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. Jeff Hiller to Host National Book Awards with Musical Guest Corinne Bailey Rae Fresh off of his Emmy win for Somebody, Somewhere (which I loved), Jeff Hiller will host the National Book Awards on November 19th. (Hiller’s recent memoir, Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success, is an absolute riot on audio, I might add). Corinne Bailey Rae will…
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Microscopic images of the newly discovered bacterium, Caulobacter inopinatus. (A) A single cell with a tail-like flagellum used for swimming. (B, C) Cells that have attached to a surface with stalk-like extensions. Credit: University of Hawaii at Manoa A new species of bacteria has been discovered off the coast of Oʻahu, shedding light on how unseen microbial life connects Hawaiʻi’s land and sea ecosystems. Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa identified Caulobacter inopinatus, a previously unknown species of bacteria found in seawater collected near a beach on Oʻahu’s south shore. The finding—published October 16 in the International Journal…
ABC After last week’s devastating premiere (R.I.P., Monica!), Grey’s Anatomy fans were in desperate need of a win, and that’s exactly what they got on Thursday with the long-awaited return of Kelly McCreary. The on-record purpose of Maggie’s visit was to support Amelia after losing Monica (whom she accidentally referred to as “Veronica”), which is how most of her time on screen was spent. Heck, if Maggie and Meredith didn’t literally pull her out of bed, she’d probably still be there now. Beyond being distraught over Monica’s death, Amelia confessed…
General Hospital recently saw the return of Ryan Paevey as Nathan West in a huge plot twist. With Nathan coming back from the dead after being shot in the chest back in 2018, Paevey seems excited about playing his GH character again. Many fans think that Peter August has returned in Nathan’s disguise. However, there is a lot of speculation among fans about the mystery behind Nathan’s return has not yet been revealed. Could Nathan be Peter August in disguise on General Hospital? On the show, Nathan West is the son of Cesar Faison and Liesl Obrecht, and brother of…
“Does the whole world stop and orgasm just because it happens? No.”When he joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (Oct. 14), Tobias Forge opened up about what it meant to him to have Ghost’s latest album, Skeleta, hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart earlier this year.Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article.”[But] behind the curtains, in the industry, it means a lot,” Forge shared with host Chuck Armstrong.”Your name is a little bit more seriously taken within the industry…it comes in handy at certain points. I’m raving, dancing all around the fire here.”Along…
Sofia Richie Grainge and Revolve have teamed up to launch SRG, a new in-house brand created and designed by Richie Grainge herself. After the designer spent years in the fashion world as an entrepreneur, muse, and creative collaborator, SRG feels like the natural evolution of her refined aesthetic.”SRG is a reflection of the way I’ve always approached getting dressed: intentional, timeless, and personal,” Richie Grainge shared in a press release. “I wanted to create a brand people return to season after season with pieces built on quality and created for longevity. Bringing SRG to life has been a vision I’ve…
Thousands of networks—many of them operated by the US government and Fortune 500 companies—face an “imminent threat” of being breached by a nation-state hacking group following the breach of a major maker of software, the federal government warned Wednesday.F5, a Seattle-based maker of networking software, disclosed the breach on Wednesday. F5 said a “sophisticated” threat group working for an undisclosed nation-state government had surreptitiously and persistently dwelled in its network over a “long-term.” Security researchers who have responded to similar intrusions in the past took the language to mean the hackers were inside the F5 network for years.UnprecedentedDuring that time,…
God Storys by Victorya Wright Offers a beautiful perspective on grace at work. From a remote Italian village where a chance reunion bridges generations, to a sunlit California beach where a stranger’s kindness sparks a lifelong bond, God Storys offers an awe-inspiring odyssey through moments that defy mere coincidence. In this compilation of 30 true-life vignettes, Victorya Wright shares her personal encounters with the divine, inviting readers to see that what we often call “happenstance” might just be a higher power at work. The result is a moving tapestry of faith-filled stories — or “God-instances,” as Wright calls them —…
The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) entering Earth’s atmosphere increased by a record amount in 2024, locking in further global warming, according to a new report.CO2 levels increased by 3.5 parts per million (ppm) from 2023 to 2024, marking the largest one-year increase since modern records began in 1957. Researchers attributed the record rise to humanity’s continued use of fossil fuels, a surge in wildfires, and less absorption from Earth’s carbon sinks (such as oceans and forests) that naturally take CO2 out of the atmosphere.Scientists have warned for decades that humanity needs to reduce the amount of CO2 in the…
