Social media has changed poetry, at least in terms of the sheer number of people who now read poems on a regular basis, or buy poems (Rupi Kaur’s collection Milk and Honey was a runaway bestseller). This has led to fierce debates about what poetry is and what it should be (see, for instance, Rebecca
Month: June 2021
Zedd x Curbi is coming soon! Yesterday, Zedd retweeted a video of the song being played out at one of his recent shows — and Curbi just confirmed the good news with a tweet of his own. Apparently, the anticipated collab is “incoming,” so “get ready” — words we hear often, but take on a
Play video content TMZ.com Clay Aiken knows what it’s like to go from beloved celeb to despised politician — by half of the public, at least — and he’s not sure The Rock or Matthew McConaughey are up for it … so he’s sharing his experience with political haters. As you may know … the
Shortly after the death of Eddie Van Halen, it was revealed that there had been talks of a “kitchen sink” tour reuniting Van Halen‘s primary players over the years, and while the guitarist’s ailing health made the run an impossibility, Wolfgang Van Halen shares in an interview his disdain for the role COVID-19 played in
In this article WIZZ-GB LONDON — The coordination of travel rules in the European Union has become a politicized process and the rules remain “unpredictable,” the CEO of Wizz Air said as the airline experiences “huge” demand for the summer. “I think the European Union as such has broken down completely, we have failed to
Nintendo has broken its pre-E3 silence by confirming that the company will be hosting a Nintendo Direct broadcast on June 15 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. RELATED: Nintendo Dates Three Pokémon Titles for Switch The show will last roughly 40 minutes and will focus exclusively on Nintendo Switch software, most of which is said to
Photography by Getty ImagesHere are some of the biggest online parades, shows and ceremonies to tune into during Pride Month this year. By Russ Martin Date June 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter COVID-19 has squashed plans for in-person Pride festivals across most of Canada once again, but queer folks are resilient and we won’t let a
We asked booksellers at independent bookstores across the country about the best books they were reading from indie presses this month. Here are their top recommendations for June. * Dag Solstad, Novel 11, Book 18 (New Directions) The fourth Solstad novel to be released by NDP in as many years. They’re all brilliant and this
(CNN) — For years it’s sat abandoned in a dilapidated hangar in Kazakhstan, visited only by intrepid urban explorers keen to photograph a spectacular if unloved piece of space history. At least one Buran resuable spacecraft — closely modeled on the US Space Shuttle — currently sits in storage at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, a remote
Lumenisity is a UK startup developing a new kind of fibre technology, which claims to reduce optical latency by 50%. The company was spun out of the University of Southampton and came out of stealth mode last autumn. It hasn’t taken long for it to catch the eye of major telcos, with BT partnering with
Waiting for Godot is one of the most important plays of the twentieth century. But analysing its significance is not easy, because Beckett’s play represents a major departure from many conventions and audience expectations regarding the theatre. Beginning life as a French play which Beckett wrote in the late 1940s, Waiting for Godot premiered in
Everything Tiesto touches seems to turn to gold, especially his single “The Business“. Recently, he held a remix competition via Label Radar offering the winner an official release on Atlantic Records along with $7,000 worth of studio gear and plugins. Over 3500 producers submitted tracks and one came out on top: Canadian award-nominated music producer
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of their multi-platinum debut album, The Better Life, 3 Doors Down will head out on a massive U.S. tour this summer and into the fall, playing the record in full. Each show will feature one of six slated opening acts, though Seether have been tapped as the sole guest on a majority
Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening checkpoint at Orlando International Airport on the Friday before Memorial Day. As more and more people have received the COVID-19 vaccine, American Automobile Association (AAA) is predicting more than 37 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles this Memorial Day weekend, many for
Fitbit may soon roll out a new feature that detects snoring and noise by its devices titled ”Snore & Noise Detect”. The move is will likely to help the spouses and partners of the snoring population. The Verge quoted a report in 9to5Google, which decompiled the latest version of the Fitbit app in Google’s Play
Henry “Nacho” Laun — the extreme eating star of “Wahlburgers” and one of Mark Wahlberg‘s OG entourage members — has died after suffering a medical emergency a couple weeks ago … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Laun tell us he passed away Tuesday at a Massachusetts hospital. We broke the story … the reality
Nintendo has had a long history and now it is getting ready to share some of that history in the form of a gallery. The company announced today on its website that it is planning to build a park in Japan where “Nintendo’s historical products will be showcased, and exhibits and experiences will be available.” No exact
A resurfaced newspaper clipping implies The Office actress participated in a St. Louis event that has a history of racism. By Danielle Cohen June 1, 2021 Ellie Kemper at the 2019 Ad Council Dinner.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images This weekend, a newspaper clipping emerged with a photograph showing The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt actress Ellie Kemper