![]() The trick is realizing those movies are there at all. Slowly but surely, they’ve built one of the biggest (and most random) horror streaming libraries. ![]() That said, Amazon subscribers have access to a wealth of riches, many of them hiding in plain sight. If you’ve been paying attention, then you know this is only compounded by the fact that the “browse” function on Amazon Video is completely and utterly broken. ![]() But we’ve never really experienced a library with just as much junk and treasure in it as the Amazon movie library. ![]() After drawing up huge rankings of the best horror movies on Netflix and the best horror movies on Hulu, it’s safe to say we’ve gotten used to the challenge of diving through the refuse of a streaming service and searching for the gems. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The winter of 1991, in London: the now-famous portrait of the three sisters features in a major retrospective. But is Maisie's description of a summer idyll all it seems? This is the summer when the three sisters' lives will irrevocably, and terribly, change. Maisie embarks on a portrait of her own: she begins an account of her family and of her village friend Daniel Nunn, a young man she idolises, whom she watches over the chasm of a class divide. The summer of 1967, at a decaying house in the heart of Suffolk: an artist is painting a portrait of thirteen-year-old Maisie and her elder sisters, beautiful Julia and bookish Finn. I live in a maze of unknowing - Maisie's maze - and I hate it. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo If I didn't spy, I'd be in the dark eternally. ![]() ![]() ![]() Caught between the lifestyle she’s always known and the future she’s only just realized is possible, Mary Jane will arrive at September with a new idea about what she wants out of life, and what kind of person she’s going to be.Ī nostalgic trip into the 1970’s, MARY JANE is a timeless coming of age story about finding yourself, all wrapped up with lots of humour, a dash of teenage rebellion and plenty of rock and roll. Over the course of the summer, Mary Jane introduces her new household to crisply ironed clothes and a family dinner schedule and has a front-row seat to a liberal world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll (not to mention group therapy). A week after Mary Jane starts, the rock star and his movie star wife-Jimmy and Sheba-move in. And even more troublesome (were Mary Jane’s mother to know, which she does not): the doctor is a psychiatrist who has cleared his summer for one important job-helping a famous rock star dry out. The Cone house may look respectable on the outside, but inside it’s a literal and figurative mess: clutter on every surface, Impeachment: Now More Than Ever bumper stickers on the doors, cereal and takeaway for dinner. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when his father and three half brothers in line for the throne are killed in an 'accident,' he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir. ![]() Amid the swirl of plots to depose him, offers of arranged marriages, and the spectre of the unknown conspirators who lurk in the shadows, he must quickly adjust to life as the Goblin Emperor. The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. Surrounded by sycophants eager to curry favour with the naive new emperor, and overwhelmed by the burdens of his new life, he can trust nobody. ![]() Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment. ![]() But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an "accident," he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir. Katherine Addison, author of The Goblin Emperor, returns with The Angel of the Crows, a fantasy novel of alternate 1880s London, where killers stalk the night and the ultimate power is naming. Maia, the youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. 14.39 33 Used from 2.16 31 New from 9.20. "Challenging, invigorating, and unique." - Scott Lynch, bestselling author of The Lies of Locke Lamora ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many feminists denounce industries such as the sex industry as examples of misogynistic exploitation. Feminist criticism of sexual exploitation and the sex industry Anti-pornography feminists were excluded from the events' planning committee, so they staged rallies outside the conference to show their disdain. One of the more significant clashes between the pro-sex and anti-pornography feminists occurred at the 1982 Barnard Conference on Sexuality. The two sides included anti-pornography feminists and sex-positive feminists. The feminist sex wars are sometimes viewed as part of the division that led to the end of the second-wave feminist era and the beginning of third-wave feminism. The debate pitted anti-pornography feminism against sex-positive feminism, and the feminist movement was deeply divided as a result. ![]() The sides were characterized by anti-porn and pro-sex groups with disagreements regarding sexuality, sexual representation, pornography, sadomasochism, the role of trans women in the lesbian community, and other sexual issues. The feminist sex wars and lesbian sex wars, or simply the sex wars or porn wars, were acrimonious debates amongst feminists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The first derives from the notion of a master narrative, one from which all other stories take root. ![]() And it is, almost. Beyond its literal definition as “ the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest,” the title contains at least two metaphorical meanings. Given my background, Richard Powers’s