archiveAugust 2024

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Shadow of the Wind is set in Barcelona in 1945, a time when Spain was ruled by dictator Francisco Franco following the Spanish Civil War. At a time when Barcelona was recovering from the traumas of war, Daniel, a book...

Actor Wesley Snipes made a surprise appearance in Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, reprising his role as Eric Brooks, aka Blade, a half-vampire “daywalker” who hunts vampires. In the process, Wesley Snipes’ Blade wound up shattering two Guinness World Records. Snipes appearance in the film means that he’s earned the distinction of...

If you’ve been asking yourself where all the romantic comedies went, the answer is simple: to streaming services. However, at the end of last year, audiences got the rare opportunity to see a rom-com in theaters with Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s Anyone But You, ensuing commercial profit. The movie...

When Inez Carrasquillo got a call asking her to work at Lollapalooza, she thought the festival needed her as a security guard. “I’m 6-foot-1 and 250 pounds, so I assumed that’s what they needed,” she says with a laugh. But no, Chappell Roan wanted the professional strongwoman onstage. “I was...

Rachel Lindsay and Callie Curry begin today’s Morally Corrupt by sharing their reactions to the recent news that Phaedra Parks will be making her return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta (1:24). Then Rachel and Callie break down Season 14, Episode 12 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey and...

Huang Yaqiong got something extra special with her gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. After winning the top prize with her badminton mixed doubles partner Zheng Siwei in Paris on Aug. 2, the Team China Olympian found herself saying "Yes" to a very important question as fellow teammate Liu Yuchen got down on one knee and asked her...

Colin Jackson is a gay, former Olympic athlete. (Karwai Tang/Getty) Colin Jackson, the gay Welsh former Olympic athlete, is one of the commentators at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The BBC presenter will be covering track and field events alongside Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Steve Backley, Paula Radcliffe and...

I had a great interaction at work on Wednesday, where I got to register a first-time voter! In our area, most voters register themselves online, so it’s pretty cool to register someone in person. Hang onto those positive library interactions, though, because this last week hasn’t had the greatest news...

M.F.A. writer Leah McKendrick has been set to write and direct a mysterious, folkloric Untitled Monster Project for Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures, Deadline reports this afternoon. You had us at “Monster Project.” Of course, plot details are being kept under wraps but we do know that it centers around...

My fellow Emily Henry fans get excited because we just got some massive news about Brett Haley’s upcoming book-to-screen adaptation of People We Meet On Vacation! After a ton of speculation about who could play Alex and Poppy in the rom-com, we finally know who has been cast as them....

It's been a long time since an American Idol judge said what everyone watching was thinking. That could change when Carrie Underwood joins the show next year.Underwood was officially announced as a new American Idol judge on Thursday (Aug. 1).She'll join Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie for Season 23 in...

Actor John Alford, whose real name is John Shannon, starred in shows such as 'Grange Hill' and 'London's Burning.' Actor John Alford, known for British TV shows such as Grange Hill and London's Burning, has been charged with alleged sexual assault of a child. According to the BBC, the 52-year-old's...

Lala Kent is recovering after a recent pregnancy scare. The Vanderpump Rules star—who is expecting her second child, a baby girl—revealed she suffered some unsettling health problems last month while hosting a party for family and friends at her home. “I walked this little kid up the stairs to show...

Pose star Billy Porter has revealed that he gets emotional when thinking about how far queer representation on TV and in films has advanced. Speaking exclusively to PinkNews ahead of his headline act at Brighton Pride on Saturday (3 August), the actor reflected on how the entertainment world has progressed...