Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix: Preview this East Asian-inspiredSnow Whiteretelling

But the empire is in distress and its people are sinking into poverty and despair. But will the same darkness that took Xifeng take Jade, too? Or will she find the strength within to save herself, her friends, and her empire? Credit: Jonathan Dao These questions will have to wait until the books Oct. 23 release. Read on below and pre-order the bookhere. But her fear turned into curiosity as the man approached....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Jessica Beasley

Kingsbane: Here's your first look at the juicy sequel toFuryborn

The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. To repair it, Rielle must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. But fear of corruption fear of becoming another Rielle keeps Elianas power dangerous and unpredictable. Credit: Sourcebooks In other words,Kingsbanelooks to deliver more of what hooked fans earlier this year. The mind is fragile, and time is pitiless. Even powerful marques have lost themselves to the ravages of their temporal experiments....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 727 words · Amanda Gutierrez

Kingsprovides a timeless exploration of timely political issues: EW review

The plays sarcastic edge can veer into the cynical, near-fatalistic territory thats become standard in 2018. Safe to say, timely is notKings goal itsKings baseline. These two seemingly opposing forces the lobbyist and the politician continually converge. Credit: The Public Theater As she likes to remind, she was elected by the people, for the people. (Their party is never specified.) Millsap gets Kate in her corner after challenging her moral compass, essentially setting up a two-on-two showdown....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Crystal Smith

Kinis a sci-fi coming-of-age thriller with a big gun problem: EW review

On paper, the new teen-targeted sci-fi thriller,Kin, sounds promising. But thats on paper. His adoptive mother is no longer alive. Credit: Alan Markfield/Lionsgate Eli is an outcast who scavenges old derelict buildings for scrap metal to make a few bucks. The aliens who also want their weapon back are on their tails too. This dangerous adventure is meant to be pulse-pounding and heartwarming in equal measure. On a one-to-ten scale of moral fecklessness, this ranks about a thousand....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Rebecca Morris

Kinky Bootssets Broadway closing date for spring 2019

Kinky Bootsis dancing its last dance on Broadway. Producers announced Friday night that the Tony-winning hit musical will play its last performance on April 7, 2019. At the time of its closing, the musical will have played 2,507 regular performances and 34 previews. Matthew Murphy The production features music by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. It felt like a gift from the theater gods then, and it still does to this day....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Dawn Roach

Kit Harington and Emma Stone to hostSaturday Night Live

Winter may be leaving New York, but Kit Harington is coming. TheGame of Thronesstar will hostSaturday Night Livefor the first time on April 6, NBC announced on Tuesday. Sara Bareilles will serve as musical guest. Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Emma Stone will emcee the April 13th episode, with BTS performing as well. Later this year, shell star inZombieland: Double Tap. Saturday Night Livehad previously revealed thatKilling Evestar Sandra Oh will host the Mar....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Diane Brown

Kit Harington reveals his favoriteGame of Thronesscenes

Some of Kit Haringtons favorite Jon Snow scenes might not be what you expect. The perfectionist season 8: Every episode is big … its just more exhausting than its ever been. What would have been a one-day shoot two years ago is now a five-day shoot. Weve had walk-and-talks that would have been a half day end up being 3 or 4 days. Thats the scale of it. They really want to get it right....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Katie Sullivan

Kit Harington reveals Jon's thoughts in that majorGame of Thronespremiere scene

Jon Snow knows everything. In theseason 8 premiere, theGame of Thronesfan-favorite was finally told his true parentage. Oh, and this also means Jons lover is his aunt. Its admittedly a lot to take in. Kit Harington tells EW that this revelation is the most upsetting thing in the world to his character. Hed happily be in ignorance. In most respects, Jons reaction is pretty much what youd expect except, perhaps, a bit angrier....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Jessica Clark

Kit Harington: Why the nextGame of Thronesepisode is 'one of my favorites'

The world is safe now. Theyre celebrating and saying goodbye to lost friends. But as an audience youre going, This is only episode 4,somethingsgoing to happen. Helen Sloan/HBO And thats the cool thing because I think the characters are aware of this as well. Theres something twisted and uncomfortable about it. But that whole episode should be mesmerizing. There arealso eight photoswhich show a mass funeral at Winterfell. Heres the promo for episode 4:...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Megan Stark

Kite Runnerauthor Khaled Hosseini's next book will tackle the refugee crisis

EW can exclusively announceSea Prayer, the new book from Hosseini which features original illustrations from Dan Williams. We are living in the midst of a displacement crisis of enormous proportions, Hosseini said in a statement. Any new project from Khaled Hosseini is momentous, Riverhead editor in chief Sarah McGrath added. Credit: Elena Seibert He is one of the most important writers of our time. But this work is particularly poignant in its heartbreaking engagement with the refugee crisis....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Shaun Acosta

Knock Down the Housedirector Rachel Lears on parallel shifts in politics and pop culture

But documentarian Rachel Lears had her camera trained on them both. Only AOC won hers.) I think both kinds of representation are equally important, and both are really intersectional. Credit: Rachel Lears/Sundance Institute Both kinds of representation also, inevitably, influence each other. Politics has always been part of popular culture. The representation that we were just talking about, thats politics. Youre seeing more and more young people getting involved. As for what she hopes the audience finds in the film?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Margaret Mason

Kobe Bryant is now an Oscar nominee

And now, he can add Oscar nominee to his list of achievements. What makes a John Williams piece timeless? How is he using each instrument? How is he building momentum? As a basketball player, what I found myself doing a lot was essentially conducting a game, right? (Williams told Bryant hed never seen a basketball game in his life. High school, college, professional, or television, he said. When Bryant began producing theDear Basketballshort, Williams was the only person he wanted to score it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Ryan Rivera

Kobe Bryant reacts to controversial Oscar win onJimmy Kimmel Live

‘This is not supposed to happen. I’m supposed to play basketball, not write something that wins an Oscar.’ This is not supposed to happen, a grinning Bryant, 39, toldJimmy Kimmelof his statuette. Im supposed to play basketball, not write something that wins an Oscar. At 24 years old, Bryant was accused of sexual assault by a 19-year-old hotel employee in Colorado. He wasarrested on felony chargesat the time, butthe case was droppedwhen the accuser was unwilling to testify....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Stephen Montgomery