This originally appeared in our Today in Books daily newsletter, where each day we round up the most interesting stories, news, essays, and other goings on in the world of books and reading. Sign up here if you want to get it. ___________________________________ Cormac McCarthy’s Valentine Day Candy Hearts “Everywhere the dying groan and the
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Warning: This story discusses sexual assault. The YouTube community has lost one of its own. Twomad—born Muudea Sedik—died on Feb. 13, according to Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. He was 23. He was found unresponsive at his Los Angeles home after a welfare check was requested, law enforcement sources told TMZ. Authorities were called to
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The first installment in a brand new reboot trilogy from Lionsgate and director Renny Harlin, The Strangers: Chapter 1 has been dated for theatrical release on May 17, 2024. While you wait for a new trailer, celebrate Valentine’s Day with a social media teaser below… The Strangers: Chapter 1 is said to be something of a remake of the
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EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic Documentary Films is bringing Bobi Wine: The People’s President back to the big screen in some major markets Friday for President’s Day weekend. The film follows Bobi Wine, the Ugandan opposition leader, former member of parliament, activist and national superstar musician during the country’s 2021 presidential elections where he risks his life to fight
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Kaia Gerber knew when she followed in mom Cindy Crawford’s footsteps and started modeling she’d have some big shoes to fill. It wasn’t until last year, however, that she really understood how massive those designer stilettos were. In an interview with WSJ. Magazine, published Tuesday, Gerber revealed that watching the 2023 Apple TV+ series The
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People are getting down and dirty (quite literally) in the countryside. (@saltburnfilm/Instagram/Getty) A new study has revealed that 20% of adults in the UK have had sexual intercourse in the countryside.  Saltburn may have thrust us into some — shall we say, “different” —  cult pop culture moments, including drinking bathwater and the rise of
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Moviegoing is slowly going back into fashion today with Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love biopic seeing an estimated $12M. For a movie playing on Valentine’s Day midweek, that’s a record besting the $11.6M made by the 2012 Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams romance, The Vow. Sony/Marvel’s Madame Web trails with $5M-$5.5M today. Projecting out six-days
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Described as “a visceral journey into the depths of despair & moral ambiguity,” the official teaser trailer for director Peter Anthony’s Laugh has been unleashed this afternoon. From Peter Anthony Productions, Real Fiction Studios, STL Productions and Newton to Newton Productions, Laugh is planning to release in early 2025. Watch the teaser below. The team
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News Watch MIKE’s Video for New Song “R&B” Tony Seltzer produced the New York rapper’s new single By Matthew Strauss February 14, 2024 Facebook X MIKE in “R&B,” directed by Jelani Miller Facebook X New York rapper MIKE and producer Tony Seltzer have come together for the new song “R&B.” It arrives with a music
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Last week, an open letter addressed to PEN America was sent. It contained the signatures of over 600 writers, including Roxane Gay, Marie-Helene Bertino, Saeed Jones,Laura van den Berg, Myriam Gurba, and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. The letter calls on the nonprofit organization to respond to the threat that “Israel’s genocide of Palestinians represents for the
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The long wait to play DON’T NOD’s narrative Action-RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is over. The game arrives today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, accompanied by the customary launch trailer that hits on the necessary notes to get prospective players interested, including the relationship between the game’s protagonist ghost hunters,
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Genevieve Naylor//Getty ImagesSchiaparelli evening gowns, 1949. Diane von Furstenberg has never forgotten what a well-known male designer once told her: “Women make clothes. Men make costume.” It was a dictum that has stuck with her for years, and one that she personally believes has some merit. After all, she says in her delicious Belgian drawl,
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Though we seem to be past the traditional window in which biopics seem to flood the theaters, Bob Marley: One Love’s Valentine’s Day release date is just one of the several ways it distinguishes itself from other projects of this sort. Co-writer/director Reinaldo Marcus Green, best known for the Academy Award nominated King Richard, once
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