Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is to release a book of short stories entitled ‘Uncommon Type.’ The collection will be launched at Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival this year. Each of the stories explores the human condition and will contain the recurring motif of a typewriter. The Independent reported that the collection includes stories about a man fleeing civil war by immigrating to New York City, a woman adjusting to life after divorce, an actor enduring a whirlwind press junket, and the story of a billionaire eccentric and his assistant. Image Courtesy of Maestra Amanda’s World “I am delighted …
Ben Hawkey, Hot Pie from Game of Thrones has moved his on-screen baker persona to real life by starting an online bakery called ‘You Know Nothing, John Dough.’ Image Courtesy of Deliveroo In the show, Hot Pie is Arya’s friend who accompanies her on her way to the Wall, before finding work as a baker. When they part, he gifts Arya a loaf of bread shaped as a dire wolf which is exactly what Hawkey is selling! The loaves are made from whole wheat cornbread with orange zest and are best served slightly warm with soft butter. Our …
So, anyone who follows father of YA fiction John Green knows that he has some serious brand loyalty when it comes to Sharpie. In 2011, he used the famous pens to sign 150,000 copies of ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ and is currently signing 200,000 of his upcoming title ‘Turtles All the Way Down.’ He is also known for doing ‘Sharpie-Face’ which, as you might guess, involves him drawing on his face with Sharpies, usually while explaining current affairs. Finally, the glorious day has come and Sharpie have acknowledged Green’s loyalty by sending him 96 personalized pens. We’ve got …
It has come to light that Mafalda Weasley, Ron and co’s unpleasant cousin was supposed to be in Harry, Hermione, and Ron’s year in Hogwarts. She was, however, supposed to be sorted into Slytherin… The daughter of Molly Weasley’s second cousin, a stockbroker in the muggle world, Mafalda was supposed to be as academically brilliant as Hermione, sparking a rivalry between the two. She originally served the purpose that Rita Skeeter ultimately fulfilled, of leaking information surrounding the Goblet of Fire. Via Fanpop “Rita was always going to be in the book,” said Rowling, “but I built …
