Call it anti-TikTok. LVMH’s hotel group Belmond, where rooms regularly start north of $1,000 per night, has begun sharing hour-long videos of … nothing much happening. And it might be the year’s most notable marketing play by an ultra-luxury brand. In a departure from the rapid-fire social media content that dominates travel marketing, Belmond has
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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1599, Edmund Spenser dies in London. He is buried in the Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey.  Lauren Carroll Harris on takes a deep dive into the class politics of tradwife influencers. | Lit Hub Politics “I think documentary poetics often make evident the politics of
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According to a recent social media post, longtime Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith is among the latest people who’ve lost their homes to the ongoing wildfires in California. Specifics About Smith’s House This past Friday (Jan. 10), Smith’s wife (Nathalie Dufresne-Smith) made the heartbreaking announcement on Instagram, sharing multiple photos of a sunset that, collectively,
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Rage Against The Machine and Franz Ferdinand are the latest to join Spotify‘s Billions Club, with their respective tracks ‘Killing In The Name’ and ‘Take Me Out’ racking up a colossal number of streams. READ MORE: Franz Ferdinand – ‘The Human Fear’ review: art-rock icons prove they can still take you out Rage frontman Tom
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Fuse Taking Care An intimate and wrenching documentary depicts the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease through the experience of actor/producer Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren Miller Rogen, whose mother Adele was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. “This is so far beyond what I ever would have thought this disease was capable of,” Seth declares as
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(Left) Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in ‘Rustin.’ Photo: David Lee/Netflix. (Right) Richard Dawson in ‘The Running Man’. Photo: Tri-Star Pictures. Preview: Colman Domingo has joined the cast of director Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man,’ a new adaptation of the early dystopian novel by Stephen King. Domingo will play the host of a deadly TV
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Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive Director for Reading Women, a podcast that gained an international following over its six-season run. In her
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Basics are typically considered the backbone of a wardrobe given their ease and versatility. Go-to basics for many (myself included) are items like white T-shirts, straight-leg jeans, and so on. There are also staples that are considered “next-level basics,” or as I’m referring to here as “beautiful basics.” These pieces are still versatile and can
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A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Broussard. We’re back and raring to go—starting with a fiery intro from Drew (see below!) and then diving into something a bit more celebratory: some audio 2025 Most Anticipated picks
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Leslie Charleson, best known for playing Dr. Monica Quartermaine on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, has died. She was 79. General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini shared the news on social media on January 12. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear friend and colleague, Leslie Charleson,”
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Gerard Butler as ‘Big Nick’ O’Brien in ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’. Photo Credit: Rico Torres for Lionsgate. Gerard Butler is one of the most popular actors working today. He helped launch the career of director Zack Snyder with his work on ‘300,’ created popular franchises from film’s like ‘Olympus Has Fallen‘ and ‘How to
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Phyllis Dalton, the revered British costume designer who created Peter O’Toole‘s iconic white desert robe for David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia and won Oscars 24 years apart for her work on Lean’s Doctor Zhivago and Kenneth Branagh‘s Henry V, has died. She was 99. Dalton died Thursday, The Telegraph reported. No other details were immediately
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