Stacker takes a look at 10 pop culture moments that destigmatized weed, using a variety of sources such as IMDb, CannabisNow, KQED, and more.
A person in costume at last year's Black Comic Book Festival. The two-day festival, also known as SchomCom, is back for its 12th year at the Schomburg Center in Harlem starting on Friday. [ more › ]
New Orleans is a multinational city that’s a gumbo of cultures - drawing newcomers, and their traditions, from all over the world. Get ready to celebrate Hispanic, French, and even Croatian customs: here are Where Y’at’s weekend picks.
An excerpt from ‘Adventures in Democracy: The Turbulent World of People Power’, by Erica Benner.
An excerpt from ‘Attack on the Idea of India: A Decade of Social, Political and Economic Strife’, by Prasanna Mohanty.
Paris Hilton is putting a spotlight on early '00s tabloid culture, 'cause she's producing a new docuseries examining the way female celebs were treated back then including herself. The heiress' production company, 11:11 Media, has acquired the…
From films about Play-Doh and Barbie to the Shrek ‘experience’, consumer capitalism has run out of ideasWhen it was announced last week that Margot Robbie will follow up the success of Barbie with a film based on Monopoly, my heart sank, did not pass go, and did not collect £200. Robbie’s production company will partner with Hasbro, just as the Barbie film was an initiative from rival toy company Mattel. Barbie was criticised for being little more than a 114-minute toy ad, but it did so well at...
The terrific new film Challengers is about being intense about tennis, sex, and competition. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film stars Zendaya as Tashi, a tennis coach and object of desire to two men. She's married to Art (Mike Faist), who is facing his old friend Patrick (Josh O'Connor) at a Challengers event. This reopens all the trio's old wounds, and they excavate all of their relationships with each other.
Age 9 plus: Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm Ash Bond If gods, monsters, oracles and a thrilling quest tickle your reading taste buds, then treat yourself to an electrifying debut novel which imagines a cosmic realm tingling with mythology, mind-blowing fantasy and mesmerising magic. Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm is the first of a sparkling new middle-grade series created by former bookseller Ash Bond who sprinkles her classics-based stories with a special brand of fairy dust, and...
Age 9 plus: Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm Ash Bond If gods, monsters, oracles and a thrilling quest tickle your reading taste buds, then treat yourself to an electrifying debut novel which imagines a cosmic realm tingling with mythology, mind-blowing fantasy and mesmerising magic. Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm is the first of a sparkling new middle-grade series created by former bookseller Ash Bond who sprinkles her classics-based stories with a special brand of fairy dust, and...
The 43-year-old reality TV icon acquired the rights to Sarah Ditum's book Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s, which hit shelves on January 23
Genesius Theatre will stage the musical “Unexpected Joy,” an upbeat, multi-genre and multi-generational family dramedy, from Friday through May 5 at its 10th and Walnut streets playhouse. The production is being directed by the show’s book writer and lyricist, Bill Russell. This partnership builds upon a relationship the theater and the two-time Tony Award-nominee established […]