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Watership Down book cover next to movie cover, both showing single rabbit against sunset.
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The book or the movie? An eternal question always likely to instigate some lively debate, although most folks will probably side more often with the book. And every now and then they’re definitely both worth heralding, which is the case here.
A man holding an umbrella.
David Sedaris is set to visit Music City next week. Before he comes, here are a few of his essays and collections I consider "Required Reading."
Ryan Reynolds pulls open his white dress shirt and black suit to reveal the red Deadpool superhero costume underneath.
To get ready for the upcoming release of Deadpool 2: The Search for More Money*, we're looking back at the movie career of Deadpool himself, Mr. Ryan Reynolds.
Book cover for an illustrated book called Island Born showing a drawing of a small girl with dark hair piled on the top of hear head.
Published on March 13, Junot Díaz´s long awaited first book for children is a love letter to the children-both young and old- who carry in themselves the memories of the places that have shaped them and their communities.
Japanese poster for My Neighbor Totoro, showing Satsuki with a red umbrella standing next to Totoro at a rainy bus stop.
I’ve been wrong about a lot of things. The first time I used the internet I typed “X-Men” into a search engine and, finding the results unsatisfactory, said, “This will never catch on.”