This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. In one of the most interesting takes on the “best of” lists for 2023 is the just-released list of books Goodreads staff members called their top of the year. The people asked include not only Goodreads’s Managing Editor and Senior Editor, but also their Visual Editor, Risk Manager, CEO, and more. Another aspect that makes this list unique is that it’s not limited to 2023 publications. Many of the titles are, but these are books deemed favorite reads for the year, as opposed…
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It’s been nearly 70 years since Godzilla first step foot on the silver screen with Ishiro Honda’s 1954 opus, Gojira. What started as an allegory about the horrors of the atomic bomb and war has since been reimagined myriad times to cover everything from the awesome forces of nature to geopolitical alliances, the absurdities of consumerism to mankind’s inability to curb pollution. Whether Godzilla is a tragic monster, a defender of earth, or children’s role model, there’s no denying the appeal the Big G has to audiences. After all, it’s damn entertaining to watch a giant monster stomping around the…
As critics share their Wonka takes of both the sweet and sour variety, Hugh Grant has opened up about his own sour experience making the film. The actor plays an Oompa Loompa in the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory prequel, and he’s essentially all CGI. It turns out that the process of motion capture and playing a computer-generated character wasn’t exactly his cup of tea as he explained why he “hated” filming the movie. Honestly, it sounds pretty intense. Ever since the first Wonka trailer dropped, we’ve known that the Willy Wonka prequel would feature Hugh Grant as a tiny…
“I was a victim of my foolish thinking/Carelessly, I’ve risked my love and my life/There’s no self-pity; I admit, I obliged/Overpowered by love, I pretended to be blind/Faith has survived all the doubts I’ve summoned/My heart has stood all the failure and loss/Helpless I cannot further be driven/I’ve learned to respect the power of love…” The lyrics are from Àngela Winbush’s soulful, self-penned testimonial “I Have Learned To Respect (The Power of Love),” which she recorded for her second solo album, 1989’s The Real Thing. Before that, the trio Alton McClain and Destiny had sung it in 1978; R&B evangelist…
As if competing on a singing competition wasn’t stressful enough, Ruby Leigh of The Voice kicked up the action by tackling a Reba McEntire song in front of Reba McEntire.During Monday night’s (Dec. 4) episode of the show, Leigh was one of 12 contestants singing live in attempts to make it to the Top 9. She decided to really leave it all out on the stage by singing one of McEntire’s classics, “You Lie.”During her workshopping session with McEntire and this week’s guest mentor, Chance the Rapper, McEntire called it a “range-y sucker” before saying if anyone could do the…
Photography via launchmetrics.com/spotlight Four curl experts highlight the nourishing ingredients that will protect your hair during frigid winter temperatures. By Lauren Knowles Date December 5, 2023 This is Texture Talk, our long-running column that deep dives into the dynamic world of curly hair, from crowns of curls that are free flowing to strands that are tucked away in a protective style. Worried about how your strands will handle the cold season ahead? Set aside your winter woes and invest in a hair-care routine that will not only protect your curls through blizzards and sub-zero temperatures but also ensure healthier, stronger…
Ozempic is no laughing matter for the comedian. Handler revealed her “anti-aging doctor” prescribed her the medication without realizing what the drug was. “I didn’t even know I was on it,” she said during the Jan. 25, 2023 episode of Call Her Daddy. “She said, ‘If you ever want to drop five pounds, this is good.'” But while she tried the drug, Handler noted that she didn’t like how it made her feel. “I came back from a vacation and I injected myself with it,” she recalled. “I went to lunch with a girlfriend a few days later, and she was like,…
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Sony’s Screen Gems, behind recent horror movies including Insidious: The Red Door, The Pope’s Exorcist and The Invitation, is looking to make an even bigger mark on the horror space, The Hollywood Reporter informs us tonight. On that note, they’ve signed Gary Dauberman (Salem’s Lot) to a first-look deal for the purposes of developing feature films in the genre. THR notes, “The move comes as Sony seeks to rebuild Screen Gems, its division focused on lower-budgeted fare, into a more productive label, with horror being a top focus.” As part of the deal, Gary Dauberman is said to be “creating…
While Pom Klementieff is best know for playing Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she’s now part of another action-heavy Hollywood franchise. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, one of the bigger 2023 movie releases, saw her playing Paris, a French assassin of few words working for the rogue AI known as The Entity. Dead Reckoning left Paris’ fate on an ambiguous note, so did she die or not? Well, since Klementieff has been shown in action on the set of Mission: Impossible 8, we can rest easy knowing she’ll be alive and kicking for the next entry.Simon Pegg, who’s been…
The sometimes-masked supergroup of New York musicians trades Wings for whiskers in an homage to Paul McCartney’s 1973 classic Fantastic Cat make their case as the Harlem Globetrotters of Americana music with a head-spinning, instrument-trading, vocal-swapping rendition of Wings’ “Band on the Run.” The note-perfect but still ramshackle cover arrives on the 50th anniversary of the release of Paul McCartney and Wings’ 1973 album, Band on the Run, and a day after McCartney announced a new anniversary edition of the LP dropping in February. Producer Butch Walker herded the Cats at his Tennessee hills studio for the session and joined…
Liquor giant Diageo says Sean “Diddy” Combs has become so “toxic” in the wake of three sexual assault lawsuits filed against him, it would be “unfair” for a judge to grant his request for control over an incoming $15 million marketing budget for DeLéon Tequila. In a new letter to the court obtained by Rolling Stone, Diageo says Combs plans to plaster his face on new ads for the premium spirit, which would be “devastating.” “The disturbing allegations against Mr. Combs set forth in these lawsuits underscore that any DeLeón campaign featuring Mr. Combs would compound and amplify the harm…
A former beauty queen is getting candid about her journey to sobriety. Cullen Johnson Hill, who was first runner-up in the Miss America 1995 pageant, gave an unfiltered look at “what addiction looks like” to inspire others to quit drinking. “I’ve just come from jail, serving my time that I owed from my second DUI, and this will be my journey,” she said in a Nov. 29 TikTok video. “I’m so much better when I’m sober. You’re like, ‘Yeah, no kidding, because you look like crap.'” Pointing out her black eye and short haircut, Cullen explained that she wants viewers to see what her life is like as…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The end of the year is a time to reflect back, and what better thing to reflect on than our reading lives? Almost every major publication puts out their own annual Best Books of the Year list, from The New York Times to Barnes and Noble to NPR and so much more. The latest addition to this list of lists is Esquire’s. They have selected their top 20 books of 2023, including both fiction and nonfiction picks. Some of the titles will look…