In recent years, the Oxford English Dictionary has been the center of of linguistic controversy, due to their unconventional additions to the compendium. For example, in 2015 the OED announced that the recipient of their coveted ‘Word of The Year’ title was the ‘Face With Tears of Joy’ emoji. Image via CNN Oxford stated that the emoji was chosen, because it was the ‘word’ that “best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015,” though it wasn’t met without opposition. Today’s controversy, however, is being received much more positively. OED released a list of all the …
Earlier today Entertainment Weekly reported that Julie Andrews, known as the iconic leading lady in both Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, will voice the audiobook version of her forthcoming memoir Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years. Image via Goodreads This isn’t Andrews’ first venture into the world of writing. Previously, the actress published Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, a work that explores her difficult upbringing and earliest experiences with performing. Home Work picks up where Home left off, in the 60’s, when Andrews was cast by Walt Disney as the “world’s most famous nanny.” …
The Turn of the Screw is a horror novella written by Henry James way back when in 1898 (a very good year for spooks). Today, a trailer for a film based on James’ work has been released, and fans can look forward to some good, old fashioned, spider-based scares. Image via Amazon On top of this, The Turning, as the movie is short-handedly titled, boasts an excellent cast. Mackenzie Davis, best known for her lead role in Black Mirror‘s “San Junipero,” plays a nanny looking after two young children who find themselves living in their uncle’s country home after the …
Earlier this year Netflix announced they would be releasing a show based on the classic work by Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham. Image Via AMazon Now, the star-studded cast list has been released, and fans of the book can start to shape their expectations. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt8Ydp2vibk] As it would be difficult to stretch such a short book into the 13 episode season that Netflix is releasing, several new characters have been written into the show alongside Seuss’ original Sam and (the now named) Guy. Image via Collider Green Eggs and Ham‘s cast is as follows: …
An alternative title for this article could be Rihanna Finds Another Way to Distract Us From the Fact That She Hasn’t Released New Music in Three Years. Kidding. I love Rihanna, I worship the ground she walks on, I’d let her murder my family if it would make her smile, and I’ll follow her all the way into the fiery depths of Hell. But now I don’t have to go to Hell to find her, I can just go to the bookstore! Rihanna is publishing, what she calls, a visual autobiography! Image via Rap-Up Rihanna is like Barbie. …
