Stories Converge In A Flooded 'Bangkok'

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  812 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Bangkok Wakes to Rain By Pitchaya Sudbanthad Purchase BookPurchase close overlay Buy Featured Book TitleBangkok Wakes to RainAuthorPitchaya Sudbanthad Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Amazon Independent Bookstores Pitchaya Sudbanthad's novel, Bangkok Wakes to Rain, opens with a woman of indeterminate age ("She is a child or a few thousand years old. Would it ever matter?") approaching "the building she thinks of as home." She enters the building's lobby, contemplates taking the elevator upstairs to see her parents, but she's suddenly hit with an unsettling feeling, and leaves. [Read More]

T.I.'s Sister Precious Harris Dead At 66

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  295 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

T.I.'s older sister, Precious Harris, has died ... according to her daughter. Precious died Friday, just over a week after getting in a super serious car accident in Atlanta. Her daughter shared a tribute to her mom, saying ... "From my bestfriend on earth to My beautiful angel in heaven." She added ... "I love you so much. I’m so heartbroken but the way you looked so @ peace this past week has confirmed that you are resting. [Read More]

Broadway Review: First Date

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  909 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Enjoyably modest musical is buoyed by strong perfs from Zachary Levi, Krysta Rodriguez “First Date,” a romantic musical comedy about the horrors, humiliations and occasional happy surprises of blind dates, is cute (but not too cute) and sweet (but not too sweet).  So, indications are that this appealing show will do well (but not too well) on Gotham’s Main Stem, despite having come out of nowhere and been assembled by no one you’ve heard of. [Read More]

Gigi Hadid Clarifies Comment to Rihanna After Fans Speculate Singer Is Having Twins

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  229 words  |  Martina Birk

Whoops! Gigi Hadid accidentally caused quite a stir last week while congratulating Rihanna on her pregnancy news. The 26-year-old model and mom took to the comments section on RiRi's pregnancy post, writing, "😭three angels 💘." Fans immediately went wild, speculating that Hadid's comment meant that Rihanna was expecting twins with her man, A$AP Rocky.  Several days later, Hadid realized the misunderstanding and replied to the comment with a crying/laughing emoji, writing, " [Read More]

Marc Jacobs defends himself in dreadlocks-on-catwalk row | Marc Jacobs

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  534 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Irina Shayk, Gigi Hadid, and Karlie Kloss in the Marc Jacobs show in New York. ‘I don’t see colour or race – I see people,’ the designer said. Photograph: Sam Deitch/BFA/REX/ShutterstockIrina Shayk, Gigi Hadid, and Karlie Kloss in the Marc Jacobs show in New York. ‘I don’t see colour or race – I see people,’ the designer said. Photograph: Sam Deitch/BFA/REX/ShutterstockMarc Jacobs This article is more than 7 years oldMarc Jacobs defends himself in dreadlocks-on-catwalk rowThis article is more than 7 years oldThe designer says he ‘does not see colour’ after being accused of racial insensitivity for having mainly white models wear dreadlocks [Read More]

Saltburn Is Now Streaming on Prime Video

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  798 words  |  Larita Shotwell

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. You don’t have t wait until summer vacation to escape to Saltburn. [Read More]

18 Secrets of Something Borrowed

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  193 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

As for Greenfield, he proposed to actress Sarah Baldwin, who had a part in the film, "right after the shoot," he shared, Baldwin returning to Manhattan's upscale Amsale boutique to pick out her dress, the same spot where Darcy selected a $12,900 drop-waist stunner. When the couple wed in Cabo San Lucas, Colin Egglesfield (who played sexy lawyer Dex, Darcy and Rachel's shared love interest) was on the guest list, as was Molly Smith, who helmed the project with producing partner Hilary Swank. [Read More]

Belinda Carlisle: I wouldnt take back the drugs, but there are a few boyfriends I would edit o

 Posted on August 27, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  701 words  |  Aldo Pusey

The Q&ALife and styleThe Go-Go’s singer on admiring Pamela Anderson, being told she sings like a goat and choosing sex over fame Born in California, Belinda Carlisle, 64, played drums in the punk band Germs. In 1978 she co-formed the Go-Go’s, which became the first all-female band who wrote their own songs and played their instruments to have a US No 1 album with their 1981 debut, Beauty and the Beat. [Read More]