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Farrah Moan meets Xtina

March 24, 2018, 1:23 pm
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Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, and Demi Lovato Perform at March for Our Lives

March 24, 2018, 1:37 pm
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Justice League Roundup!

March 24, 2018, 2:16 pm
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-While JL failed at the box office, it is shining (at the moment) on dvd/blu-ray! Dethroning Thor on the #1 spot on the sales chart.

-Fans have been pandering for a Snyder cut but it won't be happening.


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-JLD is getting rebooted, this time with WW taking over as the leader! (when was the last she was the leader of a team?)

-Characters such as Constantine are expected to show up. Detective Chimp, Zatanna, Man-Bat, Swamp Thing will make up the main team.

-Will be part of the New Justice, Justice League line where all the books are interconnected.

-Each time will have common ground inside the Hall of Justice where they have portals that lead to each branches HQs.

-The main JL book will operate solely out of the Hall of Justice.




-Starfire FINALLY gets to graduate from the Teen Titans where she joins Cyborg, Azrael, Jessica Cruz, and Darkseid (yes, Darkseid) as the travel the galaxy.

-Scott Snyder wanted to call the book Justice League:WTF but was shot down.




-The main JL book will feature the iconic animated series line up (except Barry will be The Flash) along with Cyborg and Aquaman making the cut.

-The Legion of Doom will make a comeback in the main JL title.


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I'm sad that Black Canary and Vixen won't make it into the new JL books.
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Celebrities Sign Open Letter Demanding Justice for Murder of Brazilian Politician Marielle Franco

March 24, 2018, 2:16 pm
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– Marielle Franco, 38-year old, openly gay Afro-brazillian Rio de Janero city council member of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), was killed last week in a drive by shooting, along with her driver Andrew Gomes. An outspoken politician and the only black female of Rio's city council, Marielle advocated for black rights, LGBT rights, women's rights, and often criticized police brutality and abuse, which many believed led to this political act of violence.
– Her death has set off mass mournings and protests in Brazil and a call for identifying her killers, which has reached around the globe. Celebrities including Ava Duvernay, Janelle Monae, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, Alfonso Cuaron and others have signed an open letter demanding justice. “We call for justice for Marielle Franco and the daughter and the partner she leaves behind, and for an end to the killings and criminalization of activists, government opponents and low-income people in Brazil,” the letter reads.
– More information on the killing: According to Globo TV, 9mm bullets were found with the bodies at the crime scene that belonged to batch UZZ-18, which was purchased by Military Police in 2006. They match bullet casings found at the scene of the Osasco Massacre, which killed 19 people in the São Paulo area in August 2015. Two cops and one municipal guard were convicted at the time.
– Marielle's sister Arielle Franco and Marielle's partner Monica Benicio recently asked the court to take down 40 videos on Youtube for misinformation and offenses to Marielle and her death, including linking her to criminal organizations. Put together, the 40 videos have gained more than 13 million views. Youtube has since determined it will take down 16 of those videos. In another incident, a website called Political Skepticism spreading rumors about Marielle got more than 360,000 shares on Facebook.
– Lots of misinformation about Marielle has been spread through news, headlines, and Facebook shares since her death.Judge Marilia Castro Neves of the Rio de Janero Court of Justice said on Facebook that councilwoman Marielle was [translated] "engaged with bad guys" in a response to another facebook post by attorney Paulo Nader, who said Franco was a "human rights fighter." Neves went on to say [translated],"The point is that Marielle was not just a 'fighter'; she was engaged with bandits! She was elected by the Red Command and failed to comply with commitments made with her supporters," she said, and also insinuated that the death of the councilwoman was a consequence of "collecting debts.""Anything else is mimimi of the left trying to add value to a corpse as common as any other." Alberto Fraga of the Democrat Party also shared misinformation on his Twitter page about Marielle being involved with criminal organizations before PSOL demanded he take it down.
– Members of the UN have demanded a “thorough, transparent and independent” investigation of what happened. PSOL has called for an unbiased investigation versus an internal one within the Military Police itself, while politicians opposed to this are called part of the "bancada da bula", or "bullet bench". More information below the cut.








