Queen of Genovia, Julie Andrews, Publishing Second Memoir This Fall

Queen of Genovia, Julie Andrews, Publishing Second Memoir This Fall

Julie Andrews has stolen our hearts as more than one beloved character: Mary Poppins, Maria, the Queen of Genovia, to name, just a few. She’s captivated us in each of her on-screen performances, and in April 2008 she did it again in her memoir Home: A Memoir of My Early Years. Lucky for us, she will get yet another chance to wow us when the sequel releases on October 15th.   image via hello magazine The upcoming Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years will be published with Hachette books and will be co-written by Andrews’ daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton. Home, which chronicled Andrews’ …

Everything We Know About the ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel

Everything We Know About the ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel

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It’s been common knowledge that HBO would be working on a prequel series for Game of Thrones since the seventh season came to an end. It’s no surprise considering George R.R. Martin has been writing prequel stories, in-between books, and pretty much anything except the final two books of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. That’s not to say we aren’t excited for any prequels HBO throws our way.   image via cbs It’s conjectured that there are five prequels set to be produced by HBO with a different writer for each. Currently, there is one under production which George R.R. …

‘The Last of the Starks’ Recap *Spoilers Ahead*

‘The Last of the Starks’ Recap *Spoilers Ahead*

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There’s a lot that I loved about this episode, and there was a lot that made me super angry for some of these characters. At some points the writing seemed like genius set ups for the rest of the season, and at others it felt like pure laziness. Let’s hop right on in.   image via inverse The episode opens with a funeral for the dead. We get the chance to finally mourn the fallen before moving on to the final battle phase of the season. True to form, Jon Snow gives a really moving speech that can reduce anyone …

‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Have 1 Major Complaint About Last Night’s Episode

‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Have 1 Major Complaint About Last Night’s Episode

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Last night was the ‘Battle of Winterfell’. This is the battle producers and fans have been hyping up since last year when they began to build the set of Winterfell instead of using green screens. The threat of the Night King has been building up since the very first episode when a wight tries to kill two men of the Night’s Watch. People have been waiting for the battle between the living and the dead for years, and for some, well many, they have some legitimate complaints. Tread lightly, spoilers ahead for those of you who haven’t watched last night’s …

San Diego Chefs Whip Up Literary Inspired Dishes

San Diego Chefs Whip Up Literary Inspired Dishes

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Ever wanted to eat what your favorite characters are eating in the books? Well, San Diego chefs are making that a possibility with a Eat. Read. Drink. program. The program has been running for ten years now, and each year ticket sales support the San Diego Council on Literacy, which is a no-cost literacy program. This year’s even will be hosted on Thursday, April 25th, from 6 to 830 p.m. at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. Each year chefs try to recreate meals and recipes from favorite books. In the past chefs have created dishes inspired by classics …