Home Entertainment Guide June 2026: Hoppers, Crime 101, The Mastermind, More
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming include a Pixar original, a few of our best movies of the year so far, and Arrow editions of Audition and Wake in Fright.
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Sapphic Speculative Fiction Is Inventing New Futures
The future is lesbian, or at least it can be in sapphic speculative fiction. Part of the power of speculative fiction is that it allows marginalized people to imagine worlds in which our dreams are front and center, a landscape that takes what is and reimagines it into what could be. As a nonbinary lesbian…
Book Review: ‘The Midnight Special,’ by Colin Asher
“The Midnight Special” offers an unconventional cultural history with profiles of five artists influenced by the carceral system.
International Freak by M Syd Rosen review – the British Timothy Leary
Robin Farquharson was a prize-winning game theorist, anti-apartheid activist and countercultural chaos merchantEven as an undergraduate, Robin Farquharson was famous for being erratic. He provoked anxiety and goodwill in equal measure. His aim in life, according to an anonymous writer in an Oxford student newspaper, was “to become a contradiction in terms. Since last October, he has been…
Publishing Pride 2026: Lee Wind
www.publishersweekly.com **Publishing Pride 2026: Lee Wind Champions LGBTQ+ Representation in the Book Industry** *By [Your Name]* *Date: [Insert Date]* In an era where diversity and inclusion remain at the forefront of cultural discourse, the publishing […]
Bow Wow: Tiny Desk Concert
Bow Wow’s transformation from child star to well-rounded entertainer serves as a blueprint for longevity. The rapper blazes through fresh takes of back-to-back hits.
John Oliver on redistricting: ‘Putting a thumb on the scale of who gets elected’
The host discussed recent limits to the Voting Rights Act and Trump’s efforts to dissolve majority black districtsOn Sunday night’s episode of his HBO show, John Oliver focused on the fight over redistricting that has been “raging” across the US as the midterms approach later this year.In Texas, Republicans currently hold 25 out of 38…
Pharrell Williams Debuts Collaborations With Quavo, Lil Baby, Angelique Kidjo at Louis Vuitton Show
The fashion brand’s Menswear Spring-Summer 2027 show took place on Tuesday at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
‘A Total Dream Come True’: Olivia Rodrigo Discusses Warm Welcome for ‘You Seem Pretty Sad’
“I’ve had the happiest week ever. It feels so amazing to have this record out in the world,” she tells Nova 96.9’s Ricki-Lee & Tim.
I’ve seen Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard 20 times – and it blossoms when tended by the British | Michael Billington
Helen Hunt and Kristin Scott Thomas are leading revivals of the Russian classic whose blend of comedy and tragedy is baked into our own dramatic heritageWhat kind of play is The Cherry Orchard? As a new production starring Helen Hunt and Kenneth Branagh beckons in Stratford, I am reminded that it is a question people…