Spooky season is officially ending, but that doesn’t mean scary stories should be put on the back burner until October 2023. Horror has been a part of literature since the beginning, with stories of untold creatures and ghosts being an most cultures. around the world. Some works are considered classics, …

A common suggestion is that vampirism is very erotic. “Part of it is about lust and submission and dominance,” Frayling says. “It’s seen as sex from the neck down.” Fenn agrees. “When it comes to our innermost and most secret desires, blood and lust are often more intertwined than we …

Some quick news for fans of high school mysteries: Hyoukathe TV anime adaptation based on Honobu Yonezawa’s light novel series about a classic high school literature club that dabbles in problem solving, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special “cinema concert” performance in Saitama in January that features voice actors …

Actress Zosie Mamet is the editor of a new collection of essays, my first popsicle, in which prominent cultural figures each write about a poignant memory related to food. Under the Girls and The stewardess star names six favorite books. The Secret History of Donna Tartt (1992) One of my …

Filmmakers Koji Fukada and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu each received an honorary Kurosawa Akira award at the Tokyo International Film Festival on Saturday (October 29) and donated proceeds to support talent. The Japanese Fukada is known for having directed feature films such as the title of the Venice competition Love lifewinner …

Coded manuscripts, maps, letters, furniture, jewelry, even household textiles – from the Billy Bones map to treasure island to Charlotte MacLeod’s Embroidered Braille Journal The family safethe dancers of Sherlock Holmes with the false Merovingian parchments in The “Da Vinci Code, literature is anything but swimming in hidden messages of …

Lose 10 pounds! Give up sugar forever! – Traditionally, these are the types of messages promoted in books to start the year off right. For 2023, new headlines instead suggest foregoing drastic changes in favor of achievable improvements and thorough interior work. “A January juice cleanse won’t solve your problems,” …

Throughout its production, the gay historical drama my policeman widely made headlines for its Harry Styles cast. But the cast and director recently sat down with GLAAD to discuss how their film fits into queer representation and recent right-wing efforts to attack LGBTQ+ rights. Based on the novel of the …

Catastrophic weather events, killer animals and plants, and mysterious and deadly plagues have long captivated book and movie lovers, but can they inspire action on climate change? That’s the question Martin Danahay, a professor in Brock’s Department of English Language and Literature, will explore with students next semester in his …

GREENVILLE — Members of the Greenville County Council have expressed support for the removal of LGBTQ-themed books from children’s sections of the Greenville County Library system after hearing from nearly two dozen residents who spoke out for and against limiting access to certain LGBTQ publications. It marked the most visible …

Generations of historians, scholars of literature and schoolchildren know intimately Im Westen Nicht Neues (In the west, nothing is new), which is perhaps the seminal fictionalization of the experiences of (young) men fighting in the Great War. Originally serialized in 1928, the novel by German writer and former serviceman Erich …

The only best-selling independent books chart published and available in New Zealand is the Top 10 list recorded each week at Unity Books stores in High St, Auckland and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 Bedrooms: portraits of remarkable New Zealand interiors by Jane Ussher and John Walsh (Massey University Press, …

BOONE, North Carolina — Cold Mountain Exam (CMR)Appalachian State University’s oldest continuing publication and one of the nation’s oldest scholarly literary journals, turns 50 in 2022. Published annually by App State’s English Department, CMR publishes work that draws on and attempts to engage with eco-justice and social justice issues and …

Duolingo announced the launch of its long-awaited Maths app. The Duolingo Maths app provides a free and universally accessible tool with two different learning options: Students can focus on primary level mathematics covering class topics Adults looking to hone their everyday math skills/improve overall brain health may choose to …

By Laman Ismayilova Jafar Jabbarli is a great Azerbaijani playwright and one of the founders of the national film dramaturgy. He occupied a prominent place in the development of Azerbaijani art and literature as a playwright, poet, theater director, translator and screenwriter. He was a prominent representative of progressive romanticism, …

