Month: August 2024

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are amidst the final leg of their 2024 stadium tour, marking the 52nd year of their legendary career. But during a concert in Philadelphia on Friday night, Springsteen rejected any notion that the band’s time on the road is coming to an end. “We’ve been around for 50
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Have we become allergic to or intolerant of romance outside of its own genre? Why are movies kissing romance goodbye? I assumed that, in a Post-Pandemic world, we’d be more open or acceptant of romantic dynamics and physical touch in media, not aggressively averse. The lockdown touch starvation was a real thing. (Laura Radford/Netflix) The
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Constant Listeners, yes, we originally planned to drop our Bazaar of Bad Dreams coverage this week. However, given Stephen King’s renewed interest in Hearts in Suspension, we opted to unlock our coverage of the collection from The Stephen King Archives. For those not in the know, The Stephen King Archives is our Patreon exclusive imprint
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This August, global online retailer boohooMAN will reveal an exciting apparel partnership with Major League DJz, a South African music duo. Through their carefully curated collection of ready-to-wear items, inspired by the everyday wardrobe of their dynamic twin brothers, Bandile and Banele Mbere, this relationship represents a significant marriage of fashion and music. With its
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I was thinking about what I should write for today’s bonus Our Queerest Shelves content, and I realized that I haven’t just updated you on my reading in a while! Obviously, I read queer books all the time,
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Share Tweet Share Share Email Unraveling the Drama: Joaquin Phoenix’s Abrupt Exit from Todd Haynes’ NC-17 Gay Romance and Its Ripple Effect on LGBTQ+ Cinema The film industry buzzed excitedly when news broke about an upcoming NC-17 gay romance film directed by Todd Haynes. This project, based on an idea by Joaquin Phoenix, was set
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Christian Richard and Christine Quinn Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Selling Sunset alum Christine Quinn is in a better place following her separation from estranged husband Christian Richard. “Remember ladies, while you’re healing, he’s balding,” Quinn, 35, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, August 22, sharing a video of herself lounging on a yacht in a blush-colored bikini. She also
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Here are the posts that, for whatever reason, got the most activity this week: Those times are long gone, as my eight-year-old loves to remind me, and so if you’re like me, and want some nostalgic reads or an escape from *waves hands* all of this, grab your favorite snack—bonus points if it’s something that
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“The literary narrative is a place where theory takes place,” author Barbara Christian asserted. I would add that science-fiction provides the occasion to stretch the possibilities, to transcend the constitutive bounds and constraints by providing a context in which theory can function unencumbered. I often think of the figure of Superman, that immigrant from a distant planet
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Image Credit: Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber are officially parents! Three months after announcing her pregnancy, Hailey, 27, gave birth to her and Justin’s first child together – a baby boy — which they confirmed via Instagram on Friday, August 23. Justin, 30, shared a photo of their baby’s
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. My personal internet this week was chock full of adaptation news, reviews, announcements, teases, reveals, and other digital
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