![]() ![]() ![]() She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as a grief-stricken mother in Alejandro González Iñárritu's film 21 Grams (2003). Watts then played a tormented journalist in the horror remake The Ring (2002). ![]() This role started her rise to international prominence. After moving to the United States, Watts initially struggled as an actress, taking roles in small-scale films until she starred in David Lynch's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive in 2001 as an aspiring actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone (1986) and then appeared in three television series, Hey Dad.! (1990), Brides of Christ (1991), and Home and Away (1991), and the film Flirting (1991). Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress. ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments Two truths and a lie sarah pinsker![]() ![]() Below is the full list of winners.īest Novel: Network Effect, Martha Wellsīest Novella: The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Nghi Voīest Novelette: Two Truths and a Lie, Sarah Pinskerīest Short Story: “Metal Like Blood in the Dark,” T. Other awards were given to Netflix’s The Old Guard and the series finale of NBC’s The Good Place. This year, Hades won a special category for Best Video Game, only the second time the award has been given. A dark fantasy Tor.com Original short story from award-winning author Sarah Pinsker, 'Two Truths and a Lie'Stella thought she’d made up a lie on the spot, asking her childhood friend if he remembered the strange public broadcast TV show with the unsettling host she and all. The award has been at the center of controversies as more diverse voices in fiction come to the front. Awarded by the World Science Fiction Convention since 1953, the Hugos are recognized as a big effing deal in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction. The ceremony also streamed globally, as is the style of the time. The 2021 Hugo Awards were presented at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C., as part of DisCon III. ![]() We may be entering a new chapter in our very science-factual pandemic, but science fiction will not be ignored. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments American prophets by jack jenkins![]() ![]() “Some people who might otherwise be classified as religious left, such as Poor People’s Campaign co-chairman the Rev. Scholars, political insiders and pastors sometimes push back against even the term religious left, debating whether it captures the kind of work that’s taking place. Instead, they question whether these activists and groups are organized enough or significant enough to warrant the kind of attention that Jenkins feels they deserve. To be clear, people don’t deny that religiously motivated activists can be liberal or that left-leaning faith groups exist. ![]() It’s not Bigfoot or haunted houses it’s the religious left, the somewhat loosely connected movement of pastors and faith-based organizations that advocate for left-leaning policies and tend to support Democratic politicians. Jack Jenkins has spent years reporting on a phenomenon that many Americans reject. ![]() ![]() Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Monday night. This article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The strain guillermo![]() "As soon as the first novel hit the top 10 on the New York Times list, we got calls about the rights," del Toro told BuzzFeed at The ATX Television Festival, with a laugh. That's when, in the ultimate irony, dozens of networks attempted to buy the TV rights. However, copies didn't stay there very long, as del Toro's hunch proved correct and his story of an uncontrollable vampiric virus and the five people determined to stop its spread, caught fire, racing up the New York Times' best-seller chart. ![]() So, along with novelist Chuck Hogan ( Prince of Thieves, which became the Ben Affleck-led The Town), del Toro committed his tale to paper and, in June 2009, The Strain hit bookshelves. ![]() ![]() But the writer/director was convinced his take on the classic monster would speak to an audience that had grown weary of sparkly fangs and doomed romances. ![]() Five years ago, auteur director Guillermo del Toro ( Cronos, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) set out to create a bold, new vampire series for television - and had every door slammed in his face. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The winnipeg and me![]() ![]() Quando era bambina rubava i libri dalla mensola di sua zia, sicuramente ancora prima di capirne il senso. Ha cominciato a scrivere storie d’amore praticamente il giorno stesso in cui ha imparato a scrivere. La perseveranza di Aidan sarà in grado di farle cambiare idea? In questo genere di partite, segnare un punto richiede pazienza, gioco di squadra e una buona dose di determinazione. Dopo il modo in cui è stata trattata, lei desidera solo dedicarsi alla sua vera passione, il design, e lasciarsi alle spalle l’indifferenza. Cos’è cambiato, allora? Quello che Aidan chiede, per Vanessa è semplicemente incomprensibile. Era talmente concentrato sullo sport che sembrava non accorgersi nemmeno di chi o cosa lo circondasse. ![]() E allora perché quando Aidan si presenta alla sua porta, pregandola di ripensarci, Vanessa esita? Per due anni, l’uomo che le televisioni chiamano “il muro di Winnipeg” è stato il suo incubo: neanche un buongiorno al mattino, o un sorriso il giorno del suo compleanno. Lei ha altri piani per il futuro, ha delle ambizioni, e di certo non comprendono il ruolo di fatina personale di una star del football. Il lavoro di assistente tuttofare di Aidan Graves è sempre stato un impiego temporaneo. Non ha alcuna intenzione di sentirsi in colpa per aver mollato. Vanessa Mazur sa che sta facendo la cosa giusta. L’assistente di un noto giocatore di football decide di licenziarsi, facendogli aprire gli occhi su quello che desidera veramente Autrice bestseller di USA Today e New York Times ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Adeline yen![]() ![]() Chinese Cinderella is her autobiography written for children and also sold over one million copies worldwide. After the publication of Falling Leaves, Adeline gave up medicine to write full-time. It made the New York Times Bestseller list and sold over a million copies worldwide, being translated into twenty two languages. Her first book Falling Leaves was published in 1997. ![]() She worked as an anesthesiologist at West Anaheim Community Hospital and became chief of anesthesia. She attended London Hospital Medical School, graduated as a physician and established a thriving medical practice in California. At fourteen, she won a writing competition, which convinced her father to send her to study in England. She lived in Shanghai as a child and moved to Hong Kong at age eleven. Adeline Yen Mah New York Times bestselling author, a doctor, and Founder & President of the Falling Leaves Foundation 馬嚴君玲 Physician & WriterĪdeline Yen Mah was born in Tianjin, China. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Amanda gorman the hill we climb![]() ![]() ![]() Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid. That we’ll forever be tied together, victorious, not because we will never again know defeat, but because we will never again sow division. Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true, that even as we grieved, we grew. We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another We seek harm to none and harmony for all. ![]() We close the divide because we know to put our future first. And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us but what stands before us. We are striving to forge our union with purpose, to compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man. We, the successors of a country and a time, where a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president, only to find herself reciting for one.Īnd yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect. And yet the dawn is hours before we knew it, somehow we do it, somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished. We've learned that quiet isn't always peace and the norms and notions of what just is, isn't always justice. When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Magnificent Migration is a book I had waited more than thirty years to write. In her guest post, she talks about how she came to join scientists following the migration. Though not part of the Scientists in the Field series, it is written with the same awe and excitement and insight that Sy weaves into all her books. The Magnificent Migration is recommended for middle and high school students as well as adults. In fact, The Boston Globe describes her as “part Indiana Jones and part Emily Dickinson.” These adventurers wouldn’t be anywhere else. ![]() Much of their time is spent on activities that are either boring and repetitive, or urgent and frantic. (Do labs use Bunsen burners any longer?) Many scientists are out in the field, getting wet and dirty, sweating and shivering. Written especially for upper elementary and middle school students (though fascinating for adults as well!), the series shows that the job of scientist does not always involve wearing a white coat or working in a climate-controlled laboratory with glass vials and Bunsen burners. Sy is well known for, among others, her books in the Scientists in the Field series. For her most recent book, The Magnificent Migration : On Safari with Africa’s Last Great Herds, she actually traveled to Africa and followed the wildebeest migration. We are excited to welcome Sy Montgomery as our guest author today. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Linda castillo silence series![]() ![]() Kate was just fourteen years old her her parents led the family down the path of not telling anyone what had happened. Sixteen years ago, she thought her actions had stopped a serial killer but now there are killings that mimic those of the serial killer of her past. Police chief, Kate Burkholder, has a big secret and it's coming back to haunt her. Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1) by Linda Castillo (Author), Kathleen McInerney (Narrator) But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past-and expose a dark secret that could destroy her. Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. ![]() ![]() She's certain she's come to terms with her past-until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Her Amish roots and big city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. ![]() Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Seaborg wrote that two government investigators, sent to interview him on June 21, 1978, told him enriched uranium, identified as coming from one of NUMEC's suppliers, was found in Israel. One of the few government documents referencing enriched uranium from the United States found in Israel was a diary entry from Glenn Seaborg, a Nobel Prize winner and a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, which controlled the use of atomic energy for commercial and military use in the 1960s. The Valley News-Dispatch (Tarentum, Pa.) reported J("Reports of missing uranium dogged NUMEC owner Zalman Shapiro for life"): Nobel Prize winner Glenn Seaborg, the co-discoverer of plutonium and all transuranium elements through element 102 and a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, also firmly rejected the theory. ![]() He is not the only well-informed scientist who doubts that NUMEC's uranium was diverted to Israel. Johnson quotes Steven Aftergood, who directs the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists: "It is one of the most interesting and important Cold War mysteries out there." Fifty years after investigations began-they have involved, at various times, the AEC and its successors, Congress, the FBI, the CIA, and other government agencies-NUMEC remains one of the most confounding puzzles of the nuclear era. ![]() |