Celebrating excellence, originality, and accessibility in writing by women in English from across the world, the Women’s Prize for Fiction has announced its 2021 longlist. The longlist encompasses a wide range of genres, themes, and settings—from London to Hong Kong, Barbados to Brooklyn, among others—and features both established authors like Yaa Gyasi and Ali Smith and newcomers
Month: March 2021
Courtesy of Louis Vuitton Scientific research claims that the act of planning a trip, one you don’t even intend on taking, boosts dopamine levels the same way actually traveling can. With flight restrictions in play and the population still largely unvaccinated, the very thought of venturing outside of your country—hell, out of your borough—can induce
LGBT+ prisoners are often segregated “for their own protection”. (Envato) Prisons in England and Scotland are “traumatising, rigid and frequently dangerous places” for LGBT+ inmates, research has found. A report from the University of Dundee titled LGBT+ people in prisons: Experiences in England and Scotland, used interviews and focus groups with more than 60 prison staff
‘Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond‘s nephew is hospitalized in critical condition after an accident at the family’s Oklahoma ranch, where her relatives were battling a fire. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol tells TMZ … Ree’s 21-year-old nephew, Caleb Drummond, was involved in a head-on collision Wednesday, and the force of the crash sent his body flying 70
After directing last year’s Delivered for the Hulu and Blumhouse TV feature film anthology series “Into the Dark,” Emma Tammi (The Wind) is back with this year’s season two finale. In the film, “When Esme (Megalyn Echikunwoke) and her ten-year-old son, Luna (Yonas Kibreab), move to a small desert town looking for a fresh start they attract all the
Lena Waithe—the writer, producer, and actor from shows including The Chi, Master of None, Twenties, and more—has launched a new partnership with Def Jam Records with the formation of a new label called Hillman Grad Records. A new press release described the label as an effort “Music and storytelling have always gone hand in hand.
Exclusive Sorry, Rep. Matt Gaetz, but your cohorts in Congress don’t plan to put Britney Spears or conservatorships on a front burner — there are just bigger issues, affecting millions of people, to tackle. That’s the gist from a spokesperson for the House Judiciary Committee anyway, who tells TMZ … the committee is currently working
Amy Sosa may have moved on to the bigger and greener pastures of California, but she’s not totally leaving her Cloud 9 friends behind. NBC announced that America Ferrera will return to Superstore for its hour-long series finale on March 25, giving us hope that Amy and Jonah (Ben Feldman) might actually be able to end
AMC Entertainment revenue plunged last quarter to $162 million from close to $1.5 billion the year before as the global pandemic squeezed exhibition. That beat expectations, coming about $20 million above Wall Street’s consensus estimates. The stock is up 3% in late trading. Net losses widened to $946 million, including a hefty one-time impairment charge,
At the centre of the intrigue in each of Rory Clements’ World War II espionage novels sit true historical events. Cambridge history professor Tom Wilde’s task is to step in and save the world from the iron glove of Nazi tyranny. One false move and the consequences will be lethal. No pressure then for our
Marsha P Johnson. (Netflix) Plans for a gaudy rainbow mural in the Marsha P Johnson state park in New York have been scrapped, after complaints from the trans hero’s family. In August, 2020, New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Brooklyn’s East River State Park was being renamed Marsha P Johnson State Park, making it
Cloud 9’s last night open is bringing back America Ferrera’s Amy Sosa. NBC confirmed the news Wednesday, just months after it was announced that the series will wrap with its March 25 sixth-season finale. Fererra was initially set to depart at the close of Superstore Season 5, but it was postponed to the beginning of
What was a childhood dream of yours? I had an incredibly overactive imagination, so there were a lot of them! My biggest ambition was probably an astronaut or pilot. I wanted to fly, and it’s still a bucket-list goal of mine. Who do you turn to when you need someone most? My mom. I was
Fresh off writing The Batman for Warner Bros/DC, Mattson Tomlin has set up his feature directorial debut, a sci-fi/thriller starring Chloe Grace Moretz titled Mother/Android. Deadline provides a fresh update on the project today, announcing that Hulu has acquired the U.S. rights to the Miramax film. It’s set to premiere on Hulu later this year. “Moretz is set to star as Georgia
Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine says he banked $20 million since his release from prison last April, and his massive hit “GOOBA,” his first cash cow, was a highly irregular ripoff … this according to a new lawsuit. BEATDEMONS, a TX-based producer group, is suing Tekashi, claiming “GOOBA” is a mirror image of its song, “Regular.” According