Kate McKinnon is feeling the love: The “Saturday Night Live” alum will play Aphrodite in Season 3 of Disney+’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” Variety reports. McKinnon will recur as Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, who “can alter her appearance depending on the beholder” and “must be sure that Percy Jackson respects the power and importance of love before she agrees to offer aid on his quest,” per the official description. Based on the bestselling fantasy book series, “Percy Jackson” earned a Season 3 renewal at Disney+ in March. Season 2 is set to debut Wednesday, Dec. 10 on the streamer; get a…
When horror sequels work, they deepen a film’s spooky lore, elevate fear, or even reinvent their franchise altogether. But when they fail, they remind audiences just how hard it is to recapture what made a great horror flick so awesome in the first place.A great horror film can linger in the collective consciousness for decades — its atmosphere, performances, and themes becoming part of genre history, and even influencing countless other films and areas of pop culture.But a poorly made sequel can unravel that legacy almost overnight. When studios rush to capitalize on a hit, the results can often trade…
Britney Spears used cocaine during a period when she was also breastfeeding their sons, her ex-husband Kevin Federline is alleging in a new memoir. Spears responded in a lengthy X post, calling Federline’s behavior “gaslighting” and writing that his book is full of “little white lies.” Federline’s memoir is salaciously titled You Thought You Knew, and excerpts have appeared in a number of outlets ahead of the October 21st release. A section shared with US Weekly is set in 2006, when Preston was 13 months old, Jayden was one month old, and both were breastfeeding. Federline claims he was alerted to…
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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Only Rogue Actions (Galactic Bonds Book 5)? I love stories where the characters discover more about their magic, powers, or abilities. In Only Rogue Actions, my heroine and hero are trying to figure out all the nuances of the connection and magic they share, but they are soon targeted by a new villain. What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write? I love reading all kinds of fantasy, romance, sci-fi, spy thrillers, mysteries, and graphic novels—just about anything! What books are…
A computer illustration of a cross-section of a lipid nanoparticle carrying the mRNA of a virus (orange strands)Science Photo Library / Alamy Vaccines that resemble viruses generally produce a stronger immune response, while mRNA versions are much quicker and cheaper to make. Now we are getting the best of both worlds, in the form of mRNA vaccines that code for virus-like nanoparticles, rather than just individual proteins, as is the case with existing covid-19 mRNA vaccines. Grace Hendricks at the University of Washington in Seattle and her colleagues have shown that an mRNA version of a covid-19 nanoparticle vaccine produces…
When a social media user starts posting about how Chris doped during her Olympic career, Ben tells her to brush it off. But she can’t, and when news outlets start picking up the story, it really gets under the former Olympian’s skin. Her husband/manager, Marcus, eventually figures out that the poster is Tunde Johnson, a former teammate of Chris’. Despite his pleas for her to let him and their lawyers do the job, Chris leaves Tunde a scathing voicemail… that Tunde immediately posts online. When UBN takes her off the air for a while, Chris feels silenced — until she…
In Scott Derrickson’s 1978-set The Black Phone, ‘the Grabber’ (Ethan Hawke) was just a run-of-the-mill masked killer. His boy victims, however, were unrestful spirits, contacting latest abductee Finney (Mason Thames) through a disconnected old phone in the Grabber’s basement dungeon with tips on surviving. Ultimately, the ghost-guided Finney killed the Grabber. Box-office success made a sequel inevitable, but also posed a problem: how do you follow up a story whose iconic villain ends up very dead, and whose narrative threads have all been tied up? The answer is to go back before moving forward. For Derrickson’s Black Phone 2, again co-written with C. Robert Cargill, opens…
Sun O))) have signed to Sub Pop and shared their first songs for the venerated Seattle-based label. “Eternity’s Pillars,” “Raise the Chalice,” and “Reverential” are out now on streaming services and as a limited-edition 12” vinyl single. Hear all three tracks below.“‘Eternity’s Pillars’ is named for the mid-1980s television program created and hosted by jazz visionary and spiritual guru Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, focusing on her incessant belief in music’s capacity to attain spiritual transcendence,” Sun O))) shared in a press statement. “‘Raise the Chalice’ is named for a rallying cry often uttered by Northwest legend Ron Guardipee throughout the mid-1990s.…
Say hello to Unfiltered, a fresh beauty series where you’ll get an exclusive glimpse into the dressed-down beauty routines of our favorite celebrities and content creators. They’ll reveal their guilty-pleasure beauty practices, the five-minute-routine product lineup they can’t live without, the one good-skin tip they’ll be forever thankful for, and so much more. To bring every conversation full circle, we ask each celebrity to send us a selection of self-shot, filter-free photos of their choosing to capture the essence of their Unfiltered beauty philosophy.Up next, we’re getting to know supermodel and body advocate Paloma Elsesser, who is Miu Miu Beauty’s…
