Month: May 2020

Just a quick note to all you Book Riot readers out there that we’re taking the day off for Memorial Day. Hope you all have an excellent, bookish Monday, and we’ll be back tomorrow with our regularly scheduled programming. In the meantime, here are recommendations for books about military service and a history of the
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After weeks of singing the praises of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a preventative measure against the coronavirus, and saying last week that was taking the drug himself, President Donald Trump revealed in an interview on Sinclair Broadcasting on Sunday that he had “Finished, just finished,” his course of the unproven treatment. “And by the
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Brian May, the longtime guitarist and co-founder of Queen, has revealed that he was “very near death” after suffering a “small heart attack” earlier this month. In a seven-minute, 30-second IGTV video posted on Sunday evening, the 72-year-old detailed the near-death experience, sharing that his “wonderful doctor” rushed him to a local hospital after he started
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Thanks to a pandemic that’s ground the world to a halt, most film festivals have been postponed or canceled. The Chattanooga Film Festival found a clever workaround through its virtual edition, bringing the film festival experience straight to the comfort of your home. Of their feature film lineup, The Pandemic Anthology most reflects the current social setting.
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JPEGMAFIA has shared another new song. His new track, “CUTIE PIE!,” follows recent exclamation point entries “BALD!,” “Covered in Money!,” and “BODYGUARD!” Peggy directed his new “CUTIE PIE!” video, which looks to have been shot in the desert. Watch below. JPEGMAFIA released All My Heroes Are Cornballs last year. Read Pitchfork’s Rising interview “Get to
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Cardi B‘s body now plays host to a massive new art installation … because the ink has just dried on her insanely colorful back tattoo. Cardi showed off her latest handiwork, which she says took months to complete, with a special shoutout to the tattoo artist. The piece traverses Cardi’s entire backside, from the top
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THE PRODUCT Dermalogica Retinol Clearing Oil, £69 THE HYPE We all know the pore-unclogging, oil-balancing powers of salicylic acid as well as the rejuvenating benefits of retinol. In fact, the two hero skincare ingredients are so potent, that many skin experts advise to only use one or the other, for fear of over-sensitising skin or
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Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s drama series Hollywood on Netflix has received mixed reviews from critics across the board. While some praise the show for its stylistic re-imagining of Hollywood history, others criticize it for its unrealistic take on the struggles of minorities in old Hollywood, and for being a misguided attempt at writing an alternate history. Murphy and Brennan’s series
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ABC’s World News Tonight With David Muir came out on top in all major categories (adults 25-54 and adults 18-49), becoming the No. 1 newscast in America when it came to total viewers during the 2019-20 broadcast season. This is the first time in 24 years that World News Tonight has taken that trophy. According to current data
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While the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was forced to cancel its 55th edition this summer amid the coronavirus, the event plans to screen 16 films at 96 theaters across Czech Republic from July 3-11. Cinemas in the market opened earlier this month, though not the major circuits and with a ban on concessions. The
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