Novelist Don DeLillo named first recipient of Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Don DeLillo, the celebrated novelist who once complained that as a young writer he “lacked ambition,” has been named the first recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. The new lifetime achievement award, announced Thursday by Librarian of Congress James Billington, will be presented at the 13th annual National Book Festival in September. More
ACM Awards: John Mayer to Perform With Brad Paisley As he gears up for a slew of summer tour dates, John Mayer will hit Las Vegas on Sunday for the Academy of Country Music Awards. The newly-single musician will join Brad Paisley on stage during the ceremony, which will also feature collaborations from Hunter Hayes and Stevie Wonder, Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, as well as George Strait and Garth Brooks – among a laundry list of additional performers. More
Mother Jones nominated for 4 national magazine awards Today, the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) announced the nominees for the 2013 National Magazine Awards. We are thrilled to announce that Mother Jones has been nominated in four categories: general excellence, print; multimedia; video (for the 47 percent video); and feature writing, for Mac McClelland's "I Was A Warehouse Wage Slave" (a.k.a. More
‘Argo’ and ‘Les Misérables’ Win Top Golden Globes Hollywood insiders had a field day on Sunday as the 70th Golden Globes turned into a feast of smart-mouthed humor aimed at two of their favorite subjects: politics and themselves. The night’s big prize, for best motion picture drama, went to “Argo,” a reality-based thriller about the rescue of American diplomats from Iran during its revolution. More
Armenian community commemorates 109th anniversary of Armenian Genocide by bringing awareness to refugee crisis Racine’s Armenian community, who just commemorated the Armenian Genocide’s 109th anniversary on April 24, is hosting a talk featuring Winslow Martin, who photographed and documented the Armenian refug ... 04/26/2024 - 11:30 pm | View Link
Yousaf on brink as Tories and Labour try to force election The Scottish Tories chose to lodge a motion of no confidence in Humza Yousaf, rather than the government as a whole, as they believed it was more likely to win crucial support from the Greens. The ... 04/26/2024 - 1:16 am | View Link
Cardi B Details NSFW Plan to Gain Weight After Getting "Too Skinny" Cardi B shared one of the NSFW ways she's going to gain weight back after getting "too skinny" from a week-long stomach issue, explaining that the method is "a science." ... 04/17/2024 - 11:49 am | View Link
“If we didn’t join the armed forces, the left in Ukraine would cease to exist,” says Taras Bilous The left has not developed any consensus common approach to such issues. The only consensus is probably on the right to self-determination of peoples, but in the case of Ukraine, this has suddenly ... 04/16/2024 - 9:30 pm | View Link
Watch What Happens: Our Favorite Vintage Bravo Moments As Peacock begins streaming some of the network’s late, great shows, we look back at the older Bravo scenes and characters we’re still thinking about years later. 04/15/2024 - 7:57 am | View Link
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The Survivor community is in mourning.
Sonja Christopher, who in 2000 became the first person to be voted off the show, has died, according to Deadline and more outlets. She was 87.
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Nicole Kidman has been an international treasure going on four decades. Whether you’re tracking her many wigs (“The Undoing” is our favorite), admiring her textured and committed performances, or just standing up and saluting before every AMC Theatres showing, you’re probably honoring her in some way. While five best actress Oscar nominations and one win […]
When Justin Kuritzkes began writing what later became the hottest love triangle of the year, there was no star power involved. Though he was already an accomplished playwright and novelist (and the husband of Celine Song, the writer-director who provided last year’s buzziest love triangle with “Past Lives”), “Challengers” was Kuritzkes’ first screenplay and began […]
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“Challengers” netted a $6.2 million opening day from 3,477 North American theaters, a figure that includes $1.9 million from preview screenings. Amazon MGM Studios’ love-triangle drama is set to match industry projections for a $15 million debut. The tennis film also gets extra revenue from tickets for premium large-format auditoriums, including some Imax screens.