‘The Lottery’ by the American writer Shirley Jackson (1916-65) was first published on 26 June 1948 in the New Yorker magazine. The story was initially met with anger and even a fair amount of hate mail from readers, with many cancelling their subscriptions to the magazine. What was it within this dark and terrifying story
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Hailing from China, KROMI is a force to be reckoned with in the DJ world. With a background in classical training and a former career as a pop singer, KROMI is no stranger to the stage. She began her journey as a DJ in 2017 after being inspired by Tiesto’s performance at the Ultra Music
Photography courtesy of MejuriAll together now: Frost yourself! By Jennifer Berry Date February 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter Isn’t it funny how the shortest month of the year can feel the longest? It’s February, friends, and depending on where you are in the world, that might mean you’re staring down the final frigid stretch of a
Hong Kong’s new global promotional campaign will “kickstart” the city’s reopening to international travelers, the Hong Kong Tourism Board told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Friday. As part of the “Hello Hong Kong” campaign, which was launched on Thursday, 500,000 air tickets will be given away over the next six months, starting in March. The
A few days ago, Linkin Park posted a cryptic countdown on their website, which expired yesterday (Feb. 1). Now, their homepage has an interactive puzzle on it, and we’ve played around a bit to try and figure out what’s going on. Beware — there are spoilers ahead, so if you want to figure out the puzzle for
February 2, 2023, 11:04am All hail the paperback release. * Tessa Hadley, Free Love(Harper Perennial, February 7) The HarperCollins Union has been on strike since November 10, 2022. Literary Hub stands in solidarity with the union. Please consider donating to the strike fund. “The stories of break and repair in this novel are wonderfully unpredictable.”–Minneapolis Star
“Euphoria” star Chloe Cherry is in some hot water back in her hometown after allegedly stealing a blouse from a local store and getting caught. Cherry was charged with misdemeanor retail theft back in January for an incident that reportedly happened back in December in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. According to sources with direct knowledge of the
Fursat, a short film shot on iPhone 14 Pro, is now available to watch on YouTube. Apple has shared the film, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, on the video streaming platform on February 3. The film Fursat starring Ishaan Khatter and Wamiqa Gabbi has been describe by Apple as ‘a magical story about a man so
While it was released 30 years ago, Groundhog Day remains highly rewatchable due to it being a straightforward comedy with a surprising dose of philosophy. Like Joe Versus the Volcano a few years prior, Groundhog Day blends lighthearted humor with more profound themes about life and love, resulting in one of those rare motion pictures that resonates on multiple
Pamela Anderson has a fresh take on her widely criticized #MeToo comments from years back, clarifying the comments she made on her early view of the casting couch. The “Baywatch” star sat down to chat with Ronan Farrow for Interview Magazine and, in the piece out Wednesday, she said her mom’s advice was way off
‘A Rose for Emily’ by William Faulkner contains some memorable characters besides Emily herself. Even the narrator is a curious creation and deserving of further discussion, since Faulkner does some interesting things with narrative in his short story. Let’s take a closer look at the characters in ‘A Rose for Emily’, both great and small,
If you were wondering whether the deluge of new Skrillex music would stop or slow down after January, here’s your answer. For the fifth week of the year, Skrillex has dropped his fifth single, this time teaming up with Palestinian singer Nai Barghouti for “Xena.” The track has clear Middle Eastern, almost Indian influence, especially
By LOUIS XIII COGNAC Date February 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter Born and raised in Halifax and currently based in Toronto, Maxwell N. Burnstein is a self-taught collage artist who specializes in transforming deconstructed photographs into multi-dimensional art. “Creating narratives by bringing all these different existing pieces together to tell something new really spoke to me
The artistic vision of Slipknot‘s Shawn “Clown” Crahan never stops, with fans now being given a video that’s a director’s cut from the “Yen” video universe featuring the song “Bone Church.” fFans may remember the already spooky visual attached to “Yen” upon its release last August, and while some of the visual themes transfer over
February 2, 2023, 1:50pm This morning, The Cut published its definitive guide to contemporary etiquette, from ghosting to tipping to navigating varying levels of COVID caution. The list contained plenty of fascinating and discourse-generating takeaways (though I haven’t yet seen anyone address the wild revelation that former Vogue editor Lauren Santo Domingo believes one should “Never ask
MLB The Show 23‘s cover star was revealed earlier this week, but the game doesn’t just have one athlete on the box. Baseball legend Derek Jeter announced that he will be on the collector’s editions when they release on March 28 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as
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