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Harry Potter Profits Funding Anti-Trans Organization as J.K. Rowling Launches 'Women's Fund'

Author J.K. Rowling is using her earnings from the Harry Potter franchise to found an anti-trans organization focused on "fighting to retain women's sex-based rights in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces."

Latin Times

Netflix’s new mystery movie with Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren gets first trailer — and it looks like charming chaos

Netflix just dropped the first trailer for its hilariously fun mystery movie “The Thursday Murder Club,” and it already looks like a summer must-watch.

Tom’s Guide

Setting the Wayback Machine to 1995: "Cheap Speech and What It Will Do": Books, Magazines, and Newspapers: How the New Media Will Change What Is Available

[This is an excerpt from my 1995 Yale Law Journal article "Cheap Speech and What It Will Do," written for a… The post Setting the Wayback Machine to 1995: "Cheap Speech and What It Will Do": Books, Magazines, and Newspapers: How the New Media Will Change What Is Available appeared…

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'Women of this age can be rude and silly and supportive - all the complexities are still happening' - Jojo Moyes says most women she knows are 'holding up the sky'

Jojo Moyes has spoken out about the 'emotional and physical burden' the sandwich generation face and how it inspired her latest book.

Woman & Home

Kenyans mourn African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Kenyans are reminiscing about the work of author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who died Wednesday in the U.S. They recall Ngũgĩ’s criticism of an autocratic administration, leading to his arrest and imprisonment in the 1970s

The Independent UK

Kataraina by Becky Manawatu review – a generous and masterful novel

Both a sequel and prequel to the Māori and Pākehā author’s acclaimed debut, Auē, Kataraina is filled with heart-achingly beautiful vignettes

The Guardian - AU

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino audiobook review – from the South Bronx to Hollywood

The actor warmly narrates this intimate account of his rise to stardom, from the traumas that shaped his childhood to the epiphany that would lead to his glittering career

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Marriage Material review – cornershop comedy with a cardi-and-trousers charm

Great 1970s costumes, bubbling performances and an elegant set tee up this adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera’s novel about a Sikh family facing Enoch Powell-era racism

The Guardian - UK

'Towering giant of Kenyan letters' author Ngugi wa Thiong'o dies aged 87

Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o has died, his daughter announced on Wednesday evening. With his focus on post-colonial identity, he was considered one of East Africa's greatest literary figures.

Radio France Internationale

Marriage Material at the Lyric Hammersmith review: a raucously funny and often moving family saga

4/5 Even when it stretches plausibility – those wigs! – this sprawling immigrant aspiration story is a pleasure to watch

Evening Standard

Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle review – what exactly is ‘clairgustance’?

A chef can taste the favourite foods of the departed, in this debut mash-up of satire, ghost story and slushy romance

The Guardian - UK

Acclaimed Kenyan writer and dissident, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, dies at 87

Ngugi’s work critiqued both British colonialism in Kenya and postcolonial Kenyan society.

Al Jazeera

The Better Sister review – Jessica Biel’s glossy thriller is full of gorgeous interiors … and death

This sleekly entertaining whodunnit is a schadenfreude-packed take on streaming’s favourite theme: watching sexy, successful people suffering terrible misfortune

The Guardian - UK

Why do so many Americans join the Israeli military?

Tens of thousands of Americans serve in the country’s ranks amid genocide, investing in and propagating occupation

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Dept Q is a gut-clenchingly tense ride that will have you gripped

3/5 Matthew Goode is a brilliant ‘defective detective’ in new ‘Slow Horses’-esque thriller

International Business Times UK

Who Is Freddie Mercury's Alleged Secret Daughter? 48-Year-Old 'B' Reveals He Was a 'Devoted Father'

A new biography claims Freddie Mercury had a secret daughter, now 48, who shared a close relationship with him and holds 17 of his personal journals.

The Independent UK

Tots and Tales: Sonic partners with authors for new summer menu items

Sonic's new Sweet Topped Lemonades come in three flavors: Classic, Strawberry, and Blueberry Lavender Lemonades, each topped with sweet cold foam.

Marie Claire

King Charles Talked a "Daunted" Prince William Out of One Decision That Could Have Changed the Monarchy Forever

William nearly made a huge move in his twenties.

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Kathy Lette: ‘I was told nobody wants to read about middle-aged women’

Bestselling Australian author said she was told by an agent that middle-aged women weren’t ‘sexy’

Woman & Home

"Writing our books was a dream come true – here’s how we did it"

We speak to three authors about writing in bed, while their babies slept or while juggling work as a busy GP…

Total Film

Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin hits back at demands he finish the next book: "You don't care about anything but Winds of Winter. You've told me so often enough"

George R.R. Martin knows you want The Winds of Winter

The Guardian - UK

‘Infused with the fire born of resistance’: the magic of the Calabash literary festival

Marlon James, Ian McEwan and Sheryl Lee Ralph lit up the Jamaican book event, celebrating the small island’s gargantuan cultural footprint with readings, discussions and DJs

Marie Claire

Exclusive: Etiquette Expert Shares How William and Kate "Bridge the Gap" Between "Stuffy" Royal Protocol and Today's World

William Hanson tells 'Marie Claire' how the next generation is reinventing the Royal Family.

Guitar World

“Trying to impress works great on socials, but you catch people by the emotions. A flashy solo still needs to end with a beautiful note”: Dirty amps, unplayable tunings and a DIY plugin build – this is the story of Novelists’ remarkable rebirth

After years of identity struggles, the French progressive metalcore band have redefined themselves and, in their fifth album, created one of modern metal’s brightest statements

The Guardian - UK

Angela Lemaire obituary

Other lives: Printmaker, painter, wood engraver and writer who lived and worked in Jedburgh

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