ODuring Sylvia Plath’s short life, she produced works that decades later are still read and studied around the world. Known for her confessional poetry, which won her a Pulitzer Prize, awarded posthumously in 1982, she has also written outstanding fiction and memoirs. In honor of the 90th anniversary of his …

Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Douglas Nelson, owner of Nelson Rare Books in Haddonfield, New Jersey: How did you get into rare books? During my final undergraduate year at the University of Delaware, I took a history course on 19th century Britain. Most of the course material …

In 2017, a Audubon magazine story introduced readers to Mohammed Saud and Nadeem Shahzad, brothers from Delhi, India, who have dedicated their lives to rehabilitate injured raptors. Now a new documentary film, anything that breathesis garnering praise for its study of the brothers, the black kites they rescue (with the …

A descendant of the author of Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak, has lost a copyright infringement claim against the author of a novel about the publication of the Russian epic. Anna Pasternak claimed seven chapters in Lara Prescott’s work of historical fiction The Secrets We Kept (TSWK), copied material from her …

Beach reads are back on the shelves, and you’re reaching for your favorite books to curl up in when the temperatures drop. Grace Chlosta, one of Instagram’s favorite bookstagrammers, @gracesreadingnook, shares her five must-reads for the fall season. His choices include everything from chilling thrills to deep, comforting reads. Top …

Farrah Rochon has come a long way from writing between her classes as a psychology major at Xavier University in New Orleans. And she left behind her days working in human resources at Shell Oil and other day jobs. Now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with …

Jordan’s 12th Japanese Film Week kicks off today, bringing Amman a variety of cinematic choices from different genres, exploring both modern and traditional Japanese culture.اضافة اعلان Screenings begin today at the Rainbow Theater in Jabal Amman and run until Thursday. The event is organized by the Royal Film Commission in …

In EMILIAactor turned writer/director Frances O’Connor attempts to offer insight into the life of the Brontë family. Loosely biographical, it focuses specifically on the imaginary life of one of the world’s most famous yet mysterious authors. movie stars Emma Mackey like Emily, who is portrayed as rebellious and misfit. The …

As a child, Wes Craven grew up in a very religious family. In an interview for Le Front, Craven (who died in 2015) explained: “I grew up in the Baptist church, so no listening to records or movies, with alcohol, dancing and everything else.” He was only allowed to watch …

The COVID pandemic has affected life as we know it. As they experienced home isolation and witnessed severe cases of the virus that survived or died, people around the world became hungry for any enlightening scientific information about the virus. Therefore, the layman has become acquainted with all the scientific …

The history of the Santa Maria Valley, indeed American history, has been marked by the impact that migrant farmers have had here, but rarely, if ever, has their local story been fully told or celebrated. This week, filming in the fields and public spaces of Santa Maria marked the next …

Too often we forget that arguments about what not to read are also battles about what to read. should Lily. And that every time someone tries to ban Toni Morrison or Ta-Nehisi Coates, they also try to bring our children back to Hawthorne and Hemingway, Dante and Dickens. It’s perhaps …

The next time you want to download an app on your iPhone, prepare to see more ads. Starting Oct. 25, Apple will begin rolling out two additional ad categories on the App Store, according to an email seen by . In all countries outside of China, the company plans to …

Feroz Abbas Khan Mughal-e-Azam The Musicalan adaptation of K Asif’s classic 1960 film, is back on stage after a gap of almost three years. The last time the lavish production hosted a show was in January 2020, but it was then forced on hiatus by the coronavirus pandemic. Mughal-e-Azam The …

Picture via IMDb Like many other fantasy adventure films during this decade, the 1985s Back to Oz is intriguing, but it didn’t always sit well with some viewers. The film was conceived as a “pseudo-sequel” to the legendary 1939 musical fantasy, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland. What makes …

