The Lit Hub girls are fighting! Here’s a fun fact to celebrate Angela Carter’s birthday: the beloved feminist icon did not care for literary tote saint Joan Didion. Need some proof? In 1986, Angela Carter sat down for a phone interview with Rosemary Carroll for BOMB. During the course of the interview, Carroll mentioned that
Here are the 31 best rock and metal songs of the 2020s, from 2020 to 2025. The decade is already half over and the deeper we get, the more clearly we all see who the next big bands are and will be, in terms of the new generation. For a community that continuously wonders how it
Dove Ellis, Bb trickz, Liim, Zack Fox, and more have been added to the bill for All Points East 2026, and are set to open for Tyler, The Creator on his two-day takeover. READ MORE: Sekou is becoming the multi-faceted musician of his dreams Last year, shortly after his latest album, ‘Don’t Tap The Glass’, arrived,
While many got to know Geoffrey Paschel during Season 4 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, he has recently gained notoriety once again as a subject of Netflix’s Worst Ex Ever, specifically the Season 2 episode “Primetime Predator.” The Netflix docuseries features Kristen Wilson Chapman, Geoffrey’s ex-fiancée, who reported that he committed domestic abuse and attempted to kidnap her
(Left) Oscar® nominee Kenneth Branagh arrives on the red carpet of the 94th Oscars® at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Credit/Provider: Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Chris Hemsworth in ‘Thor.’ Photo: Paramount Pictures. Preview: ‘Thor’ director Kenneth Branagh says he’d like to make
The BBC TV series Hamburg Days, about The Beatles’ pre-fame origins playing nightclub gigs in 1960s Germany, has cast its Fab Four. Rhys Mannion has been tapped to play John Lennon, Ellis Murphy is Paul McCartney, newcomer Harvey Brett will play George Harrison and Louis Landau is Stu Sutcliffe, the drummer in the upstart band who walked away before replacement
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky characterized the way rival online travel agencies present hotel and homes search results either as co-mingled or with separate tabs as a “pre-AI” way of doing things. Instead, Chesky claimed during the company’s first quarter earnings call that Airbnb will use personalization to only show customers the type of properties they
Why Japanese style is still ahead of the rest of the world, the beer you should serve warm and the new rules of creatine. View original source here
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1812, Robert Browning is born. Sarah Moroz considers “the poignant sibling renaissance” of Ocean Vuong’s first photography exhibition. | Lit Hub Photography Davin Malasarn and Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez talk about writing books that explore questions of family, queer identity, and the violence of conversion therapy. | Lit
When Jason Newsted joined Metallica, he found it challenging to keep his “chin up” while being surrounded by his “collectively depressed” bandmates. The former Metallica bassist recently shed new light on the dispiriting atmosphere surrounding the band following the death of Cliff Burton in 1986 Being Happy During Dark Times For Metallica Metallica were trying to move
Epic Games has announced that Laufey’s ‘A Matter Of Time’ Fortnite experience has been extended. Laufey is the headliner of Fortnite Festival season 14, which went live April 16. The collaboration features a number of in-game cosmetics and emotes inspired by the jazz-pop star’s recent ‘A Matter Of Time’ arena tour and several Laufey songs
Disney/Christopher Willard 9-1-1 By the law of TV averages, 9-1-1 fans shouldn’t worry too much about the fate of Athena Grant (Angela Bassett), who was shot by a corrupt detective in last week’s shocker. Given that she was widowed just a year ago by the surprise death of her husband and series lead Bobby Nash
Christina Ricci in 1995’s ‘Casper’. Photo: Universal Pictures. Preview: A new take on ‘Casper’ is in development. Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston are overseeing the potential new show. It’s based at Disney+. While the friendly ghost might be best known for his 1995 movie incarnation, Casper has a legacy that stretches back years (more on
The Brits are coming… to the Croisette! The British Film Institute (BFI) continued an annual tradition on Thursday, unveiling its 2026 crop of “Great 8” movies, eight features from the “most exciting first-time and early career filmmakers” that it will showcase to international distributors and festival programmers in the run-up to and during the Marché du Film market taking place during
Woo-hoo! The amazing world of children’s science fiction and fantasy continues to rock and roll. Have you checked out all the incredible ongoing series that have been released lately??! Well, now is a great time to do that. It’s never a bad time for kids to read amazing books about the far-out and fantastical. Below
AirAsia has 150 Airbus A220 aircraft in a deal worth $19 billion – the largest single firm order ever placed for the jet. The airline also becomes the launch customer for the aircraft’s new cabin configuration of 160 seats. Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes, who had flown in to Quebec to sign the agreement, used
I’ll be honest: I didn’t expect my wedding registry to feel like putting together a shopping article (I do those for work!), but here we are. As a fashion editor who spends her days obsessing over great spring outfits and splurge-worthy luxury accessories, it was only a matter of time before that same energy made