25 year old law student Diego listed politicians who are on the "bullet bench", those are opposed to the PSOL wanting to investigate the militias, including mention of Darci Pompeo of the Democratic Labor Party:






Later on, Pompeo caught the attention of the thread and said Diego is pushing false information:

Then Intercept Brasil reporter Andrew Fishman dug into his actual record (30 tweet thread):







































ONTD, how are you and your communities dealing with the atermath? Let me know if I missed anything.

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Fast Food Chain Wendy's Just Dropped A Mixtape

March 24, 2018, 2:21 pm
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* The mixtape is called We Beefin?
* Queen Wendy takes shots are other fast food chains like McDonald's, Burger King, and Chicken Shake
* The tape ain't garbage.
* Wendy's isn't the first food brand to do this. In 2016 Hamburger Helper also dropped a mixtape called Watch the Stove which was pretty decent.





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Free For All Saturday

March 24, 2018, 4:00 pm
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Continue to make good choices this weekend!

Today is National Cocktail Day!


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What's your favorite alcoholic drink?
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Captain Marvel Movie Details Hint at Lashana Lynch’s Character

March 24, 2018, 5:30 pm
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The obvious choice amongst fans was that Marvel found their Monica Rambeau.
First details of who Lynch is expected to play : They described her as “the mother of a young child who would be a ‘contemporary’ of Carol Danvers.” 

if Lynch is playing this contemporary mother character, there’s a few options : 
- Salia Petrie, a fellow astronaut and friend of Carol Danvers in the comics.
- Marina Renner, whose daughter Kit is one of Captain Marvel’s biggest fans
- A new character for the film.
- she may be a Kree or Skrull.

Lynch is at least the third actress to be offered the role, it had been offered to another upcoming star before Wise. 
The first actress (the source can’t share her name) who passed on the role was Marvel Studios’ first choice and bears an absolutely uncanny resemblance to Rambeau.

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ONTD, who was Marvel's first choice ?
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Do you remember when The Killers were on The OC?

March 24, 2018, 5:30 pm
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-Season 2, episode 4 of The OC marked The Killers' debut at The Bait Shop
-The band played ‘Smile Like You Mean It,’ ‘Everything Will Be Alright,’ and ‘Mr. Brightside’
-Seth Cohen proclaimed that they were "awesome"
-Several bands went on to play at The Bait Shop, including Death Cab for Cutie and The Subways



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Black Panther is now the highest grossing superhero movie in the US

March 24, 2018, 5:31 pm
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• To date the film has grossed $630 million domestically, outgrossing former record holder The Avengers ($623 million)

• The film has grossed $1.2 billion globally and by the end of the weekend it's predicted to dethrone Iron Man 3 to become the third-highest grossing superhero movie behind The Avengers (1.5 billion) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.4 billion)

ontd, do think this movie can break a billion dollars domestically by the end of its theatrical run? will it stay number one at the box office until Infinity War comes out?

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Harper's Magazine Gets Flack for Full-Time, Unpaid Internships Amidst New Dept. of Labor Rules

March 24, 2018, 9:04 pm
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– Harper's Magazine is offering positions for unpaid, full-time three to five month internships in editorial and art positions. The application deadline for the summer program is April 1st for the former and May 1st for the latter.
– Before Jan. 8th, 2018, the legality of unpaid internships hinged on six critera supplied by the US Department of Labor, the strictest among them that there be no“immediate advantage from the activities of the intern.” Like the language is sort of ambiguously shitty and it still allowed for people to employ unpaid interns but it protected a lot of instances the new rules will allow.
– After Jan. 8th, 2018, the six criteria are now seven, and it's not required that an employer fulfill all of them like before. Now they're to be judged on a case by case basis, judging from how the employer fulfills (or doesn't) with each piece of criteria. Unpaid internship labor was already happening, but this is a huge win for employers againts their workers.
– Unpaid labor is a major building block of the news, media and publishing industries. Not only is unpaid labor allowed now, but paid writers have to compete to stay employed while massive layoffs continue. Nobody wins but those at the top.
– Naturally writers got pissed and talked about their experiences with internships and the publishing industry. Also, Slate writer Nicole Cliffe is offering to reimburse whoever gets the positions because this is the state we're at.

















ONTD, have you ever been a hostage to unpaid internships?
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Queen of heartbreak bops Toni Braxton releases video for 'Long as I live'

March 24, 2018, 9:06 pm
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Pacific Rim inspired the “Mako Mori test.” Uprising gives the character a far less inspiring arc.

