Director and screenwriter J Blakeson’s new film I Care a Lot, starring Rosamund Pike (who just won a Golden Globe for the role), follows the journey of a Massachusetts con artist who steals elderly people’s assets by becoming their legal guardian — before finding herself caught in the web of another criminal mastermind. “The idea first came
In a Venn diagram of modern diasporic and postcolonial novels, there would be a healthy amount of overlap. Though these terms are contested and not always clear-cut, both frequently grapple with the legacy of powerful nations carving up distant territories. In both, experiences of multiculturalism and inequality may be core to personal as well as
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, which oversees the work of the late children’s book author, said it will stop publishing and licensing six books because they contain racist and insensitive images. The decision was announced on the official Dr. Seuss website Tuesday, March 2nd, which also marks the author’s birthday. The six books are And to Think
NBC series Good Girls is a darkly comic crime romp which plays like Ozark meets Breaking Bad but with a bunch of mums. Christina Hendrix stars as alpha mother Beth, who is bored of her seemingly perfect life, while her little sister Annie (Mae Witman) is an irresponsible single mum who works at a grocery
As of Tuesday, March 2, the California Department of Public Health’s Vaccine Dashboard shows about 12 million doses have been shipped throughout the state (1.7 million more than last week) and of those, 9.3 million have been administered (up 1.8 million from last week). According to Bloomberg’s COVID vaccine dashboard, 16.5% of California’s population (up
The US will have enough COVID vaccines for all adults by the end of May, Joe Biden has said. But in a speech at the White House on Tuesday, the US president admitted the country is unlikely to get back to normal until this time next year. Mr Biden also directed states to make sure
The biggest question of the budget could be when changes announced by Rishi Sunak are introduced, rather than what they are. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has signalled he may reprimand the chancellor after so much of today’s budget appeared to have leaked or dripped out in advance. But does that mean all the budget’s true secrets
UPDATED: Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch said “mid-budget films play better on our service than anything else,” as per the exclusive first-window output deal for Lionsgate and Summit films announced this morning. “Movies are important to our service. Big box office movies drive a lot of acquisitions and conversions,” he said on a Q&A at a
Microsoft has released emergency patches to address four previously undisclosed security flaws in Exchange Server that it says are being actively exploited by a new Chinese state-sponsored threat actor with the goal of perpetrating data theft. Describing the attacks as “limited and targeted,” Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) said the adversary used these vulnerabilities to
Samsung Galaxy A32 was launched in India on Wednesday as the company’s latest Galaxy A-series model. The new Samsung phone comes with a 90Hz display and features quad rear cameras. The Samsung Galaxy A32 also includes Dolby Atmos support as well as offers a waterdrop-style display notch. Other key highlights of the Samsung Galaxy A32
Furlough will be extended until the end of September, the chancellor will announce, as he unveils more support for workers and the self-employed. Ahead of the budget, Rishi Sunak has revealed that millions of workers will continue to have 80% of their wages paid until the end of September. More than 600,000 additional people, including
Trisha, get the Kleenex ready… G is gettin’ all misty. For the debut episode of motivational speaker Inky Johnson’s Serendipity Podcast, Garth Brooks got to chatting about all the different facets of his career… from the glory days in the ’90s, all the way up to now. And it was only a matter of time
Brett Eldredge knows it’s plenty easy to wake up on the metaphorical wrong side of the bed and to carry that pessimism and negativity with you throughout the day, whether it’s justified or not — especially when so much of everyday life has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’d get very negative
This week on Superman & Lois, Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) took his son Jordan (Alexander Garfin) to the Fortress of Solitude. There, they “met” the hologram version of Jor-El (Angus MacFadyen), who helped Superman get a sense for what his son is capable of. After last week’s heat vision blast, the Man of Steel is convinced
Play video content NBC Chadwick Boseman won a Golden Globe, and his wife gave a touching and emotional acceptance speech on behalf of the late actor. Taylor Simone Ledward accepted Boseman’s Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Sunday night during the COVID-cautious ceremony. Ledward was emotional and ran through a list of
Deepfakes are nothing new in the world, especially when it comes to remixing what Marvel heroes would look like when played by different actors, but one intrepid fan has taken things ot the next level in a series of new videos. While rumors persist that the various live-action Spider-Men will appear together on screen in
Two brothers have been arrested in the beating death of a groom at his own wedding reception in the early morning hours Sunday in Chino.
Texas governor Greg Abbott announced he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions. #CNN #News
FX has released the trailer for Hysterical, a new documentary feature that offers an honest, funny, and poignant portrayal of what it’s like to be a woman in stand-up comedy. The documentary will premiere April 2nd on FX at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT and will be available for streaming via FX on Hulu the next day. Directed
The Ripped Bodice has come out with their fifth annual State of Racial Diversity in Romance Report and, spoiler alert, the overwhelming whiteness in romance publishing that they identified in 2016 has not been solved. The Racial Diversity Report looks at the largest romance publishers and tracks the percentage of the titles published that year that