Everything We Know So Far:After being in development at FX, Apple TV+ ordered it to series in August 2021 with LaKeith Stanfield set to executive produce and star.Cruella’sKelly Marcel is writing and executive producing andInsecure’sMelina Matsoukas is directing and executive producing. Chances...
Familiarity with Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy taleHørren/The Flaxenhances appreciation of Barbara Beisinghoff’sTau blau / Dew Blue. Andersen gives a voice to the plant that expresses its joy, pain, hope and observations at each stage of its blooming, being harvested, turned into linen an...
Since I’ve been writing this blog, this is the only long-running series I have really got into and stuck with over a number of years. The familiarity of the characters is now very comforting, even if Robin’s time at Chapman’s Farm involves some of the most sinister and disturbing ...
“Teenagers are morbid, and a lot of them – particularly in recent years, with podcasts and stuff – a lot of them make being into serial killers their entire personality. I just thought it was an affectation – there are a lot of very functional adult women with the same affectation.”...
Although the term obsessive compulsive disorder hadn’t come into widespread use at the time, the behavior not only shows the stress Robinson’s character feels in continually being forced to engage in duplicitous and exploitive practices but symbolizes his desperate attempts to cleanse his guilty ...
As expected, there’s a fair bit of celebrity name-dropping, but Tucci also gives great insight into how catering works on film sets and he now has the luxury of being able to choose projects based on where in the world they are shot and whether the food will be any good. He also ...
We're also scanning catalogues and highlighting interesting new history books being published that come to our attention. It's impossible to cover all aspects of history, so these choices inevitably reflect personal preferences and quirks, but do send us an email (sophie@fivebooks.com) if you ...
In his Nobel lecture, “The Solitude of Latin America,” García Márquez spoke of the violence and grotesque realities in Latin America caused bycolonialismand the struggle forsocial changeand self-determination; he noted theironyof these realities being denied by Europeans even as Latin American ...
A series of self-reflective poems allow readers to engage with topics like well-being, community service, family, and self-care. Other poems examine the world’s trappings that keep people from progressing personally and socially. As the collection continues, readers discover valuable poetic ...
Lou Gehrig being sworn in as New York City Parole Commissioner by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, 1939 Many of the boys in Lou’s charge were once tough characters. When they first came to see him, I thought we were being invaded by the Dead End Kids. But by the time Lou finished talking...