©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett CollectionEverett For as long as I can remember, I’ve admired the way writers dress. Good style, it seems, by measure of the frequency with which it appears, is a trait practically essential to those who achieve prolific careers in publishing. Who would not fall as infatuated with Kathy Acker in her
Month: August 2021
A couple of years back, a buddy and I made a trip to New York to see a Yankees game. When we popped up out of the subway near the stadium, I asked him for my ticket. That’s when it got complicated. I learned that the Yankees no longer believed in paper tickets. I had
Unlike the city of Chicago’s libraries, New York Public Libraries (NYPL) were ahead of the game last March in shutting down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among patrons and staff. But now, amid continuously rising numbers, NYPL employees are demanding to be heard about mounting safety concerns. A group of NYPL workers published an
Javed Khan will continue to receive his full salary from Barnardo’s as he helps manage the transition to a new chief executive, the charity has confirmed. Khan announced last week that he had stepped down as chief executive for family reasons after seven years in the role. Lynn Perry, the charity’s corporate director of children’s
Nightbirde emerged as a fast favorite on the current season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, but the contestant shared a sad announcement with social media fans: She’s exiting the show. Nightbirde, whose real name is Jane Marczewski, revealed via Instagram that she is leaving to focus on her fight against cancer. “Sharing my heart with
American Airlines airplanes stand at passenger gates at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) near Dallas, Texas. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images American Airlines passengers faced hundreds of cancellations and delays on Monday, as the carrier struggled to recover from disruptions caused by severe thunderstorms that swept through its Dallas/Fort Worth International hub.
A man inquires about a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a mobile testing van in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 2, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The seven-day average of daily coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed the peak seen last summer when the nation didn’t have an authorized Covid-19 vaccine, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky
News Grouper, Obongjayar, Dave, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork August 2, 2021 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Derek Abella Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it.
(CNN) — If you were a pre-pandemic frequent traveler who’s spent the last 18 months daydreaming about settling into a comfy seat on a long-haul flight, Aussie airline Qantas has you covered. A pair of lie-flat, Business Class seats that once graced the inside of a Qantas A380 aircraft will soon be available to purchase
Sony Picture Classics and Neon fared well in their small releases this week with Nine Days and Ailey respectively, running across 6 total locations in New York, Los Angeles and Irvine – both notching heavy per screen averages with the former leading to its wider release next week. Nine Days hit NYC (Angelika, AMC Lincoln Square)
A generation ago, the landmark show and its creator blew up our idea of TV. With a new movie prequel, The Many Saints of Newark, on the way this fall, the showrunner returns to the scene of the crime. By Matthew Lynch August 2, 2021 Of all the whackings, beatings, and ritual humiliations served up
Content warning: This post discusses racism and genocide against Indigenous peoples As with many controversies in the book world, I first heard about this in a subtweet I didn’t understand. After a minute of scrolling, the issue had become clear: On Saturday evening, the Romance Writers of America (RWA) announced that Karen Witemeyer’s At Love’s
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Most individual investors — 67% — think they have a responsibility to put money toward companies that have a positive impact on the world, new research shows. That doesn’t mean they are necessarily acting on the sentiment. While more than half (51%) of retail investors avoid investing
Volunteering levels hit a recent high during the Covid-19 pandemic but the proportion of people who gave to charity fell to a new low, a major government study shows. The latest Community Life Survey, an annual exercise that polls more than 10,000 people in England about a range of subjects relating to community activity, shows
Play video content TMZ.com Wayne Brady was the target of a racist, expletive-laced voicemail left at the studio where he films his game show … and it’s disgusting. TMZ’s obtained the audio of the message left at CBS Studios in L.A.’s Fairfax District where the affable comedian and singer hosts “Let’s Make a Deal.” The
