THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1915, Edith Wharton writes in her diary about witnessing World War I in France. “Primo Levi didn’t know why he deserved to survive: why him, rather than someone else?” On Primo Levi’s translation of Kafka after Auschwitz. | Lit Hub Criticism Lucy Sante recommends books about memory
“It’s hard for me to wrap my head around because I get so into every one thing that I’m doing.” Greg Puciato joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (May 12) to celebrate the return of the Black Queen, and in doing so, he spent some time reflecting on his busy career. Listen to the full conversation
Adam Lambert has announced live shows in the UK, Europe and North America, celebrating the release of new solo album ‘ADAM’. The Grammy-nominated singer and current Queen vocalist announced his sixth record last week with the powerful single ‘Eat U Alive’. The album is set for release on July 10 on his own label and
George Burns Jr/NBC Chicago Med While an escaped prisoner holds Dr. Archer (Steven Weber) at gunpoint in a hospital under lockdown, his beloved Hannah (Jessy Schram) goes into labor in an eventful Season 11 finale. Followed by the cliffhanger Season 14 finale of Chicago Fire (9/8c), and the Season 13 climax of Chicago P.D. (10/9c),
Dominic McLaughlin in ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’. Photo: Aidan Monaghan/HBO. Preview: The HBO ‘Harry Potter’ series has been renewed for Season 2. Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout are Harry, Ron and Hermione. ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ will arrive at Christmas. HBO is wasting no time handing out a renewal
I’ve been back to Cannes something like 15 times. I was there with Valérie Donzelli’s film [Marguerite & Julien in 2015] in Competition and with the closing film [2012’s Thérèse] from Claude Miller. I’ve had films in Critics’ Week and Un Certain Regard. I was President of the Jury that awarded the Camera d’Or [to
Historical fiction is a site of postmodernism. In whatever historical period a book takes place, we all bring associations and images to that time period. The recent past is obviously easier to conjure and reference with the visual support of film and photography. The 1970s were an especially important time in cultural history in the
Key Points Travel demand is shifting from the Middle East to the Mediterranean and Asia-Pacific regions due to geopolitical conflicts. The Skift Travel Health Index shows modest global growth, but regional differences are stark, with the Middle East seeing a sharp decline and destinations like Spain, Italy, Morocco, Japan, and Thailand gaining popularity. The U.S.
Attention: this summer’s biggest jacket trend is finally breaking through. Moving away from the sea of samey blazers and predictable denim jackets, fashion’s latest outerwear obsession taps into a distinctly Y2K mood, bringing the military jacket firmly back into the spotlight. While the ’90s have largely dominated fashion trends this season, this early-2000s hero is
To begin In preparation for these lectures, I made a list of projects, drawings, films, installations and performances I could use as the spine of these talks—each lecture having a project, to be used both as a reference to what I was talking about, and also as raw material with which to think. Thinking in
Jack Douglas, the producer who worked with Aerosmith, Cheap Trick and John Lennon throughout his career, has died. He was 80. According to a post on his Facebook page from his family, Douglas “passed away peacefully on Monday night. As many of you who follow him know, he produced great music and lived a colorful life. … He
Mystery Jets have returned after a six-year absence with the raucous single ‘Black Sage’ – check it out below. The Twickenham band last released a studio album in 2020 in the form of ‘A Billion Heartbeats’, their seventh LP, but it appears that they are embarking on a new era. ‘Black Sage’ is out now, via Fiction Records, and it has been made in
Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) don’t share the spotlight with many other characters in Heated Rivalry Season 1, but Rose (Sophie Nélisse) and Kip (Robbie G.K.) do get some time to shine. The two characters never interact in the show, but Creation Entertainment‘s Page, Screen, and Everything in Between convention made
Paul Dano stars in ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’. Opening in theaters on May 15th is the new film ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’, which was directed by Olivier Assayas (‘Bergman Island‘) and is based on the novel of the same name by Giuliano da Empoli. “Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.” Release Date:
Talking to SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and president Sean Astin in 2026, it’s easy to forget that their union waged a painful, prolonged strike just three years earlier. After emerging from a months-long negotiation with studios and streamers, the pair are complimentary of the studios’ approach under new president Greg Hessinger. Astin asserts that
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. We’re Getting a FOURTH WING Series Through Amazon Prime And Oscar Winner Michael B. Jordan is producing it! He’s joined by executive producer Lisa Joy (Westworld), executive producer/showrunner Meredith Averill (Wednesday), and Rebecca Yarros herself.
Priceline relaunched its iconic Negotiator ad campaign Tuesday, and new CEO Brigit Zimmerman is using the moment to make the case that value-focused travel has never been more relevant. Zimmerman, who had been Priceline’s chief commercial officer, took over in January from Brett Keller, who served as CEO for nearly a decade. In her first
Where are the chicest people in the world vacationing this summer? Well, if I had to venture a guess, I’d say one destination is at the top of the list: Villa San Michele near Florence, Italy. Its grand reopening was only a couple of weeks ago, but Gwyneth Paltrow, Alexa Chung, Marisa Abela, and Tamu
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