I finished grad school nine years ago and my reading habits have been different ever since. I still love books, but it took time to start reading again after grad school. When I was an English major who loved Victorian novels, and then an MA student with a focus on 19th century literature, I truly
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin loves three things above all else: writing exhaustive descriptions of feasts, killing Starks, and watching NFL football. When the “A Song of Ice and Fire” creator is not writing the most impactful bit of fantasy storytelling since The Lord of the Rings, he follows his two favorite football
BT has confirmed that it is in “early discussions” over BT Sport – following a report that it was in talks to offload a stake in the TV operation. The Daily Telegraph said the telecoms giant was understood to be in talks with potential partners including Amazon, Disney and sports streaming service Dazn, as well
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 341 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,232,373 as of Wednesday, April 28. Officials reported four 31 deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 23,831 deaths since tracking began. There were three fewer hospitalizations reported since Tuesday, bringing the official count
US President Joe Biden says America is “on the move” and that, despite the pain of the past year, the country can “turn peril into possibility”. Mr Biden was marking his 100th day in office with an address to Congress, using the speech to promote a $1.8trn spending package. The plan would provide universal preschool,
A formal investigation has been launched into Boris Johnson’s refurbishment of his Downing Street flat after a watchdog found “reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred”. An Electoral Commission spokesperson said: “We have been in contact with the Conservative Party since late March and have conducted an assessment of the
A brush fire erupted today about 30 miles north of Los Angeles in Santa Clarita. By 8 p.m., the blaze had scorched about 650 acres and continued to burn unchecked, prompting evacuations. The North Fire was reported at about 1:45 p.m. in the area of 29330 The Old Road, east of the Golden State (5)
Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday disclosed a new bypass vulnerability (CVE-2021-23008) in the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) security feature impacting F5 Big-IP application delivery services. “The KDC Spoofing vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass the Kerberos authentication to Big-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), bypass security policies and gain unfettered access to sensitive workloads,” Silverfort researchers
Lauren Alaina and her duet partner Jon Pardi are on the lam from the law in the new music video for “Getting Over Him,” the title track off of Alaina’s most recent EP and a collaboration between the two artists and longtime friends. Things start out with a bang as they rob a barbecue joint and
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (mmWave, Snapdragon 888-model) smartphone material cost is said to be 7 percent lower than the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, as per a report by research firm Counterpoint. The report analysed the bill of materials (BoM) data for the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G 128GB model, and says that the cost of
Paramount has released the trailer for Georgetown, directed by and starring Christoph Waltz alongside Annette Bening and Vanessa Redgrave. The film, in theaters May 14 and on digital May 18, was inspired by the bizarre true story of Albrecht Muth. The film’s official synopsis notes, “Waltz stars as Ulrich Mott, an eccentric and smooth-talking social
Zack Snyder revealed which of Batman’s various suits is his favorite during Justice Con. The filmmaker sat down to speak on a panel during the event and the topic turned to the Dark Knight. It should come as no surprise that Bruce Wayne’s Dark Knight Returns look is a personal favorite for the Justice League
Atta boy Luke. Over the past few years, Luke Combs released a trilogy of phenomenal love songs. “First came ‘Beautiful Crazy,’ then ‘Better Together,’ and now ‘Forever After All.’” He released “Beautiful Crazy” back in 2018 and it stayed atop the charts for multiple weeks. The love story continued on with his more recent single
The 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards are coming up in just a few weeks on Sunday, May 16, and on Wednesday, MTV announced that Saturday Night Live alum Leslie Jones will host. Per the announcement, Jones will emcee the ceremony live from Los Angeles on Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m. ET in the
Just as Tommy “Tiny” Lister‘s loved ones suspected, he did have COVID-19 at the time of his death … but the L.A. County Medical Examiner says that’s not what caused his death. According to his autopsy, the “Friday” star died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease … commonly called heart disease. In the docs, obtained
Just days before his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden pushed an ambitious economic plan during his first prime-time address to Congress. #CNN #News #Biden
Three men have been charged with federal hate crimes and the attempted kidnapping of Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and killed while jogging in Georgia last year. The three men — Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan — are already facing murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment charges in a separate state
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A haunted house, a religious philosophy, and a horrible story of domestic abuse are at the center of this Netflix original horror-thriller, Things Heard & Seen, a movie that plays with big ideas but gets confused along the way. Amanda Seyfried stars as Catherine, a young art restorer who moves with her lecturer husband George (James
Nestlé is to make almost 600 people redundant as it closes a factory in the UK and moves some of its production to Europe. The Swiss multinational said products currently made at Fawdon near Newcastle would move to other plants in Britain and on the continent. Fawdon, which opened in 1958 and makes products including