From a Georgian mansion on the River Rye and a family-friendly lakeside lodge, to a 19th-century train station hotel and a retro-styled city scene-stealer, Ireland has some fabulous new hotels to head to. We’ve rounded up six of the most exciting. Carton House, a Fairmont Managed Hotel, County Kildare One of Ireland’s finest Georgian mansions
In this article KMB PG View of Dawn dish soap liquid at Stop & Shop Supermarket. Ron Adar | LightRocket | Getty Images Procter & Gamble is set to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings results before the market opens on Friday. Here’s what Wall Street is anticipating, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv:
Matt Damon recently retired the use of a certain gay slur from his vocabulary, and it’s all thanks to his teenage daughter. The actor opened up about being dressed down by his daughter in a new interview with The Sunday Times. “The word that my daughter calls the ‘f-slur for a homosexual’ was commonly used
Major League Shot In Milwaukee As Opposed To Cleveland For A Variety Of Reasons The events of Major League are set in Cleveland, Ohio, the real-life home of the Indians baseball team, but the movie was actually shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Milwaukee County Stadium, the former home of the Brewers, filling in for Cleveland
Image: Louis Vuitton Unlike the first digital Watches & Wonders in 2020 edition, at the start of the pandemic, the organisers of Watches & Wonders Geneva knew well beforehand that the fair had to take place digitally again this year. (The 2020 edition was the first major all-digital watch fair ever, and it took place
Laurence GriffithsGetty Images On July 23, as the the U.S. Women’s Soccer team was in Tokyo for the Olympic Games, they filed an opening brief in their ongoing equal pay lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation. This filing came after a judge’s May 2020 dismissal of the players’ claims against the federation. The judge,
Lauren’s mother Turquoise Miami confirmed the sad news via Instagram, while it appears Fetty acknowledged the tragedy during his Rolling Loud performance. Fetty Wap‘s daughter Lauren Maxwell has sadly died at just 4-years-old. The 30-year-old rapper shared the little girl with Turquoise Miami, who confirmed the tragic news via Instagram on Sunday, August 1. “This
The aid sector has not done enough to acknowledge its historical links to colonialism and needs to work to repair its relationship with the people it serves, according to the academic Khadijah Diskin. Speaking at the BAME Fundraising Virtual Conference 2021 yesterday afternoon, Diskin, who is a PhD candidate at Manchester Metropolitan University, said that
Soap actor Jay Pickett has died. The Port Charles actor passed away on Friday at the age of 60. He was on the set of a movie. Movie producer Jim Heffel revealed the news via Facebook. “Yesterday I lost a good friend and the world lost a great person,” Heffel eulogized in the post. “Jay
In this article SAVE Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie told CNBC on Friday that he’s urging all passengers and employees to get Covid shots, even though the low-cost carrier has no plans to implement vaccine requirements. “Rising case counts with regard to the delta variant obviously is a concern for everybody,” Christie said on “Squawk Box.” The
Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover vehicles at a showroom in Shanghai, China, on January 18, 2021. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Earnings season is well underway, as a number of mega-cap tech names released their financial results this past week. However, there’s still plenty more to come as several companies have yet
Ghastly switches gears from his recent dubstep EP, The OG, to enter the realm of house music. “Burner,” a long-awaited ID is out today, as the producer heads into a new era of Haunted Haus. “Burner” centers around a Burning Man narrative, with trippy vocals, a low, playful bassline and plenty of “boots” and “cats”
Tribes of Midgard, is an interesting mashup of a few different genres of games. While the setting is clearly inspired by Valheim, it also borrows from top-down ARPGs and base defense games. Similar to Valheim, the game does encourage a cooperative multiplayer experience, but the game differs by providing players with an initial village and objective to defend,
1969 Porsche 911T. Image: Silverstone Auctions Richard Hammond is putting some of his impressive rides up for auction at The Classic at Silverstone. Hammond has been at the centre of several high-profile shows, including the highly-successful Top Gear and The Grand Tour. Because starting a business can be rather expensive, Hammond found himself needing to
(CNN) — It was October 2012 and Mae Edilyn Lumba Fortuna had temporarily left behind her busy life in Manila to vacation on the Filipino island of Boracay. With her friend Ivy in tow, Fortuna spent her evenings out dancing and her days lazing on Boracay’s spectacular White Beach. This particular morning, Ivy didn’t feel