It is no easy feat to adapt a book like East of Eden, the seminal novel by American author John Steinbeck, who has penned such works as The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men. It is certainly an especially difficult task for creator, showrunner, and writer Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather Elia directed his own adaptation of the book in 1955, a condensed version of Steinbeck’s epic story. Netflix gives Kazan seven episodes to dive into the biblical tale, which takes place primarily in the Salinas Valley in Northern California after setting up its story in New England. Kazan’s…
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Too $hort I’ll Be at Diddy’s Welcome-Home Party!!! Published October 1, 2026 12:00 AM PDT Play video content Too $hort says Diddy shouldn’t be sitting behind bars … and when Puff finally gets out, he’s already got plans for the welcome-home bash. The rap legend joined “The TMZ Podcast” and told Towanda he’s not abandoning Diddy … proudly declaring, “I’m going to the Puff Daddy coming home party.” Play video content Too $hort says the one thing he does judge Diddy for is the hotel surveillance video showing him kicking Cassie … calling out Diddy’s violent behavior while separating it…
Peaches has shared the first-ever official remix of “Fuck the Pain Away,” her immortal banger that we recently named the greatest electroclash song of all time. The reworked version was created for Saber Interactive’s forthcoming video game Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival; it’s produced by Saber’s music director, Steve Molitz, and features a spoken-word voiceover by Doug Bradley, who played Pinhead in the original cult horror film series. Below, watch a very NSFW video that gives Barker’s movies a run for their money.“With this rework of the track, it frames my song in a darker, more twisted world,” Peaches said in…
Mira Kapoor is set to appear on Kareena Kapoor Khan’s talk show What Women Want, and the internet is already having a moment over it. After wrapping the shoot, Mira took to Instagram to share pictures from the sets, and the caption she wrote was as heartfelt as the collaboration itself. “What women want is to be themselves. Thank you @kareenakapoorkhan for being there for me and being the woman you are,” Mira wrote. Kareena didn’t take long to respond, commenting simply, “So glad you came, awesome.” Kareena also shared her own tribute on her Instagram story, posting a picture…
Filmmakers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley reveal more info about the timeline, tone, and characters of the new Star Trek movie they’re developing. Paramount Global announced a new Star Trek movie is in the works, with Goldstein and Daley writing to direct. At San Diego Comic-Con in July, the duo behind Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Game Night, and who wrote Spider-Man: Homecoming, said that their Star Trek movie will be set ambiguously “further” in the future. They are also drawing inspiration from a pair of classic Denzel Washington movies: Crimson Tide and Training Day. As reported by…
Christa Pike Still Alive After Two Attempted Lethal Injections Lawyers Say She’s ‘Snoring’ Published September 30, 2026 7:26 PM PDT Christa Pike is still alive after 2 attempted lethal injections in Tennessee. Around 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said “executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring” … her lawyers said in a federal court filing, according to NBC News. Pike was scheduled to be put to death Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Tennessee to carry out her execution … overturning a last-minute stay from a federal…
David Sylvian’s new album The Distance Between the Killer and the Killing has been a long time coming. The erstwhile Japan singer’s new LP, due February 27 on his new label NANOQ, compiles improvisational sessions recorded between 2012 and 2025 into a single, 46-minute instrumental. The original sessions saw Sylvian collaborate with an array of artists including Otomo Yoshihide, Jamie Drouin, Biliana Voutchkova, and one of his most consistent collaborators, the late Ryuichi Sakamoto.Although NANOQ bills Killer and the Killing as the official follow-up to Sylvian’s 2009 solo LP Manafon, he has shared a few reissues and compilations since then.…
This Dussehra in a hilarious twist, Yami Gautam will be taking on the avatar of a daayan as she enters her new home as a bride. This family-friendly entertainment will shoot your socks off in laughter as the brother-in-law with his curious instincts tries to persuade his family to believe him. To believe that Yami is in fact a daayan (witch). What unfolds is an endless pit of fun and laughter, each character bringing their own unique quirks and habits to build more chaos. Under the production of Amazon MGM Studios in association with Aanand L Rai, Nayyi Navelli is…
No one does thrillers quite like Titus Welliver. While other actors who frequent this genre present with pure, chaotic intensity, Welliver captures a different tone. There’s surety and confidence in everything he does, which means his own performances never get in the way of character nuance and development. Every character Welliver plays, whether they stand at the center of the film or series or support from the sidelines, is multidimensional, complex, and simply begging to be analyzed. Welliver began his acting career appearing in a variety of popular procedurals, including Matlock, L.A. Law, Beverly Hills, 90210, The X-Files, and more.…
Christa Pike Execution Back On The Books … After Supreme Court Loss Published September 30, 2026 5:31 PM PDT | Updated September 30, 2026 6:03 PM PDT Tennessee can move forward with convicted murderer Christa Pike’s execution, the Supreme Court has ruled. On Wednesday, the court decided to lift the stay of execution that had been ordered just an hour before her lethal injection. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented. Pike’s lawyers were trying to get her sentence changed to life in prison, arguing that her attorneys had failed to present her history of sexual abuse…