Entertainment
‘Lord of the Rings’ Owner Embracer Reports 10% Drop in Entertainment Sales, Blames Tolkien IP for ‘Lower Activity’ - Variety
Disney, Reliance Close Megadeal to Form Indian Entertainment Powerhouse - Hollywood Reporter
Ryan Reynolds confirms Taylor Swift’s role in his family - CNN
Bakery denies refusing Whoopi Goldberg’s birthday dessert order over political views: 'It was boiler issues' - Entertainment Weekly News
Greek Americans in Entertainment Honored by Elios Foundation - Greek Reporter
Disney stock surges on streaming growth, guidance - CNBC
Penske Entertainment purchases Long Beach Grand Prix - RACER
Penske Entertainment Acquires GP Association of Long Beach - INDYCAR
Music
Various Artists: Naya Beat, Vol. 2: South Asian Dance and Electronic Music 1988-1994 Album Review - Pitchfork
Study explores how brain waves reflect melody predictions while listening to music - Medical Xpress
Teenage Engineering’s new OP–XY makes me wish I had a bigger budget for music gear - The Verge
Dwight Yoakam, music’s biggest fan, sings the praises of his influences on ‘Brighter Days’ - Los Angeles Times
The Curious Case of Nora Holt, a Pioneer of Black Classical Music and Jazz - The New York Times
How R.E.M. Created Alternative Music - The New Yorker
Nintendo has launched a music app, seizing on the appeal of video game playlists - NPR
Apple debuts The Weeknd’s immersive music experience for Apple Vision Pro - Apple Newsroom
Hangout Revives a Lost Classic of Music Streaming’s Past - Billboard
Movie
Netflix’s Best New Movie Is A Surefire Oscar Contender - Forbes
Netflix’s Big Oscar Contender Is One of the Wildest Movies of the Year. It’s Also One of the Best. - Slate
Does Dwayne Johnson Holiday Movie ‘Red One’ Have A Post-Credits Scene? - Forbes
'Red One' review: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans embark on a joyless search for Santa - USA TODAY
For Christmas, Amazon gave us a knock-off Marvel movie - The A.V. Club
Connecticut Unveils the Nation’s First Christmas Movie Trail, Giving Holiday Fans a Chance to Experience the Magic Beyond the Screen - CT.gov
First-of-its-kind Christmas movie trail unveiled in Wethersfield - NBC Connecticut
First Christmas movie trail in the U.S. launches in Connecticut with Hallmark stars on hand - New Haven Register
What movie is being filmed in Cincinnati right now? These celebs might be spotted - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Celebrities
Full List of Celebrities Quitting X After Elon Musk Helps Trump Win - Newsweek
Celebrities need to stop writing children’s books: they’re woefully underqualified - The Guardian
Celebrities who say they’re leaving the U.S. after Trump’s election win - New York Daily News
Nanny Says Celebrity Jeweler Boss Threw Laundry at Her for Folding It Wrong as She Recounts Nightmare Job (Exclusive) - PEOPLE
10 celebrity-loved shoes to shop 2024 - TODAY
Famous birthdays list for today, November 14, 2024 includes celebrities Patrick Warburton, Olga Kurylenko - cleveland.com
‘Refresh and reveal’: Celebrities strip off for latest edition of star-studded Pirelli calendar - CNN
Scared celebs are paying alleged Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ victims to stay quiet, Ray J claims - New York Post
Why Taylor Swift’s and Beyoncé’s Endorsements Might Have Actually Backfired - Slate
Surprisingly kind celebrities: 15 stories from Harry Styles to Priyanka Chopra - HELLO!
Literature
Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color - The Conversation
Alexis Wright wins $60,000 Melbourne literature prize - The Guardian
Is this TikTok community ruining literature? - Al Jazeera English
Feeling despondent? So am I. Then I remembered, books can help. - The Washington Post
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means? - Nature.com
7 Books of Speculative Feminism Written by Women - Electric Literature
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins 2024 Booker Prize - CNN
Is the Twentieth-Century Novel a Genre? - The New Yorker
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2025 line-up includes Nobel Prize-winning author and local talent - The National