How Reading Changes the Way Your Brain Works
Open Cultureby Colin Marshall·17 Sept 2026
Reading is unnatural. This will hardly come as a surprise to any child trying to put off his homework for just one more hour of watching other kids play Minecraft.
Ben Lerner's "Transcription" - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby Derek Neal·17 Sept 2026
by Derek Neal I read Ben Lerner’s new novel, Transcription, in one day. I started reading it on my iPad at around 7:30 am as I sat at my kitchen table, sipping coffee and eating a piece of cake...
Does 'Resident Evil' have a post-credit scene? Everything you need to know before watching.
Mashableby Amanda Yeo·17 Sept 2026
Resident Evil has gotten a bloody new reboot, adapting Capcom's popular horror game franchise for the big screen once more. This time, however, they're doing it a little differently.
Writing in the Age of Eco-Horror
BOOK RIOTby Community·17 Sept 2026
Zoje Stage is the author of Something of a Calling, an eco-horror/thriller mash-up out this week from Blackstone Publishing. Below, she discusses what drew her to writing from animal perspectives.
Rosalía ends the Lux Tour in Miami as the high priestess of avant-garde pop
El País Englishby Leonor Suárez·17 Sept 2026
It was in Miami, a land of mirages, magic and more vice than faith, that Rosalía staged the final stop of the Lux Tour, the tour that has cemented her status as pop’s most avant-garde star.
Ed Sheeran songs removed from airwaves over Macklemore Palestine row
The Independentby Anna Loren·17 Sept 2026
An Irish radio station has taken Ed Sheeran off the airwaves following “the reaction from our listeners” to Macklemore being dropped from the singer's tour.
Billy Bragg says Ed Sheeran should cancel his tour over Macklemore row
The Independentby Roisin O'Connor·17 Sept 2026
Singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg has warned that the row over Ed Sheeran’s tour could turn him into a “pariah”, following the removal of opening act Macklemore over his “Free Palestine”...
Quote Of The Day By Charlie Hunnam: 'Everybody, At Some Point In Their Life, Has Fallen Down And Not Felt Like Getting Back Up, But You Have To, No Matter How Difficult It Is...' - TVLine
TVLineby staff@tvline.com (Eammon Parks Jacobs)·17 Sept 2026
Quote Of The Day By Charlie Hunnam: 'Everybody, At Some Point In Their Life, Has Fallen Down And Not Felt Like Getting Back Up, But You Have To, No Matter How Difficult It Is...'
‘Avengers’ Studio AGBO’s Chris Brearton, Dominic Hughes to Keynote Tokyo Market on Artist-Led AI in Storytelling
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·17 Sept 2026
TIFFCOM, the content market held in coordination with the Tokyo International Film Festival, will host a keynote presentation by Chris Brearton and Dominic Hughes, partner and chief scientific...
“Simple Recipes”
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Excerpts·17 Sept 2026
There is a simple recipe for making rice. My father taught it to me when I was a child. Back then, I used to sit up on the kitchen counter watching him, how he sifted the grains in his hands, sure...
‘What did you do in the past year?’ NGT asks Tamil Nadu govt. over Vinayaka idol immersion preparedness
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·17 Sept 2026
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday (September 17, 2026) yet again questioned the Tamil Nadu government about its preparedness for the Vinayaka Chathurthi festival...
The New Dark Ages by James Marriott review – a grandiose but superficial defence of reading
The Guardianby Anthony Cummins·17 Sept 2026
While other kids watched cartoons, Times columnist James Marriott would spend his school holidays in bed with piles of books – “a mammoth effort of attention, perhaps the greatest I ever made” –...
Bad Apples review – Saoirse Ronan’s suffering teacher best thing about school horror-satire
The Guardianby Peter Bradshaw·17 Sept 2026
Here is a strange, heavy-handed and unpersuasive black comedy which owes what success it has to the star-power of its lead, Saoirse Ronan, who is incapable of giving an uninteresting performance.
A new book looks at how music streaming apps made background music a commercially viable genre
Scroll.inby Glenn McDonald·17 Sept 2026
The idea of music as a background atmosphere is not new. We had Muzak in elevators. We had Music for Airports.
Konami's Castlevania Revival Plays Like.a Dream
Polygon.comby Michael McWhertor·17 Sept 2026
Konami's welcome revival of its most beloved franchises, including Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid, is coming for Castlevania.
South Park – I mean, South America – is back, with no Donald Trump in sight (yet)
The Guardianby Jesse Hassenger·17 Sept 2026
South Park has been renamed South America. That was the main news ahead of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s animated series returning for its 29th season, which seemed like it could be a one-off...
The best food and drink tours worth travelling for
Euronewsby Dianne Apen-Sadler·17 Sept 2026
Topping the review-led ranking is a food walk in Reykjavik where travellers get to try everything from Icelandic hot dogs to ice cream.
The insider guide to Europe's best markets
Mail Onlineby James Litston·17 Sept 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source No matter whether your travels take you to capital cities, sleepier towns or sun-splashed European isles, shopping at local markets...
Saint, sinner or feminist icon: Mary Magdalene through time
DW Englishby Katharina Abel·17 Sept 2026
Apostle, prostitute, penitent and confidante of Jesus — just a few of the roles assigned to Mary Magdalene since the early days of Christianity.
‘When you tell people the story, it’s almost too good to be true’: the incredible journey behind The Cycle of Love
The Guardianby Cath Clarke·17 Sept 2026
New Delhi, December 1975. It was love at first sight when a Swedish hippy called Lotta von Schedvin sat down to be sketched by an Indian street artist, Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia, known to everyone...
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