Werner Herzog travels to Getunkirchenburg to investigate the death after a local factory worker named Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances in Piotr Winiewicz’s feature film debut About a Hero. Vicky Krieps also stars, and Stephen Fry appears. “But Herzog, our narrator, is not who he seems, and the film is not what we expect…,”
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When I write or plan content, or record podcasts, or whatever for Book Riot, I know who I’m speaking to. Our readers largely lean liberal, if not progressive; they value empathy and knowledge, they are for feminism and inclusion. And so I know that our readers were largely horrified, sad, scared, all of the above
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Columbia Hillen Highlight of a stay at Lisbon’s Lumen Hotel is undoubtedly its dynamic outdoor color and light show presented every evening reflecting aspects of Portugal’s checkered history.  Columbia Hillen Promptly at 10pm, guests take their seats either in the interior courtyard or at tables along the first-floor terrace and enjoy dazzling entertainment projected onto
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Skift Take Now that Marriott International has doubled in size over a decade, it saw an opportunity to rethink its organization and restructure for efficiency. Sean O’Neill Marriott International informed employees this week about a widespread restructuring that may result in hundreds of employees exiting the company, sources within the company told Skift. The cuts
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Brad Gaskin’s new single, “Accidentally Drunk,” marks his return to country music in a big way. Known for his 2010 hit “Mr. Bartender,” which captured a traditional country heartbreak vibe, Gaskin’s reappearance in the genre brings a fresh but familiar sound to the airwaves. With deep roots in classic country, his latest song reminds listeners
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In a quiet edge of Farmersville, Texas, Mike Schikora has returned to music after twelve years away, channeling his life between Montana’s mountains and Texas’s plains into his new album, Outlaw From The South. Schikora’s sound remains unapologetically rooted in country and folk, crafted with a rugged authenticity that reflects his off-grid lifestyle and independent
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There are many emotions that propel a hit song and create breakout superstars, but does the theme of abject hopelessness make one Linkin Park song the strangest hit ever? Hit music doesn’t often perpetuate a sense of self-loathing, even when mining the depths of the human experience and some of the crushing lows that can come
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(L to R) Dwayne Johnson, J.K. Simmons, Chris Evans and Lucy Liu in ‘Red One’. Credit: Courtesy of Prime. Copyright: © Amazon Content Services LLC With ‘Red One,’ stars Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, along with director Jake Kasdan (‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’), hope to create a modern Christmas classic infused with the sensibility
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The third season premiere of The Lincoln Lawyer moved the show to the top of the streaming docket. The Netflix drama based on Michael Connelly’s novels recorded 1.64 billion viewing minutes for the week of Oct. 14-20 (season three premiered Oct. 17), according to Nielsen’s streaming ratings. That’s the third best weekly tally in the
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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar “Make this debut novel from poet Kaveh Akbar one of the first books you read in 2024. Cyrus Shams is a man obsessed with the concept of martyrdom. It’s this obsession that leads him to explore his family history, from his uncle, who inspired Iranian soldiers by dressing as the angel
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You know the feeling of getting into a bed with fresh, clean sheets? The crisp newness is reassuring, isn’t it? Clearing away the clutter brings that feeling into all aspects of your life. What’s clutter, exactly? It’s the accumulation of stuff that gets in the way of our daily life. The tricky thing is that
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