The Overstoryseems like the perfect novel for me. If I stick around a while longer, I tell myself, at least no one will come cut these beauties down. Now that I’m a man––entrusted not just with enjoyment of the land but its stewardship––these same trees populate my shortlist of reasons to keep living on my worst days. It’s no exaggeration to say that these majestic beings were my companions and castles, brimming with all the mysterious life-energy a boy’s imagination could ever need. My body-mind came of age amidst giant Redwoods and Douglas Firs, many of which grace my family’s six-acre parcel. I grew up and still reside in Humboldt County, California. ![]() ![]() ![]() The two appear to have been friends when they were younger, before Row manipulated the Fetch into unwittingly causing Jonathan Tear's death. They have a conversation where the Fetch reveals that he has found the royal crown, and Row reveals the Fetch's real name: Gavin. Now, as the suspenseful endgame begins, the fate of Queen Kelsea-and the Tearling itself-will finally be revealed. But the Mace will not rest until he and his men rescue their sovereign, imprisoned in Mortmesne. To protect her people from a devastating invasion, Kelsea did the unthinkable-she gave herself and her magical sapphires to her enemy-and named the Mace, the trusted head of her personal guards, Regent in her place. In her quest to end corruption and restore justice, she has made many enemies-including the evil Red Queen, her fiercest rival, who has set her armies against the Tear. ![]() As she has come into her own as the Queen of the Tearling, the headstrong, visionary leader has also transformed her realm. ![]() In less than a year, Kelsea Glynn has transformed from a gawky teenager into a powerful monarch. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Although the party has won every statewide election for a quarter-century and has controlled both houses of the Legislature since 2003, it has deep underlying fissures, many of them exacerbated by Trump’s rise and influence.įew attorneys general have been as prominent as Paxton, who made a career of suing the Obama and Biden administrations. ![]() The vote revealed substantial divisions within the Republican Party of Texas - the largest, richest and most powerful state GOP party in the United States. The stunning vote came two days after an investigative committee unveiled the articles - and two days before the close of a biennial legislative session that saw significant right-wing victories, including a ban on transgender health care for minors and new restrictions on public universities’ diversity efforts. The vote to adopt the 20 articles of impeachment was 121-23. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.ĭefying a last-minute appeal by former President Donald Trump, the Texas House voted overwhelmingly Saturday to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, suspending him from office over allegations of misconduct that included bribery and abuse of office. ![]() ![]() ![]() Also, when I talk to journalists I use a pretty hardcore bluetooth headset. The Moto G is just okay, sorta slow and lumpy compared to the Nexus. I fucking love that Nexus 5 I've had the screen replaced twice. My personal phone is a Nexus 5 my journalists-are-calling-me phone is a Moto G. The screen is cracked by now, the keyboard magnet not perfectly reliable, and does occasionally just shut off sometimes, but it's part of my soul. I was distraught and helpless and he went out and came back and handed me this small, fast, simple thing, and I've loved it ever since. My marital euphemism brought it home one day when, as I was in the middle of writing the book, my laptop (a horrible Dell) suddenly died. Most recently I wrote a book called Come as You Are, and these days I'm traveling all around, talking about the book, teaching about the science of sex, and generally trying to make the world a better place for people who have genitals. Point of pride: I have the lowest Erdős number of any sex educator in the world. I'm Emily Nagoski, I'm a sex nerd - an educator, researcher, and writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dark assassins with mysterious motives conspire to settle the scores of an unknown client. Her mind is constantly returning to the verdant groves and sky-tall trees of Wildwood, where her friend Curtis still remains as a bandit-in-training.īut all is not well in that world. ![]() ![]() ![]() School holds no interest for her, and her new science teacher keeps getting on her case about her dismal test scores and daydreaming in class. In Under Wildwood, Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis reveal new dimensions of the epic fantasy-adventure series begun with the critically acclaimed, bestselling Wildwood.Įver since Prue McKeel returned home from the Impassable Wilderness after rescuing her brother from the malevolent Dowager Governess, life has been pretty dull. Each story is told from multiple points of view, and the books feature more than eighty illustrations, including six full-color plates, making them an absolutely gorgeous object. The books feel at once firmly steeped in the classics of children’s literature and completely fresh. The three books in the Wildwood Chronicles captivate readers with the wonder and thrill of a secret world within the landscape of a modern city. For fans of the Chronicles of Narnia comes the second book in the Wildwood Chronicles, the New York Times bestselling fantasy adventure series by Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of The Mysterious Benedict Society. ![]() |