Specs Who Elizabeth Mitchell Age 43 Accomplishments Currently starring as Rachel Matheson on NBC’s Revolution (Wednesdays at 8 p.m.); Emmy-nominated for her role as Dr. Juliet Burke on Lost; played Erica Evans on V Base Austin, Texas What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I unfortunately am a coffee addict, so my first conversation is with my espresso maker. And then I’ll check my phone to make sure all is well. Then I listen to NPR on the way to work. Do you pick up any local magazines or newspapers when you’re at home in Austin? When I’m at the newsstand, I’m like a kid in a candy store. The brighter the wrapper, the more it attracts me. So I’ll pick up Texas Monthly or D or whatever it is that makes me think, “Ooh, shiny cover story!” I would love to say that it’s more intelligent than that, but it’s not. My parents are huge news junkies—they read all the papers cover to cover every morning and pass along all the good stories. It’s nice, at 43, to have your parents still informing your life. What are your thoughts on social media? I’m not into it. I do pretend to tweet my friends on occasion—I mean, I text people hashtags! But I don’t trust myself to be on Twitter. I say whatever comes to my mind, so who knows what I’d put on there. How do you listen to music? I’m so in love with Pandora that it’s almost an unhealthy obsession. I make my friends and family use it and constantly send people what I’m listening to. What are your go-to Pandora... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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Outspoken soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe will offer her takes on sports and current events in a new book for the Penguin Press. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-25 19:10:34 UTC ]
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Picador has scooped a witty 21st century astrology guide from Twitter stars the Astro Poets, helping readers navigate their friendships, career and love life. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-21 12:27:31 UTC ]
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Filming has started on a four-part BBC One dramatisation of Us by David Nicholls (Hodder & Stoughton), starring Tom Hollander and adapted by the author himself. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 16:27:10 UTC ]
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Last night, Variety reported that Lakeith Stanfield (also known as the actual best part of Atlanta, there I said it, don’t @ me) to star in a feature film adaptation of Kwame Onwuachi’s Notes From a Young Black Chef—which is an essential cooking memoir that you should go read immediately if you... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-16 14:28:13 UTC ]
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HarperCollins' Brian Murray says the new deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment responds to today's changes in 'the business of storytelling.' The post HarperCollins and Sony Pictures Entertainment in Major Elizabeth Gabler Partnership appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-15 20:00:26 UTC ]
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Conversation rooted in leftist literature served as the foundation for the 2019 Socialism Conference, held from July 4 through July 7 in Chicago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A new production wrinkle did little to boost interest in the MLB All-Star Game, as the TV turnout for Fox’s mic’d-up Midsummer Classic fell to an all-time low. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, Tuesday night’s showdown between the American and National League headliners averaged... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-11 18:50:40 UTC ]
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The novel follows an introverted millennial heroine whose life is upended by a family she didn’t know existed. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-09 15:44:59 UTC ]
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Despite awards and acclaim for his crime fiction, the impoverished novelist lost his home and was set to quit – then the phone rangIt was1.30 in the morning in Melbourne and Adrian McKinty had just got home after dropping off his last Uber customer of the night at the airport. His phone rang. It... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-07-08 06:00:17 UTC ]
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Lee Iacocca, the U.S. auto executive and television pitchman whose feel for consumers’ changing tastes helped produce the Ford Mustang and the Chrysler minivan and made him one of the first celebrity CEOs, has died. He was 94. His death was confirmed Tuesday by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-03 14:58:55 UTC ]
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The 'Create Your Revolution' campaign is this year's cooperative effort for Frankfurter Buchmesse with the United Nations. The post UN Sustainable Development Goals: Frankfurter Buchmesse’s ‘Create Your Revolution’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-02 13:20:25 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Day paid tribute to the "dazzling" Transworld senior publicity manager Sophie Christopher, in her keynote speech for The Bookseller’s Marketing and Publicity Conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 12:29:55 UTC ]
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Riots and parades have made LGBTQ people visible. But a new anthology of writings from before, during, and after Stonewall shows the inward changes as more essential. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2019-06-26 14:29:00 UTC ]
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A Polk Award winner, he edited the Op-Ed page, The Book Review, The Week in Review and also oversaw coverage of the New York area. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-06-24 21:24:11 UTC ]
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Jonathan Scott tells the tale of the Voyager Golden Record, riding aboard two NASA spacecraft. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-20 18:44:19 UTC ]
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11 essential poems from one of the most important and distinguished American poets of the 20th century. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Actress Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, meets children who are upcycling their toys. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-06-14 00:00:33 UTC ]
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Publishers trying to figure out how they are going to diversify revenue would do well to look at the smaller, niche publishers that had to diversify years ago. Each of this publishers, who serve a mixture of business- and consumer-facing audiences, attack the problem from different angles, but... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-06-11 04:00:27 UTC ]
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Facebook reportedly bans Huawei from installing its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, on new phones. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-06-07 19:07:09 UTC ]
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Eighteen years ago, 'X-Men' taught audiences that comic books could live onscreen, as vast and rewarding as they were in their original form. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-06-07 14:43:31 UTC ]
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