I didn’t used to read manga — or romance, or fanfiction. Despite happily consuming YA contemporary and other book that are often judged by literary snobs, I had my own genre hangups. I wasn’t a romance person — until I read Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert and I realized how good it
A former girlfriend of Danny Masterson, known as Christina B and Jane Doe 3, was in tears during her second day of testimony in Week Two of Danny Masterson’s rape trial. She recounted the severe consequences of being declared a “suppressive person” by the Church of Scientology, Variety reports. She told the court that after
Brittney Griner’s nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges was upheld in Russian court Tuesday, Oct. 25, The Associated Press reports. The ruling, though disheartening for Griner and her supporters, was largely expected, as Russian courts rarely overturn verdicts. Prior to the appeal, Griner’s lawyers said in a statement that she did not expect “any
Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin are doing a 180 after their recent divorce flap … because now they look like a happy, funny reality TV family … based on their most recent shopping trip. Sly and Jennifer were back to doing couple things Tuesday, hitting up a Rite Aid in Beverly Hills and leaving the
iQoo 11 series, comprising the iQoo 11 and iQoo 11 Pro, is expected to launch in China by the end of the year, and the handsets could make its debut in India around the same time. The iQoo 11 specifications have been tipped ahead of the launch of the smartphone, which is expected to succeed
The pound hit a six-week high as Rishi Sunak became prime minister today, another sign of the markets welcoming the country’s new leader. Sterling was up 1.8% against the dollar at $1.147, having risen by 1.92% to $1.150 earlier in the day – the highest level since 15 September. On Friday afternoon the pound had
Jonathan Martin is returning to Politico after almost a decade at The New York Times. Martin has been the senior political correspondent for the Times and a political analyst for CNN. He also is the co-author with Alexander Burns of This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future. At Politico, Martin
“We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence. But the way we treat them puts on display the very worst of human behavior.” Words beautifully stated by Graydon Carter. This quote inspired me ahead of my great interview with Kristina McKean, founder of
They’re back. After more than two years juggling Zoom proceedings during the coronavirus pandemic, the LA and Long Beach harbor commissions have announced they will head back to their public meeting rooms beginning with their next sessions. Long Beach commissioners will gather at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, for their next regular meeting at the
Two men suspected of being Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct the US criminal investigation and prosecution of Chinese tech giant Huawei. Chinese nationals Guochun He and Zheng Wang are accused of offering bribes to a US official they thought they had recruited as a spy, but was actually a double
Rishi Sunak has started to appoint his cabinet after being officially asked by the King to form a new government. The new prime minister has promised to form a government of “all the talents” amid calls from senior Tories to appoint the best ministers available – rather than focusing on those who are loyal to
A high-severity vulnerability has been disclosed in the SQLite database library, which was introduced as part of a code change dating all the way back to October 2000 and could enable attackers to crash or control programs. Tracked as CVE-2022-35737 (CVSS score: 7.5), the 22-year-old issue affects SQLite versions 1.0.12 through 3.39.1, and has been
Two Chrises walk into a late night talk show . . . . And what ensues is a pretty hilarious performance of the classic song from Dirty Dancing “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. On this episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live from 2017, Chris Pratt is the guest host and
Joshua Hedley closes out his recently released album Neon Blue with a cover of Roger Miller’s ”River in the Rain” that does great justice to the original — and now he’s released a music video to go along with it. Exclusively premiering at The Boot today, the intimate video takes the audience behind the scenes at Ronnie’s Place recording studio
The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced their Teens’ Top Ten winners of 2022. These books were nominated and voted on by teenagers (ages 12-18) in book groups in 16 schools and libraries, and all the titles were published in 2021. YALSA also has an annotated version of the list available for download, making
Matthew Perry was set to make an appearance opposite Meryl Streep in Don’t Look Up but had to pull out of the film following a medical scare while at a treatment center in Switzerland amid his decades-long addiction battle. The actor’s heart stopped for five minutes, and doctors broke eight of his ribs trying to
UPDATE 3:19 PM PT — A source with direct knowledge tells us this was a joint account Armie Hammer had with his estranged wife, Elizabeth Chambers, we’re told it’ll be resolved as they iron out the final details of the divorce. Armie Hammer has hit the pause button on his acting career, and big potential
BLACKPINK MERCH ALERT The new collection includes phone cases, phone charms and other tech accessories inspired by the group and their hit song ‘Pink Venom’ If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s busy season for Blinks, as Blackpink just
Alphabet’s Google was fined Rs. 936 crore on Tuesday in India as the Competition Commission of India (CCI) concluded yet another antitrust probe this month, finding the US tech giant guilty of abusing its market position to promote its payments app and in-app payment system. The CCI said Google forced app developers to use its in-app payment system,
The price of low-cost everyday grocery items has increased 17% in the 12 months to September, data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has shown, more than the average rate of food and drink inflation. The figures, based on web-scraped supermarket data for 30 everyday grocery items, showed the cost of items had already