THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1945, French novelist Colette is the first woman admitted to the Académie Goncourt. Omer Aziz examines parallel spectacles of fascism in Nazi Germany and present-day America. | Lit Hub History On Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, and the American prose and poetry renaissance of the 1850s. | Lit Hub…
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When Yeltsin appointed Putin prime minister, scarcely one in four Russians had heard of him. “It was easy to project any and all hopes and interests onto him,” Fishman writes. Some, including Nemtsov, initially believed that he would stay the course, toward Europe and the West. Many more viewed Putin through the prism of national…
The existential therapist Emmy van Deurzen moved to the UK inspired by RD Laing, the Scottish anti-psychiatrist who said insanity is a “perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world”. It was 1977 and Van Deurzen, who is Dutch and had studied philosophy and psychology in France, found work with the Arbours Association in London, a therapeutic…
Post Malone has pushed back the opening stretch of his Big Ass Stadium Tour with Jelly Roll, canceling the first several dates as he works to complete his upcoming album. Explore See latest videos, charts and news In a message shared with fans, Malone said the decision came after reassessing the timeline between his live…
The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is in “unfathomable pain” and is pushing back on rumors after prosecutors laid out a chilling account this week of how the 14-year-old California girl was allegedly murdered and dismembered by platinum-selling singer D4vd. In a statement Friday, Celeste’s father, Jesus Rivas, flatly rejected online speculation that the musician…
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It’s taken 20 years for The Devil Wears Prada 2 to make its way to screens, but a third film might be a closer possibility. Directed by David Frankel, the comedy sequel picks up as Andy Sachs returns to Runway magazine as a senior editor, alongside Miranda and Nigel Kipling. Her former colleague Emily, meanwhile,…
Britney Spears was charged on Thursday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, a misdemeanor, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said. The criminal complaint did not specify the type of drug that prosecutors say Ms. Spears had taken, and a spokesman for the district attorney’s office would not provide details. Ms. Spears…
