This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Article continues after advertisement Only trouble is interesting, and what causes more trouble for us humans than our love lives? With love, we’re leaping into the unknown, and it’s thrilling, surprising, scary, overwhelming (and sometimes underwhelming and disappointing) all at once. Love is often unrequited,
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Former Every Time I Die guitarist Andy Williams reportedly collapsed while performing during a wrestling show in Pennsylvania on Saturday. In addition to his music career, Williams also frequently wrestles under the pseudonym The Butcher. He has previously been part of All Elite Wrestling and various independent promotions in the Northeast. He was participating in
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(L to R) Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh in ‘Mayday’, premiering September 4, 2026 on Apple TV. Photo: Apple TV. On Apple TV on September 4th is ‘Mayday,’ which finds Ryan Reynolds as an American pilot trapped behind enemy lines in 1980s Russia, who gets help from an unexpected ally in Kenneth Branagh’s USA-loving Soviet.
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MGM+ and BBC One’s A Tale of Two Cities is neither the best of adaptations nor the worst of adaptations, but Daniel West’s take on the Charles Dickens classic may well be the meh-est of adaptations. The four-part series benefits somewhat from the lack of an instantly identifiable definitive filmed interpretation of A Tale of
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As I mentioned, I’ve been in a reading slump—okay, I can’t lie to you. I’ve been reading constantly, but it’s all been fanfiction. I need to pull myself together if I want to make a dent in my TBR. The only books I finished in August were a reread of How Far the Light Reaches
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Madewell Gives Your Fall Wardrobe a Boost Looking to extend your fall investment? Look no further than Madewell, where they’re offering 25% off all new fall arrivals through Labor Day. Plus, don’t pass up tons of cool weather essentials buried deep in their sale section for an additional 30% off when you use code LONGWEEKEND.
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THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson, often considered the first African American woman novelist, publishes her book Our Nig anonymously. Marlon James tells Eric Olson about (finally!) writing a novel that draws from his life. | Lit Hub In Conversation “Terror wasn’t the only weapon the Nazis used against the
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Here’s the 11 best melodic death metal albums of the 1990s. Melodic death metal— or melodeath if you’re in the know — is largely credited to the Swedes, along with the English death metal band Carcass, in the early-to-mid 1990s. From there, it was an explosion of fantastic bands and albums doling out some of the
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(Left) Falcon/Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez) in Marvel Studios’ ‘Captain America: Brave New World’. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 Marvel. (Right) Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in the TV series ‘Miami Vice’. Photo: NBC/Universal. Preview: Deadline has word that ‘Captain America: Brave New World’s Danny Ramirez, who appeared in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ for
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Key Points Blackstone plans a Spanish IPO for Hotel Investment Partners at a €6–7 billion ($6.9B+) valuation, targeted for late October or early November, raising ~€700 million in new capital for acquisitions and renovations. HIP is an asset-heavy resort landlord with 61 hotels and 20,000 Mediterranean rooms (78% beachfront, 94% four- or five-star), leasing operations
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Eugénie Trochu is a Who What Wear editor in residence known for her transformative work at Vogue France and her Substack newsletter, where she documents and shares new trends, her no-nonsense approach to fashion and style, plus other musings. She’s also working on her upcoming first book that explores fashion as a space of memory,
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