Month: February 2022

My fellow fashion lovers who grew up with a dog-eared copy of D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths and idle daydreams of walking among deities, our time is now. For spring 2022, echoes of antiquity breathed new-old life into the runway, from the dreamy gathered gowns at Loewe and statuary-inspired trompe l’oeil triumphs at Thom Browne
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There are some TV and film franchises that reach the point where they cease to simply be entertainment and become cultural phenomenons, and the James Bond franchise (and, comparably, the Doctor Who franchise) certainly fits that bill. The franchise has welcomed some big names over the years, including Michelle Yeoh, who starred in 1997’s Tomorrow
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Silver sleuths are staking their claim in the world of crime fiction these days. We’ve had Elly Griffiths’ take in The Postscript Murders, then Richard Osman came out with all guns blazing to introduce The Thursday Murder Club. Now Steph Broadribb, best known for her series featuring American bounty hunter Lori Anderson, has joined the
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The South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service shut down ignorant homophobes on TikTok. (TikTok/ southyorkshirefire) The South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service has responded to ignorant homophobia with a viral TikTok: “Fires don’t discriminate, neither do we.” Earlier this month, the service posted social media content to celebrate LGBT+ History Month, but a short time later
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News A&E Announces James Brown Documentary Series Produced by Mick Jagger and Questlove James Brown: Say It Loud will be directed by Deborah Riley Draper By Nina Corcoran February 26, 2022 Facebook Twitter James Brown (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter A&E Network has announced a new four-part documentary series about James Brown
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As of last week, the 1980s anthology series “Freddy’s Nightmares” is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox streaming service, with all 44 episodes available now! Screambox is currently the ONLY place you can officially watch the Robert Englund-hosted “Freddy’s Nightmares,” which to date has still never been released on DVD or Blu-ray. Based on
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Actor Brandon Black is making history by playing the first gay character in Tyler Perry’s popular Madea film franchise. After 11 films starring his on-screen comedic drag persona Mable “Madea” Simmons, Tyler Perry has arrived on Netflix with his latest instalment, A Madea Homecoming. Among the newcomers to the cast is Brandon Black, who plays Madea’s
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The last time Brooke Shields modeled denim, it was 42 years ago. The actress and producer—then 14—was the new face of Calvin Klein, and her murmured tagline (“What gets between me and my Calvins? Nothing”) was the ‘80s equivalent of a total serve. “I love seeing girls my daughters’s age, you know, teenagers, getting into
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Founded by Saturn and Rondo Award-winning writer/producer Mark Alan Miller (Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut, BOOM! Studios’ Hellraiser comics), Encyclopocalypse Publications is set to publish the award-winning novels Our Lady of the Inferno and Headcheese, along with Mick Garris’ These Evil Things We Do, the sci-fi horror epic The Megarothke, and Michael J. Seidlinger’s My Pet
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UPDATED, 12:55 PM: Sony today moved the release date of it Mark Wahlberg film Father Stu up by two days. The story of boxer-turned-priest Father Stuart Long now will open wide on Wednesday, April 13; it had been set for Friday the 15th. PREVIOUSLY, January 25: Sony Pictures has acquired global rights to Rosalind Ross’ feature directorial debut Father
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Demonstrators take part in a rally outside Downing Street in London on 25 February 2022 to protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty) OutRight Action International has launched a fundraiser to support Ukraine’s LGBT+ community as Russian forces move across the country. Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” in
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News Pussy Riot’s Nadya Forms Crypto Organization to Fund Ukrainian Aid Groups Nadya Tolokonnikova, Trippy Labs, and PleasrDAO members teamed up to sell NFTs in support of civilian organizations in war-struck Ukraine By Jazz Monroe February 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, October 2021 (SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Pussy Riot
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Our big crime fiction news this week is that the creator of the Alex Cross series, James Patterson, has written a novel with Dolly Parton! Yes, you read that right. Not content with collaborating with former president Bill Clinton, now the global superstar writer is working with a global superstar Country singer, who is also
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