Jaden Smith cast as Kanye West in an alternate reality series for Showtime

Kanye West is headed to the small screen. Well, a version of him is, at least. The musician is working with Showtime on “Omniverse,” which is being described as “a limited half-hour anthology series examining the many doors of perception. Season One explores the Ego through an alternate reality... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star Trek: Picard’s latest trailer suggests the series will end with a bang

With New York Comic Con underway this weekend, Paramount shared a new trailer for the final season of Star Trek: Picard. After the previous teasers mostly played up the nostalgia of the principal cast of The Next Generation returning to the franchise, the new trailer finally offers a look at... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-10-08 22:09:19 UTC ]
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Jada Pinkett Smith Signs Book Deal For ‘No Holds Barred’ Memoir

The book will cover the actor's “complicated marriage to Will Smith,” her “unconventional upbringing in Baltimore,” and her friendship with late rapper Tupac Shakur, Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2022-10-06 16:02:46 UTC ]
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Beyond Metafiction: A Reading List of Labyrinthine Realities

The story within a story. It’s a common enough trope—from The Arabian Nights to Hamlet to the postmodern canon, we’re familiar with books that nest realities inside one another. Moving from the main narrative to the nested narrative can reveal interesting echoes, parallels, and reflections, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-03 08:54:13 UTC ]
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Sexual abuse casts a long shadow in Ian McEwan’s ‘Lessons’

Sexually abused by his piano teacher, a boy struggles to reclaim his life in Ian McEwan's new novel "Lessons." Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-20 15:52:11 UTC ]
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10 Fantasy Book Series For FINAL FANTASY Fans

Read these fantasy book series for FINAL FANTASY fans and enjoy a great narrative while giving your eyes a break from screen time. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-09-16 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Gibbs Smith Become 100% Employee-Owned

With the employee acquisition of the 50% stake in the publisher it did not already own, Gibbs Smith is now a 100% ESOP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Assassin's Creed Mirage will bring the series back to its roots in 2023

Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the next entry in Ubisoft’s long-running action-adventure series, will arrive in 2023. The publisher announced the release date today during its Ubisoft Forward event. Set two decades before the events of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the game will reunite fans with a Basim... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-09-10 20:07:51 UTC ]
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Why American Novelists Need to Not Just Keep Up With But Also Overtake Reality

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by A.M. Homes, author of The Unfolding. Find more Keen On... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-06 08:56:16 UTC ]
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20 of the Best Book Series of All Time

Is there anything better than a series that has you immediately reaching for the next book? The best book series of all time deliver. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-08-04 10:34:00 UTC ]
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Windsor-Smith’s ‘Monsters’ Wins 2022 Eisner for Best New Graphic Novel

Barry Windsor-Smith’s 'Monsters' (Fantagraphics) was named Best New Graphic Novel during the 2022 Will Eisner Comic Awards ceremony, held at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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10 New Full-Cast Audiobooks to Listen to for an Incredible Reading Experience

A full cast of narrators brings an audiobook to life in totally new and unexpected ways. Here are some of the latest you can't miss. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-07-21 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Fun fact: Zadie Smith’s younger brother is in the bad Austen adaptation.

Today in extremely niche literary world factoids: in case you didn’t know (I did not) Zadie Smith has a younger brother named Ben Bailey Smith, an actor and standup who goes by Doc Brown, admires Taylor Swift’s writing ability, and features in Netflix’s new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-20 16:07:31 UTC ]
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Publishing Gets the Reality Show Treatment with 'America’s Next Great Author'

The reality show format offers amateurs and unknowns a chance to display their latent talent and work with mentors to nurture it in a competition charged with tension. Could the format work for writers, too? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kwame Alexander to present new reality show America’s Next Great Author

Contestants will enter a writers’ retreat and be given 30 days to write a novel while completing ‘live-wire’ challenges Reality TV producers have exhausted singers, dancers, drag artists, potters, tailors, and beautiful young people hoping to find love. Now, it seems, the spotlight has fallen on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-07-12 11:04:45 UTC ]
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Japanese creator of hit manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! dies aged 60

Kazuki Takahashi found in snorkelling gear floating in the sea off coast of Okinawa, reports sayA Japanese artist who created the hit manga comic series Yu-Gi-Oh!, which spawned a worldwide media franchise including a trading card game, has been found dead in the sea, according to media... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-07-07 09:37:41 UTC ]
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Check out a cool new guide to indie bookstores on the West coast.

Alta Journal just released a map for the Western bookstore road trip of my dreams: it’s a guide to indie bookstores on the West coast (with a few options from the desert and other non-coastal spots thrown in, because why not). A lot of the picks, as to be expected, are clustered around cities... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-06-29 16:46:35 UTC ]
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Cannes TV measurement takeaways from top execs—banning the word 'alternatives' and more

Measurement was a hot topic of conversation on the Croisette this week amid mounting uncertainty around Nielsen data. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-06-24 14:08:24 UTC ]
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Ibram X. Kendi on preparing children for the realities of racism

Ibram X. Kendi joined Times columnist Sandy Banks for a thought-provoking L.A. Times Book Club conversation about his book, 'How to Raise an Antiracist.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-06-23 20:16:18 UTC ]
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NBCU says 40% of its upfront deals are on Nielsen alternative currencies

Study with iSpot.tv finds mix of up to 40% streaming is optimal for most brands, letting them reach more people with fewer impressions. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-06-16 22:45:00 UTC ]
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