Month: October 2024

A Little Free Library Photo: Shutterstock The leader of a Utah “parents’ rights” group has suggested using a state anti-pornography law to prosecute people who offer banned books in Little Free Libraries, small public collections of borrowable books. The leader’s suggestion came after a state legislator said she planned on placing recently banned books into
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With Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan arguably crafted the most successful film of his career. The blockbuster historical epic earned nearly $1 billion at the box office before going on to win seven Academy Awards, including the 2024 Best Picture prize (Nolan also notably won Best Director after multiple nominations). Naturally, there have been a lot of
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Chinese author Can Xue is favourite to win 2024 Nobel prize in literature Betting odds for The Nobel is such a bizarre, impossible, and ill-advised endeavor, and I hope they do it forever. This year’s
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Fans of mockumentary horror such as Ghostwatch or the more recent Late Night With the Devil prepare to add another to your nightmarish collection with Haunted Ulster Live, which takes viewers back to Halloween night, 1998, where a live broadcast from a haunted house in Belfast goes hauntingly wrong. The footage is so disturbing that
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Griso the unicorn is the last of his kind. Unhappy with his lonely life, he goes in search of another like him. As he travels across the plains, he encounters many animals in his search: antelope, buffalo and even “sea-unicorns.” But no matter where he goes, he finds “not a single unicorn—apart from Griso.” Suddenly,
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Despite its name, there’s nothing fishy about herringbone. As a matter of fact, we’d like to wager that it’s just about one of the damn coolest patterns in menswear and men’s style, with rich aesthetics, history, and practical use. In short, we believe that every gentleman should most certainly be incorporating herringbone patterns into their
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