Originally published on Kirkus There are many ways to be scared, and just as many novels to tweak this or that fright receptor in your mind. We call Grady Hendrix’s Horrorstör “cute and quite funny in a Scooby Doo kind of way” until things get a little darker. Lauren Beukes’ Broken Monsters, however, features monsters […]
Actress, comedian, feminist, general badass and now published author Amy Poehler spoke at AOL BUILD on Tuesday about her new book, Yes Please. In addition to revealing that, in spite of her several impressive accolades, she considers herself “a professional break dancer” first and foremost, Poehler delved into her writing process (“hellish”), her future ambitions, […]
If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans can see eye to eye on, it’s Taylor Swift.
Netflix goes back in time with new historical fiction series “Marco Polo.” The show depicts the explorer’s younger years in the court of Kublai Khan, and according to the just released teaser trailer, features a whole lot of sex, blood and adventure. Dare we call it the next “Game of Thrones”? “Marco, the blood of […]
It’s been over two years since Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise called it quits, but the 35-year-old actress can’t seem to escape the headlines. In a new interview with People magazine, Holmes makes it clear that she has moved on from her TomKat days, and hopes others will do the same. “I don’t want that […]
Banksy’s version of an exhibition consists of transforming the entire city of New York into a dynamic canvas, as he proved with last year’s “Better Out Than In.” Banksy’s version of a trailer is just as eccentric. In anticipation of Chris Moukarbel’s user-generated documentary “Banksy Does New York,” chronicling 2013’s street art residency, HBO Documentary […]
At a loft New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, Fred Armisen played a racing game, getting coached from an unlikely source. “You gotta get the Lambo,” Ice-T said over his shoulder. “The Corvette sucks.” Armisen followed Ice-T’s advice, but it proved futile. He still lost a bet. On Monday night, Microsoft unveiled it’s newest Xbox One […]
HBO will release all six seasons of “The Sopranos” on Blu-ray for the first time next week, but don’t expect David Chase to pop in one of the discs right away. “I think I will get to the point when I want to watch again, but after a while you’ve had enough of it. You […]
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are making Nov. 4 a little more interesting. As in previous years, both “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” will go live on election night — allowing the hosts to make quips about the state of American government as the results roll in. “The Daily Show” will call its […]
In an incident his father could probably have turned into a pretty good country song, Mounties arrested an allegedly drunken John Carter Cash after he stripped down to his underwear at a Canadian airport on Monday.
