Nigel Hamilton, a renowned biographer, has delved into the lives of prominent figures such as John F Kennedy, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton. His latest work, Lincoln vs Davis: The War of the Presidents, was released on the same day as the US presidential election, where Kamala Harris faced off against Donald Trump. In … Read more
Although the term “Asian American” is now commonly used, it is relatively new, having been coined in 1968 by UC Berkeley activists Emma Gee and Yuji Ichioka. They created the term to provide an umbrella identity for their student organization, the Asian American Political Alliance. The term gained popularity as it replaced the derogatory term … Read more
David Graeber was a joyful, celebratory individual. He was enthusiastic, talkative, and brimming with excitement about the possibilities presented by the ideas and ideologies he engaged with. Every time we met, whether in New Haven in the early 2000s or London a few years before his passing in 2020, he exuded the same energy: radiant, … Read more
20. Across the Universe (1998) You could easily fill a Top 20 with Apple’s original compositions, but this Beatles cover deserves recognition for arguably besting the original. Recorded for Pleasantville, the 1998 film by Gary Ross, Apple’s limpid delivery brings the lovely melody to the fore and imbues it with emotion. 19. Fetch the Bolt … Read more
Why haven’t you done more comedy? You were effortlessly hilarious in Austin Powers. Haigin88Thank you! I learned a lot from playing opposite Mike Myers, whom I absolutely adored. I used to get terrible giggling fits while shooting scenes with him and had to avoid looking him in the eye to prevent corpsing. There’s a scene … Read more
Following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, books on democracy, dystopia, tyranny, feminism, and far-right politics have seen a surge in sales, quickly rising up bestseller charts. Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a novel set in a totalitarian society where women are forced to bear children, has jumped over 400 places to reach … Read more
The organizers of an Istanbul film festival announced on Thursday that the event was being canceled in protest against a ban by local authorities on the screening of the film “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig. The arthouse film streaming platform Mubi stated that the entire four-day festival was being canceled just hours before it was scheduled … Read more
Lucasfilm and X-Men’s Simon Kinberg are collaborating on a new Star Wars trilogy. The upcoming films are said to take place after the most recent trilogy that concluded with The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. The new trilogy is expected to introduce new characters and a fresh storyline, although the possibility of familiar faces making … Read more
““7 Days”, ‘Walking Away”, and “Rewind” were songs that defined an era of UK music and made waves across the globe in the early noughties. With these catchy lyrics and melodies, Craig David became the voice of the UK garage genre. The multimillion selling album “Born to Do It” led him to be one of … Read more
Late-night hosts discussed Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, sending him back to the White House. Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert didn’t mince words on the results of the 2024 election: “Well, fuck. It happened, again,” he said. “After a bizarre and vicious campaign fueled by a desperate need not to … Read more