BMW could use a “scratch-sensitive conductive skin”, which, when punctured or abraded, detects a change in current. BMW has reportedly filed a patent for a new paint protection film, which detects and alerts a driver when their car is scratched. According to media reports, patent literature indicates that the new …

Thursday, Forbes reported that a China-based team for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, plans to use TikTok to monitor the locations of specific US citizens. Forbes did not specify what the Internal Audit and Risk Control Department, the team behind the allegations, planned to do with the whereabouts information to protect …

Co-founder Adam Novak is often found on the corner of Childs Way and Watt Way holding a cardboard affirmation sign. (Tomoki Dog | Daily Trojan) What does it take to build an iOS app with some 1,500 daily users from scratch? Three very tired undergrads – and maybe a little …

Thomas Keneally, one of Australia’s most acclaimed novelists, says he will share a $50,000 literary prize with his fellow nominees. The 87-year-old novelist, who has previously won the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Prize, was announced Thursday as the winner of the ARA Historical Novel Prize for his …

Does the YOI intervention improve mental health worker insomnia? Research says yes. Researchers studied an app-based Yoga of Immortals (YOI) intervention on the mental health of healthcare workers, including sleep disturbances, and found that it produced measurable benefit.1 There is a need to help healthcare workers with sleep disorders, as …

Heidi Stepanek, Skye Stepanek and Peter Dixon of Spark. Let’s Talk Shop: Sparkle of Books and Trinkets Shop Talk is an occasional feature where young independent booksellers take Q&Q to their stores and share their reasons for opening and what business has been like so far. Spark Books and Curiosities76 …

Mobile app brings people, nature and conservation organizations together at boosting nature-based solutions to the environmental crisis FRUTILARY, Chile, October 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Lemucreators of a community of nature lovers and promoters of environmental projects around the world, today announced the launch November 7, its mobile app for Android …

PARIS He was the first director in 60 years to win back-to-back Oscars, but Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu said he’s still struggling to garner Hollywood interest in returning to Mexico with the new movie “Bardo.” class=”cf”> “Birdman” and “The Revenant” won Inarritu an Oscar for best picture and two for best …

De Tocqueville’s work is an essential resource for understanding the successes and challenges of democracy in America. There are many reasons why law students should make reading a priority. Books can provide insight into the legal system, help develop analytical and reasoning skills, and introduce new perspectives. In addition, some …

Every culture and every age has an image of “ideal womanhood,” an idea that, in its most benign form, boils down to truisms and expectations about women. As a reader, I’m drawn to characters who struggle at the edge of what society expects of them, bursting with effort to express …

DuckDuckGo web browser for Mac is now available as open beta testthe internet privacy society announcement today. Six months after deploying the web browsing application as closed betaDuckDuckGo added new features to version 0.30, including a “Duck Player” to defend users against targeted ads and cookies when watching YouTube videos. …

DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts will host two free readings with writers Charles Baxter and Lan Samantha Chang Posted on October 17, 2022 by KWBG · The DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts celebrates its 20th year with a new monthly format that features top authors throughout the year. · All …

A maternal health mobile app helped pregnant women learn about childbirth hygiene, tetanus vaccination, reproductive tract infection symptoms, HIV/AIDS testing and use of iron tablets. According to a study published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth. This study is part of a larger and more in-depth trial in collaboration with the …

You’re sitting at your desk on a Tuesday evening with an abundance of homework in front of you. As you’re about to get your algebra homework out, a notification from Tik Tok lights up your phone. Why not check it out? You will only use your phone for 10 minutes. …

To enable visitors and exhibitors to build new relationships ahead of the show, Advanced Engineering UK has launched a new app on iOS, Android and desktop, which can be used to schedule meetings and create a plan for the show. To ensure companies get the most out of the time …

