archiveOctober 2021

Three elementary schools in New York are banning Squid Game costumes for Halloween and warned parents in a letter that students have been emulating elements of the hit Netflix show during recess, Syracuse.com reports.  Last Friday, a letter went out to the parents of children at three schools in the...

River Medway as Amy Childs. (BBC) Just in time for Halloween, this week’s Drag Race UK was as scary as it gets. If you thought RuPaul was harsh last week, well, this week would prove to be even more controversial.  For Snatch Game, the queens were joined by Girls Aloud...

Is there anything Jake Gyllenhaal hasn’t done? He’s played rocket scientist to nighttime news stringer to Marvel supervillain; he’s been nominated for an Oscar and showed off his musical theater prowess; he’s appeared in a Beyoncé and Jay-Z music video; and he once exited a late-night talk show set so...

Big Star drummer Jody Stephens — who often collaborated with the Posies’ Ken Stringfellow on recent iterations of the power-pop legends — announced Friday he would no longer work with Stringfellow following a string of sexual misconduct allegations against the artist. “I have read the NPR story and the accusations...

Much like NECA, Dark Horse Direct is also celebrating the 40th anniversary of Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead, with a limited edition Ash Williams statue now available for pre-order. “Dark Horse Direct and Renaissance Pictures have teamed up and are proud to introduce one of horror’s most iconic characters, Ash,...

Although it's just barely fall, Brett Young and Colbie Caillat are already dreaming of a white Christmas. In preparation for the holiday season, Caillat joins Young on a warm rendition of the holiday classic "White Christmas."Caillat opens the iconic song before being joined by the "In Case You Didn't Know" singer. From there,...

Captain Mark Howard, who helmed the Ionian Princess on the first season of Below Deck Mediterranean, has died. He was 65.His death was confirmed by Bravo on Friday, Oct. 29. The network said in a statement shared to the reality show's official Instagram page, "Our thoughts and sincerest sympathies are...

It’s a busy moment in time for Jake Gyllenhaal, who recently released his shot-in-quarantine thriller The Guilty on Netflix and has a Michael Bay film called Ambulance coming early next year, among a ton of other projects. Even so, the actor has just added another leading role his lineup of...

Connie Fleming. Photography by Jeiroh Montreal’s Never Apart art gallery features the illustrations of New York City’s favourite nightlife icon. By David Cassels Date October 29, 2021 Facebook Twitter The pandemic has been tough — I understand that this is not a hot take. Heightened anxieties, isolation and very real...

The eighth annual Kirkus Prize winners were announced in a special virtual ceremony hosted by the Austin Central Library. Kirkus Reviews— one of the country’s leading book review magazines— nominated 18 books in the categories of fiction, nonfiction and young adult literature. The prize is among the highest of all...

“War has just begun” in the first Season Two trailer for The Witcher, Netflix’s Henry Cavill-starring fantasy series that returns to the streaming service on Dec. 17. Based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s best-selling Polish book series — which became an even more popular video game franchise — Rolling Stone touted The...

Jo Acker. (Facebook) A “heroic” woman who risked her life to save others in a deadly shooting in Boise, Idaho, has become the 42nd trans person violently killed in the US this year. Jo Acker, described by those who knew her as having an “enormous heart of gold”, was killed...

Selena Gomez and her new bob made their first event appearance yesterday in Los Angeles when the actress stopped by NeueHouse to do press for Only Murders in the Building. Gomez opted to wear a plunging burgundy Self-Portrait dress perfect for the fall season and Halloween weekend ahead. She accessorized...

UPDATE (10/29): Ozzy Osbourne and late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister beat back an alien invasion with the power of rock and roll, and a little bit of dark magic, in the new animated video for their mash-up duet, “Hellraiser.” The clip was directed by Mark Szumski and Gina Niespodziani.  “I’m...