This week, Oklahoma Attorney General announced an investigation into obscenity in books throughout the state’s schools and libraries. Fifty one titles were presented for review, the bulk coming from complaints by the group Reclaiming Oklahoma Parent Empowerment and the Tulsa chapter of Moms For Liberty. The entire list of titles under review are available here.
Month: February 2022
Jenny Han’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” the first book in the “Summer” trilogy, is getting a small-screen adaptation with Amazon, first announced in February 2021. The book will be turned into an eight-episode TV show, with Han on board as part of the creative team. The author, who also penned the “To All the
It’s hard to go wrong when Aram gets brought to the fore. The Task Force’s technical genius was front and center on The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 10. And after a long Olympics hiatus, we didn’t get stuck with Ressler’s addiction problem, Park’s troubled marriage, Harold’s being framed for murder, or Red’s endless hunt for the
Filming for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton’s new Disney+ series, American Born Chinese, has begun. The Disney+ series is an adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 graphic novel of the same name. The series stars Michelle Yeoh, Ben Wang, Yeo Yann Yann, Chin Han, Daniel Wu, and Jonathan
Pretty in pink! Amelia Hamlin donned a sexy ensemble by Donatella Versace as she headed to the iconic brand’s fashion show in Milan. Amelia Hamlin, 20, is a Versace girl! The California-born model sizzled in a Barbie pink latex dress by the designer as she headed to their Milan Fashion Week show in Italy on
My fellow fashion lovers who grew up with a dog-eared copy of D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths and idle daydreams of walking among deities, our time is now. For spring 2022, echoes of antiquity breathed new-old life into the runway, from the dreamy gathered gowns at Loewe and statuary-inspired trompe l’oeil triumphs at Thom Browne
Blazer dresses have been iconic ever since 1966, back when legendary New York socialite Nan Kempner took off her trousers and sauntered into a restaurant wearing a tuxedo suit jacket as a dress (at the time, the stuffy maitre’d didn’t allow women wearing trousers in his establishment). Since then, the blazer dress has had an
UPDATED with more presenters: The structure of the 28th annual SAG Awards is continuing to take shape, with organizers saying Friday that SAG and Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessica Chastain are among the presenters set for Sunday’s ceremony. The newly added presenters also include Oscar nominee Jesse Plemons and SAG nominees Jung Ho-Yeon, Martin Short, Oscar
A Nova Scotia teenager has bounced his way to a Guinness World Record by solving more than 200 Rubik’s cubes while on a pogo stick. Saul Hafting, a 16-year-old from Annapolis Royal, which is about two hours outside of Halifax, smashed the record back in October by completing 211 cubes in an hour and 12
The #FreeBritney movement proved to be effective in helping Britney Spears liberate herself from her domineering father and end the conservatorship that controlled her life for 13 years. Now, another former child star is hoping to ride the tide of public sentiment that helped Britney triumph over her own family. Like Spears, actress Amanda Bynes
Of all the iconic killers in horror, few are as terrifying as Leatherface. First seen in Tobe Hooper’s horror masterpiece, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, he is the former slaughterhouse worker who continues his trade butchering humans to feed his psychotic family. Leatherface earns his moniker with his trademark mask made of human skin, one
News Pussy Riot’s Nadya Forms Crypto Organization to Fund Ukrainian Aid Groups Nadya Tolokonnikova, Trippy Labs, and PleasrDAO members teamed up to sell NFTs in support of civilian organizations in war-struck Ukraine By Jazz Monroe February 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, October 2021 (SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Pussy Riot
Our big crime fiction news this week is that the creator of the Alex Cross series, James Patterson, has written a novel with Dolly Parton! Yes, you read that right. Not content with collaborating with former president Bill Clinton, now the global superstar writer is working with a global superstar Country singer, who is also
Tom Holland literally went the distance for his girlfriend Zendaya. The Spider-Man actor flew to Rome and surprised her with a dinner date at Antica Pesa in the city’s Trastevere neighborhood on Wednesday, Page Six reports. Holland was in New York City doing press for Uncharted on Monday. Multiple sources told the outlet about the
“I don’t want to be that person who lives in a town and says, ‘I used to remember when that was a movie theater,’ ” Arianna Bocco tells Deadline as the IFC Films president and New Jersey native formally joins Bradley Lab — a subsidiary of theater developer/manager Cinema Lab. The group is planning to
Rihanna channeled Cleopatra when she rocked a metallic headpiece & a tiny crop top, putting her baby bump on display, while in Milan for fashion week. Rihanna, 34, looked absolutely fabulous when she attended the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week on Feb. 25, with beau, A$AP Rocky. The pregnant singer channeled Cleopatra when she
Maksim Chmerkovskiy shared another video update from his home country of Ukraine, letting his followers know that while he and his family are “safe,” the situation in the country right now is still “pretty dire.” The Dancing With the Stars coach posted two videos to Instagram on Friday to keep people informed of what’s happening
Every evening for the last year, without fail, I have designated a one-hour block to pamper myself silly. I run a luxurious bath, scan my bathroom cabinets for the most relaxing beauty products I own and soak up all of the stress-relieving goodness. I’ve suffered with high-functioning anxiety for as long as I can remember.
