THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1855, Victor Hugo dies. What’s a book x-ray? Manil Suri offers advice for visualizing the narrative structure of your novel. | Lit Hub Craft Maybe the truth really is out there. Dr. Sarah Alam Malik considers life beyond planet Earth. | Lit Hub Science The racial
Dick Parry, who played saxophone on some of Pink Floyd‘s most famous songs and tours, died Friday morning of unspecified causes at the age of 83. Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour shared the sad news in a social media post. “My dear friend Dick Parry died this morning,” he wrote. “Since I was seventeen, I
Paul McCartney closed out the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by duetting with the host on ‘Hello, Goodbye’. The long-running late night show aired for the last time last night (May 21), after Colbert announced on air last summer that CBS had cancelled it in what the network described as “purely a financial decision”. Many have speculated
Celebrity status! Jeopardy! champion Chris D’Angelo shared how he has a special connection with actress Awkwafina as he tried to win his third game. D’Angelo, from Washington, D.C., talked to Action News in Philadelphia about how long it took to get on the show. The Haverford native has been auditioning for Jeopardy! since 2005 and
(Left) Director Sam Raimi on the set of 20th Century Studios’ ‘Send Help’. Photo by Brook Rushton. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved. (Right) Anthony Hopkins in 1978’s ‘Magic’. Photo: 20th Century Fox. Preview: Sam Raimi will next tackle a remake of 1970s horror ‘Magic’. The original starred Anthony Hopkins. ‘Send Help’ writers
[This story contains spoilers from Obsession.] Sometimes, people miss what’s right in front of them. In Curry Barker‘s Obsession, Bear (Michael Johnston) uses a One Wish Willow and wishes for his longtime crush, Nikki (Inde Navarrette), to love him more than anyone else in the world. The wish comes true, but at the cost of tragic
Pizza Hut’s Summer 2026 Book It program opened for enrollment on May 1st and will officially kick off June 1st. The much-beloved reading challenge rewards pre-K through 6th-grade readers with personal pan pizzas for reaching their parent-set reading goals. Kids can earn one pizza per month for June, July, and August if they meet their
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking to soften its proposal for more stringent social media vetting, with more details not expected until the fall. The initial proposed rule, which was announced in December, would require tourists applying for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) to provide five years’ worth of social media information
Consider Fair Harbor’s Memorial Day sale the excuse you’ve been waiting on to refresh your summer lineup. Right now, the coastal-minded brand is offering 25% off sitewide, including its best-selling Anchor Trunk (a fan favorite with more than 20,000 five-star reviews), plus breezy camp shirts, easygoing swim trunks and lightweight staples built for everything from
Innocent Chizaram Ilo on the Ongoing Dilemma for Readers and Writers In the early hours of Sunday, May 17th 2026, I stumbled on a tweet by Nigerian literary critic and essayist, Chimezie Chike, accusing Jamir Nazir, the newly minted 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Winner (Caribbean Region), of winning the coveted prize with a story
On Thursday (May 21), Tyler Connolly joined Loudwire Nights to dive into Theory of a Deadman‘s latest song, “Barricade,” as well as what the band’s plans are for more new music. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. “Everything takes so long, I feel like there’s other bands
Culture Club have announced a UK arena tour for winter 2026. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Boy George The ’80s pop band, fronted by Boy George, are due to hit the road in December for ‘The Singles Tour’. They’ll showcase all the classic songs from their catalogue,
What To Know After Stephen Colbert’s final episode of The Late Show, Donald Trump celebrated his departure and criticized his talent and ratings. Despite Trump’s claims, Colbert’s Late Show led late-night ratings for nine years. Other political figures, including Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, praised Colbert for his wit, thoughtfulness, and impact. After Stephen Colbert
(L to R) Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall in ‘Tuner’. Photo: Courtesy of Black Bear. In theaters on May 29 is ‘Tuner’, a new crime drama from director Daniel Roher (‘Navalny’), which stars Leo Woodall (‘One Day’), Dustin Hoffman (‘Rain Man’) and Havana Rose Liu (‘Bottoms’). “Everybody has one hidden talent.” Release Date: May 29,
The first rule of amfAR is you don’t talk about how you got to amfAR. By that, I don’t mean how you got into the amfAR gala, i.e. how you landed a seat at the glitziest annual event of the Cannes Film Festival, which for my delightful table-mates in the back left corner of the
Libraries can and should be advocating on their own behalf. Libraries are not neutral, and it is not partisan to be unabashedly pro-library. No matter which party puts forth a pro-library bill, libraries should seek to have it passed. It’s something they should educate their community about and encourage their community to act upon, too.
Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Sarah Kopit reports live from Airbnb’s Summer Release event in San Francisco as Brian Chesky unveils Airbnb’s expansion into hotels, car rentals, services, and experiences. Sarah and Seth Borko break down why Airbnb increasingly looks like a full-service OTA, what Expedia’s latest acquisition says about the future of travel commerce, and how AI,
If you’re anything like me today, you’re looking gleefully at the weather forecast for the next few days and delighting in a long weekend in the uninterrupted sunshine. It feels like summer has officially arrived, and so now I’m planning out my next summer nails and even thinking about my summer holiday nails whilst I’m
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