Atlantastar Lakeith Stanfield was 'creeped out' filming 'Teddy' Perkins episode

I had to have an imagination when I was little because there wasnt much there. A lot of brick walls and stuff I didnt have much, the actor tells EW. Ive always wanted to be in a sci-fi movie, Stanfield says. Credit: Guy D’Alema/FX They allow us to express things in a way that doesnt feel like were beating someone over the head. Though Cassius soars up the corporate ladder, he finds himself struggling with his identity....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Kyle Rodriguez

Atlantawriter Stefani Robinson breaks down Alfred's dark 'Woods' adventure

Read at your own risk! Alfred had yet another misadventure onAtlanta. Brian Tyree Henry’s Alfred Miles, a.k.a. Credit: Curtis Baker/FX; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images Paper Boi, has been struggling to adjust his newfound level of fame since season 2 started. In fact, he’s kind of resisted it. Well, that’s changed after Thursday’s episode. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Where did the idea for this episode come from? That obviously starts changing once he gets more exposure and once he sort of steps into the entertainment industry....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Aimee Gomez

Atomic Marriage: Inside Curtis Sittenfeld and Diane Lane's sublime audiobook collaboration

Atomic Marriagefeatures the author at her sharpest, ruminating on the age-old institution with wit and empathy. But theres a twist: Its an Audible Original, meaning its a short story for your ears. There are so many ways that technology [affects] our behavior, Sittenfeld explains. Credit: Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images; Marion Curtis/Starpix/REX/Shutterstock; Audible The potential timeliness of a story… makes a perfect literary form for this moment. Equally important toAtomics words isthe voicebehind them:Diane Lane, who serves as the storys recorder....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Mario Wolfe

aTVfest: 5 things you missed at SCAD's annual celebration

and creators (hello, Marta Kauffman!) EW got a chance to attend alongside the many students hoping to collect some of the pros insight. Below, the five things you missed from the jam-packed event. Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images; Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images; Paras Griffin/Getty Images TVs wonder women, assemble! The panelists discussed everything from their childhood inspirations to how they craft characters Grobglas based Anezka on her cat! and whats next for them....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Brian Knapp

Aubry Bracco won't talk about her first time playingSurvivor

Aubry Bracco doesnt want to talk about her first-time playingSurvivor. If anybodys still talking about it, I hope theyre staying warm in that horse. I want to play the game I played in the season I will not talk about, says Aubry. Timothy Kuratek/CBS I will just call it Leonardo DiCaprio. I want to own everything I do. I know what Im capable of. I dont need to look for external validation....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 667 words · Amber Johnson

Audible Romance launches, offering membership service for steamy audiobooks

Romance fans are about to get an earful. On Tuesday, Audible launched the new membership serviceAudible Romancefor those looking for more happily-ever-afters from their audiobooks. Each micro-genre comes with its own search page and audio samples of the books. Credit: St. Martin’s Press; MIRA; St. Martin’s Griffin Two other special features unique to Audible Romance are Take Me to the Good Partand a Steaminess Score. Amazon Amazon

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Douglas Simmons

Aunt Jocasta is back onOutlanderthis Sunday

Aunt Jocasta, your help is needed! Now Jamie requires her assistance because he has a very important mission to complete for his daughter! And ahorriblemisunderstanding leads to poor Roger (Richard Rankin) suffering a bad blow or two. Aimee Spinks/STARZ This is her fourth nomination! Outlanderairs Sundays at 8 p.m. Aimee Spinks/STARZ Aimee Spinks/STARZ Mark Mainz/STARZ Mark Mainz/STARZ Aimee Spinks/STARZ

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Cody Reynolds

Aussie singer-songwriter Alex Lahey finds magic in the mundane on debut LP

With Breaking Big, EW introduces the freshest music talent you have to hear now. I dont really go out of my way to put on some sort of persona, she says. My voice in my songs is very similar to my voice just as a general day-to-day communicator. Credit: Giulia McGauran That voice has already earned fans around the world. That was an amazing experience, Lahey recalls. It was a pure act of generosity on their part....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · James Berg

Author Becky Albertalli on her book becoming a 'love letter' to gay youth withLove, Simon

Hollywood coming-of-age love stories are often cliche: Boy meets girl. Girl falls in love. Boy breaks her heart. Credit: Decisive Moment Events; Ben Rothstein Girl finds herself and takes back the boy. I will protect them with my life. As for Leah, Albertalli felt the character had more to give. I like the idea of a broader range of people feeling seen. Leah on the Offbeat, available for pre-orderhere, comes out April 24....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Shelley Ware

Author Joe Hill Explains 8 Gorgeous Illustrations from His NovelStrange Weather

The fiction of dread really lives at that magical length of 80-150 pages. Weve been creative partners for so long that at this point were like an old married couple. Watches a lot of right-wing TV. William Morrow Basically, a psycho Paul Blart. These guys are out there, men like loaded guns, waiting to go off. And so here we have his vision of the fire tornado that turns up late in the story....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · George Anderson

Author Sherman Alexie addresses misconduct allegations: 'I apologize to the people I have hurt'

To those whom I have hurt, I genuinely apologize. I am so sorry. On Feb. 23, Dremousis tweeted that over 20 women had anonymously come forward alleging harassment against Alexie. Credit: Seth Wenig/AP Photo The claims have remained vague, though Dremousis has insinuated that Alexie allegedly threatened womens careers and intimidated them. He was good to so many of us & absolutely monstrous to others, she later tweeted. And as someone told me, he knew exactly whom to target....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Shane Woods

Author Viet Thanh Nguyen on the struggles of being a refugee in America

The author has exclusively shared an excerpt of his introduction with EW, which you might read below. I was born a citizen and a human being. Looking back, I remember nothing of the experience that turned me into a refugee. Credit: Abrams Press It begins with my mother making a life-and-death decision on her own. My father was in Saigon, and the lines of communication were cut. My brother remembers dead paratroopers hanging from the trees on our route, although I do not....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Heather Murray

Ava DuVernay cheers Crenshaw High band wearingWrinkle in Timeshirts in MLK Day parade

Ava DuVernay is having a full-circle moment. Crenshaw High served as a location for DuVernayshighly anticipated big-screen adaptationof Madeleine LEngles classic science-fantasy novel. Full circle moment, DuVernay said in her tweet. Credit: Venturelli/WireImage; Inset: Atsushi Nishijima/Disney In the upcoming WRINKLE IN TIME film, Meg lives in Central LA. We shot her school scenes at Crenshaw High. Today, the school band honored us with its banner and shirts in the MLK Day Parade....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Ronald Winters