Five Moves of Doom is the kind of novel we like to point to when we talk about independent publishing and how it feeds vibrant new material into the crime fiction scene. I’m not sure any mainstream publishers would dare touch a book where the main character is ‘Hammerhead’ Jed Ounstead, a private investigator who
Month: September 2022
I was 12 years old in 1998. My family rarely went to the movies, but I begged my mom to take me to see Halloween H20. Loaded up on popcorn and soda, I settled into my seat and readied myself for what was promised as the final showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers. Even
News Yeah Yeah Yeahs Perform “Burning” on Kimmel: Watch From the New York trio’s brand new album Cool It Down By Rob Arcand September 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter Yeah Yeah Yeahs (YouTube/Jimmy Kimmel Live) Facebook Twitter Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ new album Cool It Down is out now, and, to mark the occasion, the band brought
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were part of the full house that was The Row’s Paris Fashion Week show. The 36-year-old twins made a rare public appearance during their brand‘s debut of its new collection on Sept. 28. In videos captured by fans, the two were caught watching with smiles from ear to ear. Keeping true to
It appears Leonardo DiCaprio and Gigi Hadid have taken their rumored romance overseas … hanging out in Paris while she wows the crowds at fashion week. Check out the pics, Gigi was seen arriving to her room at the Royal Monceau Thursday night — looking very happy, smiling and chatting with photogs. Leo was spotted
Sareh (Zahra) Sediqi Hamedani was arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for “promoting homosexuality” in October 2021. (YouTube/6rangIran) UN representatives have called for Iran to immediately halt its planned execution of two LGBTQ+ rights activists who were sentenced to death for supporting the queer community. Iran’s legal system criminalises homosexuality, which under the country’s
Play video content Comedy Central Trevor Noah has just rocked cable news and news itself … he’s leaving his gig on Comedy Central. Trevor made the announcement Thursday, telling the audience his 7-year tenure is coming to an end … and he made the announcement on his 7-year anniversary. A Comedy Central source tells TMZ
With Yellowstone’s fifth season set to take over television in November, having just unveiled its first big trailer, viewers are ready to watch Kelly Reilly bring Beth Dutton’s delectably ruthless energy back to the small screen. It looks like we don’t even have to wait until it debuts to learn where Reilly will next bring
Many books have been written about the pressure cooker effect of working in the White House. But as chief speechwriter during some of the most pivotal days of President Barack Obama’s time in office, Cody Keenan has a unique story to tell. In Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America, Keenan
In celebration of Huluween, 20th Digital Studio’s series of spooky shorts Bite Size Halloween is back for a third season, Hulu had officially announced a couple weeks back. A whopping twenty new shorts from exciting emerging filmmakers premiere October 1 on Hulu, blending genres like horror, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, and more. Watch the official trailer for “Bite Size Halloween” Season 3
Play video content Chocstarr313 Coolio‘s sudden death comes as a total shock to fans who interacted with him less than a week before he passed, and they say he gave no indication he was having health issues. TMZ obtained these photos and videos of the “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper traveling last Friday through the Houston airport,
It’s hard to beat the rugged look and masculine energy created by a full beard but not everyone’s facial hair comes in as thick as they’d like. But fear not, the best derma rollers for beard growth will have you looking like a Viking in no time. In the past these game-changing aesthetic devices could
Doctor Who‘s Russell T Davies has described Ncuti Gatwa‘s audition to play the Time Lord’s fourteenth incarnation as “thunderbolt”. Gatwa, best known for his portrayal of the iconic Eric Effiong in Netflix’s Sex Education, has been honoured in the 2022 Time 100 Next list, with Davies writing his tribute. Davies, who is returning as showrunner for Doctor
American actress Scout Taylor-Compton was just 20 years old when she was cast as Samantha — the babysitter who naively allows a stocker to kidnap a young boy on her watch — in the film “Obsessed” back in 2009. Scout shared the big screen with Beyonce as the wife and mother who does not shy
Let’s go! Stabler’s on a new case featuring a Godfather-like family that believes it owns all of New York City. Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 3 Episode 2 introduced the Silas family, and they seemed like realistic uber-wealthy people who are used to getting whatever they want. This case felt more like a real