Exclusive When the mural gods close one door, they open another … at least for Taylor Swift, who’s about to get an upgrade in Nashville after being removed from an iconic piece of art. You may recall … Taylor was replaced in the “Legends Corner” mural back around Christmas time by the Nashville honky-tonk bar
Breaking News Meghan Markle set the wheels in motion for Piers Morgan to quit “Good Morning Britain” … reportedly by filing a complaint with his bosses about his remarks after the Oprah interview. According to multiple reports, The Duchess of Sussex went directly to honchos at ITV — which airs ‘GMB’ — shortly after Piers’
Kevin Hart Back in the ‘90s, Jumanji was a mystical board game, but nowadays, it sucks its players into a video game realm. Kevin Hart has starred in the last two Jumanji movies, Welcome to the Jungle and The Next Level, as the Franklin “Mouse” Finbar avatar, and Hart also collected some action-related experience on
The Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo is defiantly flying the LGBT+ Pride flag from his official residence as the country reels from its first homophobic murder in nine years. The victim, a 42-year-old gay man named in Belgian media as David P, was found beaten to death in a park just outside Antwerp on
The cast for Eli Roth‘s video game adaptation Borderlands continues to grow, with THR reporting tonight that Florian Munteanu (Creed II) has come on board this week. Munteanu, who played Viktor Drago in Creed II, will be playing the Borderlands video game character known as Krieg. THR describes Krieg as “the musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector
The Brooklyn-based psychedelic rock band Crumb—the quartet of Lila Ramani, Bri Aronow, Jesse Brotter, and Jonathan Gilad—have returned with a new song. “Trophy” arrives with a new music video directed by Haoyan of America and featuring animations by Truba Animation. Watch it below. The new song and video are the first taste of new music
Chrissy Teigen felt like a plastic bag drifting through the wind after her recent words to Katy Perry were accidentally misinterpreted. The 35-year-old model visited The Tonight Show on Tuesday, March 9, where she told host Jimmy Fallon that she had an “amazing” time supporting husband John Legend at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration in January. John sang Nina Simone‘s
Exclusive Paul Rodriguez — one of the ‘Original Latin Kings of Comedy’ — underwent heart surgery, but the good news is he’s on the mend. A rep for the legendary comic tells TMZ … Paul recently had bypass surgery, but is recovering nicely at his home. They add, “Paul wants everyone to know he is
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Piers Morgan has quit Good Morning Britain. (Getty/ Indigo/ Max Mumby) Piers Morgan has “decided” to leave Good Morning Britain following his “diabolical” comments about Meghan Markle. On Monday’s (8 March) episode of Good Morning Britain, the day after Meghan Markle‘s interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on ITV, Morgan declared he did not “believe a
Play video content Good Morning Britain/ITV Piers Morgan‘s throwing up his hands and saying ‘good day’ on the set of his own show, because a co-host called him out to his face about constantly bashing Meghan Markle. TV presenter and weatherman Alex Beresford was going in on Piers during a ‘Good Morning Britain’ segment …
The King of the Monsters is soon making his way to Netflix with Toho’s anime series “Godzilla Singular Point,” which features character designs by Blue Exorcist’s Kazue Kato and a brand new Godzilla design from legendary Ghibli animator Eiji Yamamori. The latest official trailer has been unleashed tonight, showing various monsters (plus Jet Jaguar!) in action. “Singular Point” is coming to
Justin Bieber‘s on cloud 9 right now, and letting everyone know he was able to snag a pair of Kanye West‘s sold-out new shoes. The Biebs showed off his Yeezy 450 in Cloud Whites while running errands Tuesday in Beverly Hills. The kicks are pretty easy to spot, what with the unique profile and all.
Breaking News Vanessa Bryant has just won an important battle in her case against the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department … a judge ruled she can obtain the names of the deputies who allegedly took and distributed graphic photos from the Kobe crash site. Vanessa alleges that shortly after Kobe, their daughter, Gianna, and seven others
Highly anticipated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is about to offer multiple endings to its branching single-player story. The game was officially revealed back in 2018 in order to appeal to the gaming audience and attract potential investors. The official announcement of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 took the gaming community by surprise. The original trilogy of survival horror games by
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