Winter Wonderlands are fine and dandy for the first couple of days. But once the festive decorations come down, we’re left with the grey slushy of winter. Time to pull out the best travel comics to escape winter! You don’t have to splurge out on flights or stress over COVID travel plans. These comics are your ticket to cozy thoughts with soft colours and warm breezes on your skin. Comic books have always been a visual treat for escaping our troubles (albeit temporarily). Why not pick out a few for escaping winter? So what makes a great travel comic? Is…
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Winter is perfect for snuggling up in your snuggliest blanket and settling down with a great comic. And while most of us have our favourite reading spot (and will fight for it to the death), finding the right comfies to go with it can be a little tricky. I love my book-related blankets and I love my book-related pyjamas. But comic book related bedding can be a bit limited. Comic books still have a tendency to be associated with kids. Now, you know and I know comic books are for everyone, and there are some comics that are absolutely not…
You know the social media trend where an author or fan drops some emoji-filled bullet points about tropes or other elements in forthcoming books? I have complex feelings about those. On the one hand, I don’t love this reductive approach to books. Books are more than just collections of tropes, and plenty of authors can make me love a trope I usually avoid. Moreover, just because a trope is present doesn’t mean I will automatically enjoy the book. But at least when I see a bullet point claiming a book is a slow burn, I know what I’m getting into.…
In 2022, don’t anticipate that book challenges and wide-ranging censorship of books will slow down across the U.S. They’ll be amplifying, thanks to right-wing and extremist white supremacist groups like No Left Turn, Moms for Liberty, and dozens of state-based organizations, as well as dark money. State governments are packed with representatives who are being supported by these groups, as well as dark money, and by listening to these constituencies, many politicians are sponsoring bills with an anti–critical race theory (CRT) agenda. They’re also targeting school curriculum, demanding transparency over books purchased for libraries and those purchased for individual classrooms…
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Prison censorship is nothing new, and with ever-shifting regulations about what books can and cannot be donated to libraries and individuals who are incarcerated, even organizations with the mission of getting books into those places are finding themselves surprised. South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF), a private prison managed by the Tennessee-based CoreCivic, rejected a donation from Books to Prisoners. Three books were sent back to the organization by SCFF, including a children’s biography of Malcolm X titled Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary, written by Walter Dean Myers. The book had been requested by an individual inside the facility and…
Have you seen daily posts from people you follow on social media that look like a bar graph made of green squares? Welcome to Wordle, the daily game taking the word nerd world by storm. But what is Wordle and how do you play it? What strategies help you decipher what the word of the day is when you’re facing five gray squares from the start? Let’s dive in. What Is Wordle Developed by Josh Wardle, a software engineer, Wordle is a daily word game initially created for his partner. The two of them loved word games and kept it…
One of the key findings from a new study by the Pew Research Center shows that 30% of Americans now read ebooks, up from 25% in 2019. The number of those who read a print book stayed the same in that time period, while audiobook reading increased from 20% to 23%. The Pew Research Center conducted its study between January 25th and February 8th, 2021. Data is available on their site for the years 2011-2021. Print books still remain the most popular format, with 65% of the study’s respondents saying they had read a print book in the last 12…
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their audience along for a fantastic ride. Joe Zaso will be a featured guest on “If These Walls Could Talk” with hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 at 2 PM ET live from the infamous Pangea Restaurant. Wendy Stuart is…
Wonderama is bringing the party to VNYE, the immersive New Year’s Eve experience connecting people to the virtual world of Times Square, exclusive games, and livestreams from Times Square and around the world. Wonderama will host an 18-hour live broadcast on the VNYE app and vnye.com that includes musical performances and appearances from Tony Orlando, Bootsy Collins, Randy Edelman, Jessica Lynn, and more. Hosted by Wonderama’s David Osmond, the broadcast will circle across the globe to provide livestreams of New Year’s Eve festivities from seven countries and culminate with the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Celebration in Times Square. “We…
New Year’s Eve is the glittering light to brighten the sparkling dream-lined pathway to the future…. “We are so excited to be able to share this New Year’s Eve experience with the world,” said Charles Armstrong, Wonderama CEO. “We are bridging two worlds with the event: a Wonderama Live Global Broadcast and the virtual world of One Times Square. Now everyone can join the festivities from the best seat in the house, as you can place yourself virtually anywhere around Times Square.” With every new year comes a clean slate, a new optimism, new beginnings, new positivity….”Last year’s words belong…
Korean girl group aespa go on a whirlwind tour of New York City. Watch as Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning go from a chill café in Soho to the top of the Empire State Building. Director: Max Bartick Producer: Gabrielle Reich Director of Photography: Steven Mastorelli Editor: Phil Ceconi AC: Alex Huang Audio: Gabe Quiroga Associate Producer: Cecillia Sallusti Production Assistant: Carlo Betia Covid Supervisor: Heather Drew Special Thanks: Maman Empire State Building: The Empire State Building name and image® are a registered trademarks of ESRT Empire State Building,L.L.C. and are used with permission. Hamlet’s Vintage Still haven’t subscribed to…
As the lights dimmed after dinner on the expansive Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night, a tuxedo-clad Vittorio Grigolo appeared. Or, perhaps, it’s fair to say the first thing that arrived was the Italian tenor’s voice. The 35-year-old opera singer rose above the crowd (assisted by a pack of dancers) and belted out a stupefying version of “Nessun Dorma” from the Puccini opera Turandot. And just when guests thought it couldn’t get any more interesting, the night dramatically shifted gears when Bruno Mars took to the stage and brought down the house with his animated, unflagging rendition of his hit…
Victoria De Mare appears opposite Scott Speedman (Underworld, Animal Kingdom) in Golden Globe-winner Lena Dunham’s written, directed, produced comedy feature film Sharp Stick premiering at the Sundance Film Festival January 2022. Sharp Stick features an all-star cast including Jon Bernthal, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Speedman, Lena Dunham, Taylour Paige and Victoria De Mare. Victoria also stars opposite Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts in the upcoming thriller The Rideshare Killer & with Bill Moseley in the highly anticipated horror feature Chastise coming soon in 2022. Her pop hip-hop/rap single “Never Try” featuring the late rap legend DMX is now available on all digital platforms on her new 6…