Welcome to Today in Books, our round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest stories from the last week. The New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century is Moving Units I have gotten emails from booksellers and librarians (and regular book buyers and borrowers too)
The 2024 movie schedule has been filled with sequels and follow-ups, and among one that’s set to hit theaters in just a few months is the much-discussed Joker: Folie à Deux. A psychological thriller with musical elements, the film continues the story that began in 2019’s Joker. Todd Phillips is back in the director’s chair
San Diego Comic-Con is underway and with it lots of great news about movies and TV shows. For fans of the horror series From, MGM+ announced the season three premiere date, September 22, and played a new trailer. The show’s cast was also on hand to greet fans and reveal two new characters in the
Beyoncé has appeared in a promotional video introducing some of the athletes competing for the USA at the Paris Olympics – check it out below. Dressed in a USA-branded white bodysuit, blue cowboy hat and white cowboy boots – in reference to her current country era with her new album ‘Cowboy Carter’ – Beyoncé hyped
Elon Musk’s X has given users a way to prevent their posts and interactions from helping train his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. Settings for X users default to allow their data to be provided to the chatbot. But, “all X users have the ability to control whether their public posts can be used to train
Tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas methane, my colleagues and I have demonstrated for the first time on a global scale – a discovery that could have big implications for tackling climate change. As trees photosynthesise, their leaves take up carbon dioxide (CO₂) and lock it away as biomass in their
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Unless you’re a dedicated Famicom collector, it’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Metal Slader Glory. Released right at the tail end of the Famicom’s life in 1991, the year after the release of the Super Famicom, Metal Slader Glory never made it out of Japan, and it proved to
My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. “Al Capone, Vampire” Chicago, Illinois, a late night battle has taken place between two warring mob families, or so the police chief has spun it. Detectives Sippel and Ramirez, as well as Officer Nelms know otherwise. Vampires have infested the city, some with a history going back
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Imax Live is out today with the Openings Ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Bleecker Street debuts star-studded The Fabulous Four, Sundance winner Didi opens in limited release and Kit Harrington is a werewolf dad in The Beast Within. Again this weekend, another massive wide release, Deadpool & Wolverine, dominates the box office. Tentpoles are good
Get ready FROM-ily. This afternoon,MGM+ and it’s propulsive horror series “From” is celebrating its inaugural visit to San Diego Comic-Con with new casting news, a season 3 premiere date, and a chilling new trailer. “From” returns for its new season on September 22 on MGM+! Look for two new faces this upcoming season. Robert Joy (Land of
The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony took place today (July 26), and it featured a performance from Lady Gaga, who sang “Mon truc en plumes.” See photos of her performance on the Seine below, and find footage on YouTube and X. Later, Gojira became the first metal band to play an Olympic opening ceremony. They
Apple Inc. is the latest company to agree to a set of voluntary safeguards for artificial intelligence crafted by President Joe Biden’s administration as it tries to guide the development of the emerging technology and encourage firms to protect consumers. The administration announced Friday that the technology giant is joining the ranks of OpenAI Inc.,
This is a customer submitted press release. Submit your press release. Clara Swan Denver, CO – SpaceNews is thrilled to announce the appointment of Clara Swan as our new Sales and Business Development Manager. Clara will manage advertising and sponsorship sales for clients, working closely with SpaceNews Director of Global Sales, Kamal Flucker, to drive
A thorough investigation by 404 Media revealed that Runway’s Gen-3 artificial intelligence model may have scraped thousands of YouTube videos without permission, including from official Nintendo channels. The news outlet obtained a spreadsheet listing channels that were targeted- and Nintendo was not the only big name to be on there, with Disney, Rockstar Games, Netflix,
Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott is the definitive final girl of the ‘90s, and nothing is stopping her from making a case for the best of the 2020s now that she’ll officially be in Scream 7 under director Kevin Williamson. The original Scream actress has been set to play Sidney since March of this year, but
Authorities have arrested a Winter Haven, Florida man after reports that he flashed a series of Walmart customers in the parking lot of one of the company’s retail locations. ABC Action News reports that the first documented incident of indecent exposure involves a customer who was waiting for a family member who was shopping inside
Drake has appeared on two new songs from producer Gordo’s new album ‘Diamante’ – check them out below. Drake worked extensively with the Guatemalan-born and Maryland-raised producer, formerly known as Carnage, on his house-inspired 2022 album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’. He guests on the tracks ‘Sideways’ and ‘Healing’, singing rather than rapping on both. On his Instagram
Vivo Y18i has been silently launched in India. The new Vivo Y series smartphone comes in two colour options with a 6.56-inch HD+ display. It has a Unisoc T612 chipset under the hood, coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. The budget handset flaunts a dual camera setup at the rear, headlined by a 13-megapixel primary shooter.
