Honoring the finest works of translated fiction from around the world, the International Booker Prize has announced its 2020 shortlist. This year’s shortlist features titles translated from five languages: Spanish, German, Dutch, Farsi, and Japanese, with authors who hail from six countries. The prize is awarded every year to a single book translated into English
Month: April 2020
Horror legend Robert Englund has joined the growing list of celebrities (including Shaun of the Dead‘s Simon Pegg and Nick Frost!) who have taken to social media to share fun Public Service Announcement videos while we’re all stuck at home to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. And Englund’s is particularly special, as he
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a new concert film. Chunky Shrapnel was recorded on the band’s 2019 tour of Europe. It arrives April 17 with a live-streamed premiere, accompanied by a double-LP release of the live album. Check out the trailer below. “Chunky Shrapnel was made for the cinema but as both
E! Illustration We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not E!. If you’re lacking inspiration, it’s time to pick up a fresh book. Books can transport you to a
Get ready to travel back in time to glitz, glamour and, well, some inequality. Netflix’s Hollywood, starring David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Jeremy Pope, Laura Harrier and Patti LuPone, is coming to take you on a wild ride. The limited series created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan follows a group of aspiring stars, writers and
This year’s SXSW cancellation was the first change of plans for the festival in over 30 years. The Austin event not only features films, but live concerts, conferences and interactive exhibits. Along with new filmmakers debuting their work, studios headline their own movies at SXSW as well. Last year, Jordan Peele’s Us, Olivia Wide’s Booksmart
Rob Lowe‘s son, Johnny, is opening up about his experience with sobriety in the hopes of setting a “small example” for his followers. While he previously kept his struggles with alcohol private, the 25-year-old says that today, the 2-year anniversary since going sober, has inspired him to open up about his journey. “I haven’t been vocal
Earlier this week it was revealed that Sony’s long-gestating Uncharted movie was delayed yet again. The adaptation of the popular video game franchise seems to be cursed at this point. Though this particular project is far from the only one being affected by the situation at hand in Hollywood currently. Now, star Tom Holland has
In another example of why we should never investigate our heroes, it appears celebrity Woody Harrelson is promoting a narrative that 5G caused the coronavirus. This isn’t a new declaration, as the internet loves a good (bad) conspiracy theory, especially when it has mild hints of xenophobia, but it’s a new low for the Zombieland star.
The followup novel introduces an older Elio, who is in (another) relationship with an older man Hollywood’s straight Prince of Twinks Timothée Chalamet and his co-star Armie Hammer have both reportedly signed up for Call Me By Your Name 2. Since Call Me By Your Name, there has been consistent buzz that a film followup
Though rather barebones by design, the strings that produce the foundational melody in Captain Dane-O’s single “A Long Time Ago” are strangely hypnotic right out of the box, and despite their jagged arrangement, they arguably serve as a more entrancing element than any other in the whole of the song. In a “A Long Time
He shoots, he scores, he vlogs?! Many know Stephen Curry as the Golden State Warriors basketball champion happily married to Food Network star Ayesha Curry. And while he may be a great athlete, husband and father to three adorable kids, his social media skills may not be a slam dunk. Fortunately, Kevin Hart is here
Hey there cool cats and kittens, Mary here to describe to you in great furry detail how totally fucked up and deranged Tiger King is. First things first, we can all agree that Carole Baskin made minced tiger food, all organic (unless Don Lewis smoked) out of hubby no 2. Howard Baskin, who is hubby
Guided by Voices’ classic 1995 album Alien Lanes is getting a 25th anniversary reissue this year, courtesy of Matador Records’ new Revisionist History series. It’s being pressed on blue, green, and red vinyl and limited pre-orders come with a GBV keyring/bottle opener modeled on an original 1995 design. The reissue is out August 21. Matador
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Right now, all anyone can talk about is Netflix’s controversial docuseries Tiger King. It’s hard to go on social media and not see people talking about the alleged crimes of Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, as well as the disappearance of her late husband Don Lewis. However, with only ten episodes available to stream, viewers are quickly finding themselves done
