George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76
World news | The Guardianby Ben Beaumont-Thomas·9d ago
George Fenton, the British composer who earned five Oscar nominations for scores to films such as Gandhi and Dangerous Liaisons, has died aged 76.
The Last Hindu King of Delhi: How a Greengrocer Took Delhi From the Mughals
Open Magazineby Open Bureau·9d ago
The Last Hindu King of Delhi: How a Greengrocer Took Delhi From the Mughals One stray arrow, on a November afternoon in 1556, may have decided who ruled India.
What Would Mr. Darcy Earn Today? And Other Jane Austen-Related Money Matters
Literary Hubby Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey·9d ago
What Would Mr. Darcy Earn Today? And Other Jane Austen-Related Money Matters Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey on the Value of Pounds, Crowns, Shillings and Pence in Today’s World Many readers are...
“Sensual Songs for Eight-Year-Olds,” a Poem by Patricia Lockwood
Literary Hubby Patricia Lockwood·9d ago
“Sensual Songs for Eight-Year-Olds,” a Poem by Patricia Lockwood From the Collection Agate Head / Stone Soup Everyone was in town for the wheat Convention. Kansas City, Power And Light.
Why Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up
Literary Hubby Barbara Kingsolver·9d ago
Why Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up The Author of Partita Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire Partita, by Barbara Kingsolver, is available now from Harper, so we asked her a few questions about...
Adam Wilson on Plot vs. ”Concept” (and While He’ll Never Write a Yankees Fan)
Literary Hubby Sam Axelrod·9d ago
Adam Wilson on Plot vs. ”Concept” (and While He'll Never Write a Yankees Fan) The Author of Fail Sons Talks to Sam Axelrod Despite being a book that revolves around a cryonically-frozen (dead)...
Lydia Millet on Writing a Double Novel of Grief and Loss
Literary Hubby Jane Ciabattari·9d ago
Lydia Millet on Writing a Double Novel of Grief and Loss Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Fair Ones Ultra-human characters, swift pacing, fluidity of action, a casual yet precise plotline...
Forgiving City, City of Atwood: Paul Theroux Visits Toronto
Literary Hubby Paul Theroux·9d ago
Forgiving City, City of Atwood: Paul Theroux Visits Toronto Exploring What Makes Canada’s Largest Metropolis Surprisingly Intimate The Blind Man on Bloor Street On my second day in Toronto...
To Become a Goddess: Kristen Millares Young on Motherhood and Marriage
Literary Hubby Kristen Millares Young·9d ago
To Become a Goddess: Kristen Millares Young on Motherhood and Marriage “To mother in modern culture is to become a temple subjected to public scrutiny.” I was no virgin when I met my husband, and...
How a Lightning Strike Affected My Identity—And My Main Character’s
Literary Hubby Nafissa Thompson-Spires·9d ago
How a Lightning Strike Affected My Identity—And My Main Character’s Nafissa Thompson-Spires on Being a Live Wire In my forthcoming debut novel, the Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford...
Royal College of Art's Kensington campus undergoing renovation
Architecture news and projects | Dezeenby Lizzie Crook·9d ago
Work has commenced on a renovation of the Royal College of Art's iconic modernist campus in west London, overseen by British studios Witherford Watson Mann and Clementine Blakemore Architects.
“Hell, Yes, It Was Smuggled” — Stolen gods and the museum down the street - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby Leanne Ogasawara·9d ago
by Leanne Ogasawara It all started, as these things so often do, with love at first sight. It was a humid evening in Bangkok in 1957, when a young British businessman, Douglas Latchford, found...
Discover the Lost Horror Series Deemed Too Shocking for BBC Television (1967)
Open Cultureby Colin Marshall·9d ago
High culture and new technology have never been a natural pairing. As our digital era has often underscored, media innovations tend to be adopted earliest to deliver the most puerile...
The Shining axe used by Jack Nicholson for sale as part Stanley Kubrick auction
The Guardianby Matthew Weaver·9d ago
The axe wielded by Jack Nicholson as he delivered his chillingly manic line “Here’s Johnny!” in the 1980 horror movie The Shining is to go on sale.
‘We got that bad guy and took him down!’ Jaclyn Smith on the fun, friendship and frustration of Charlie’s Angels
The Guardianby Emine Saner·9d ago
For a TV show that only ran for five years, Charlie’s Angels packs a punch like a bikini-wearing big-hair-flicking private investigator.
‘We’re not going to go away’: the mom fighting for social media reform after her son’s suicide
The Guardianby Vivian Ho·9d ago
At this point in time, going anywhere without your smartphone feels almost like leaving behind a limb.
Tarae: The Unbound seems to get what makes a good ARPG, but crunchy combat aside, can it rise to the likes of Diablo and Path of Exile?
Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Connor Makar·9d ago
Who doesn't love a good top-down ARPG; a solid dungeon-crawler with visceral action and real punchy combat that sticks in your teeth like toffee?
11 of the Best Books Out in October
BOOK RIOTby Erica Ezeifedi·9d ago
There really just are too many books coming out—highly anticipated books that are from well-established, bestselling authors and debuts alike.
The Enduring Appeal of Cozy Fantasy
BOOK RIOTby Guest·9d ago
Travis Baldree is the author of the cozy fantasy novel Legends & Lattes, which has been adapted into Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel, out today from Ten Speed Graphic.
on le corbusier’s 139th birthday, revisit his iconic ronchamp chapel through paul clemence’s lens
architecture archivesby Iñaki Laguardia·9d ago
LE CORBUSIER’S RONCHAMP CHAPEL THROUGH PAUL CLEMENCE’S LENS Born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret on October 6, 1887, Le Corbusier would have turned 139 today.
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