TODAY: In 1898, the first part of the 12-part serialization of Henry James’ novella The Turn of the Screw is published in Collier’s Weekly Magazine. “By the early 1950s, female sexuality, once hailed as explosive, now seemed almost as frightening as communism.” Gabrielle Glaser on the history of “girls in trouble.” | Lit Hub History
While the world has been in lockdown for the better part of a year, that doesn’t mean people haven’t been fantasizing about travel. Or if you’re tennis icon Serena Williams, who travelled almost nonstop during the before times, you’re probably not daydreaming of travel at all, you’re just straight up dreaming—because you’re catching up on
Exclusive Long before he was known to the world as toothless, butt-whipped Stu in “The Hangover” … Ed Helms drove this Honda motorcycle to auditions, and he’s finally parting ways with it. The actor/comedian is selling his 1976 Honda CB750F motorcycle … and while the price is pretty modest at a mere $4,800, the bike
Softbank has named company insider Junichi Miyakawa (pictured) as the new chief executive of its retail telecoms business. Miyakawa, who currently serves as CTO of Softbank Corp, will replace existing president and CEO Ken Miyauchi on 1 April. Miyauchi will move upstairs to take on the role of board chairman, while Masayoshi Son will adopt
Vaccinations are beginning to roll out, but they still need to be administered much more quickly than the current rate to get to everyone, all 328 million people in the US, in a timely fashion. To date, there have been dozens of tweets and armchair posts about how the concert industry could get it done
Drew Barrymore: Yeah, old soft T-shirts. It’s just the softness, the feel of them, like a second skin, not wearing anything, nothing’s binding, nothing’s tight—it’s like you’re naked without having to be naked. No constriction whatsoever. I didn’t think I would wear clothes until they disintegrated, but I’ve become that person. I hate when they
“When someone realizes you are a person [and not just a brand], it’s a lot harder to forget about you.” By Souzan Michael Galway Date January 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter This may come as a surprise to anyone who grew up on YouTube beauty gurus and Instagram makeup tutorials, but there was a time when
Fireworks emanate from the Burj Khalifah tower in Dubai during the Dec. 31, 2020 New Year’s Eve celebrations, which attracted thousands of tourists and saw relaxed restrictions on social gatherings, allowing up to 30 people to gather per household. AFP via Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — On the surface, Dubai’s party scene feels
After a series of delays due to the ongoing global circumstances, Fantastic Beasts 3 finally started filming in the UK recently, and now, Eddie Redmayne has teased details of some of the action scenes that will feature in the highly anticipated sequel. While he is not permitted to go into too much detail, the actor
Step right up, admit one and all for a ride on a killer groove thanks to Atlanta duo ’68. The group just announced details of their third album and they’ve dropped a great new track called “The Knife, The Knife, The Knife” that you can check out in the video below. With a dark and
January 26, 2021, 2:30pm Drop your buffs! The reality TV show contestant Stephen Fishbach, most well-known as the strategically gifted runner-up of Survivor: Tocantins and slightly less well-known as one of People’s hottest bachelors of 2009, is now a full-time fiction writer, completing a low-residency MFA at NYU; taking workshops with Nathan Englander and Garth
(CNN) — The words “vaccine passport” have a reassuring ring to them, perhaps conjuring up the image of a sleek, embossed document with watermarked pages and official stamps of approval. Flourished at border controls, it would open travel doors that, for so many of us, have been closed by Covid-19. Some destinations — including the
Play video content Ellen / NBC We’re getting some behind-the-scenes from President Biden‘s Inauguration courtesy of Amanda Gorman … who got some scoop on what was going down between the Obamas. The poet laureate — who went viral on Inauguration Day for her rousing piece, ‘The Hill We Climb’ — dished to Ellen DeGeneres about
Disney+’s Pinocchio film adds Luke Evans as The Coachman After already helping bring the iconic Disney villain Gaston to life in the House of Mouse’s live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, Luke Evans is ready for another chilling antagonist as he’s joining Tom Hanks in the Robert Zemeckis-helmed Pinocchio as Pleasure Island owner and operator The Coachman,
January 26 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s January 26 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! We’ve highlighted this week’s releases in detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon! New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD Batman: Soul of the DragonFaced with a deadly menace from his past, Bruce
Social media platform Twitter, famous for the measured and conciliatory attitude of its users, wants to let them annotate each other’s posts. The new moderation system is called Birdwatch. “People come to Twitter to stay informed,” wrote Twitter VP of Product Keith Coleman, choosing to overlook the state of perpetual conflict between many of its
Sony is working on a new Xperia Compact smartphone that will feature a 5.5-inch display, as per a tipster. The phone is tipped to sport a dual rear camera setup with a 13-megapixel primary camera. While the Xperia Compact line of phones was scrapped a couple of years ago, an earlier report had claimed that
Southern California local Bradley Steven Perry was only 12 years old when shot to stardom after he landed the role of the mischievous middle child Gabe Duncan — who liked to annoy the neighbors and play pranks on his huge household — on the family-friendly Disney Channel sitcom “Good Luck Charlie.” Bradley Steven Perry shared