THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1964, Frans Eemil Sillanpää dies. What do you do when your book detailing Civil War-era censorship is censored by the US government? | Lit Hub Politics “Maybe it’s fair to call this mysticism, but it could also be called democracy. Because it acknowledges the fundamental, unnegotiable, and
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On Tuesday (June 2), Jimmy Chamberlin joined Loudwire Nights to celebrate the recent tour announcement for the Smashing Pumpkins‘ celebration of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. “We’re always like, ‘How do we make this different or better,'” Chamberlin shared with
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What To Know Nine press freedom groups warned that CNN could face similar upheaval as CBS’ 60 Minutes following recent firings and leadership changes. The groups criticized the replacement of key 60 Minutes staff, calling these actions an attack on investigative journalism. They argued that the pending Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger poses an existential threat
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(Left) Zac Efron as Chris Cole in ‘A Family Affair’. Photo: Tina Rowden/Netflix © 2024. (Right) Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke in ‘Angel Heart’. Photo: Tri-Star Pictures. Preview: Zac Efron is attached to a new take on ‘Angel Heart.’ HBO is backing the new show. ‘King Richard’ writer and ‘Black Rabbit’ creator Zach Baylin
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Happy June, my fellow comics fans! You’ve got a lot to look forward to this month. In addition to the expected slate of special anthologies “coming out” (lol) for Pride Month — including those published annually by DC and Marvel, not to mention this year’s Adventure Time Pride Special and Star Trek: Celebrations — you
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Priceline has rebuilt its AI travel assistant, Penny, so a traveler can compare destinations and move toward booking inside one conversation, rather than clicking across separate searches, filters, and tabs.  It is the most substantial overhaul of Penny in two years. “Our conviction from the start was that the real advantage in AI travel would
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Today, at a ceremony in Toronto, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which awards $150,000 annually to women and non-binary writers with books published in Canada and the US, announced its 2026 winner: Julia Elliott’s short story collection Hellions (Tin House Books). This year’s jury was comprised of Carmen Maria Machado (Chair), Ivan Coyote, Cherie
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Stella McCartney has released an exclusive, limited edition t-shirt, made in celebration of Paul McCartney’s new album ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane‘. The record dropped last week (Friday May 29), and is the first from the music legend since 2020’s ‘McCartney III’. Throughout the 14-song tracklist he opens up about his younger years in a
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Peabo Bryson, the veteran R&B singer best known for performing Disney classic songs “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World” from Aladdin, has died at the age of 75, according to a statement from his family. “With broken hearts and profound sadness, the family of two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and balladeer Peabo
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Nicholas Galitzine stars in ‘Masters of the Universe’. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios. Opening in theaters on June 5th is ‘Masters of the Universe’, which is the second live-action film based on Mattel’s popular toy line and was directed by Travis Knight (‘Bumblebee’). “Witness how he became He-Man.” Release Date: Jun 5, 2026 Run Time: 2
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