Literature has found a new, controversial home in the white-painted walls of TikTok. As months stuck indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic helped propel the popularity of TikTok, a more niche community also emerged on the social media platform: BookTok. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 20 at 9:27 p.m. In the more than 90 years since its conception, the horror genre in film has undergone major ebbs and flows in its storylines and themes. Read more...
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Chivalry is dead in Dan Jones’ fiction debut. Released Feb. 14, “Essex Dogs” follows a group of ten English mercenaries led by Loveday FitzTalbot that aids King Edward III in his invasion of France. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 20 at 9:39 p.m. Marvel’s “little guy” just kicked off the film franchise’s new era in gigantic fashion. With its most recent installment released in theaters Friday, the Marvel Cinematic Universe took a risk by tapping into one of its most lighthearted characters to ominously usher in Phase Five – but it paid off in lighting a newfound excitement for its future. Read more...
Photo: Kathryn Newton (left) and Paul Rudd (right) play Cassie and Scott Lang in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” The third installment of the “Ant-Man” trilogy premiered in theaters Friday. (Courtesy of Marvel Studios)
This post was updated Feb. 22 at 6:25 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. “The First Deep Breath” is leaving audiences gasping for air. Running at the Geffen Playhouse until March 5, Lee Edward Colston II’s epic family drama sees a pyramid of world-shattering revelations happening at a blistering pace. Read more...
Photo: The cast of “The First Deep Breath” surrounds a dinner table. The play will run until March 5 at the Geffen Playhouse. (Courtesy of Justin Bettman)
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 8:36 p.m. From the Oscars to the Grammys, prestigious award systems are displaying their true colors once again with their blatant disregard for the work of Black women. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 12 at 10:13 p.m. After all this time, Paramore is finally back for more. After a 5 1/2 year hiatus, the punk rock band – composed of singer Hayley Williams, guitarist Zac Farro and drummer Taylor York – has taken its incredibly perceptive lyricism, classic Y2K feel and pop punk tradition on a brand-new, highly explorative and deeply emotional venture. Read more...
Photo: From left to right, drummer Taylor York, singer Hayley Williams and guitarist Zac Farro press their faces up against glass. After nearly six years since their last studio album, Paramore has returned with the release of “This Is Why.” (Courtesy of Atlantic Records)