March 24, 2018, 9:19 pm
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Spoilers for those who care:

  • One of the stand-outs from the first Pacific Rim was the character of Mako Mori, one of the film's two lead protagonists.

  • Inspired the "Mako Mori test"; "The Mako Mori test is passed if the movie has: a) at least one female character; b) who gets her own narrative arc; c) that is not about supporting a man’s story."

  • As one blogger wrote, "someone like Mako—a well-written Japanese woman who is informed by her culture without being solely defined by it, without being a racial stereotype, and gets to carry the film and have character development—almost NEVER comes along in mainstream Western media. And honestly—someone like her will probably not appear again for a very long time."

  • Despite all this, Mako only appears in the first act of 'Uprising' for a few scenes and is killed off to give John Boyega manpain so he can be motivated to fight the aliens.


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Elon Musk's Dad Has a Baby With His Stepdaughter: "It Was God's Plan & Elon Needs to Grow Up"

March 25, 2018, 12:55 am
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77-year-old Errol Musk says it was "God's plan" for him to have a baby with his 30-year-old stepdaughter. Errol married Jana Bezuidenhout's mother when Jana was only four years old, but after 18 years (and two more children of their own), they split. Now his and Jana's infant son is 10 months old and, although he made Jana take a DNA test to prove the boy was his, he now brags "She says I changed her life."

Elon is estranged from his wealthy emerald-mine owning father, of whom he spoke to Rolling Stone last year: “He was such a terrible human being. You have no idea how bad. Almost every crime you can possibly think of, he has done.”

Errol, who once shot and killed three men who he said were attempting to break into his house (it was ruled self-defense), complains of his adult children's collective reaction to the news of their new nephew/brother, saying they went "berserk" upon learning of it: “They think I’m getting senile and should go into an old age home, not have a life full of fun and a tiny baby."

Errol says now of his famous son “Elon needs to grow up. He needs to get over himself...He’s having a tantrum, like a spoilt child. He can’t have what he wants and now I am apparently an evil monster...He describes me as terrible. But there are many things he doesn’t know — the work I did to lessen the effects of apartheid for so many years.”

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Queen of Canada and Country pop, Shania Twain set to appear on Drag Race!!!

March 25, 2018, 1:03 am
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  • Shania is the only country star to appear as a guest judge on Drag Race

  • There will also be other big name guests on the show but like who cares THIS IS SHANIA MOTHERFUCKING TWAIN!!!!

  • other celebs include Kate Upton, Stephen Colbert, Andy Cohen

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R&B ladies post - Jhene Aiko, H.E.R. & Lionbabe

March 25, 2018, 6:20 am
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Jhene Aiko released two videos for 'Never Call Me' this week, one styled as her embodyinhg Izanami no mikoto and having a funeral for an ex's ego:





While the other shows a more laid back/neighborhood hanging out style:




For reasons that I can only guess are bizarre H.E.R. decided this week to release a video for a song from her first EP - not her second/current one - and continues to shroud herself in mystery for 'Focus':



Last but not least duo Lion Babe - consisting of Vanessa William's daughter Jillian Hervey and some dude Lucas Goodman - released a video for their chill track Honey Dew:







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Cardi B wants to know where her tax money is going

March 25, 2018, 7:42 am
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Cardi B posted a video on Instagram wondering where her tax dollars go. The video blew up, especially among conservatives trying to prove their movement's cultural relevance.

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Box Office Mojo: Black Panther finally upset by Pacific Rim Uprising

