70 Awesome Facts and Stories About Stephen King for his 70th Birthday

Rather than mention every title, however, we’re going to hit them all here at once. We love Stephen King for every word, every page. “Books are uniquely portable magic,” he once wrote. Rex Rystedt/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images He’s more funny than scary. More generous than ominous. And he exalts in all the weirdness he likes to foist on his Constant Readers. Even his Victorian house in Bangor, Maine, has bats and gargoyles in the wrought iron gates....

May 1, 2025 · 8 min · 1529 words · Alexis Mcconnell

8 Books to Read If You LovedBroadchurch

But can she help her father catch a dangerous madman? This is a whodunnit with twists to spare. Thorne and his girlfriend must confront a dark past to get to bring secrets to light. Colin Hutton/BBC America Grove Press Penguin Books Grand Central Publishing Macmillan Penguin Classica Grove Press

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 49 words · Kelly Mason

8 classic heist movies to watch beforeBaby Driver

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. Even one of cinemas earliest films,The Great Train Robbery,is essentially a heist movie. The trouble begins when the store starts turning a profit. Everett Collection Curtis would later star opposite Lancaster inTrapezeandThe Sweet Smell of Success. Marilyn Monroe appears in her first speaking role as the mistress of one of the crooks. Shot on location in London, it earned Alec Guinness his first Academy Award nomination....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Devin Decker

8 classic swashbucklers to watch before you seePirates of the Caribbean 5

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. But the pirate film is nothing new. Watch Fairbanks andThe Thief of Bagdadto see where it all began. Credit: Disney As Stevens, she faces off against Errol Flynn’s Brian Hawke. Critics widely agree that this is the superior version. Still, in spite of that, it found a way to include subversive political commentary. Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection Burt Lancaster produced and starredin the film....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · James Mills

8 comics to read this May

Below, check out EWs recommendations for what comics to keep an eye on this month. I think villains with conviction are the best, writer Nick Spencertold EW. Steve is still Steve. Credit: Marvel (2); Image American Gods#3P. I just wanted to be pure. Deathstroke first came to prominence decades ago as a nemesis of the Teen Titans. It marked longtime Vertigo editor Karen Bergers return to comics after some years away....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Joseph Brown

8 hit shows a writers strike could totally delay

Hollywood writersjust authorized their union leadershipto potentially call a strike. But if negotiations with studios fail, a strike wouldnt hurt every show equally. Here are popular titles that were hearing could be among the first impacted… American Horror Story (FX) LikeThe Walking Dead, this is popular horror series always returns around Halloween. Credit: Gene Page/AMC Also potentially at risk: Hulus dystopian thrillerThe Handmaids Talehas completed shooting. The Inhumans (ABC) Even Marvels royal family isnt immune....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Rebecca Crawford

8 of TV's Best St. Patrick's Day Episodes

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. Lowlight: Todd Packer (David Koechner) making an appearance. in Irish Gaelic get it?) NBC; Cliff Lipson/CBS; Ali Goldstein/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Yeah, not so much. Bewitched: The Leprechaun Leprechauns: They run in the family, well in someBewitchedfamilies anyway. Lots of cliches and stereotypes, butlots of laughsnonetheless. NBC CLIFF LIPSON/CBS Richard Foreman/CBS via Getty Images NBC FX NBC Fox...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Richard Fischer

8 stars who shared the same roles with their children

These famous parents and children played the same character at different ages. The actress real-life daughter Dasany Kristal Gonzalez took on the younger role. Netflix Gene Page/Focus Features Gramercy Pictures; Everett Collection Robert Voets/CBS; MONTY BRINTON/CBS John Bramley/Warner Bros. NBC Lucian Capellaro/DreamWorks Animation Michael Murphree/DreamWorks Animation; Inset: James Devaney/Getty Images

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 50 words · Gloria Wagner

808 documentary: Filmmakers make a playlist

In 1981 this sounded almost alien. It still gives me a little pinch every time I hear it. That was an amazing surprise I mean, a Bollywood session musician inventing acid house! Credit: Atlantic Records I felt like the world had discovered our secret. Here, it slows down, speeds up, puts you in the mood its hypnotizing. New Order, Confusion Baker: This was the first of the 808 by a rock group....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Carol Villanueva

9 best moments from Jeffrey Tambor's memoir,Are You Anybody?

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. The Arrested Development patriarch and Transparent matriarch pulls back the curtain on his life and process. Here is a brief list of highlights from Tambors memoir: 1. Credit: Crown Archetype Its an attitude, he writes. Not of hatred or aggression but of freedom from self-censorship and the need to hey. Long story short, he continues, I was high at my bar mitzvah....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Sara Price

9 Books Recommended by Stars

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. By tweeting, sharing, and Instagramming their book picks, celebrities have filled the void left by Oprah. And no surprise they’re creating buzz and spurring sales. Isa Foltin/WireImage ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images Mike Coppola/Getty Images Jim Spellman/WireImage Leigh Vogel/WireImage Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 49 words · Spencer Johnson

9 books to read if you loveThe Leftovers

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. A fast, riveting, yet devastatingreadthat will leave you broken and sobbing. Um, enjoy?Order it here. Ben King/HBO Never Let Me Goby Kazuo Ishiguro This one’s unique. An ethically provoking read that will leave your mind reeling.Order it here. Station Elevenby Emily St. John Mandel Station Elevenwill leave you reaching for the hand sanitizer. Knopf Because what’s an apocalypse without a singalong or two?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Amy Cohen

9 celebrities caught on hot mics

On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, co-anchor Savannah Guthrieaccidentally cursed on air. “Sorry guys.” Guthrie laterapologized for the moment on Twitter, writing, “Check, check - is this thing on? Nathan Congleton/NBC Yeah I guess it is. Thanks for being kind and understanding. And guess its good thing I dont wear a mic all day. The Washington Post via Getty Images Do you want me to go f—ing trash your lights? Do you want me to f—ing trash them?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · David Brown