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By George R.R. Martin‘s assessment, it’s too soon for HBO’s Game of Thrones to be calling it a day. In a wide-ranging chat with The Hollywood Reporter published while I awaited new Uzi Monday, Martin—who penned the A Song of Ice and Fire books on which the HBO series is based—was asked to explain his feelings […]
Logic has dropped off a surprise new project to accompany the release of his debut novel, Supermarket. Take a listen to the soundtrack via Apple Music or Spotify. The project, which runs 13-tracks long, sees Logic go in a different musical direction. The Soundtrack to my debut Novel Supermarket is out! Kick back relax and […]
Netflix is asking a federal judge to toss out a trademark lawsuit filed against them for their interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. The lawsuit was filed against the streaming giant by the children’s book publisher Chooseco, LLC, with that company owning the trademark to “Choose Your Own Adventure.” Chooseco alleges that they held extensive negotiations with […]
HBO has picked up the film adaptation of Richard Wright’s seminal novel Native Son. The deal was confirmed by Deadline on Thursday night, shortly before the movie’s premiere at Sundance. Visual artist Rashid Johnson directed the drama, which has been described as a “modern re-imagining” of Wright’s 1940 book. Native Son will star Ashton Sanders (Moonlight) as Bigger […]
Dapper Dan‘s legacy is continuously evolving. The Harlem native originally gained notoriety for the creation of elegant, glitzy designer “knockups” that he would use to define the aesthetic embodied by ’80’s hip-hop legends and gangsters alike. Dan took inspiration from high-end labels while infusing his designs with an eccentricity and flair to bring luxury fashion to the people around […]
There’s a reason your mom’s copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul is collecting dust on the bookshelf or being used to level out a wobbly table. It’s not 1993 anymore, and the best self-improvement books of decades past aren’t quite as effective as they (supposedly) used to be. It also doesn’t help that the […]
A sequel to the wildly popular romantic comedy To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is coming to Netflix. The streaming service made the announcement with an ode to the letters written by Lara Jean Covey to her crushes. Lana Condor, who plays Lara, and Noah Centineo (Peter) also confirmed the sequel with a video that has many people wondering what […]
Michelle Obama brought her Becoming tour to the Tonight Show Tuesday night, complete with a quick look back at how she felt the day of the inauguration of this imbecile. “Yeah, it’s like ‘Bye Felicia,’” Obama said when one of the late night Jimmys held up a photo of her and Barack from that day. […]
Very few memoirs blend musical and personal history as well as Questlove‘s Mo’ Meta Blues. And while Michelle Obama’s smash-hit Becoming is unlikely to knock it off its perch, it does come with a killer soundtrack via the man himself. The former First Lady tapped The Roots drummer and expert curator to create a 300-song […]
In everything she does, Michelle Obama goes high. And that includes selling books. Her new memoir Becoming is the fastest-selling book of the year. According to Forbes, the former First Lady’s book sold over 700,000 copies in its first day on the market. The book dropped on November 13 and instantly sold 725,000 copies across […]
