Trains are, for whatever reason, surprisingly common in contemporary genre fiction. Perhaps it is their predictability, with their reliance on firmly laid tracks and regular timetables representing an imposition of order on a chaotic world. But rarely is this made so explicit as in Sarah Brooks’ The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, where a
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Country music singer-songwriter Mark Chesnutt is recovering after undergoing emergency heart surgery. According to a June 18 post on Chesnutt’s Instagram page, he experienced a heart health issue and was hospitalized on Sunday. He underwent emergency quadruple bypass surgery and is currently recovering. The surgery and recovery has also led Chesnutt to cancel some upcoming
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Chris joins the show to break down the cultural artifact ‘No Alternative,’ the third in the Red Hot series benefiting AIDS relief Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images One of the greatest compilations of its time (the greatest time for compilations), No Alternative was the third in the Red Hot series benefiting AIDS relief. The lineup
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Tom Hardy’s latest film, ‘The Bikeriders,’ finds the actor delivering another unique vocal performance. Here’s a look at the full spectrum of Hardy’s most memorable accent work. DC/Warner Bros./Sony/Getty Images/Ringer illustration For Austin Butler, the lead role in 2022’s Elvis became both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, the Oscar-nominated performance announced
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Doppel is a 2020 horror sci-fi film directed and co-written by Kevin Hicks. The movie focuses on Kevin and Vickie, a couple who have lost their child. When the anniversary of their son’s demise approaches, the duo decides to capture a video as a means to remember him. Nevertheless, the snippet soon becomes undeniable proof
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If you’d told a weather-beaten, American scaffolder from the 1920s that in 100 years time he’d be a style icon to men of the future, he’d probably have spat his chewing tobacco out at you in disbelief. Yet here we are, writing about his coat. The chore coat (also referred to as a chore jacket)
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Has the DEI Backlash Come for Publishing? Dan Sinykin and Richard Jean So have some fascinating data in The Atlantic. In looking at the racial breakdown of more than 1700 novels published by major publishers in the last five years (2019 – 2023), Sinykin and So found that the percentage by nonwhite writers doubled, from
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In today’s fast-paced business world, efficiency isn’t just a goal—it’s a necessity. Companies of all sizes are constantly seeking ways to streamline operations, reduce costs, and boost productivity. One of the most effective avenues for achieving these objectives is through the strategic use of IT services. This blog post will explore the crucial role IT
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There is an immediate richness to the historical fiction of Tracy Chevalier (Girl With a Pearl Earring, Remarkable Creatures), one that goes beyond carefully researched details and evocative prose, and into deep emotion. In her 12th book, The Glassmaker, Chevalier weaves a tapestry of character and conflict, change and stability, to create a story that
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