When Ruth Graham lead the charge against YA fiction for adults earlier this year, her argument was mostly solid (except for her failure to acknowledge that people should read whatever they want), but I found one point grating: That books for mature individuals shouldn’t conclude in a neat, satisfying way. She wrote: [T]hese books consistently […]
The former star of Discovery Channel’s “Sons of Guns,” Will Hayden, was indicted on multiple rape charges Wednesday in Louisiana. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury indicted Hayden, 49, on three counts of rape involving two females, the Times-Picayune reported. The charges against him include two counts of aggravated rape and one count of […]
Last month, Chris Hemsworth was named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” and now he has a female counterpart. At the People Magazine Awards on Thursday night, model Kate Upton was named the “Sexiest Woman Alive.” “This is such an honor to me because sexy to me means someone who’s confident and happy, and that’s the person […]
Recently leaked emails shed light on how Hollywood is working with state attorneys general to try and push anti-piracy policies that are largely unpopular with the American public. Culture and tech news site The Verge recently reported that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has made efforts to revive principles from the Stop Online […]
In 1836, the success of Charles Dickens’s The Pickwick Papers transformed the way everyday readers consumed novels. Deep into the 19th century, new novels were luxury items in England that cost about as much in today’s dollars as a Kindle.
Teresa and Joe Giudice might still owe money to the federal government, but government officials did not raid their New Jersey home to collect. AllAboutTheTea.com, a blog dedicated to covering stories about reality television, claimed Wednesday that probation officers, interns and county sheriff’s deputies raided the Giudice’s Towaco, New Jersey, mansion on Monday morning, allegedly […]
Have you heard about Weird Al’s skills in the kitchen? The guy cooks up pure magic. No, really. Bring your cutlery, everyone — Weird Al has served up another gem. Watch “Weird Al” Yankovic whip up some culinary magic, above. H/T Tastefully Offensive
The 1993 release of “Jurassic Park” was certainly a dinosaur-sized event. From reportedly causing a rise in the number of students applying to paleontology programs to influencing the naming of the new NBA team — the Toronto Raptors — the Jurassic (but actually Cretaceous) excitement was pretty clear. Through the movie’s massive marketing campaign, “Jurassic […]
Even after a massive cyber attack was perpetrated against Sony Pictures by hackers, it still appeared that Sony would release “The Interview” in theaters. Stars Seth Rogen and James Franco were participating in interviews and the studio went ahead with the film’s world premiere in Los Angeles. “Before we start this, honestly, we just want […]
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter about her upcoming film, Cake, Jennifer Aniston expressed her interest in wanting to be part of a superhero movie.
