Joan Didion died at home in New York this morning at 87 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, said Knopf, her publisher. Her accolades included a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and being a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award, among many others. She also wrote one of the first mainstream media articles
Month: December 2021
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released their 2021 Christmas card, offering the world the first official glimpse of their six-month-old daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana, born in June this year. Their two-year-old son, Archie Harrison, is also front-and-centre, with a shock of red hair just like his father’s. Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, son Archie and
Travis Scott and his foundation are working around the clock to make sure kids in his hometown of Houston don’t go without a little something to bring home some holiday cheer. TS and The Cactus Jack Foundation will distribute toys to more than 2,000 kids in Houston who come from struggling families. We’re told the
Play video content @survivordiet/Tik Tok If there’s one thing Chevy Chase‘s Clark Griswold character in ‘Christmas Vacation’ inspired, it’s lots of holiday shenanigans … just ask one man who created a decoration prank based on the movie’s most popular scene. In a now viral TikTok, the decoration’s creator shows how he constructed the homemade decoration
On a chilly gray morning in 2017, hours before the Milan City Council was to give Benedetta Barzini a gold medal for civil honor, she was at home with her filmmaker son, Beniamino Barrese, thumbing her nose at the whole business. “If they’re honoring me for the model thing, beauty isn’t a merit. Not at
Plot twists are at the core of every modern drama, but they can’t all be a great Shyamalan twist. 2021 held our attention with many plot twists, but some were better than others (and some were worse). The staff here at TV Fanatic have gathered the best (and worst) plot twists from this year! Can
Susan Lucci has been married to her husband Helmut Huber for 52 years! Find out all about the man who stole the soap opera star’s heart! Susan Lucci is a soap opera icon! The 75-year-old star is probably the best known daytime soap actress, as she played the deliciously cunning Erika Kane on All My
By Staff The Associated Press Posted December 23, 2021 12:41 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The parents of actor Alicia Witt were found dead inside their Massachusetts home by police after she hadn’t heard from them in several days and asked a relative to check
The fury with which public-health experts greeted Psaki’s comments reflected their longstanding frustration with an administration that, in their view, has put almost all its focus on vaccinating the American public, at the expense of other critical aspects of the response, from getting shots into arms overseas to making high-quality masks widely available. The rapid-test
Lecturers, trade unionists and students march through central London. (Getty) A queer University College London (UCL) masters student explains why the university’s decision to cut ties with Stonewall is so hurtful. A few days ago, UCL became the first university to sever ties with Stonewall, the largest charity supporting LGBT+ rights in the UK. The
Goldie Hawn was married twice before she began her decades-long romance with Kurt Russell. Find out all about her relationships here! Goldie Hawn has one of the most incredible careers in Hollywood! The 76-year-old actress has everything from box office smashes to an Academy Award under her belt and she’s still starring in major movies
Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose precise social and personal commentary in such classics as The White Album and The Year of Magical Thinking made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of turbulent times, has died. She was 87. Didion’s publisher Penguin Random House announced the author’s death on Thursday. She died from complications
“Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the Grinch… he did not.” As stories are passed down from generation to generation, and even year to year, it becomes a bit like a game of telephone, the original tale diluted and transformed to the point of becoming a whole different beast entirely. You’ve
Joan Didion, a resounding voice in American literature who insightfully captured the sixties and California through observant and beautiful language, died on Thursday at her home in Manhattan. She was 87 years old. The famed writer’s cause of death was Parkinson’s disease, according to an email sent by her publisher, Paul Bogaards, an executive at
News Watch Brittany Howard and Herbie Hancock Cover Joni Mitchell at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors Ellie Goulding and Norah Jones also performed Mitchell’s songs at the Washington, D.C. event By Matthew Strauss December 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Joni Mitchell, December 2021 (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The 44th Kennedy Center Honors took
