This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Most of Tirzah Price’s life decisions have been motivated by a desire to read as many books as humanly possible. Tirzah holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and has worked as an independent bookseller and librarian. She’s also the author of the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries, published by HarperTeen, and Bibliologist at TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. Follow her on Twitter @TirzahPrice. View All posts by Tirzah Price Frostbeard StudioLooking for candles with scents…
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Barbara Hinske’s best-selling novel has been turned into a film on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries by the same name. Guiding Emily is a heartwarming film starring Sarah Drew as Emily, whose life changes drastically when she becomes permanently blind after an unfortunate rock-climbing accident. At the same time, a potential guide dog, Garth (voiced by Eric McCormack), struggles with his training. Through a series of missed opportunities, Emily and Garth overcome their obstacles and end up together. TV Fanatic chatted with Barbara about the inspiration behind Guiding Emily, her favorite film scenes, and whether there will be sequels. Check out…
WHETHER on page, stage or screen, the story of human health and happiness is often presented as an inevitable arc between birth and death. William Shakespeare captured this best with his “seven ages of man” speech. We enter the world “mewling and puking” as an infant, pass through the awkwardness of childhood and adolescence into our physical and mental prime, before a slow decline. Until recently, science appeared to confirm this view. For many abilities, we seemed to reach our peak well before midlife. But it is now becoming clear that this picture is far too simplistic. Childhood and…
Prepare for more of those clicker sounds bouncing around your brain. After setting HBO viewership records, zombie apocalypse thriller The Last of Us is headed for a second season, bringing Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal back as emotionally traumatized psuedo-father-daughter duo Ellie and Joel. And now that the series has multiple Emmy nominations under its belt, expect an even splashier season 2. The HBO adaptation is the media giant’s second largest debut, falling only behind Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon in viewership, and having experienced a 22 percent audience jump from its first episode to its second.…
Release dates for Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 5 and Phase 6 movies are on the move. With Blade losing its director late last month and Marvel Studios hitting pause on the film until it can find a new director, Disney has announced a refreshed release calendar for the MCU’s 2023, 2024, and 2025 entries. Four of them, to be precise. The aforementioned Blade is seeing the largest delay, being pushed back 10 months. Avengers: Secret Wars, the sixth Avengers movie that was originally set to release within six months of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, has been delayed as many months.…
The Rolling Stones will release Hackney Diamonds, their first album of original songs in 18 years, on October 20. The follow-up to 2005’s A Bigger Bang is led by the single “Angry,” which arrives with a music video starring Sydney Sweeney. Watch it below.The Rolling Stones recorded Hackney Diamonds in Los Angeles, London, the Bahamas, and New York. Paul McCartney plays bass on one song on the album, a Rolling Stones representative confirmed to The Guardian in February. “Angry” was produced by Andrew Watt, who also contributed background vocals and percussion. And, during an interview with Jimmy Fallon about the…
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Eileen’s primary literary love is comic books, but she’s always on the lookout for her next literary adventure no matter what form it takes. She has a Bachelor’s in media studies, a Master’s in digital communication, a smattering of published short stories, and a seriously cute dog. Follow her on Bluesky and Twitter. View All posts by Eileen Gonzalez Eileen’s primary literary love is comic books, but she’s always on the lookout for her next literary adventure no matter what form it takes. She has a Bachelor’s in media studies, a Master’s in digital communication, a smattering of published short…
FEW of us have fully digested the transformation of economies and our own behaviour that is implied by the existential fight against climate change – even as last month’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) laid bare how little time we have left to accelerate the transition to a cleaner world. It isn’t that the world is lacking in commitments. If you live in the UK, EU, US or scores of other places, the declared aim is that you should be living somewhere with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within three decades. Eleven nations – Canada, Denmark, France,…
Sylvester Stallone hit the small screen in a big way when Tulsa King premiered in November 2022. Tulsa King Season 1 concluded with many unresolved things, so we’re rounding up all the information we know about Tulsa King Season 2. Scroll down to get all the details. Tulsa King Season 2 Renewal Status Anything Sylvester Stallone touches turns to gold. The same can be said for creator Taylor Sheridan, so it’s no surprise that Paramount+ quickly renewed Tulsa King for Season 2. “Tulsa King scored as the #1 new series of the year, topping all others including the Game of…
For those of us who aren’t quite ready to smell like a pumpkin spice latte yet. By Souzan Michael Galway Date August 23, 2023 “It’s OK; September is always pretty warm, too!” This phrase has been on the tip of my tongue, making a near-constant appearance lately, as August approaches its end. It’s my immediate, automatic response to any mention of summer being “almost over” (horrible) or crisp autumn days being “just around the corner” (cruel and unnecessary). No longer able to hide the sheer desperation in my voice, which reveals itself through hurried sentences and shaky optimism, I unconvincingly…