March 25, 2018, 8:38 am
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1NPacific Rim UprisingUni.$28,003,000-3,708-$7,552$28,003,000$1501
21Black PantherBV$16,658,000-37.5%3,370-464$4,943$630,916,236-6
33I Can Only ImagineRAtt.$13,837,495-19.1%2,253+624$6,142$38,316,986$72
4NSherlock GnomesPar.$10,600,000-3,662-$2,895$10,600,000$591
52Tomb RaiderWB$10,430,000-55.9%3,854-$2,706$41,748,108$942
64A Wrinkle in TimeBV$8,044,000-50.5%3,423-557$2,350$73,886,607-3
75Love, SimonFox$7,800,000-33.7%2,434+32$3,205$23,695,601$172
8NPaul, Apostle of ChristSony$5,000,000-1,473-$3,394$5,000,000$51
96Game NightWB (NL)$4,160,000-25.7%1,866-820$2,229$60,813,535$375
10NMidnight SunORF$4,119,000-2,173-$1,896$4,119,000-1
11NUnsaneBST$3,858,418-2,023-$1,907$3,858,418-1
127Peter RabbitSony$2,500,000-51.9%2,071-654$1,207$106,766,715$507
139Red SparrowFox$2,240,000-50.6%1,482-1,101$1,511$44,036,000$694
148Strangers: Prey at NightAviron$2,000,000-57.5%1,481-983$1,350$22,138,919-3
15NIsle Of DogsFoxS$1,570,000-27-$58,148$1,570,000-1
1610Death Wish (2018)MGM$1,243,000-63.1%1,304-1,372$953$32,641,122$304
1711AnnihilationPar.$900,000-48.1%478-609$1,883$31,418,405$405
1812Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleSony$850,000-47.6%1,022-534$832$401,668,450$9014
1914The Greatest ShowmanFox$680,000-40.0%478-259$1,423$170,928,688$8414
20137 Days in EntebbeFocus$655,000-58.9%836-2$783$2,921,065-2
2127The Leisure SeekerSPC$315,427+121.6%117+68$2,696$717,024-7
2218Fifty Shades FreedUni.$300,000-50.9%509-364$589$100,213,720$557
2316The Shape of WaterFoxS$250,000-68.5%236-522$1,059$63,278,065-17
2420ThoroughbredsFocus$160,000-67.2%117-447$1,368$2,744,720-3
2545FlowerOrch.$125,767+157.1%57+54$2,206$190,679-2
2615The Hurricane HeistENTMP$120,000-88.4%128-2,155$938$6,021,957$353
2724CocoBV$116,000-37.1%144-33$806$209,358,528-18
2822Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriFoxS$110,000-58.8%125-157$880$54,130,238-20
29NGetting GraceHann.$107,676-60-$1,795$107,676-1
3025Star Wars: The Last JediBV$107,000-38.8%150-61$713$619,972,809-15
3123A Fantastic WomanSPC$100,454-47.8%121-69$830$1,699,715-8
3244FoxtrotSPC$76,529+54.1%26+14$2,943$270,056-4
3329Call Me by Your NameSPC$69,713-42.7%61-57$1,143$17,883,887-18
3430I, TonyaNeon$63,715-47.6%102-58$625$29,883,719-16
3542WinchesterLGF$50,000-0.2%90-1$556$25,054,646-8
3640The Party (2017)RAtt.$47,930-20.4%70-10$685$677,064-6
3737Early ManLGF$44,000-36.6%126-18$349$8,239,955-6
3848ItzhakGreenwich$41,760+18.7%29+10$1,440$115,608-3
3917GringoSTX$40,000-93.9%117-2,197$342$4,942,545-3
4047Loveless (2018)SPC$31,799-33.2%46+3$691$445,186-6
4138Lady BirdA24$30,200-55.9%46-42$657$48,913,189-21
42NFinal PortraitSPC$28,214-3-$9,405$28,214-1
4341HostilesENTMP$25,000-51.7%50-52$500$29,759,047-14
44NIsmael's GhostMagn.$19,000-2-$9,500$19,000-1
4554The InsultCohen$18,359-8.2%11-3$1,669$964,758-11
4661Journey's EndGood Deed$14,250+20.8%9+7$1,583$30,035-2
4757Forever My GirlRAtt.$12,152-27.3%25-12$486$16,314,033$3.510
48NBack to BurgundyMBox$12,060-4-$3,015$12,060-1
4968Ramen HeadsFB$11,769+66.1%6+4$1,962$22,870-2
50NSummer in the ForestAbr.$8,660-1-$8,660$8,660-1
5169The Young Karl MarxOrch.$5,503-20.4%10+1$550$102,887-5
5276Faces PlacesCohen$2,011-62.8%8-4$251$941,626-25
53-King of Hearts (2018 re-release)Cohen$1,169-2-$585$14,460-5
5499Double LoverCohen$678+41.8%2+1$339$165,188-6
TOTAL (54 MOVIES):$127,614,708-3.7%42,028-1,431$3,036
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Lea Michele responds to fan theory claiming that she can't read

March 25, 2018, 9:15 am
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8 months ago a podcast posted a video on their facebook page with their theory that actress Lea Michele can't read. They posted a followup video a few days ago on their youtube channel to which Lea has responded.





