillance video at an Extra Space storage facility in Nashville, Tennessee captured Jeremiah Hendrix, a now-former employee of the Black Tie Moving company, physically assaulting transgender makeup artist Tyler Flanagan on May 30. Flanagan said the incident made her fear for her life. Flanagan said five members of the moving company hurled anti-trans slurs at
Content warning: This article contains allegations of self-harm and threats of suicide. Halle Bailey is facing serious allegations from her ex DDG amid the custody battle over their son Halo. In an emergency motion filed by DDG on June 4, the rapper asked the court to deny Halle’s recent request to take their 17-month-old to
The 2024 Brat Summer phenomenon is unlike any other pop music/culture of the year. Against the backdrop of a highly divisive Presidential Election, a 24-hour news cycle with new stories of misogynistic and anti-trans legislation every day, and increasingly impossible costs of living, young adults in their 20s and 30s took the rollout of Charli
TriStar has a sequel to their sleeper comedy One of Them Days in the works with stars Keke Palmer and SZA expected to return. The comedy opened to $11.8M and did a near 5x multiple at the domestic box office making $50M. The buddy comedy follows best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa who discover that
Farmer Wants a Wife Season 3 farmer Matt Warner is finally speaking out after the season finale aired on Fox. During the finale, he chose Chelsi Davis as his final lady. Since the end of the show, fans have been wondering which of the four farmers is still with their chosen one. They have also wondered
Drake and PartyNextDoor have announced a tour in support of their new collaborative album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. The tour begins with four shows in England, and the musicians will then perform across continental Europe in July, August, and September. See the tour dates below. Drake and PartyNextDoor have collaborated for years, but $ome
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL, director Mike Flanagan, on set, 2016. ph: Justin M. Lubin/© Universal Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection Several years ago Mike Flanagan announced plans to adapt Stephen King’s The Dark Tower as a small-screen series. However, we haven’t learned much about the project in the years since, perhaps in part due to Flanagan’s
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Rachel is a writer from Arkansas, most at home surrounded by forests and animals much like a Disney Princess. She spends most of her time writing stories and playing around in imaginary worlds. You can follow her writing
The Trump administration is once again casting itself as the victim, claiming that “activist judges” are standing in the way of the president and democracy itself. This is all part of a longer con from Donald Trump. Trump and his team are ignoring the rules and the way that things are supposed to be done
Buying back her masters has long been one of Taylor Swift‘s wildest dreams. It’s something Travis Kelce knows all too well, which is part of the reason the Kansas City Chiefs player is so elated for his girlfriend. “Shout out to Tay Tay,” Travis said on the June 4 episode of New Heights. “Just bought
“Where’s my Scorpios at?!?!” yelled Katy Perry, quite possibly the hardest working woman in show business, strutting over towards a portion of the arena that she had deemed insufficiently hyped. It was a Monday night in Chicago, and the house was sold out or damn close to it. Shimmery blue “California Gurls“ hair, Left Shark,