Last week, Kanye West (aka Ye) was locked out from his Twitter and Instagram accounts after a weekend of anti-Semitic posts. Now the saga has taken a sharp turn with the news that the hip-hop mogul is to acquire the controversial social media app “Free Speech” Talk. The deal appears …

When Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – said on a recent podcast that he doesn’t read books, some people wondered if he was sending the wrong message to children. These questions have taken on added importance in light of the fact that Ye recently launched Donda …

On October 12, 1997, at the age of 53, singer, songwriter, humanitarian and environmentalist John Denver died when the plane he was piloting crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Wednesday marked the 25th anniversary of his death. Denver has recorded over 300 songs, 200 of which he composed. His music spanned …

Visual novels have been around for just under forty years, with many fans crediting The Portopia serial murder case, released in June 1983, to invent the genre as a whole. While some still consider the visual novel genre to be plagued with shoddy harem-style games, they can also offer players …

Great performance elevates my policemana gripping film about love, loss and prejudice, centered on three people who unwittingly destroy themselves. Adapted as a film 2011 novel by Bethan RobertsMichael Grandage (Genius) my policeman began its festival, and its early reviews from TIFF and the Hamptons Film Festival were lukewarm to …

Mira Nair, the 65-year-old filmmaker has redefined the perspective of world cinema with her realistic way of telling stories. Steeped in realism and multi-layered commentary on life and society, his films offer a spectacular portrayal of the thoughts beyond race of culture and practice. Emotional films are her artistic signature …

The five-day festival presents 23 films from 11 countries as well as panel discussions on cinema and literature The five-day festival presents 23 films from 11 countries as well as panel discussions on cinema and literature Moviegoers and those hoping to make their mark in the film world flocked to …

For Clifton Park resident Hannah Dordick, planning a night out with friends required a lot of time scouring Yelp, Google and online menus to find a place she could enjoy. That’s because Dordick is in his ninth year of drug recovery and his fourth year without alcohol. When finding restaurants …

Part of the London Film Festival’s remit extends not just to showcasing new creations, but also to discovering, restoring and presenting a few rough diamonds from cinema’s past: films that, for whatever reason, deserve and could use the boost a festival can provide. Considered lost until rediscovered six decades after …

Fifty Forgotten Books Author: RB Russell ISBN-13: 978-1913505509 Editor: And other stories Guide price: £12.99 Cultural theorists like the late Mark Fisher have argued that loss itself is what we have lost in the digital age. I suspect this partly explains our fascination with lost works of art and literature, …

A sultry new drama about Wuthering Heights author Emily Brontë is an opportunity to introduce the Brontë sisters to younger audiences, one of the film’s stars has said. Released in theaters on Friday, Emily – directed by Frances O’Connor and starring Sex Education’s Emma Mackey in the lead role – …

This old man, who we learn has a name, is certainly isolated and tough, but he is certainly not stoic. He’s mumbling curses and wandering around his rather well-maintained cabin in the mountains/woods when there’s a knock on the door. The old man welcomes his visitor, shotgun in hand. Rather …

THE WRECK OF THE PORTLAND: A DAMNED SHIP, A SEVERE STORM AND NEW ENGLAND’S WORST MARITIME DISASTER by J. North Conway; Lyon Press, 2022; 200 pages, $19.95; ISBN 978-1-4930-5946-1. THE WRECK OF THE PORTLAND: A DAMNED SHIP, A SEVERE STORM AND NEW ENGLAND’S WORST MARITIME DISASTER On Saturday, November 26, …

According to data from the Diabetes Lifestyle Intervention using Technology Empowerment (D’LITE) study, diabetes self-management through the use of smartphone health apps appears to lead to positive changes in disease outcomes such as weight and blood sugar. In a cohort of Singaporean adults with diabetes and prediabetes, frequent use of …

The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY (CBL) has announced details for its 20th Anniversary Jubilee: A Cultural and Literary Arts Experience taking place Thursday, October 20, 2022 in Brooklyn. Since its founding in October 2002, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College has grown …

