I had a great interaction at work on Wednesday, where I got to register a first-time voter! In our area, most voters register themselves online, so it’s pretty cool to register someone in person. Hang onto those positive library interactions, though, because this last week hasn’t had the greatest news updates…multiple bomb threats, two disbanded library boards, and a physical attack on library workers here. There are also poisonous book collectors and the loss of Francine Pascal. Tessa Thompson is starring in and executive producing an adaptation of His & Hers by Alice Feeney. Sony has acquired two of Liz…
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M.F.A. writer Leah McKendrick has been set to write and direct a mysterious, folkloric Untitled Monster Project for Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures, Deadline reports this afternoon. You had us at “Monster Project.” Of course, plot details are being kept under wraps but we do know that it centers around a mythical monster. James Wan will produce the project with Michael Clear and Judson Scott executive producing. Alayna Glasthal is overseeing the project for Atomic Monster. More recently, McKendrick penned the upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot for Sony with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson attached to direct and Jennifer…
My fellow Emily Henry fans get excited because we just got some massive news about Brett Haley’s upcoming book-to-screen adaptation of People We Meet On Vacation! After a ton of speculation about who could play Alex and Poppy in the rom-com, we finally know who has been cast as them. While the news about a Hunger Games actor and My Lady Jane’s star landing the roles genuinely shocked me, it’s also thrilling and perfect.It was reported that Tom Blyth – who famously led The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes as Coriolanus Snow – and Emily Bader –…
It’s been a long time since an American Idol judge said what everyone watching was thinking. That could change when Carrie Underwood joins the show next year.Underwood was officially announced as a new American Idol judge on Thursday (Aug. 1).She’ll join Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie for Season 23 in 2025.Host Ryan Seacrest is also returning. He was there when Underwood won Season 4 in 2005.Related: Why the Time Is Right for Carrie Underwood to Join American IdolIt’s unlikely Underwood will rival Simon Cowell as the most brutal American Idol judge in history. Times have certainly changed, but the show has also…
Lala Kent is recovering after a recent pregnancy scare. The Vanderpump Rules star—who is expecting her second child, a baby girl—revealed she suffered some unsettling health problems last month while hosting a party for family and friends at her home. “I walked this little kid up the stairs to show him the playroom and all of a sudden my arms and legs went numb, and I could not breathe,” the 33-year-old recounted on the July 24 episode of her Give Them Lala podcast. “And [it] took everything in me to not pass out and just make it to my bed.”…
We’re less than 100 days out from a very consequential election, so before we get to the fun stuff, I want to call your attention to Project 2025 and the impact it would have on education, books, and reading. This is extreme, scary stuff, and it’s going to take all of us turning out to prevent an administration that wants to take us back. In mid-June, we wrote about how the Tattered Cover bookstore had filed for bankruptcy, and how it had accepted Barnes & Noble’s offer of $1.83 million. On July 30, the federal bankruptcy court the sale was waiting…
“Fuck that shit! Let’s kill this bastard.” Slashers are a staple of the horror genre. When we think about this lovably formulaic narrative trope we imagine masked killers, sharp knives, and final girls who find empowerment by picking up the killer’s weapon and refuse to play a part in someone else’s story. What we don’t often think about is cars. Typical slasher villains are more likely to be seen hiding in bushes or lurking on the edges of a placid lake than behind the wheel of a tricked out stunt car. But not in Quentin Tarantino’s world. The unique director…
There have been multiple adaptations and reimaginings of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey over the years, and we’ll soon get to see another addition to the list with The Return. The upcoming book-to-screen adaptation, or poem-to-screen in this case, is something that fans of Greek mythology and epics should enjoy when it hits the big screen later in the 2024 movie schedule.From its great cast that will see two actors from one of the best ‘90s movies reunite for the first time in decades to its take on one of the most action-packed chapters in The Odyssey to the talent…
There was one artist on most everyone’s must-see list for the first day of Lollapalooza 2024: Chappell Roan. Fans, eager to stake a good spot, ran from the entrance gates at Grant Park to the main headline T-Mobile stage and camped out as early as noon to wait it out in the blazing sun for her set at 5:00 p.m. The anticipated draw was so huge that organizers switched Roan’s original slot at a smaller stage across the field with Kesha’s, who appeared to approve of the swap, sharing a snippet in her Instagram stories of her and some pals…
She felt a similar closeness when she signed on to film the horror flick #AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead (in select theaters, on digital and demand Aug. 2) with fellow Nickelodeon alum Jade Pettyjohn. Hearing about the film, said Siwa, “I was like, ‘This sounds fun. Didn’t necessarily think twice about it. Love horror movies, love Jade, stoked to work with somebody that I know again. I was like, ‘Yeah, why wouldn’t I do this?'” And the experience was definitely not a horror show. “It was so much fun,” Pettyjohn raved to E!. “When we had a little bit…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.Neil Gaiman Accused of Sexual Assault by Two More WomenIn an exclusive four-part podcast series last month, Tortoise Media reported that two women, who were 20 and 23 at the time of the alleged events, had accused Neil Gaiman of sexual assault. The story was picked up in a few places but didn’t go wide in the way you’d expect when a famous writer…
It should come as no surprise that M. Night Shyamalan‘s execution of the classic Hitchockian suspense thriller Trap isn’t quite as straightforward as the marketing materials suggest. The central hook, which sees a serial killer unwittingly let in on the secret that a pop concert is an elaborate trap to catch him, seemingly gives the trademark “twist” away at the start. That’s no twist, though, but rather a key component in Shyamalan’s methodical escalation of a suspenseful battle of wits. The simple premise merely sets the stage for an engaging and highly entertaining thriller that keeps the surprises coming. Josh…
When the first trailer for Wolfs starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney was released, the hype for their latest collaboration became real. The two stars have worked together a number of times before, most notably in the Ocean’s franchise, but this is the first time the two have starred alongside each other in a major way since 2008. Wolfs looks like a true return to form for the duo, and it seems like Pitt and Clooney had a blast making the action comedy. So much so that the duo is already discussing the potential for a sequel.In a recent interview…
Jelly Roll has seen all kinds of fans in the crowd at his shows, but during a recent performance at the Tailgate N’ Tallboys festival in Midland, Mich., he saw something that shocked even him.From the stage, Jelly caught a glimpse of a fan in the front rows who had an IV drip in her arm, and he paused his show to give her a shoutout.”First of all, there is a young lady right here in the front of the crowd — where’s my camera guy at? Where’s my man?” the singer said, gesturing for the camera operator to come…