If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. Its not uncommon for aspiring authors to turn to their favorite writers for valuable advice about writing or otherwise. The tweet-thread was inspired by fellow writer,Beauty Jackson, whod been offering some advice of her own. Credit: David M. Benett/Getty Images Youre working on something and youre thinking, Nobodys gonna watch, read, listen. Finish it anyway, tweeted Jackson. Its great advice for many reasons....

Some people dont get given millions by Daddy, Donnie. They actually earn it. During a speech ostensibly to support Strange,Trump went on a bizarre rantabout the NFL and its players. Trump said on Friday night. You know, some owner is going to do that. Hes going to say, That guy that disrespects our flag, hes fired. And that owner, they dont know it. They dont know it. Theyll be the most popular person, for a week....

Think of it as civics class with Rowling as your teacher. Here are 12 things we learned from Rowlings new story: 1. MACUSA is pronounced Mah-cooz-ah. Pottermore (Colin Farrells characterinFantastic Beastsis Percival Graves, a powerful and formidable Auror in the 1920s.) Abraham Potter was also one of those 12 Aurors, and he was distantly related to Harry Potter. MACUSA President Elisabeth McGilliguddy, who was apparently a total badass, simply replied: Mind you do....

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. The second book in J.R. Wards vampire romance seriesBlack Dagger Legacyis out Dec. 6,and it promises a thrilling new love story. Before its release, EW is excited to exclusively share an excerpt from the book and audiobook. TheBlack Dagger Legacyseries is a spinoff of the best-sellingBlack Dagger Brotherhoodbooks. See below for a print and audio version of this tantalizing excerpt, in which Axe and Elise meet....

When he died in 1973,The HobbitandThe Lord of the Ringsauthor J.R.R. Tolkien left his personal magnum opus largely uncompleted. But Christopher didnt stop there. Credit: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Tolkien ever came up with: The star-crossed romance of the human Beren and the elf Luthien. Like many stories inThe Silmarillion, Beren and Luthien is an echo of a similar dynamic inLOTR. Beren and Luthien have a similar dynamic, but of even more mythic proportions....

He played one of the best end-to-endSurvivorgames ever inTocantins, but then J.T. Thomas decided to play again, and the results his second time were far from ideal. Mistakenly believing Russell Hantz to be on the outs on the Villains tribe, J.T. Robert Voets/CBS and the Heroes at the merge. Didnt quite work out that way as Russell used that idol to get J.T. out and help the Villains take control of the game....

The former Murder Inc. labelmates had a string of chart-topping songs together over a decade ago, including No. 1 hit “Always on Time” along with “Mesmerize,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Credit: Anthony Behar/Fox ‘“he recalls. “‘Youwroteit for them. You might as well just have them do it.'” Showtime at the Apolloairs Monday at 8 p.m. Watch the clip below.

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. ‘I thought it took balls,’ he said of Streep’s Golden Globes speech. Is Meryl Streep in the audience tonight? Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images I just hope she wins the Oscar and talks some more sh about that ahole. A lot of people say, Oh thats just liberals … patting themselves on the back. I thought it took balls, Black continued....

plays a soldier gone fugitive with Tom Cruises lone-wolf hero. Here are her tips for playing a badass. (Hint: Learn to take a punch.) Credit: David James Turner wears a Ranger pin, indicating that she completed the famously tough Army Ranger school. Smulders talked to real-life soldiers and read Phil Klays Army anthologyRedeploymentfor inspiration. That Ranger pin is so tiny, she jokes. If I freaking graduated Ranger school, you better believe I would have a shoulder pad....

Here it is: the sequel no one asked for to the movie that no one quite remembers. The firstReacherfilm didnt set the bar very high. He acts as if every film hes in is his first…and maybe his last. Credit: Chiabella James He doesnt know how to half-ass it. Cruise is still huffing and puffing and dishing out bareknuckle justice inNever Go Back. This is as blandly formulaic as sequels come....

Were firing up in mid-February, and I couldnt be more excited, Krasinski told EW. I think in some ways, Jack Ryan is our American James Bond. I always loved the books, loved the movies. Credit: Michael Stewart/FilmMagic And so in two hours, its hard to solve puzzlesandget the bad guys. So now we get to do it in a series. A release date has yet to be announced, butJack Ryanwill be available to stream on Amazon....

Im too used to injuries, he admits. But if I want to keep making movies, I have to change. (Note: This interview was conducted in Mandarin, and has been translated below.) Credit: Christopher Raphael/STX So thats why Im saying I have to change. After all these decades, Im sure youll understand, Im always changing, looking for a good story. What about the story itself attracted you to this role? Did you read the novel?...

Director Pablo Larrain had total faith in Fontaine and her team. He wanted Natalie to incarnate Jackie, and we had to help. She continues, For the pink dress we made it as a copy of the one everybody knows. Credit: Stephanie Branchu Then I made film tests of different colors to getthepink. And then made five of them … Impressive to see Natalie in it for the first time on set....