A new study from MIT suggests the biggest and most computationally intensive AI models may soon offer diminishing returns compared to smaller models. By mapping scaling laws against continued improvements in model efficiency, the researchers found that it could become harder to wring leaps in performance from giant models whereas efficiency gains could make models running on more modest hardware increasingly capable over the next decade.“In the next five to 10 years, things are very likely to start narrowing,” says Neil Thompson, a computer scientist and professor at MIT involved in the study.Leaps in efficiency, like those seen with DeepSeek’s…
As spooky season rolls on, we’re continuing to explore books that are popular on Libby, which thrill and chill. Last week, we highlighted the most popular horror books on the library app, and this week, we’ve got thrillers. They range from the suburban-set to following LA island-bound detectives. They are also largely mega bestsellers, so if you’d like a little more diversity, we have a few suggestions. There’s romance thriller The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed, the action-packed A Thousand Natural Shocks by Omar Hussain, the musical The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb, Southern noir King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby,…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The spread of illegally manufactured fentanyl has driven overdose deaths to unprecedented levels in the United States and Canada. It has also changed the production function for drug traffickers, most notably by radically reducing the costs of raw materials for those producing illegal opioids. In a new analysis, researchers have explored the possible consequences of that reduction in costs through the eyes of those who make up the drug supply chain. The authors summarize potential long-term implications for the structure, conduct, and performance of the illegal opioid supply industry, as well as potential consequences for drug…
Bradley Whitford is headed for the White House again… but the circumstances are a little different this time. Whitford reunites with his “West Wing” co-star Allison Janney in Season 3 of Netflix’s political thriller “The Diplomat” (debuting this Thursday), with Whitford playing Todd Penn, the husband of Janney’s newly named U.S. President Grace Penn. And that shared history on screen helped inform their new characters, Janney tells TVLine in the video above. “I think they have a solid base” as a married couple, Janney says of Grace and Todd. “I think they’ve been together…
The Jetsons live-action movie may have found its lead actor. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Jetsons premiered on ABC in 1962. Created as a Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones, The Jetsons followed the titular family — George (voiced by George O’Hanlon), Jane (Penny Singleton), Elroy (Daws Butler), Judy (Janet Waldo), and Astro the Space Mutt (Don Messick) — on various misadventures involving aliens, machines, and more. Who is being eyed to play George Jetson in The Jetsons?? Now, per TheWrap, it’s been revealed that Jim Carrey is being eyed to lead a live-action The Jetsons movie for Warner Bros.…
Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. Explore See latest videos, charts and news This week: Olivia Dean’s new album keeps growing on streaming, while Role Model gets a bump from a TV appearance (and a Charli XCX cameo) and a big show for synchs wraps its second season. Olivia Dean’s Breakout Album…
Béis The Commuter Duffel ($158) If you love a good duffle bag, this Béis The Commuter Duffle is sleek and so easy to carry. It’s made of water-resistant nylon with vegan leather detailing and metal feet to elevate it. Inside, there’s a water bottle pocket, a padded laptop sleeve, a zipper pocket, two mesh pockets, and two elastic pockets. The outside also has a zipper pocket, slip pocket, and trolly pass-through. Editor Quote: “I am a carry-on girlie through and through, but ever since I started taking more weekend trips with my girlfriends and indulging in a slew of overnight…
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A rat-shaped indent on a Chicago sidewalk went viral early last year, with troves of people venturing to the hole bearing coins and other offerings. However, a new study suggests the so-called “Chicago Rat Hole” wasn’t actually made by a rat — it was probably the imprint of a squirrel.By comparing characteristics of the hole with information about the local rodent populations, researchers determined that a squirrel most likely made the impression. The study was published Wednesday (Oct. 15) in the journal Biology Letters.”Just like everyone else, I looked at it like, ‘Yep, that’s a rat,'” study lead author Michael…
Not since our days of watching Dora the Explorer have we been so curious about the contents of a backpack. Tired of radio silence from Arthur, Morgan tracked down Roman’s confidante in Tuesday’s episode of High Potential, but he gave her very little in the way of new information, claiming that he hadn’t spoken to Roman for 15 years until recently. He even said Roman called from a burner phone, making it impossible for them to make contact. Convenient. But Morgan didn’t go through all that trouble for nothing, so she demanded to know the contents of Roman’s backpack, which Arthur…