About a year ago we were all looking forward to 2021 as the year when everything was going to get back to normal. It would be the year that we could go out and do things that we had previously avoided, like go to the movies or visit theme parks. And while things certainly have
Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler were seen packing their suitcases into a car before leaving for LAX Airport, as a new report says the two are dating. Model Kaia Gerber, 20, and actor Austin Butler, 30, appear to be going on a trip together in time for the holidays. Photos taken on Dec. 22 show the
Some people have it all. And for those, holiday gifting is beyond our comprehension. While many of us are budgeting the season away or simply eschewing material gifts altogether, there are things out there that are so extravagant, you’re surprised they even exist. But isn’t that the fun of gifting in general, to indulge someone
With the new year come the resolutions and goals for achieving, for doing better, for fixing the parts of one’s life that aren’t working or could be working better. For readers, of course, this means setting up a number of goals for what they want to read or how much they want to dive deeper
The fun in the sun continues for Scott Disick and Bella Banos. The two were photographed catching some rays in St. Barts on Dec. 22 on their holiday vacation. Scott Disick is living the good life in St. Barts. The reality star continued his Caribbean vacation with model Bella Banos on Dec. 22. The two were
Meghan Trainor wants you to know – she didn’t steal a Drag Race queen’s sandwich. When the “All About That Bass” singer guest judged on season nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race, fans were – to put it lightly – less than impressed. While the competing queens, RuPaul and Michelle Visage were working overtime to serve
Carrie decides to sell the apartment she shared with Big in the fourth episode of ‘And Just Like That.’ She’s left shocked when she learns one of her friends is getting a divorce! Carrie wakes up in her old apartment just like in the old days. Instead of food and kitchen utensils, Carrie has boxes
Looking for that last-minute Christmas gift for Five Nights at Freddy’s fans (who already have the recently-released Security Breach)? Funko has announced a new product lineup, and FNAF is first in line. POPsies are figures which have a pop-up message feature, and are available exclusively in Walmart stores starting December 26 for $6.98 USD. In addition
Play video content @britneyspears / Instagram Britney Spears is reminding fans what kinda voice she has — and while she’s looking forward to using it again in a studio, she’s not ready to let go of her past anger at her family. Britney posted a video Wednesday standing in front of her mirror and singing
It stands to reason that Lionsgate’s tentpole John Wick: Chapter 4 would move off Memorial Day weekend 2022 after Paramount plopped Tom Cruise’s long-awaited sequel Top Gun: Maverick on May 27. The Chad Stahelski fourthquel will now debut on March 24, 2023 as revealed in a teaser that just dropped. I hear that principal photography just wrapped on
Actor Alicia Witt‘s lost both of her parents in very mysterious circumstances — the couple was found dead in their home … but cops have no clear indication on how they passed. The ‘Walking Dead’ star says she asked a relative to check on her folks — Robert and Diane, who are 87 and 75,
Cardi B wasn’t the only one to shower Offset in gifts for his 30th birthday — LeBron James also sent some dope presents to the rapper to celebrate the big night! The King signed a pair of all-white Air Force 1s and shipped them over to Offset’s bday bash in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and
Tori Spelling & her look-alike 13-year-old daughter Stella got together for an adorable mother-daughter glam session. Check out the photos here! Like mother like daughter! Tori Spelling, 47, and her daughter Stella McDermott, 13, were a spitting image of each other in a recent mommy-and-me glam session for Petite ‘n Pretty, a cruelty-free, vegan, and
A new, injectable form of PrEP has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. (FDA) PrEP is the revolutionary drug which, when taken correctly, can prevent a person from acquiring HIV. Until now it has only been available in daily pill form. The new injectable medication, Apretude, is given first as two jabs a month
Shannon Beador made another attempt to apologize to Heather Dubrow during the Dec. 22 episode of ‘RHOC’, but Heather wasn’t the least bit interested in forgiving her. Shannon Beador learned a tough lesson about going after Heather Dubrow‘s family during the Dec. 22 episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, when they finally came
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