Month: February 2026

There have never been more new queer books coming out every week—but that doesn’t mean they’re easy to find. When I put together my round-up of new queer releases each month for Our Queerest Shelves, it requires a ton of research, including sifting through early reviews for any mentions of queerness, because that’s not always
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“Multiple people attempted to hold him down—he was eventually let up in hopes that he would leave—but he reportedly again struck the same victim with closed fists to the victim’s upper body,” authorities continued in a statement. “LaBeouf then reportedly assaulted another person—punching him in the nose.” Now, Shia—who shares 3-year-old daughter Isabel with estranged wife Mia
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5. Pussycat Doll Anne was the one who ended up sending Harry’s X Factor application in when he got cold feet. “People tell me I’m a good singer. It’s normally my mum,” the 16-year-old said, already the charmer, when he auditioned for The X Factor in the spring of 2010, performing Stevie Wonder‘s “Isn’t She Lovely” a cappella. “Singing is
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Shakespeare talked about “the seven ages of man.” Happily, we guys only need to dress for one of these ages at a time! There’s a certain dignity to dressing your age… and there are consequences to violating this rule. A 45-year-old overweight man with graying hair wearing board shorts and a graphic tee oftentimes looks
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When We Were Young Festival is taking a hiatus this year, the team confirmed today on social media. ”To our When We Were Young family,” the message read. “The songs, the memories, the moments—none of it exists without you. After an unforgettable run in Las Vegas, we’ve decided to take 2026 off to give this
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When Corey Andrus stepped outside his Puerto Vallarta villa Sunday morning, vacation mode quickly evaporated. His flight home to Minneapolis was scheduled for 3 p.m. Bags were packed. An airport car was minutes away. Instead, he saw black smoke rising across the skyline. “Smoke everywhere,” he recalled. “That’s when we knew something wasn’t right.” Within
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It’s a sweltering summer in 1966 California, where a trio of women—Beverley, Elsie and Margot—take comfort in a tight-knit friendship, a uniquely life-affirming bond born of shared horror and despair.  All three were married to convicted serial killers. And in Elizabeth Arnott’s tense, psychological thriller-cum-mystery, The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives, the women are striving
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How Kate Middleton Expertly Turned Down Autograph Request to Avoid Breaking Royal Rule Kate Middleton deserves a crown for her diplomacy.  The Princess of Wales seamlessly denied a fan’s request for an autograph to avoid breaking royal protocol during a Feb. 26 trip to Powys, Wales, with her husband Prince William.  In a video published by
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After nearly a year of teasing, Underscores has finally shared the details of her new album. Led by the singles “Music,” “Do It,” and “Tell Me (U Want It),” April Harper Grey’s third studio LP is called U, and it’s out March 20 on Mom + Pop. Check out the cover art and tracklist below.
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Transgender Kansans wasted no time responding today to the head-spinning revocation of their official documents, including drivers’ licenses and birth certificates, by suing to stop the new state law from going into effect. The legislation, passed over the veto of the Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, invalidated those documents on Thursday, forcing trans Kansans to surrender
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From Monarch: Legacy of Monsters to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Legendary’s Monsterverse is loaded with Titans. Although most of the monsters are often in hibernation, they could always come back in future installments, like Godzilla x Kong: Supernova. Or, they could appear in projects set earlier in the timeline, like the newly released
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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. Friday rapid-fire wrap up time. Here are the links we didn’t quite get to, but are still worth browsing: First look at Sally Field in Remarkably Bright Creatures [People] The Most Popular Books on Goodreads
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