Two Nobel Prizes for literature were awarded today—one for the 2019 winner and one for the 2018 winner, since the prize was not given last year due to scandal. Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austria’s Peter Handke accepted the awards, along with the cash prize, medal and diploma. Last year, the Swedish Academy suspended the giving of the award last year due to a sexual assault scandal dealing with Jean-Claude Arnault, the husband of Academy member Katarina Frostenson. After the controversy, Arnault was sentenced to prison for two years for rape. Frostenson stepped down, but the scandal caused a general …
My relationship with Riverdale started out pretty innocently. I had loved the comics as a kid and begged for each one I saw in the check out aisle of the supermarket. With a cartoonist for a father, my desires were usually fulfilled and I quickly fell in love with Archie and his friends. After watching the first three seasons in their entirety, I can ashamedly admit that I am completely upset. Yes, I can acknowledge the bad writing and ridiculous story lines, but I just cannot escape the sheer enjoyment of sinking in the insanity of that show (and I …
As Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge conclude their Broadway run of Sea Wall/A Life, Audible assumes the production to make it more accessible to a wider audience. Image via Broadway SHows Sea Wall/ A Life opened at the Hudson Theater on August 8 following a successful Off-Broadway run. The show featured two different monologues read by the two main characters. Sturridge plays Alex. Simon Stephen’s Sea Wall monologue portrays a photographer on holiday. Nick Payne’s A Life following Gynllenhaal’s George- a music producer expecting his first child. With the price of Broadway shows increasing every year, Audible …
The possibilities for horror are endless…even when you only have two sentences to terrify your readers. Lucky for you, here’s five more creepy and disturbing horror stories that only take a few sentences to read. Image via the impact news 1. My wife woke me up last night to tell me there was an intruder in our house. She was murdered by an intruder two years ago. — The_D_String 2. The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock at the door. — Scry67 3. After working a hard day …
Whether you are a fan of the royal family or not, you cannot help but want to know the inner workings of what goes on behind castle walls and sky high gates scattered with armed guards. The life of a royal remains elusive and secretive, but for the first time, the public will get an insight into the Queen herself from her right hand woman. Angela Kelly has worked with the Queen for 25 years. She began as her Senior Dresser and now holds the new position, Personal Advisor, Curator and In-house Designer. This is the first time …