Chiara-KimAssistant social media editorOctober 13, 2022 The anonymous and geolocated application Yik Yak is challenged by a younger version of herself. “It’s this new app that’s better than yikyak and it pays you to post,” read a meme one user posted on Sidechat. The campus-based social app, which launched last …

October 13, 2022 CareUp wins 1st prize at Hacks for Humanity event The team placed their chairs around the table and started talking. The Hacks for Humanity event, hosted by Arizona State University Humanities Projectwas only a few hours old and the team of Neha Balamurugan, Mihir Goyenka, Bhrugu Dave, …

Two long-awaited books involving conflict in high places debut on the nonfiction original bestseller list this week. At the top of the list is “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America,” by The New York Times reporter and veteran Trump watcher. Maggie Haberman. And at …

“Raymond & Ray” tells the story of two half-brothers raised in the shadow of a terrible father. Somehow, they each still have a sense of humor, and his funeral is a chance for them to reinvent themselves. In this story there is room for anger, pain, madness, love… and even …

BUFFALO, NY – Patients with multiple sclerosis could be better equipped to avoid the cognitive decline the disease can cause by using a smartphone app currently being developed at the University at Buffalo. Called the conscience coachOh, the app was developed by the UB neuropsychologist whose research first demonstrated a …

Pune: Thirty-one people from the city of Solapur in Maharashtra were allegedly defrauded of Rs 45 lakh after making investments through a crypto cloud mining app, police have said citing complaints. Cloud mining is a mechanism for mining a cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin, using rented cloud computing power and without …

STEPHANIE DAVIS / FLORIDA WEEKLY The police report said, “Accidental death from falling books.” Beth found it amusing; after all, there was a downfall. Books were his refuge and would never hurt him. “Yes, she died right there.” The talkative neighbor pointed to the left corner. “Books fell on her …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A new mobile app being rolled out in Louisville will now directly connect the homeless population to people who want to help them. It’s called the Samaritan app. It allows those who are homeless to create a profile, share their story and the barriers they face, …

Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ or ‘Last Film Show’ is India’s official entry into the 95th Academy Awards (Oscars 2023) in the Best International Feature Film category. Rahul Koli, the 15-year-old child actor who played a major role in the film, died on October 2 after a long battle with cancer. …

FOR THE BIG ACCOUNT The following new books are available at the Corporate Public Library: Jeff Abbot, The traitor’s dreamfiction; Shannon Bremen, The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Todaydocumentary; Dan Hampton, ValueBiography; Emilie Henry, Read on the beachfiction; Beverly Lewis, The …

Surprised by Oxford is a romantic drama written and directed by Ryan Whitaker, based on Carolyn Weber’s memoir from her time at Oxford University pursuing her doctorate. Caro (Rosev Reid) is an accomplished student, having won a scholarship to Oxford, but her youth has been turbulent and she comes to …

Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is the author of numerous novels as well as volumes of poetry, children’s books and a memoir on early motherhood. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Indigenous Peoples Day is a celebration that recognizes the past, present and future of Indigenous groups …

The trailer for “Blonde” (2022) directed by Andrew Dominik. Before the release of his filmwhich he took nearly 20 years to conceive, New Zealand director Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Again with emotion)defined Blond as if “Citizen Kane and Raging Bull have a …

Books written by AI are now an imminent reality. But can they write the next big bestseller? And, is it art? AI is already writing music, creating images for graphic novels and winning art competitions, beating humans. Next? Novels. Books written by AI One of the first experimental novels written …

TEHRAN — Narges Abyar plans to make a screen adaptation of Iranian writer Simin Daneshvar’s best-selling novel “Savushun.” A director of acclaimed films such as “Track 143”, “Breath” and “When the Moon Was Full”, Abyar has already directed a series based on the novel for release on Iranian VOD platforms. …

