Sophia Lillis Passes the Torch to Jessica Chastain in New ‘IT’ Promo Pics

Sophia Lillis Passes the Torch to Jessica Chastain in New ‘IT’ Promo Pics

A promotional image for IT: Chapter Two shows the two actresses playing the character of Beverly Marsh passing the signature calling card of Pennywise the Dancing Clown across a table — a blood red balloon.   Passing of the red balloon…@ITMovieOfficial ? shaunwatson pic.twitter.com/9fAJRHr5a5 — Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) July 18, 2018     The otherworldly entity known as Pennywise or simply It is a generational terror for the town of Derry, awakening every twenty-seven years to feed on fear and flesh. It prefers to terrorize and hunt down children, but adults aren’t safe from It either.   The sequel to the hit 2017 …

Jude Law Finally Comments on Dumbledore’s Sexuality

Jude Law Finally Comments on Dumbledore’s Sexuality

Fan favorite Jude Law is portraying wizard extraordinaire Albus Dumbledore in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel The Crimes of Grindelwald. EW recently sat down with the acclaimed actor where he revealed that he point blank asked J.K. Rowling about the future headmaster’s sexuality. She responded that yes, Dumbledore is gay, a fact she has been repeating for more than a decade now. But that doesn’t stop fans from acting like, well, fans.   The film’s director had, in an earlier interview, courted some controversy when he admitted that Dumbledore’s sexuality wasn’t exactly a plot point in Crimes. Fans will be even more disappointed to learn that …

Judge Dismisses Copyright Claim Against ‘The Girls’ Author Emma Cline

Judge Dismisses Copyright Claim Against ‘The Girls’ Author Emma Cline

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The copyright claim against author Emma Cline filed by her ex-boyfriend that we previously reported on has been dropped, according to a Guardian story published earlier this month.   The sordid details of the lawsuit and Cline’s own countersuit evoke an atmosphere of pure paranoia, not to mention infidelity and domestic abuse.   Cline’s ex-boyfriend Chaz Reetz-Laiolo alleged in the original suit that Cline had installed spyware on his computer in order to steal from his screenplays for her novel. Cline filed a countersuit, admitting that while she did install the spyware, it wasn’t for stealing her ex’s intellectual property, but for keeping tabs on him romantically.   In dismissing …

I Lost My Library Card Just in Time for Culture Pass

I Lost My Library Card Just in Time for Culture Pass

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Several weeks ago I lost my library card. At one point it was in my wallet and then it was gone. I have no leads on its whereabouts. Presumably, it could be anywhere along the east coast, following I-95 from D.C. to New York City. Blown away on an illiterate wind. Realistically, it’s probably stuck in some sidewalk crack or floating in a puddle under the subway tracks.    I know that if somebody has found it, they haven’t used it. Online, I see that I have no new checkouts aside from the two books I took off the shelves almost sixteen weeks ago …

This Building is Literally Made of Books and It Is Amazing

This Building is Literally Made of Books and It Is Amazing

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The parking garage for the central branch of the Kansas City Library features a facade of some seriously large books.   Image Via Architecture Magazine   Each of the tomes measures a whopping twenty-five feet tall and nine feet wide.   Image Via TripAdvisor   The Kansas City Library has a list of the blown up books. They include the likes of literary classics like The Lord of the Rings and Charlotte’s Web to Green Eggs and Ham and Goodnight Moon.     Feature Image Via KCur