Katie Dippold penning new Haunted Mansion movie for Disney It’s been a decade since word first broke that Guillermo del Toro (Pinocchio) would be writing and producing a film based on Disney’s The Haunted Mansion and now it appears the studio is going a different route as Katie Dippold (Ghostbusters) has been hired to pen the script
Month: August 2020
Where did the whole sing/scream thing in metal come from? You know what we’re talking about — bands who blend extreme vocals and clean singing together as part of their dynamic. That’s what we take a dive into on Episode 22 in Loudwire’s “50 Years of Heavy Metal” video series. Obviously, the style is most
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle reviews an early example of ‘gritty’ epic fantasy It was the late, great Terry Pratchett who observed that most modern fantasy is just rearranging the furniture in Tolkien’s attic. And many innovations within the genre have tended to use the same tropes, character types,
With things going the way they are in 2020, it doesn’t look like any major events are running as they were intended. After finally postponing EDC Las Vegas to 2021 earlier this month, Insomniac has finally made the decision to move all remaining festivals — Nocturnal Wonderland, Escape Psycho Circus, EDC Orlando & Dreamstate SoCal,
Neal is still the heavy favorite. The latest poll from Jewish Insider has him up 49-40 percent. He has spent $4 million on the race, with another $2.75 million on hand. His base of support is in older, more reliable voters—many of whom are comfortable with the status quo, think taking corporate PAC money is
Photograph courtesy of Brunette x Juicy CoutureWe spoke with creative director and CEO Miriam Alden to get the lowdown on the new pieces. By Maddison Glendinning Date August 28, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter This week, Vancouver-based apparel brand Brunette launched its second limited edition collaboration with Juicy Couture. Brimming with ‘gram-worthy tie-dye prints in pastel hues
MGM Resorts International said Friday it is sending separation letters to 18,000 U.S. employees who were furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic, making their job cuts permanent for now. MGM’s Empire City remains closed in New York state, as does its Park MGM in Las Vegas. Casinos in Las Vegas, where MGM has an outsized presence on the
Snakes on a Plane 2: Snakes in a Toilet? That could be the title of a new Samuel L. Jackson sequel as an Australian woman found snakes inside her clogged toilet tank after it wouldn’t flush. Snakes apparently like to chill in toilets when it’s warm outside. Though, this isn’t exactly something anyone wants to
August 28, 2020, 1:29pm Happy Independent Bookstore Day! As part of its guide to Black-owned bookshops in the US, O, The Oprah Magazine created an illustrated map of some of the highlights, and it’s really delightful. The team also asked writers like Tayari Jones, Kiley Reid, and Clint Smith where they like to shop; you can
Back when the FLARE team shared an IRL office space (RIP to my abandoned aloe plant…), my mornings looked a little something like this: rush to get up the elevators in time for our 8:30 a.m. daily meeting (for which, I admittedly showed up to at approx 8:32 most days), hit the button on my
Exclusive This is what it’s like when reality dating show worlds collide — a lot of scandal over nothing … according to sources close to “Love is Blind” couple Damian Powers and Giannina Gibelli. Fans of the show, along with fans of “Too Hot to Handle” star Francesca Farago, were a bit stunned when a
French telco magnate Xavier Niel is mulling legal action to block UPC Switzerland’s acquisition of Sunrise. His Swiss unit, Salt Mobile, alleged this week that the proposed merger violates an exclusive agreement with Sunrise to jointly deploy fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) to 1.5 million premises. In a statement, Salt said it has brought in law firm Quinn
Outspoken heavy metal fan and onscreen King of Atlantis Jason Momoa received a copy of Metallica‘s S&M2 two days early and took to Instagram to lavish it with muscular praise. “I got a really special present in the mail and I just want to show you some of it,” the Aquaman star beamed in the five-minute clip,
mau5trap.tv is officially coming! Well, it’s live, but it’s in beta, but it’s here — deadmau5‘s and mau5trap’s new, proprietary streaming service. For years, deadmau5 has used Twitch or Mixer; Mixer officially closed its doors in July and deadmau5’s history with Twitch is well documented, so it’s time for something new. mau5trap.tv is LIVE! it’s
That’s not to say that she hasn’t been able to do a lot over the last six months; the raising of $1 million is a testament to that, after all. Now she and her staff find themselves in the enviable—though still challenging—position of juggling a lot. They’re hiring personnel, making plans for their new building,
Photography via Kiwi CollectionMinutes from the Louvre, Opera Garnier and Galeries Lafayette, what more could we ask for from this hidden gem? By Eliza Grossman Date August 27, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Fact: There’s no shortage of architectural eye candy in Paris. It’s this neoclassical style, thanks to Baron Haussmann’s city overhaul in the latter half of
Tiger selfies in Thailand, donkeys buckling beneath heavy riders in Greece, guests doing yoga atop elephants at a luxury resort — these instances, and others, were the impetus behind new animal tourism guidelines published last week by adventure travel company, Intrepid Travel, and the global animal welfare organization, World Animal Protection. The Animal Welfare Policy Toolkit says
Hulu has released the trailer for The Binge, which premieres this Friday. The footage is booze and drug-fueled spoof of The Purge with some hints of Superbad for good measure. In the movie, the not-so-distant future finds that the world is sober and the United States is thriving, due to its sobriety. However, one day
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