If you’re a fan of the Dark Towers series, or a fan of Stephen King in general, then you may already know about this children’s book: via Bustle The book, which was published November 11, 2016, is titled Charlie the Choo-Choo and, at just a glance, may come across as your seemingly average, run-of-the-mill children’s story about a talking tank engine and his engineering friend (well, despite the deeply chilling and creepy smile of said tank engine; Thomas the Tank Engine never looked at me that way) but, you can trust me when I say it is oh, so much more. According to the cover …
“As I waited for the girls in Downtown Gilead, I was feeling like an Uptown Gal-ead…” In a new SNL sketch from last Saturday night, the team imagined up a world where Sex and the City meets The Handmaid’s Tale. The sketch pokes fun at the dark-yet-all-too-possible world of Handmaids, while also joking about the stereotypical ways in which groups of women are portrayed when they get together for happy hour or brunch. They blend lines from both shows in the most satirical, hilarious way: Under his eye? What about under my eye? Look at these bags! We see the ladies as they get together over their rations …
Courtney Barnett is an Australian singer/songwriter widely known for her bold, blunt lyrics and easy, conversational style of singing. Her music blurs the line between spoken word and indie rock, and NPR has deemed her, “the best lyricist in rock music today.“ Barnett hit the world by storm with the 2015 release of her debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. Still, despite the excitement many felt from seeing a new, insanely lovable artist with such a refreshing, honest, witty style, Barnett was never fully safe from the hate-filled trolls of the interweb. Shortly after her initial album …
Paulo Coelho has more work under his belt than just The Alchemist. His novels The Devil and Miss Prym, Brida, and The Witch of Portobello currently have a television adaptation in the works! Image via Amazon The television series will center around a young priest who has been outcast from his community. We will follow him on his journey of discovery, forgiveness, and growth as he flees from law enforcement and tries to avoid being captured by a powerful crime family. The crime/thriller novel will also explore more mystical elements involving a CIA agent who may be more powerful than she ever could’ve dreamed. …
If you’re a fan of HBO, or popular culture in general, you probably know about the series Westworld (if not, you should pop on over to HBO immediately following this article and check it out, it’s way too good to miss. Trust me, I watched all of it in one sitting). What you may not know, however, is that, between the years 1837 and 1838, Charles Dickens published a series of short stories in the magazine Bentley’s Miscellany. The collection was titled Mudfog and Other Stories, and included one story, in particular, that bares an eerie resemblance to the popular HBO series. Image Via AbeBooks …
