The 2026 National Book Award Longlist for Young People's Literature
BOOK RIOTby Community15 Sept 2026
Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories.
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top 27%‘I’m fearless. I was in a boys’ rugby team’: Slow Horses’ Aimee-Ffion Edwards on playing a cocaine-snorting spy
The Guardianby Donna Ferguson15 Sept 2026
There was a moment, just before Aimee-Ffion Edwards jumped off a nightclub balcony in Slow Horses, when she had to lie to herself about what she was about to do.
HBO Max Supports French Animation and Documentary Investment Quotas as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Push Back
Varietyby Elskes15 Sept 2026
HBO Max has agreed to dedicate part of its mandatory investment in French and European content for documentaries and animation, embracing new French sub-quota rules that rival streamers are...
'Elsinore' review: Andrew Scott brings humor and divinity to this profound bio-drama
Mashableby Kristy Puchko15 Sept 2026
I’m not a religious person. I put my faith in art over god and man. Through creative collaboration, we create something bigger than ourselves, and possibly eternal.
Mariska Hargitay's Emmy hosting is a crime against TV
Salonby Melanie McFarland15 Sept 2026
On paper, selecting “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay as host of the 2026 Emmys telecast probably made sense.
‘Annie’ Returning to Broadway for 50th Anniversary
Varietyby Rebecca Rubin15 Sept 2026
Little orphan Annie is returning to the Great White Way. A revival of “Annie” will premiere on Broadway in fall 2027, timed to the classic musical’s 50th anniversary.
BBC Proms from a distance: Turn the popular focus back to art, not the flags
The Independentby Simon Mundy15 Sept 2026
BBC Radio 3 trumpets the Proms as “the greatest classical music festival in the world”. In its 131st year since the series was started in the Queen's Hall by manager Robert Newman and the conductor...
Who Do You Want To Beat Max Verstappen At Karting? - Jalopnik
Jalopnikby staff@jalopnik.com (Amber DaSilva)15 Sept 2026
Who Do You Want To Beat Max Verstappen At Karting? Tomorrow, September 16, Max Verstappen is set to race 100 other drivers through 30 laps of Silverstone — all in go karts.
Spotify’s newest feature has been on my Apple Music wishlist for years - 9to5Mac
9to5Macby Ryan Christoffel15 Sept 2026
Today Spotify announced a feature every parent has probably asked for: the ability to exclude kids and family music from their algorithm. Here are the details.
Macklemore supported by major artists after Ed Sheeran tour removal
The Independentby Pierra Willix15 Sept 2026
Kneecap is among the many artists who have thrown their support behind Macklemore following his removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour.
Finally, a CD Player Gen Z Actually Wants to Own - Yanko Design
Yanko Designby Ida Torres15 Sept 2026
It really warms my heart when I see Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids collecting physical media from their favorite artists.
BritBox’s Modern Adaptation of ‘Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence’ Stumbles Before Finding Steady Ground: TV Review
Varietyby Aramide Tinubu15 Sept 2026
Based on Agatha Christie’s well-liked, but perhaps lesser-known, characters, BritBox’s “Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence” is the first contemporary English-language adaptation of the detective...
A refreshing space in Kochi for children to explore and excel
New Indian Expressby Supriya15 Sept 2026
A child sits under a staircase. Another one, under a table. Both are engrossed in reading. Outside, a squirrel scurries past the plants while the call of birds is heard occasionally surrounding the...
Spiritual tourism enters premium era, emerges as formal industry: Thomas Cook EVP at TNIE Tourism Summit
New Indian Expressby Express News Service15 Sept 2026
CHENNAI: Spiritual tourism in India is moving from traditional mass pilgrimage towards premium, professionally managed travel, with better connectivity, hospitality and organised services reshaping...
When Pammal Sambandha Mudaliyar took Tamil theatre to Ceylon
The Hinduby Karthik Bhatt15 Sept 2026
Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar’s magnum opus Nataka Medai Ninaivugal is a fascinating study of Tamil theatre of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as seen through the journey of the Suguna Vilasa...
Kadambari Devi and Tagore’s Women: A Literary Debate
Frontlineby Shuma Raha15 Sept 2026
In 1884, Kadambari Devi, the wife of Rabindranath Tagore’s older brother Jyotirindranath, died by suicide.
How Netflix Star Sofia Carson Brings Her Identity to Work
Timeby Megan McCluskey15 Sept 2026
In the 2025 Netflix romance My Oxford Year, Sofia Carson plays Anna De La Vega, an American student studying abroad at one of England’s most prestigious universities who, like Carson herself, is of...
Rachel Zegler Wants to Open Doors for Latinos in the Arts
Timeby Megan McCluskey15 Sept 2026
When Rachel Zegler was announced the winner of Best Actress in a Musical at the 2026 Laurence Olivier Awards, she initially wasn’t sure she’d won. “It was one of those crazy things,” she says.
Xochitl Gonzalez’s Novels Put the Spotlight on Latina and Black Creatives
Timeby Mahita Gajanan15 Sept 2026
When Xochitl Gonzalez was reading literature to research her third novel, she noticed something that didn’t quite feel right: there weren’t enough scenes featuring characters of color having a ball...
Alien Deathstorm's intense, relentless FPS action was a surprise Gamescom highlight - even if it nearly made my brain explode
Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Matt Wales15 Sept 2026
Let me paint a picture: it is day three of Gamescom; I have seen dozens of fantastic games, spoken to many enthusiastic developers.