The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots, who lost her husband Nick Cordero to Covid in 2020, has revealed she has tested positive for the virus. Kloots announced the news via a post on her Instagram account Thursday. “My @thetalkcbs family! Unfortunately I tested positive for COVID and will be missing some days at work until my
Russia has been banned from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest following pressure from state broadcasters from a range of surrounding countries. After initially stating that they wouldn’t ban the nation, which has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Eurovision’s Reference Group recommended Russia be banned due to the rules of the event and the values
NOTE: The embedded video content below contains language that might not be suitable for all audiences. Please watch at your own discretion. In celebration of Black History Month, TikTok is spotlighting the contributions of its Black creators by amplifying their talents through the second annual Black TikTok Trailblazers list. On that list is Toronto rapper
Read her lips: Chloe Cherry doesn’t care what you think. While the Euphoria actress has received her fair share of positivity and love from the show’s fans, some critics have been, well, mouthing off when it comes to her appearance. “It’s crazy how many people talk about my lips being so big,” the 24-year-old recently told Variety. “The
The life of 16-year-old Joan Chang-Hunt, the protagonist of Vanessa Len’s young-adult fantasy “Only a Monster,” isn’t exactly normal, but it’s really her family’s fault. Joan spends every summer wedged into the large London home of her grandmother, cousins, aunts, and uncles, who are known for their eccentric fashion tastes and habit of discussing art
Drakeo the Ruler‘s brother is suing the folks behind the music festival where he was stabbed to death … he says concert promoters failed to keep the L.A. rapper safe. According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Drakeo’s bro claims the rapper’s life was in jeopardy the moment he arrived at December’s Once Upon
Amber Portwood just came out with a brand new book. And it’s safe to say the Teen Mom OG star holds absolutely, positively, nothing-at-all back in the memoir, which is titled So, You’re Crazy Too?. Perhaps the most unexpected reveleation? Portwood writes that had two secret pregnancies over the years that she never previously confessed to,
With the premiere of Batman’s next live-action movie The Batman drawing ever closer, it’s time to get … well, batty! Rumors about the plot and the major villains have been flying ever since the first trailer dropped, and none have been more tantalizing or mysterious than whispers of Gotham’s spooky Freemason-inspired secret society, The Court
Play video content TMZ.com Sharon Osbourne wouldn’t go back to CBS if they unloaded a Brinks truck in front of her house … because the bad blood is still boiling. Sharon and Ozzy were at Erewhon market in L.A. Thursday, and our photog asked the question lots of folks want to know … Whoopi Goldberg’s
It was never just a phase! The emo kids are alive and thriving in this current punk resurgence that includes Twilight fans binging the saga again, Robert Pattinson’s emo eyeliner Batman and artists like My Chemical Romance, Avril Lavigne and Paramore coming together for a sold-out festival later this year. That being said, fans are
Jen Psaki shared that she likes Peppermint Patty and didn’t find Ted Cruz’s comments comparing her to the ‘Charlie Brown’ character as an insult. Jen Psaki proved she’s unphased by Ted Cruz’s attempt to rouse her as she clapped back at his “Peppermint Patty” diss. During a White House briefing, a reporter asked Joe Biden’s press secretary how she feels
Bronny James isn’t just following in his father’s footsteps on the basketball court … he’s also inherited pops business acumen — the high school phenom just landed a deal with PSD underwear, and will release a signature collection later this year. LeBron James‘ oldest son — who has ambitions of playing in the NBA one
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