THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1930, Brazilian poet, playwright, and novelist Hilda Hilst is born. Why more retellings of the Odyssey should center women: “We are like Penelope, unraveling Homer’s tale for our own purposes.” | Lit Hub Criticism How Jean-Paul Sartre and other French intellectuals came to embrace Marxism, to the
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The heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have defeated Josh Brolin‘s Thanos, but they are about to face an even greater threat. Directors Joe and Anthony Russo return to the MCU for their first project since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame for the franchise’s next installment, Avengers: Doomsday. The film, which hits theaters later this year,
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(L to R) Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Molly Shannon, CeeLo Green, Adam Sandler and Kevin James in ‘Hotel Transylvania.’ Photo: Sony. Preview: A fifth ‘Hotel Transylvania’ movie is on the way. ‘The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania’ will be out in 2027. Sony Pictures Animation and Amazon MGM Studios are teaming up to release
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During Hunter Biden and far-right influencer Nick Fuentes‘s soon-to-be-released interview — filmed in a Philadelphia studio designed to resemble a sleazy motel room earlier this month — the two opposing fringe political players tackle a range of topics including Holocaust denial, race in America and artificial superintelligence, according to a trailer for the Channel 5
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A comprehensive education on American culinary traditions has to include African American foodways. Needless to say, there is no one culture that defines American cuisine. From the crops grown by Indigenous peoples to the ingredients brought to the U.S. by immigrants seeking a taste of home, the library of American recipes is contained in a
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Emirates president Sir Tim Clark told Skift Tuesday that retirement is not on the agenda — but that his team knows what to do the day he does leave. Clark’s remarks in response to a question at the Farnborough Airshow push back on speculation about the immediate future of one of the industry’s longest-serving leaders.
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“If he had simply gone back to Austin when he was summoned to stand trial, he would have been acquitted.” This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. Article continues after advertisement Famously, O. Henry (the pen name of William Sydney Porter), author of “The Gift of the Magi,” and one of the most
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The 2026 installment of the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival took over the Ohio State Reformatory over the weekend. This year was headlined by Disturbed, Bad Omens and Limp Bizkit, bringing a heavy 2000s flavor to the nights, with plenty of era-spanning artists, including today’s up-and-comers preceding them. If you weren’t there and need to
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What To Know On Episode 2 of Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro, the remaining 10 contestants were separated into male/female pairs and tasked with showing storytelling through their dances. At the end of the night, one pair was put in danger of elimination, and one of them was ultimately eliminated. Nine contestants are now
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Hamish Hamilton has directed over a dozen Super Bowls, the opening ceremony to the 2012 Summer Olympics, six Emmy Awards ceremonies, four Oscars and three Grammy nights, among many more marquee events. None of those, he says, were quite as challenging as the first-ever FIFA World Cup Finals Halftime Show he directed on Sunday. “A
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Rebecca is channeling a bard, Jeff’s referencing multiple epics, Vanessa’s making noises about the score. The nerd factor is turned all the way up today, because we’ve all officially seen The Odyssey. We always do the homework here at Book Riot, and we won’t even try to pretend that we don’t love it when the
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The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is officially in full swing. If you’re looking to score big on these deep discounts but aren’t exactly sure where to start, then you’ve come to the right place. Since I make shopping recommendations for a living, I decided to dig through the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale arrivals to find a range
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