This week, WarnerMedia announced that Hulu founding CEO Jason Kilar had been hired as its new CEO. From a business perspective, it makes a lot of sense, as Warner Bros. is about to launch HBO Max, so bringing on a chief with vital experience in the streaming universe can only be beneficial. Speaking of beneficial,
So I guess we’ve cleared up that whole is he her boyfriend thing. Because as hesitant as Nikki Bella was to initially define her romantic entanglement with former Dancing With the Stars partner Artem Chigvintsev, she’s happily accepting this new label. “The cat is out of the bag!” she opened her Jan. 8 edition of The Bellas Podcast with
It seemed that zombies had, if you’ll excuse the pun, been done to death on the big screen in these modern times, with the horror icon seemingly appearing in every other movie causing audiences to gradually become sick and tired of the shuffling, brain-eating monsters. Then 2016’s Train to Busan came along, and suddenly everyone
Yeon Sang-ho‘s Train to Busan is easily one of the best zombie films ever made and now the trailer for its sequel looks to up the ante tenfold. Well Go USA shares an action-packed and absolutely insane looking “teaser” trailer for Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula, which actually looks to further the zombie subgenre in
To pretty much everyone’s displeasure, one of the world’s most beloved sit-comes is coming to an end. The last episode of the tenth season of Modern Family aired recently, and it’s been officially announced that season 11 will be the last. The show aired back in 2009, and it’s been going strong for a decade, without ever
LGBT+ rights are heavily suppressed in Ghana. (Creative Commons) A gay asylum seeker from Ghana who was beaten, doused in petrol and threatened with beheading by homophobic mob led by his own dad has been given reprieve after the US denied him refuge. The man, who is in his late twenties and originally from Ghana’s
UPDATE: False alarm! G-Eazy‘s luscious locks are still intact. The rapper confirmed his new ‘do was just an April Fool’s joke by sharing the real version of the selfie he first posted. ______ This better be an April Fool’s joke, G-Eazy. On Tuesday night, the 30-year-old “Good Life” rapper shared a selfie of himself on Instagram with the caption, “Should I
The merge episode of Survivor is always one of the best episodes of every season, and this one lived up to the hype. I’ve been soooooo looking forward to this particular episode ever since the them of Season 40 was announced, as it also featured The Edge of Extinction Return Challenge where one of the
Ellis Marsalis, the New Orleans jazz pianist and patriarch of an accomplished family of musicians, has died. The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music confirmed his death to NBC News. Branford Marsalis said his father died of COVID-19 complications. He was 85. Marsalis was the father of renowned musicians Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, and Jason Marsalis; his
This is our type of interview! Saweetie is one to watch in the entertainment industry. From releasing her hitmaker “My Type” to her wholesome (and viral) reaction while meeting Beyoncé, the 26-year-old rapper has quickly become everyone’s favorite. However, the rising star knows all too well what it’s like to overwork yourself in a world
Another singer has been unmasked. The Masked Singer just said goodbye to the White Tiger and hello to Rob Gronkowski, the former Patriots tight end who just wanted to show off his unique dance moves on stage. “I’ve always loved dancing, and my dance moves were always one of a kind, and I always felt
The Witch (2014) While she has definitely branched out into other genres (the recent Emma being a perfect example), Anya Taylor-Joy has spent a good amount of time in her young career establishing herself as a Scream Queen. The New Mutants, in which she plays Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik, is one of many horror titles
There’s officially just one more episode of Modern Family. Or rather two. Two and a retrospective special. Tonight’s episode was the last episode before next week’s two-part series finale, and ended with a bit of a surprise for Mitch and Cam: the new baby they’re adopting has arrived two weeks early, before they’ve managed to
Former football star and accused double-murderer O.J. Simpson is convinced Tiger King star Carole Baskin is behind the mysterious disappearance of her husband, and people can’t help but notice the irony of the allegations. After serving nine years in prison for armed robbery charges, Simpson was paroled in the fall of 2017. He has since