• reddit ask: Have you been dissapointed by a book you thought you would love?

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  • You Are Here by David Nicholls review – love is in the fresh air

    The One Day author’s new will-they-won’t-they tale, about two divorcees who find themselves walking the Lakes and Pennines, is a great comic novel – and superb on the landscapeThe proximity of the publication of David Nicholls’s sixth novel, You Are Here, to the screening of the superb Netflix remake of One Day gives the new book an added sense of poignancy. If One Day (2009) saw Nicholls as a writer in his mid-40s looking back nostalgically on the loves and losses of twentysomethings, here we...

  • Movie Review – Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

    Love Lies Bleeding, 2024. Directed by Rose Glass. Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Ed Harris, Dave Franco, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Orion Carrington, Jerry G. Angelo, Tait Fletcher, Eldon Jones, and Matthew Blood-Smyth. SYNOPSIS: Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post...

  • Ask the Psychic: Can loved ones hear my thoughts?

    DEAR BONNIE: I am writing to you with a question that has been on my mind for a while. As a renowned psychic medium and Reiki master, I believe you are the best person to provide me with an answer. Can the departed hear our thoughts? I often wonder if my mom and dad hear […]

  • The Black Tax: why have African Americans been cheated by the system for so long?

    In a new book, historian Andrew W Kahrl looks at the many systemic ways that prejudicial and harmful practices have affected financial stabilityProperty value assessment may not sound like the most thrilling of topics, but according to historian Andrew W Kahrl’s new book The Black Tax, it represents a hugely important piece of structural inequality in the US, one that implicates a wide range of topics, including the process of gentrification, the quality of public schools and other amenities,...

  • TV REVIEW: Why I love crime-busters Dempsey and Makepeace

    The premise of Dempsey and Makepeace was the oddball pairing of two police detectives – an elegant British noblewoman, Sergeant, Lady, Harriet Makepeace, and a streetwise working-class New Yorker, Lieutenant James Dempsey, both working for an elite and armed unit of the London Metropolitan Police. It was kind of a male-female version of The Persuaders – Roger Moore played the English aristocrat Lord Brett Sinclair and Tony Curtis was a street-wise slugger from the slums of the Big Apple. Glynis...

  • Hibs review provides chance to learn from Black Knight saviours

    Bill Foley’s Black Knights to the rescue. It’s a narrative that’s been out there from the very moment we reported on his intent to establish Hibs as the undisputed third force in Scottish football. For six months now, there’s been this promise of great things to come. And, sure, the £6 million up front was undoubtedly a welcome element of the billionaire Bournemouth owner’s buy-in. But the real value of the deal arguably lies in the experience and expertise Foley – and his associates – will...

  • Ultimate Black Panther #3 Review: Kings, Secrets, And Connections

    This is a video from my YouTube channel, Jack’s World. This video is my full review of Ultimate Black Panther #3 by Bryan Hill and Stefano Casalli. War is raging between Wakanda and the forces of Khonshu and Ra. The order the Maker created is seeking to preserve its power and even strengthen it. But … … Continue reading →

  • Knife by Salman Rushdie review – a story of hatred defeated by love

    A book its author 'would much rather not have needed to write' ranges far

  • 'Challengers' review: You're not ready for Zendaya's horny love-triangle drama

    Luca Guadagnino's tennis movie, "Challengers," starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor, is so much more. Review.

  • Gratitude for Grandma: 5 thoughtful Mother's Day gifts to show your love

    Mother's Day is a time to honor the incredible women who have nurtured, guided and loved us unconditionally.  While we often celebrate our mothers or stepmothers on this special day, it's also the perfect opportunity to show appreciation and gratitude for grandmothers who play a unique and cherished role in the lives of so many families. If you're not sure what to get your grandmother (or nonna, mimi or gigi) this year — fret no more.  10 BIG STATEMENT GIFTS FOR MOTHER'S DAY Below are five...

  • Dr. Umar Johnson Says Black Folks ‘Love Status Symbols’

    Do you agree with Dr. Umar’s money lesson?