NASA on Tuesday celebrated exceeding expectations during a mission to deflect a distant asteroid, in a sci-fi like test of humanity’s ability to stop an incoming cosmic object from devastating life on Earth.The fridge-sized Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor deliberately smashed into the moonlet asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, pushing it into a smaller, faster orbit around its big brother Didymos, NASA chief Bill Nelson announced.That changed its orbital period by four percent, or 32 minutes — from 11 hour 55 minutes to 11 hours 23 minutes, bettering an expectation of 10 minutes.”At some point in the future, if…
At 6 A.M. on a sweltering Saturday in June 2021, Sebastian Francisco Perez began work at Ernst Farm and Nursery, south of Portland, Ore. A recent immigrant from Guatemala, Perez was installing irrigation pipes for trees used in home and business landscaping. Temperatures soared to 107 degrees that day. Shortly after 3 P.M., Perez’ co-workers found him collapsed and gasping for breath. He died from hyperthermia and dehydration. Perez is one of several Oregon workers who died during a record-shattering heat dome, fueled by climate change, that settled across the Pacific Northwest. Nationwide, as many as 2,000 workers die each year…
Devo have announced a career-spanning box set, covering the full half-century of the group’s existence. 50 Years of De-Evolution 1973–2023 is out October 20 via Rhino. A limited 4xLP edition of the set comes with a foldable paper replica of the group’s signature red “energy domes.” Check out a 7″ take of Devo’s “Disco Dancer” below. In a press release about the project, Mark Mothersbaugh said the release “represents a great cross section of early experiments and later creations.” He continued, “I was looking to create a new sound, a concept in art and music that represented a new way of…
A brand new The Nun 2 clip from New Line Cinema‘s forthcoming horror sequel has been revealed, which teases another electrifying and horrific sequence. The Nun 2 is slated to arrive in theaters on September 8. The video takes place at a Catholic boarding school, where a group of kids play a prank on one of their schoolmates by locking her inside a decrepit room. The scary prank turns into a real nightmare, when Valak suddenly appears behind the oblivious girl. Check out The Nun 2 clip below (watch more trailers): Who’s Involved in The Nun 2? The Nun 2…
Wrongful Acts by Tony Sclama What’s it About? A scientist uncovers a conspiracy to defraud the government but finds out that bringing the perpetrators to justice has deadly consequences. There’s something inherently chilling about a medical thriller. And in the case of Tony Sclama’s debut, Wrongful Acts, a trifecta of chill factors is at play here. Of course, the idea of being betrayed by a professional sworn to do no harm brings its own fair share of trauma-inducing fear, but Sclama is also a retired physician and his experience in the medical field lends an authenticity to his writing that…
“I’ve loved every movie I’ve made,” Adam Sandler once said, reflecting on his 34-year film career, and this year’s winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has plenty of company. The man tabbed in 2022 by Guinness World Records as the highest-grossing comedy movie star is also that rare double threat who is acclaimed for both comic and dramatic performances. And since Netflix re-signed him in 2020 to a four-picture deal, the streamer and the star have teamed up for some winners. Here are a few highlights from Sandler’s career available on Netflix. Hustle (2022) Adam Sandler in…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Train elementary school students how to be creative and you can help increase their resilience in the face of real-life problems, new research suggests. In a small study, researchers trained third, fourth and fifth graders to use literary techniques such as perspective shifting, counter-factual (what if) thinking and causal (why) thinking to improve creativity in dealing with difficulties. The techniques helped kids come up with new, creative and practical ways to solve problems, said Angus Fletcher, lead author of the study and a professor of English at The Ohio State University and member of the university’s…
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF GETTY, INSTAGRAM.COM/@barbieferreira Succinct. Stylish. Easily accessible. This pop-culture-famous garment makes a special kind of statement. By Natalie Michie Date August 23, 2023 In 2002, Britney Spears hit the streets of London with a Starbucks in her hand, pigtails in her hair and an important message printed on an itty-bitty baby tee: Dump Him. With this, fashion history was made. RELATED: What Does It Mean To Be “Iconic” in 2023? On the heels of a messy split from Justin Timberlake, the pop star’s decision to don such a pointed statement on a highly documented outing was iconic, slightly petty,…
Hip sling, bum bags, waist packs–whatever you call the popular small bags that you wear around your middle, I love them. Fanny packs are my favorite kind of everyday bag, making it no surprise that it’s the kind of diaper bag I looked for when my first child arrived.There are a few diaper-bag-style hip packs out there, but some seemed too expensive for being able to carry only the bare essentials. I wanted something that could double as my own purse and still hold a few baby necessities, like extra clothes and a bottle. After hunting around, I stumbled upon…
Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service united onstage last night to cover Depeche Mode’s 1990 classic “Enjoy the Silence,” as Stereogum points out. Dntel and Jenny Lewis, who complete the Postal Service lineup on Benjamin Gibbard’s double-duty tour, came out during the encore of the tour opener at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. Watch it happen below.The tour, which includes full-album performances of both Give Up and Transatlanticism, celebrates the 20th anniversaries of those records. Upon announcing the dates, Gibbard said, “I know for a fact I will never have a year again like 2003. The Postal Service…
If all goes according to plan — and, really, at this point, why would it? — Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will, at long last, be the final installment in the DC Extended Universe. Admittedly, this is not the way anyone predicted this cinematic universe would wind down. But look: If you gotta go out, you might as well go out with a huge, wildly colorful, absolutely bonkers movie about an undersea king who rides giant seahorses. Nothing’s gonna top that anyway.The first teaser for the film is here, but really this is a trailer for a trailer; the full first look for…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Liberty Hardy is an unrepentant velocireader, writer, bitey mad lady, and tattoo canvas. Turn-ons include books, books and books. Her favorite exclamation is “Holy cats!” Liberty reads more than should be legal, sleeps very little, frequently writes on her belly with Sharpie markers, and when she dies, she’s leaving her body to library science. Until then, she lives with her three cats, Millay, Farrokh, and Zevon, in Maine. She is also right behind you. Just kidding! She’s too busy reading. Twitter: @MissLiberty View…
Fox’s The Masked Singer returns for a landmark 10th season tonight, Sunday, September 10, and executive producer Craig Plestis has big plans for this go-round. “First of all, we’re just honored that America has kept watching us for 10 seasons. That’s a surprise itself in today’s marketplace,” Plestis told Deadline in a new interview. “Since we’ve had lightning in a bottle since Season 1, for us, it’s just the idea of reinventing it, getting bigger names, and just making sure that we keep the fun within the show. For Season 10, this was the opportunity for how we can make…
There’s a rhythm to developing life. Growing from a tiny cell cluster into an adult organism takes precise timing and control. The right genes must turn on at the right time, for the right duration, and in the correct order. Losing the rhythm can lead to diseases like cancer. So, what keeps every gene on beat? Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor Christopher Hammell has found that in the worm C. elegans, this genetic orchestra has no single conductor. Instead, a quartet of molecules works in concert to time each developmental stage. Hammell says this process shares some similarities with…
Not everyone can commit to a fresh mani all year round, but ask any professional manicurist and they’ll tell you that summer is the time when bookings increase. After all, it’s the season of weddings, festivals, and holidays—exactly the kinds of occasions that align with a fresh new set of nails. If you want to be ahead of the latest nail trends for the month, then right now TikTok is the place to find them. From blueberry nails to milk bath nails, the app has kicked off what are set to be July’s biggest nail colour trends. Another tried and tested source? Our pro nail tech…
iQoo Neo 7 is confirmed to debut in China on October 20. The official announcement also showcases the rear panel design of this smartphone as well as confirms an orange colour option for this handset. iQoo has not delved into any of its specifications for now. However, we can expect more details to surface in the build-up to its launch. Rumours have suggested that the iQoo Neo 7 could be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ SoC and is likely to support 120W fast charging.iQoo has announced that it will unveil the iQoo Neo 7 during a launch event that…
There’s no doubt Metallica have inspired countless musicians to pick up a guitar and start a band.Through many, many episodes of Gear Factor, we’ve heard shredder after shredder say the same thing. The first song they learned? The band that made them want to play in the first place? Their favorite riffs? The mighty Metallica, of course.READ MORE: Why Do Metallica Hate the ‘Ride the Lightning’ Song ‘Escape’ So Much?That’s why we decided to revisit a multitude of players, from Ghost’s Tobias Forge to GWAR’s Pustulus Maximus, gushing about the Metallica riffs that inspired them to learn to play and even…
We had such high hopes (and big expectations) for Secret Invasion. And the show got off to a pretty solid start, with the shocking reveal that Everett Ross was a Skrull and the tragic death of Agent Maria Hill. But the next five episodes gave Marvel fans one disappointment after another: Very little suspense, few genuine surprises, and a completely underwhelming finale involving Super Skrulls fighting each other using the powers of the Avengers.So what went wrong? That‘s the subject of our latest Marvel Cinematic Universe video, which examines all the reasons that Secret Invasion was in major trouble right from the get-go.…
Muhammad Rabnawaz, an associate professor in Michigan State University’s top-ranked School of Packaging and recent inductee into the National Academy of Inventors, has always believed that the most brilliant solution is also the simplest. That belief is reflected in his team’s new publication in the journal Advanced Sustainable Systems. Rabnawaz and his colleagues showed that sodium chloride — table salt — can outperform much more expensive materials being explored to help recycle plastics. “This is really exciting,” Rabnawaz said. “We need simple, low-cost solutions to take on a big problem like plastics recycling.” Although plastics have historically been marketed as…