CONCORD, NH – Ready for a family outing? Find out what’s new in your Concord Patch community calendar. See what’s going on and what might interest you before making plans. Planning an event ? Whether you are planning a knitting circle, a board game night or a recovery workshop, there’s …

Filmmaker Zack Snyder shot a movie that many once thought was impossible to film with his take watchmen. The acclaimed director had his own take on adapting the graphic novel written by Alan Moore. But ultimately, he felt the vision ended up punishing his audience in the end. Zack Snyder …

It’s World Space Week right now, so we’re turning our Streaming Spotlight on classic tales that have been adapted into great space movies – some of them more than once. Together they talk about the dream of reaching beyond this fragile planet to explore new frontiers and secure the future …

Romanian children reading on the NABU app Romanian families reading on the NABU app NABU partners with the UiPath Foundation and OvidiuRO to support underserved children in Romania NABU is a tool that will prove to be very useful in facilitating access to books for the greatest number of children …

Indian actresses Kalki Koechlin and Deepti Naval will star in the upcoming film “Goldfish” directed by cinematographer Pushan Kripalani. The film will explore the subject of dementia. The film follows the story of Anamika, a half-Indian, half-English woman, who returns home to the UK, to deal with her mother’s dementia …

To liberate oneselfthe recently published translation of Vaasanthi’s 2012 Tamil novel Vittu Vidhuthalaiyagi, by N Kalyan Raman, is a powerful feminist work that exposes the deep trauma associated with the disenfranchisement of the community of hereditary courtesan dancers – the devadasis — from southern India. Historically, dancers from the Isai …

Elon Musk hit out at former President Trump’s Truth Social app as part of a wide-ranging interview that was released as Musk’s bid to buy Twitter moves forward. This is Hillicon Valley, detailing everything you need to know about tech and cyber news, from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Tip …

If you’ve set foot in a bookstore in the past few years, you’ll have noticed the signs/tags saying, “TikTok Made Me Buy it.” Nope? Here’s an example from an online retailer – this is the kind of metadata some publishers add to UK Amazon. Mentioning TikTok in the book title …

Director: Matthew Warchus. Starring: Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough. PG certified, 117 minutes Miss Honey makes millennials nostalgic. She was, for many of us, our movie crush. Embeth Davidtz’s performance, in Danny DeVito’s 1996 Big Heart Matilda adaptation, made us wonder why we couldn’t all …

The Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival runs from October 23 to November 23 this year. 6, 2022, with several in-person and remote film screenings, including one about a Jewish family who preserved Thomas Jefferson’s Home and Plantation, a national monument tainted by slavery. The Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival spotlights Jewish voices …

The smartphone app used data from a questionnaire and balance tests to give users an intuitive fall risk score between 0 and 100, indicating low, medium or high risk of falling. According to a study published in JMIR Formative Research. The mobile health (mHealth) app, Steady-Wheels, provided users with an …

WHITMORE LAKE – Robbi and Matthew’s Busload of Books Tour makes just one stop in Michigan, and students at Whitmore Lake Elementary School this week were the beneficiaries of the couple’s nationwide campaign to promote literacy and reading. Based on husband and wife duo, the tour is a year-long project …

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the VLACC presents Latin expressions, a month-long series of arts events, many of which are free, presented in partnership with four of the city’s leading arts groups: the Vancouver International Film Festival; Vancouver Writers Festival; DanceHouse; and Museum of Anthropology. From October 7 …

The late historical novelist, who brought Tudor England to life, is a victim of distortions The life of Hilary Mantel, who died September 22 at the age of 70, will be remembered by the world as a story of unlikely victories. Professional writers often have a tough job, but few …

Over the summer, colleagues in the ambulatory care unit at Duke Regional Hospital set up a bulletin board to record the books they read. Each week more titles appeared on the wall – books like “Where the Crawdads Sing”, “The Girl on the Train” and “Apples Never Fall”. Once a …