If you’re tapped into the indie publishing world, you may have heard last week about the dissolution of cornerstone Catapult Books. After 10 years of helping emerging writers find footing in a turbulent literary ecosystem, Catapult announced it would cease operations by the end of the month. Neither current employees nor the union, the Catapult
(L to R) John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell in ‘Wild Horse Nine’. Photo by Searchlight Pictures/Diego Araya Corvalán, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2026 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved. In theaters on November 6th is ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ which stars Sam Rockwell (‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’) and John Malkovich (‘Opus’). Wild Horse Nine “Sometimes
Photo of Wideman and Trethewey credit: Beowulf Sheehan and Jasmina Tomic The following is an edited transcript of Natasha Trethewey’s remarks at the second annual Harper’s Magazine Awards Ceremony, where John Edgar Wideman was honored with the Lewis H. Lapham Award for Literary Excellence. The ceremony was held on Monday, October 26, 2026, at the
Baked by Melissa is rolling out bite-size cupcake liners, pans and at-home baking kits in Target stores. Source: Baked by Melissa Baked by Melissa will enter the at-home baking aisle in Target stores as the retailer tries to persuade shoppers to spend more at its locations this holiday season. As of Sunday, Target is exclusively
Sioux City, Iowa — Democratic Senate hopeful Josh Turek waswith former Sen. Tom Harkin in a driveway in a small Western Iowa town when the former senator pulled out his phone to show the candidate something. “Oh my God,” Turek said as he leaned over to glance at Harkin’s phone, which appeared to show the
Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have discovered an unusual bacterial immune system that operates in almost the opposite way of previously known defenses. The surprising mechanism allows bacteria to activate a deadly self-destruct process when viruses attack, potentially offering new ideas for developing medical treatments and gene-editing technologies. The findings, published in Molecular Cell, reveal how
November 20 Bodywash: Laughing at Noise [Light Organ] Julianna Barwick / Mary Lattimore: Threshold (OST) [Florid / Blue Pool] Lambchop: Demoed [Merge] R.E.M.: Reveal (25th Anniversary Edition) [Craft] Sebadoh: Harmacy (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition) [Sup Pop] Various Artists: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album [Atlantic / Rock Star] November 27 Agriculture: The Spiritual Sound, Live
Netflix has nabbed the Indigenous feature documentary Ceremony after a SXSW world premiere. Director Bianchi Hanuse’s film will land on the streamer in 2027 after winning awards at SXSW, Hot Docs and the Sydney Film Festival. Ceremony centers on British Columbia’s Nuxalk Nation as it looks to restore the local population of ooligan fish, whose
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a criminal complaint against a pair of former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress during its investigation of Hunter Biden, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui found the government had failed to show probable cause that Nikki Floris and Bradley
A small, circular hole in a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal shoulder blade may reveal one of the earliest known cases of deadly violence involving a wooden spear. The remarkable discovery, made in a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, suggests that the individual was struck by a sharpened wooden weapon that passed through the chest, potentially in a deliberate
Moviefone’s 2026 winter preview. With only two months left in 2026, there are still several big studio movies and awards contenders opening before the end of the year! From highly anticipated sequels like ‘Avengers: Doomsday‘ and ‘Dune: Part Three‘, to animated movies like ‘The Cat in the Hat‘ and ‘Ray Gunn‘, horror movies such as
I Might Sleep With My Neighbor, If She Isn’t My Half-Sister Sophia Veltfort Share article An excerpt from This Vital Absence by Sophia Veltfort Every few weeks, Dean posted a new video about famous musicians he’d known in his prime. Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd. He sat in a black mesh chair in what
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In1890, Moa Martinson is born. How A Working Mother, Agnes Owens’s novel of the Scottish working class, reveals “the surrealness of everyday life.” | Lit Hub Criticism Caroline Carlson recommends great children’s books coming in November by Neil Sharpson, Avi Steinberg, Gideon Sterer and more. | Lit Hub
Mighty Hoopla has announced a stellar line-up for its upcoming 10th anniversary edition, with names on the bill including Robyn, Pussycat Dolls, Kelis, Bebe Rexha and more. The huge UK pop festival is set to return to Brockwell Park in London next summer, celebrating a milestone 10 years since it launched in 2017. Over the
This is the sweet spot of fall dressing. The days are cool, the evenings are getting downright chilly and you can finally start layering without having to fully bundle up. Which brings us to one of the most useful pieces a guy can own: the shirt jacket. Heavier than your typical button-down but less cumbersome
Scientists have uncovered an unexpected way certain metals can withstand extreme cold without becoming dangerously brittle. The discovery challenges long-standing ideas about how metals behave at extremely low temperatures and could help engineers develop tougher materials for some of the harshest environments imaginable. The findings, published October 14 in Nature, reveal a previously unknown microscopic
A business jet with nine people aboard nose-dived and crashed near homes in Palm Beach County, Florida, Sunday afternoon, killing everyone on board, officials said. No one on the ground was injured, Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters at a news conference. Approximately 600 people were evacuated from the crash site near a mobile home park
As the wise Phoebe Bridgers once said, it’s Halloween and we can be anything. This year, the music world had plenty of different ideas for how to mark the spookiest day of the season, which coincided with the end of Daylight Savings time. So don’t cry because the sun sets at 5:00 P.M. now. Smile