Every year, Barnes and Noble selects a list of the best books of the year in various categories as well as their overall best book of the year. The lists are out now, but the Book of the Year won’t be announced until November 15th. Until then, they’ve shared their finalists for you to peruse.
Month: October 2024
Happy Halloween! Dan Stevens is officially reuniting with The Guest director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett on gonzo actioner Onslaught, THR reports today. Blink Twice star Adria Arjona and Brazilian mixed martial artist Alex Pereira star in the A24 film. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Onslaught is being described as “a gonzo
Remember when TV’s biggest thrill was seeing what creature, villain, or supernatural horror awaited us every week? Shows like The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Supernatural built entire fan bases around that “monster of the week” formula, and they had no mercy when it came to scaring the hell out of us. They weren’t
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NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005. The second lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old
Scarlett Johansson made a call and assembled The Avengers to defeat Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election and vote for Kamala Harris. In a video shared by Mark Ruffalo, the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the actors expressed their support for Harris and Tim Walz in the home stretch of their presidential run.
EXCLUSIVE: Action thriller Stand Your Ground has been picked up in the U.S. by Epic Pictures. The deal was locked ahead of the upcoming American Film Market. Sales outfit Iuvit Media, which brokered the deal, has also sold the flick to Tiberius Film for German-speaking territories, MediaSquad for Poland and Front Row for MENA territories.
Electronic dance music (EDM) has existed since the 1970s, despite many believing that the musical genre manifested much later. Despite its perceived newness, EDM showcases the timeless tunes that artists produce within the category. In the early 2000s, dubstep originated near South London, United Kingdom, supplementing the decades-old dance genre that clubgoers had grown to
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror
It’s that time of year again. And while watching one of the classics on TV or Blu-ray never gets old, sometimes you want to mix things up for Halloween with video game or two. There’s obviously no shortage of titles to choose from, but if you’re stuck with what to play this year, we’ve come
Coverage of the Paris Olympics spurred a 36.5% year-over-year gain in media revenue, propelling NBCUniversal parent Comcast‘s performance in the third quarter. The company reported total revenue of $32.1 billion and earnings per share of $1.12, beating Wall Street analysts’ consensus forecast. Shares in Comcast, which are not known for dramatic movement, jumped 4% in
Alert, alert! Hailey Bieber has a new manicure colour. The model, Rhode founder, and new mom is the ultimate nail trendsetter, so when she changes her polish, believe that we are paying attention. A new shade just popped up on Hailey Bieber’s fingertips, and it’s a total classic for the season. In a recent TikTok
Allen and Rae tried a few different options before ultimately pairing the curve-hugging skirt with a signature gray Thom Browne corset that cinched Rae into an hourglass shape, and a strand of Mikimoto pearls, bringing new meaning to the term “office siren.” “It just felt perfect,” she says of the look. The skirt, which cascaded
The new Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMSC) is to continue the work of the previous one in attempting to revamp British film and high-end TV via what it has described as a “sequel” to the previous inquiry. The previous inquiry was responsible for pushing for the new 40% indie film tax relief along with
Halsey had a gracious response to Pitchfork’s less-than-positive review of their new album The Great Impersonator. The 30-year-old “Without Me” hitmaker dropped the project on October 25. It received a score of 4.8 out of 10 from the outlet, which has some history with Halsey. If you were unaware, Halsey reacted negatively after their album
After a pro-Palestinian activist disrupted Thom Yorke’s solo show on October 30th in Melbourne, Australia, fan footage captured the rock legend calling out the protestor. “Come up and say that,” Yorke said. “Come up on the fucking stage and say what you want to say. But don’t stand there like a coward, come here and
Esquire is hopping into the Best Of book list pool with Barnes & Noble and Publishers Weekly with their list of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 (So Far), though the “so far” parts confuses us a bit since there are only two months left to the year. Still, we appreciate the openness to the
M3GAN is more than a toy, she’s family… and now she’s joining Mezco Toyz’s Living Dead Dolls family. The Model Three Generative Android stands 10″ tall and has five points of articulation. It’s packaged in a die-cut window box. “With her watchful gaze, this killer robot doll is dressed in her signature outfit: a gray-and-white
These days, fans are familiar with seeing reboots of successful old series. Even shows that fans hold sacred have been plucked from the dusty shadows to see new life. The Matlock approach turned out to be a very different way of handling a series that has been done before — a show that we might
Kendra Scott Elisa Pendant Necklace ($64, originally $70) This pendant necklace is available in every dreamy gemstone color you could want, has over 10,000 five-star ratings, and earned a PS editor’s seal of approval. Even better? It’s under $100, which is a rare find in the world of designer jewelry, and its timeless design makes
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine tried unsuccessfully Tuesday to persuade a federal judge not to send him to jail, calling him “bro” and insisting he never meant to violate the terms of his probation from a felony conviction. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan ordered him detained for at least two weeks, citing alleged misconduct such as
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline hears that cameras are rolling on the set of the Amazon MGM Orion Pictures’ feature take of the 3x Obie-winning play, Is God Is with I’m a Virgo‘s Kara Young and Kindred‘s Mallori Johnson playing outcast twin sisters. Also starring are Oscar nominee and 3x Primetime Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown, Kill Bill‘s
Did Liam Payne commit suicide? This has been a question floating around the Internet ever since the former One Direction member fell three stories from a hotel in Argentina to his death this month. Now, meanwhile, we appear to have an answer. Liam Payne arrives at the “All Of Those Voices” UK Premiere at Cineworld
Emo lovers will rejoice anew at the 2025 incarnation of the When We Were Young festival, which will descend on Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Oct. 18. The lineup will feature a one-off performance from Panic! At The Disco, who broke up in 2023, comprised of their 2005 album A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Mystery fans delight, here’s a roundup with news, announcements, and adaptations of all the things to know. 270 Reasons Here’s a project with an array of fantastic authors and writers, each with an essay for why it’s important
The long wait for console players to get in on the fun with Phasmophobia is now over, with Kinetic Games finally releasing their hit co-op game onto PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, and the Xbox Series. As an additional treat, this year’s free Halloween community event, Crimson Eye, will also be available for console players on
Manish Kalra Expands ZEE5 Global Role Manish Kalra, the Chief Business Officer of streamer ZEE5 Global, has expanded his role to oversee operations across global markets. He will spearhead strategic growth of ZEE5’s footprint, including in its home territory India, focusing on international engagement, partnerships and market expansion. Kalra has been with Zee Entertainment Enterprises-owened
Chanel 31 Le Rouge is meant to be the type of beautiful object you cherish, choose to reuse and perhaps even hand down to another generation. The verdict Shade-wise, I chose Rouge Beige as I’m more of a nude than a red lipstick kind of girl. First impression: it’s magically spot on for a nude
Read housed Yannetti, Jackson, Little, and herself in the same hotel throughout the trial so they could maximize preparation time. She paid $1.2 million leading up to and during the nine-week court proceedings between bails; accommodating, feeding, and transporting three lawyers; and hiring private investigators and experts. For that, she used her savings, about $500,000
EXCLUSIVE: “Neo, sooner or later you’re going to realize just as I did that there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path,” states Laurence Fishburne’s Morpheus to Keanu Reeve’s character in the Lilly Wachowski’s co-penned and co-helmed The Matrix. Almost 30 years after the genre and culturally defining Matrix first came out,
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