Month: August 2021

Authors are often told to make the setting of their novel like another character, and certainly the books that nail the sounds, smells, look and feel of a place add to the realism of a story. This debut crime novel involving two quasi-amateur detectives takes place not somewhere I’ve been, but where I live. Every
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In the wise words of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), “Friends don’t lie.” Although we haven’t been outright lied to by Netflix, we did think season four of Stranger Things would arrive prior to 2022. And it seems we aren’t the only ones desperately counting down the days for the Duffer Brothers-created series to return. Case in point: One
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Fresh from its SXSW premiere, the animated fantasy-horror movie The Spine of Night was acquired for U.S. release by RLJE Films and Shudder, and it’s headed home for Halloween! Via RLJE Films, The Spine of Night is coming to theaters, Digital, and On Demand on October 29, 2021, with a release through Shudder to follow likely sometime next year.
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Protestors draped in trans Pride flags at the trans rights protest outside Downing Street in London. (Vic Parsons) A protest in London saw trans teens and elders standing alongside each other demanding justice, liberation, and the sacking of Tory equalities minister Liz Truss. Hundreds of trans and non-binary people and their allies went to the
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Youth mentor Rupert Boneham was cast on the seventh season of the reality competition show “Survivor: Pearl Islands” … but it was his grizzly gumption, thoughtful charisma and trippy tie-dye tank top that thrust the gentle giant into the hearts and minds of millions of viewers. The fan-favorite was so well-loved he continued to be
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Britney Spears‘ personal conservator, Jodi Montgomery, has fired back at Jamie Spears, but what she’s saying also raises issues about Britney’s current mental health state. Montgomery is reacting to Jamie’s legal filing Friday, in which he says Jodi raised concern about Britney’s mental state, calling her “mentally sick” … and even suggesting it might require
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Mattel’s popular line of “Monster High” dolls has been catering to monster kids since 2010, the dolls depicting the daughters of iconic movie monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein. More recently, pop culture properties including The Shining and Stephen King’s IT found their way into the Monster High line, and up next Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice joins the
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CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Visionary filmmaker James Gunn became a household name thanks to his acclaimed work on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Because of this, the public was shocked when he was (temporarily) fired by
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Protestor holds ‘Trans Lives Matter’ placard during protest in Warsaw, 2018. (Getty/Maciej Luczniewski) An investigation is being opened into the brutal murder of Cindy Jones Torres, a trans woman found dead with multiple stab wounds in the Philippines. The 39-year-old was found dead on 28 July in her salon in Guiginto, Bulacan. It is believed she was
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The most compelling mystery on Dynasty Season 4 has surrounded who is in the coffin. Dynasty Season 4 Episode 1 shocked audiences when it revealed that one character was dead and an inconsolable Fallon at the funeral. If you watch Dynasty online, you know the series has not exactly been forthcoming with hints ever since,
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Home really is where her heart is! Kourtney Kardashian revealed on Instagram that she and boyfriend Travis Barker returned to her place on Aug. 5 following “ten days of quarantine.” While the mother of three shared some NSFW pics from her time away, including the new haircut Travis gave her, Kourtney also posted an adorable letter from 6-year-old son Reign Disick.  The
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American author Karin Slaughter writes both standalone thrillers and series, and her new one, False Witness is a standalone that offers an engrossing read. “The past is never where you think you left it” reads the epigram from Katherine Anne Porter, and it’s perfect for this story. The book begins slowly, back in the summer
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