Just being near blue spaces (the sea, rivers and lakes) can make us feel more relaxed because water triggers our parasympathetic nervous system, helping our body rest and digest. This calming effect, which slows our heart rate and lowers blood pressure, explains why so many people find joy and solace in water-related activities. But enjoying
Mortal Kombat 1’s much-anticipated story expansion has been revealed, and it’s called Khaos Reigns. It unfolds after the events of the story campaign and centers on the invasion of Titan Havik from an alternate reality, who seeks to spread anarchy across all timelines. The expansion’s cinematic story introduces new playable characters, Noob Saibot and the
In 18th-century England, women and men had no setting where it was acceptable to converse as equals on intellectual subjects like literature, fine art, foreign affairs, history, philosophy and science. That is, until women began hosting lively gatherings that defied sexist gender norms. When Elizabeth Montagu began hosting her salons in her house in London,
FUTTIES Batch 2 sees the return of hundreds of fan-favorite cards in EA FC 24. EA Sports FC 24 kicked off the second week of Futties in Ultimate Team today, adding a ton of new content to the game. The main course is the latest promo team in packs that feature boosted cards for fan
Hasbro’s SDCC kicked off yesterday with product reveals across the TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE , Star Wars and Marvel brands. See below for all the new announcements with pics. As the convention rolls on, stay tuned for more reveals and cool new toys. TRANSFORMERS – The Hasbro Transformers team unveiled the all new Hasbro Pulse Con exclusive TRANSFORMERS LEGACY UNITED DINOBOT DINOKING MULTIPACK and TRANSFORMERS
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Carlyn Montes De Oca, Author, “Junkyard Girl: A Memoir of Ancestry, Family Secrets, and Second Chances”. Carlyn Montes De Oca is an award-winning author, acupuncturist, nutritional consultant and expert in the animal-human health connection. Her best-selling book entitled “Dog as My Doctor, Cat as My Nurse: An Animal
Illumination and Universal’s Despicable Me 4 handily crossed the six-century mark at the global box office this week, now with $632M through Thursday. The latest in the series has pushed the worldwide running total for the Despicable Me/Minions franchise to $5.3B, overtaking Transformers ($5.295B) and the Avatar movies ($5.268B). This puts the franchise at No. 12
What a hectic few years it has been for the troubled Scream franchise, but thankfully in a recent interview for IndieWire, Neve Campbell says the next chapter will start filming in about five months. “I’m very, very happy it’s happening,” Campbell told IndieWire. “We were supposed to start in September, but we’re going to start
Toumani Diabaté, Malian master of the traditional, 21-stringed West African instrument the kora, has died, The New York Times reports. Diabaté’s manager Saul Presa confirmed the news to The Times, stating that the musician died on Friday, July 19, in a hospital in Bamako, Mali, due to kidney failure. Toumani Diabaté was 58 years old.
BSNL has started rolling out of 4G network with 200 sites, and after a three-month trial, it will launch an average of 200 sites per day, Union IT and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The minister said the 4G network of BSNL will be upgraded to 5G by November-December. “The 4G-5G telecom stack
A rock on Mars is speckled with signs that it may have hosted life-supporting chemistry billions of years ago. Found on the edge of an ancient river valley by the Perseverance rover and named Chevaya Falls, the veiny sedimentary material contains organic compounds and leopard-like spots that indicate chemical reactions chemosynthetic microbes could have once
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