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15 April Book Releases to Look Forward To!

March 25, 2018, 9:57 am
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Here are 15 upcoming April book releases to check out. Because if you're like me, lately I spend more time thinking about what books to read, than actually reading... There are selections from various genres; hopefully a title or two piques your interest!

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The Birthday Listby Devney Perry Expected publication: April 3rd
Happily married to her college sweetheart, Poppy lived a blessed life with the husband of her dreams. Then everything changed. She is no longer a wife. She is no longer the envy of her single friends. Now, people look at her with pity as they whisper a single word behind her back. Widow. Years after her husband’s tragic death, years of pain and sorrow and wishing for the life she’ll never get back, Poppy decides to finish Jamie’s birthday list. She’ll do the things he wanted to most. Because maybe, just maybe, if she can complete his list, she can start to live again.

Poppy expects going through the birthday list will be hard. She expects it to hurt. But what she doesn’t expect is Cole. Could the man who delivered the news of her husband’s death and shattered her heart be the one to help her put it back together again?

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer Expected publication: April 3rd
Greer Kadetsky is a shy college freshman when she meets the woman she hopes will change her life. Faith Frank, dazzlingly persuasive and elegant at sixty-three, has been a central pillar of the women's movement for decades, a figure who inspires others to influence the world. Upon hearing Faith speak for the first time, Greer--madly in love with her boyfriend, Cory, but still full of longing for an ambition that she can't quite place--feels her inner world light up. Then, astonishingly, Faith invites Greer to make something out of that sense of purpose, leading Greer down the most exciting path of her life as it winds toward and away from her meant-to-be love story with Cory and the future she'd always imagined.

Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires Expected publication: April 10th
A stunning new talent in literary fiction, Nafissa Thompson-Spires grapples with black identity and the contemporary middle class in these compelling, boundary-pushing vignettes.

Each captivating story plunges headfirst into the lives of new, utterly original characters. Some are darkly humorous—from two mothers exchanging snide remarks through notes in their kids’ backpacks, to the young girl contemplating how best to notify her Facebook friends of her impending suicide—while others are devastatingly poignant—a new mother and funeral singer who is driven to madness with grief for the young black boys who have fallen victim to gun violence, or the teen who struggles between her upper middle class upbringing and her desire to fully connect with black culture.


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The Window by Amelia Brunskill Expected publication: April 3rd
Anna is everything her identical twin is not. Outgoing and athletic, she is the opposite of quiet introvert Jess. The same on the outside, yet so completely different inside--it's hard to believe the girls are sisters, let alone twins. But they are. And they tell each other everything. Or so Jess thought.

After Anna falls to her death while sneaking out her bedroom window, Jess's life begins to unravel. Everyone says it was an accident, but to Jess, that doesn't add up. Where was Anna going? Who was she meeting? And how long had Anna been lying to her? Jess is compelled to learn everything she can about the sister she thought she knew. At first it's a way to stay busy and find closure . . . but Jess soon discovers that her twin kept a lot of secrets. And as she digs deeper, she learns that the answers she's looking for may be truths that no one wants her to uncover.

Because Anna wasn't the only one with secrets.

Devils Unto Dust by Emma Berquist Expected publication: April 10th
Ten years ago, a horrifying disease began spreading across the West Texas desert. Infected people—shakes—attacked the living and created havoc and destruction. No one has ever survived the infection. Daisy Wilcox, known as Willie, has been protecting her siblings within the relatively safe walls of Glory, Texas. When Willie’s good-for-nothing father steals a fortune from one of the most dangerous shake-hunters in town, she finds herself on the hook for his debt. With two hunters, including the gruff and handsome Ben, to accompany her, she sets out across the desert in search of her father. But the desert is not kind to travelers, and not everyone will pass through alive.

Isle of Blood and Stone (Isle of Blood and Stone #1) by Makiia Lucier Expected publication: April 10th
Nineteen-year-old Elias is a royal explorer, a skilled mapmaker, and the new king of del Mar's oldest friend. Soon he will embark on the adventure of a lifetime, an expedition past the Strait of Cain and into uncharted waters. Nothing stands in his way...until a long-ago tragedy creeps back into the light, threatening all he holds dear.

