Outfest, the Los Angeles nonprofit devoted to uplifting LGBTQ+ voices in film, is staging a powerful comeback this November with OutfestNEXT, a four-day screening event set to showcase cutting-edge queer cinema. The event runs Nov. 6–9, 2025, with screenings at the LA LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre and LOOK Cinema in Glendale. After a hiatus marked
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Filmmaker Jason Trost (The Waves of Madness, The FP series) is back with a new experiment in terror that sees video game, film, and book collide in AFAR: An Interactive Horror Film. It’s a choose-your-own horror adventure that puts you in the driver’s seat, releasing across multiple mediums. AFAR: An Interactive Horror Film launches worldwide on
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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. Jeff Hiller to Host National Book Awards with Musical Guest Corinne Bailey Rae Fresh off of his Emmy
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Keith Urban is hitting pause on the music while he recovers. The country superstar had to cancel the Oct. 16 Greenville, S.C., stop on his High and Alive tour after a mild illness. “Keith Urban has been advised by his longtime laryngologist Dr. Gaelyn Garrett, from the Vanderbilt Voice Center, to cancel his performance in Greenville,
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The mission is simple. Find a new pair of pants to replace your favorite pair that’s worn out. Fast forward five hours and five stores later… and you’ve found exactly ZERO pairs that fit. Just sweat, frustration, and one “helpful” sales associate who clearly didn’t understand what fit even means. Sound familiar? Or maybe you
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Back in August, former Pixies bassist Paz Lenchantin announced her return with a solo album, Triste. Soon after the news went live, listeners on Reddit and YouTube noted glaring similarities between the lead single, “Hang Tough,” and Chico Buarque and Milton Nascimento’s Brazilian classic “Cálice.” It turns out the song’s authors, Buarque and the Tropicalía
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When a hidden camera captured 56-year-old Frank Hobbs Jr. stealing a woman’s pro-LGBTQ+ yard signs last June, the New Hampshire man claimed that municipal officials in Goffstown had given him permission to remove “pedophile symbols.” But now he’s being charged with violating state civil rights laws and could face thousands in fines. Hobbs was recorded
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Maika Monroe (Longlegs) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Birds of Prey) lead the cast of Hulu’s The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, a fresh new take on the classic 1990s thriller from director Michelle Garza Cervera (Huesera: The Bone Woman). It’s coming to Hulu and Disney+ in one week, and the film has received an official “R” rating this week. The Hand
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The Book of Sea Monsters: Leviathans of Literature takes its incredibly specific subject matter—literary sea monsters—and spins it into an anthology that includes art, history and generous excerpts from a variety of fantastical stories. Beginning with the Enuma Elis creation myth of Babylon from the 9th century B.C.E. and extending through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
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Looking at those pics, the now-47-year-old posited that it was the “exact energy” the “Womanizer” singer had shown earlier at the front of his Tarzana, California, home. He added, “Seeing those photos later, I thought: This is what I was dealing with.” Meanwhile, as details from Federline’s memoir emerged, Spears’ team fired back at her
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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday. Unilever has sold Kate Somerville to Rare Beauty Brands, the conglomerate announced on Tuesday. The Kate Somerville brand includes skin care, body care and a clinic on Melrose Place, Los Angeles. Unilever first acquired Kate Somerville … Continue reading View Original Source Here
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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
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Charli XCX is joining forces with producer Jack Antonoff for music on the upcoming A24 film Mother Mary, reigniting chatter about Antonoff’s relationship with Taylor Swift. Fans noticed Antonoff’s absence from Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, a departure from years of near-constant collaboration. For decades, Antonoff co-produced Swift’s albums through his longtime
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Warning: SPOILERS for Tron: Ares are ahead! The Tron franchise returned to the big screen after a 15-year hiatus this past weekend, and unfortunately, Tron: Ares isn’t exactly crushing it at the box office. However, the Jared Leto-starring movie certainly laid the groundwork for another movie if the fates align. The 2025 movie release chiefly
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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
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It can hard for Selena Gomez to enjoy life’s happy moments. The Only Murders in the Building star—a longtime mental health advocate—shared her surprising reaction to marrying Benny Blanco, explaining how her fears sometimes cloud her mindset. “I got married and then I was sobbing,” Selena said at Fortune‘s Most Powerful Women conference Oct. 15, “’cause
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Heavenly—the UK indie-pop group that was active from 1989 to 1996—reunited back in 2022 and, shortly afterwards, played a few shows in their homeland. Now, Amelia Fletcher, Rob Pursey, and the rest of the band have announced a 2026 North American and European tour tied to a new record that’s in the works. The run
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Leaders of Young Republican groups nationwide praised Hitler, racists, and made “jokes” about gas chambers, slavery, and rape, a bombshell report from Politico revealed. Slurs like “fa**ott,” “ret**ded,” and the n-word appeared more than 251 times in the chats. The leaked chat logs — spanning 2,900 pages of dialogue from January to mid-August — showed
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Kindred Dragons combines unlikely ingredients: the classic children’s novel Anne of Green Gables and fantasy dragon lore. There is something enticing about its world, which is wholly imagined and uniquely satisfying. Longtime fans of Anne of Green Gables will be delighted by Sara Mensinga’s interpretation of Anne Shirley, a wide-eyed dreamer with a gigantic imagination
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Derek Hough may have tangoed his way into a big reveal.  The Dancing With the Stars judge appeared to accidentally share the sex of his first baby with wife Hayley Ebert during the Oct. 14 Dedication Night episode of the ABC series.  During the episode, celebrity contestant Jordan Chiles performed a Viennese Waltz alongside her dad
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