As conservative groups are making their presence known in Canada by proposing book bans, they’re hitting a bit of a road block. Turns out, Canadian school boards have limited control on what is taught in classrooms. Similar to book banning groups in the U.S., conservative groups like ParentsVoice B.C. are targeting books like All Boys
Christopher Pike knows his way around death, but how the author approaches the act of mortality in The Midnight Club is unique, even for him. In spite of the foreboding blurb and Brian Kotzky‘s creepy artwork, this 1994 book isn’t about young people dying at the hands of an external threat. Here death comes from
News Listen to billy woods’ New Album Church woods’ latest release was produced by longtime Armand Hammer collaborator Messiah Musik By Madison Bloom September 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter billy woods, photo by Pepi Kobab Facebook Twitter billy woods—one-half of NYC hip-hop duo Armand Hammer—is back with a new album made with Messiah Musik. Church is
Christina Aguilera is taking a moment to do some reflection. While accepting the Spirit of Hope award at the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Sept. 29, the pop icon spoke about the impact she wanted to make on the music industry after experiencing a turbulent childhood. The “Genie In A Bottle” singer said she made
What can’t Selena Gomez do? The Disney Channel star turned singer, dancer, and actor sells out stadiums on the regular—she even has a cooking show. She happens to be one of our generation’s coolest fashion icons while doing all those fabulous things. And, the fact that she can be stylish in the wintertime has earned
Aaron Peskin (left) apologised for saying Honey Mahogany (right) wasn’t human.(@AaronPeskin & HUM/Twitter & Getty) A San Francisco elected official has apologised to the LGBTQ+ community after suggesting a transgender electoral candidate wasn’t real – or even human. Aaron Peskin, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District Three, made the claim
There might be a box office surprise this weekend in Paramount’s horror movie Smile. Yes, we’re serious. The pic, from writer-director Parker Finn, was developed by Paramount Players, and the studio took a wait-and-see approach as to where would land — on Paramount+ or theatrical. Then Paramount held a test screening, and Smile played to great
The popular French crime drama Astrid: Murder in Paris is coming to More4 and the subtitled streaming service Walter Presents in October, bringing with it peculiar murders, difficult investigations and an unlikely pair of women sleuths. The first episode of season one will air on More4 at 9pm on Friday 21 October, with all nine
Last year, HBO Max embraced the Halloween spirit with a horror hub that assembled frights for all ages. That entailed an interactive IT-inspired trio of doors labeled “Not Scary,” “Scary,” and “Very Scary,” that featured revolving horror titles. This year, HBO Max is back with a brand new seasonal hub that comes with a different
A father and son have both been charged with murder in the shooting death of rapper PnB Rock. L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón made the announcement Thursday, saying Freddie Lee Trone and his 17-year-old son were both charged with one count of murder and conspiracy to commit robbery as well as two counts of
Mermaids marches at Pride in London, 2019. (Barcroft Media via Getty/ Wiktor Szymanowicz) Trans youth charity Mermaids is still not being investigated by the Charity Commission over “safeguarding red flags”, despite relentless media reports. On Thursday (29 September), The Telegraph published yet another story on the charity, which provides support to young trans people and
Route 3’s second album Losing Time so completely outstrips their admittedly fine debut that it’s almost like listening to a different band – except it isn’t. Jason Jordan, Doug Clifton, Roy Bond, and Gaylon Harper discovered an elusive element existed between them – chemistry – and the band’s self-titled debut now sounds, in retrospect, like
Jonathan Majors seems to be on a very clear path toward a new level of stardom. After getting noticed in films like The Last Black Man in San Francisco and on TV in Lovecraft Country he’s set to become a major part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the role of Kang and he’s also
Carole Baskin has no choice but to shelter in place as Hurricane Ian passes over her Florida sanctuary … because places like hotels aren’t down to take on 45 big cats onto their property. Carole tells TMZ … her 21 bobcats, 8 tigers, 6 servals, jaguar and leopard — just to name a few —
Transcendent Kingdom is one of those rare books that is about so much, and yet fits together flawlessly. Yaa Gyasi tackles science, faith, work, addiction, grief, complicated family relationships, immigrant experiences, race, Black girlhood and womanhood, and more. It is a richly layered novel full of seemingly endless stories, and it is also intensely focused
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