The people of St. John del Mar have never recovered from the loss of their boy princes, kidnapped eighteen years ago, both presumed dead. But when two maps surface, each bearing the same hidden riddle, troubling questions arise. What really happened to the young heirs? And why do the maps appear to be drawn by Lord Antoni, Elias's father, who vanished on that same fateful day? With the king's beautiful cousin by his side-whether he wants her there or not-Elias will race to solve the riddle of the princes. He will have to use his wits and guard his back. Because some truths are better left buried...and an unknown enemy stalks his every turn.

Leah on the Offbeatby Becky Albertalli Expected publication: April 24th
Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda—takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst.

When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she’s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she’s bisexual, she hasn’t mustered the courage to tell her friends—not even her openly gay BFF, Simon.

So Leah really doesn’t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. It’s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting—especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended.

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Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter Expected publication: April 1st

In the pantheon of serial killers, Belle Gunness stands alone. She was the rarest of female psychopaths, a woman who engaged in wholesale slaughter, partly out of greed but mostly for the sheer joy of it. Between 1902 and 1908, she lured a succession of unsuspecting victims to her Indiana “murder farm.” Some were hired hands. Others were well-to-do bachelors. All of them vanished without a trace. When their bodies were dug up, they hadn’t merely been poisoned, like victims of other female killers. They’d been butchered.

Hell’s Princess is a riveting account of one of the most sensational killing sprees in the annals of American crime: the shocking series of murders committed by the woman who came to be known as Lady Bluebeard. The only definitive book on this notorious case and the first to reveal previously unknown information about its subject, Harold Schechter’s gripping, suspenseful narrative has all the elements of a classic mystery—and all the gruesome twists of a nightmare.

The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife by Lucy Cooke Expected publication: April 17th
Humans have gone to the Moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but when it comes to understanding animals, we've still got a long way to go. Whether we're seeing a viral video of romping baby pandas or a picture of penguins "holding hands," it's hard for us not to project our own values--innocence, fidelity, temperance, hard work--onto animals. So you've probably never considered if moose get drunk, penguins cheat on their mates, or worker ants lay about. They do--and that's just for starters. In The Truth About Animals, Lucy Cooke takes us on a worldwide journey to meet everyone from a Colombian hippo castrator to a Chinese panda porn peddler, all to lay bare the secret--and often hilarious--habits of the animal kingdom. Charming and at times downright weird, this modern bestiary is perfect for anyone who has ever suspected that virtue might be unnatural.

The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya Expected publication: April 24th
Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in whispers, when neighbors began to disappear, and when she heard the loud, ugly sounds her brother said were "thunder." In 1994, she and her fifteen-year-old sister, Claire, fled the Rwandan massacre and spent the next six years wandering through seven African countries, searching for safety--perpetually hungry, imprisoned and abused, enduring and escaping refugee camps, finding unexpected kindness, witnessing inhuman cruelty. They did not know whether their parents were dead or alive.

When Clemantine was twelve, she and her sister were granted asylum in the United States, where she embarked on another journey--to excavate her past and, after years of being made to feel less than human, claim her individuality.

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House of Spines by Michael J. Malone Expected publication: April 1st
Ran McGhie’s world has been turned upside down. A young, lonely, and frustrated writer, and suffering from mental-health problems, he discovers that his long-dead mother was related to one of Glasgow’s oldest merchant families. Not only that, but Ran has inherited Newton Hall, a vast mansion that belonged to his great-uncle, who it seems has been watching from afar as his estranged great-nephew has grown up. Entering his new-found home, it seems Great-Uncle Fitzpatrick has turned it into a temple to the written word—the perfect place for poet Ran. But everything is not as it seems. As he explores the Hall’s endless corridors, Ran’s grasp on reality appears to be loosening. And then he comes across an ancient lift; and in that lift a mirror. And in the mirror . . . the reflection of a woman. A terrifying psychological thriller with more than a hint of the Gothic, House of Spines is a love letter to the power of books, and an exploration of how lust and betrayal can be deadly.

The New Neighbors by Simon Lelic Expected publication: April 10th
Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it.

So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignore it. That was a mistake.

Because someone has just been murdered. Right outside their back door.

And now the police are watching them...

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell Expected publication: April 17th
Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, the youngest of three. She was beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenaged golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone.

Now, her mother Laurel Mack is trying to put her life back together. It’s been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away.

Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. And now, the unanswered questions she’s tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel anew. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl?


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The Oracle Year by Charles Soule Expected publication: April 3rd
Knowledge is power. So when an unassuming Manhattan bassist named Will Dando awakens from a dream one morning with 108 predictions about the future in his head, he rapidly finds himself the most powerful man in the world. Protecting his anonymity by calling himself the Oracle, he sets up a heavily guarded Web site with the help of his friend Hamza to selectively announce his revelations. In no time, global corporations are offering him millions for exclusive access, eager to profit from his prophecies.

He's also making a lot of high-powered enemies, from the President of the United States and a nationally prominent televangelist to a warlord with a nuclear missile and an assassin grandmother. Legions of cyber spies are unleashed to hack the Site—as it's come to be called—and the best manhunters money can buy are deployed not only to unmask the Oracle but to take him out of the game entirely. With only a handful of people he can trust—including a beautiful journalist—it's all Will can do just to survive, elude exposure, and protect those he loves long enough to use his knowledge to save the world.

Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman Expected publication: April 10th
Carol Evers is a woman with a dark secret. She has died many times . . . but her many deaths are not final: They are comas, a waking slumber indistinguishable from death, each lasting days.

Only two people know of Carol’s eerie condition. One is her husband, Dwight, who married Carol for her fortune, and—when she lapses into another coma—plots to seize it by proclaiming her dead and quickly burying her . . . alive. The other is her lost love, the infamous outlaw James Moxie. When word of Carol’s dreadful fate reaches him, Moxie rides the Trail again to save his beloved from an early, unnatural grave.

And all the while, awake and aware, Carol fights to free herself from the crippling darkness that binds her—summoning her own fierce will to survive. As the players in this drama of life and death fight to decide her fate, Carol must in the end battle to save herself.


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Star Trek Discovery: New Deleted Scene & Michelle Yeoh Interviews

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In a new Deleted Scene from the Disco Season 1 Finale which premiered at WonderCon, we see ALAN VAN SPRANG join (Mirror) Michelle Yeoh as Section 31 Operative 'Leland', and present her with a tempting Season 2 employment offer...








-Michelle talks about the presence of female leaders, diversity and portrayal of women on Disco:
"I think that's the thing about Star Trek; it talks about present-day issues, but in the sci-fi setting, you know? And I think it inspires us to reach for something better, and I think that's important because it's the empowerment of women. That's what we're striving for today. It's one of the sustainable development goals that we're working so hard for: gender equality. And then, when you have in Star Trek, where you have the number one, the admiral, the science medical officer, the captains, and they're all women, it's very empowering for little girls or young girls to watch. And also, of all the different races, that we are one race in the future. That you can be of any color. It doesn't matter. And it's very, very inspiring for little girls across the world. I remember when I was Captain Philippa Georgiou in Asia and China, everybody was just blown away. It's like we have an opportunity to be up there. So you know, I think that's very, very important, and I think that's what Star Trek always sets out to do."

-Was also given a lot of creative choice to keep her accent, and discusses how much of a difference that made to fans in and from Asia
-Couldn’t go to comic cons because of the secrecy around the return of Georgiou as her Mirror self = spoilers! She finds it very hard not to say anything.

-Says of creepy Terran Lorca that it was Philippa’s destiny to kill him: "Remember, I told him not to mess with my number one [at New York Comic Con] and he did. So I had to. I was true to my words."
-On Sonequa Martin-Green:"Oh, it's wonderful. I call her Bambi. She has got the most beautiful, expressive eyes. So it's a joy to work with her because she's very focused, she understands. She's very giving as an actor and as a human being. So, with Sonequa, it's just a love fest. And she just brings joy when we're in the room."
-On Mirror Philippa finding redemption:"This was something that we all talked about right at the beginning. It’s like, yes, you see her being very tough and all that, but… there is hope, there is humanity, and it reflects in all the little things that Emperor Georgiou has done, even when she was in the Terran world. That scene between her and Michael Burnham when they talk about their betrayal, their love — if someone can feel that much pain by losing someone you love, there is redemption, there must be redemption, but it doesn’t happen overnight."

Sources:IndieWire Twitter, Syfy Fangrrls, Bonus Scene

Are YOU ready for Queen Empress Philippa Georgiou Augustus Iaponius Centarius to totally dominate Section 31, ONTD Discoteers?

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