THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1982, Djuna Barnes dies.  Through layers of loss and sorrow, Fatemeh Shams remembers Marjane Satrapi: “Marjane reminded me, as her work often does, that in the bleakest times, art, writing, and human connection are radical acts of repair.”| Lit Hub Deb Olin Unferth explores the necessity of writing speculative
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The Weeknd kicked off the European leg of his ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour in Copenhagen this week – watch footage below. The Canadian artist performed the first of two sold-out shows at Parken Stadium on Friday night (June 19), having played two dates at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium earlier this month. ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ has become the highest-grossing tour
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Glen Powell in ‘Hit Man’. Photo: Netflix. Copyright: © 2024. Preview: Netflix is planning a ‘Hit Man’ TV series based on the movie. Star Glen Powell and director Richard Linklater will be among the producers. Stephen Falk is aboard to write and run the show. It might not have hit the heights of, say, ‘Top
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June 1982 The triplet of knocks came from the front door just as Sylvia Upshaw and her two children were putting on their shoes, about to walk over to Mrs. Talbot’s house. Syl’s daughter, GiGi, her first-born, peered through the living room window, which looked out onto their small front lawn. “It’s the Whites,” she
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Here are the biggest rock and metal tours of summer 2026. Concerts happen all year long, but summer is typically regarded as “concert season” since the majority of them take place at amphitheaters and stadiums when the weather is nicer. It’s also the time of year that we see bands team up for some of
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Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the Academy’s 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. Credit/Provider: Blaine Ohigashi / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. Preview: Jennifer Lawrence will star in and produce new rom-com ‘One Month Mark.’ Sophie Fleur de Bruijn wrote the script. Apple Original Films is backing the movie. It sometimes happens that
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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are married, and the Grammy Award-winning artist is sharing a look at the custom Chanel wedding dress she wore separate from their May 31 nuptials. The “Houdini” singer took to Instagram to share a series of photos of herself and the British actor, unveiling her Chanel haute couture wedding gown
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week, including the buzziest summer reads, an AI chatbot in Google Play Books, the winners of the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards, and more. The Buzziest Summer Reading Books
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Key Points The essay reflects on a personal layover experience at Doha’s Hamad International Airport, observing the diverse travelers present. Gulf airport terminals are designed for high-end passengers, but most foot traffic comes from pilgrims, workers, and families. There is a gap in the travel industry’s language to describe the experiences of non-premium travelers at
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For something that often sits front and center in your kitchen, a cutting board deserves more consideration than most guys give it. But this is about more than just aesthetics. Your cutting board gets sliced, chopped, scraped and regularly abused. Which is why you don’t want to cheap out. Those flimsy plastic boards and bamboo
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