Today in our new books column we’re going to lighten the mood with two titles that take themselves far less seriously than most of the fare on our site. AJ Devlin has set a novel in the world of roller derby with an ex pro wrestler as the main character, while Zachary Colbert’s novella, well,
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J. Crew has filed for bankruptcy, becoming the first major US retailer to do so amid the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement released early Monday morning, May 4, the retailer—made popular by the likes of Meghan Markle and Michelle Obama—said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is working with its lenders
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EXCLUSIVE: Despite recent, scattered press reports suggesting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was snubbing Broadway by shutting the industry out of his New York Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board, the state and the theater industry are working closely on how to re-start, Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, tells Deadline. “We are completely aligned
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Do: Step away from the tweezers It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused major change in our daily lives. While everyone who can is (hopefully) helping slow the spread of the virus by staying home, regularly scheduled beauty appointments for treatments like haircuts, eyebrow grooming and manicures—remember manicures?!—are on pause while salons remain
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Ellen DeGeneres’ public persona has appeared to be at odds with her private actions (Anthony Harvey/Getty) A bodyguard assigned to protect Ellen DeGeneres at the 2014 Oscars has claimed that her famously friendly demeanour is nothing but “false facade and bravado”. Tom Majercak was selected as ‘executive protector’ for DeGeneres, her mother, and her partner,
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If you thought pirates were just out at sea being bad, you’d be wrong — Washington state cops say there’s piracy happening on their own porches … by none other than nurses!!! Fake nurses, rather. This story comes to you from Kennewick, Washington … where the local police department released photos of two women dressed
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Middlegame by Seanan McGuire for $2.99 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson for $3.99 An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole for $2.99 Still Life by Louise Penny for $2.99 Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan for $2.99 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
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Former intergalactic helmsman and all-round nice guy George Takei has a genius solution to keep right-wing bigots at home: just convince them coronavirus turns you gay. Takei, 83, makes no secret of his hatred for Donald Trump, and for the past few years he’s been using his platform of 2.9 million followers to highlight the
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Crime double acts, we all love ’em, from Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to, in more recent times, Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw and Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard. It’s that meeting of minds, yin and yang that creates such a delicious – and sometimes downright dastardly – balancing act.
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Circus of Books director Rachel Mason has said she had a very emotional reaction to hearing her brother open up about coming out. Mason’s documentary, which debuted on Netflix earlier this month, tells the story of her conservative, religious parents Karen and Barry Mason – who ran a minor gay porn empire in Los Angeles.
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Ant-Man director Peyton Reed reveals an unseen cameo in his film: Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow. Ant-Man, which was released in 2015, introduced MCU fans to Scott Lang (Paul Rudd). The movie also featured Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly as father/daughter team Hope van Dyne and Hank Pym. Like most MCU movies, Ant-Man features a number of cameos, including Hayley
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