Unsheltered: Read the first excerpt of Barbara Kingsolver's timely new novel

The following is an exclusive excerpt fromUnsheltered, the new book from award-winningauthorBarbara Kingsolver(The Poisonwood Bible). SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS (from Chapter 4) Thatcher returned from his meeting to find Polly inconsolable. The dogs, she shrieked, missing for hours. Credit: David Wood; Harper Collins Thatcher took off his hat and prepared to tread cautiously. The two hounds had come with the house, an unexpected gift. It was Polly who knew their hearts....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1240 words · Scott Duncan

Unsolved Mysteriesreboot lands at Netflix withStranger Thingsproducers

Unsolved Mysteriesreturns… again. Robert StackhostedUnsolved Mysteriesfrom 1987 to 2002 as the program explored unsolved crimes, paranormal incidents, and conspiracy theories. Based on that surface-level description, this seems to be another step in Netflixs exploration of interactive entertainment. Robert Stack on ‘Unsolved Mysteries’.Credit: Everett Collection The streaming platform released a batch of interactive childrens programming before dropping the choose-your-own-adventure-styleBandersnatchmovie fromBlack Mirror. Fans of the originalUnsolved Mysterieswould submit tips for subject consideration andthe shows website remained open to receive them....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Stephanie Hernandez DVM

Unsolvedbrings new life to the cold cases of Biggie and Tupac

Almost everyone knows about Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. I just have been fascinated by it ever since. But it was reading Kadings bookMurder Rapthat made the story click for Long. Credit: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network I think thats an aspect of the investigation even the dorks about this case dont know that much about. Shifting in and out of the three different timelines is the shows main puzzle. Fortunately, director Anthony Hemingway (The People v....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Stephanie Summers

Unsolvedis a muddled true-crime epic stapled to an enjoyable musical biopic: EW review

‘Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.’ premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET on USA There are Presidents of the United States who’ve been played less onscreen than Suge Knight. Credit: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network (premieres tonight at 9 p.m. Detective Russell Poole (Jimmi Simpson) is a fastidious workaholic who carries around a secret shame. And likeTrue Detective,Unsolvedimmediately skips forward to the bleak ambiguity of a neverending murder investigation....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Amber Ferguson

Ursula K. Le Guin on the books that meant the most to her

Le Guin remained an active writer, reader, and thinker until her death. Note: This interview originally appeared in the Dec. 8 issue of EW. I read so many, with so much pleasure, theres no way I could pick a favorite. Credit: Dan Tuffs/Getty Images After a few years, I asked my father if hed hidden it, and he said yes. I was curious, because he wasnt the censor pop in....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Andrew Raymond

USA greenlights aPsych: The Moviesequel with Lassiter-centric story

Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (Dule Hill) are coming back again! In a vintage Psych-style Hitchcockian nod, he begins to see impossible happenings around his recovery clinic. What they uncover will change the course of their relationships forever. Credit: Alan Zenuk/USA Network Of course, the best part of this news is that Omundson will be back for the movie. The entire scenes, word-for-word, will be in the second movie, said Franks....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Amanda Moore

UsEaster egg: How Jordan Peele teased his hit film's plot with a single horror movie reference

Warning: This article contains major spoilers aboutUs. Read at your own risk! Early inUs, we clearly see a videotape with “CHUD” written on its side. What is “CHUD”? Glad you asked!CHUD or, more accurately,C.H.U.D. stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller and is the title of a low budget 1984 horror film. C.H.U.D.earned more than $4 million at the box office, inspired a sequel (1989’sC.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. ), and has become something of a cult favorite over the years....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Timothy Sparks

Usfirst look: See photos from Jordan's Peele'sGet Outfollow-up

(It would go on to win Peele the Best Original Screenplay award.) So after Peele’s killer success, what does the filmmaker do next? “For my second feature, I wanted to create a monster mythology,” Peele tells EW. Credit: Claudette Barius/Universal Details are very, very vague about Peele’s upcoming filmUs. All we know is that the Wilsons most certainly suffer a holiday from hell. Catch us biting our fingernails as we eagerly wait for March....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Antonio Farley

V.E. Schwab's long out-of-print debut is getting a gorgeous new release

Her most recent novel,Vengeful, debuted at No. 7 on theNew York Timesbest-seller list for hardcover fiction. The NearWitchis part fairytale, part love story. Credit: Tor Books Here’s the official synopsis: “‘The Near Witch’is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. Disney-Hyperion There are no strangers in the town of Near....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Angela King

Valar morghulis: 20Game of Thronesstars look back on their character deaths

(Spoilers abound, obviously.) This article was originally published April 1, 2019, and most recently updated May 20. ON DROGO’S GENEROUS POUR:“I talked to some doctor friend about what would kill you. Helen Sloan/HBO(3) ‘Would it be the gold penetrating the skull? Cutting off the brain? What would actually be the thing that kills you?’ Helen Sloan/HBO And I was thinking about how to play that. In the end, when it happens, I just screamed....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 810 words · Donna Armstrong

Valerie Jarrett on Roseanne Barr's 'racist tweet': 'This isn't what keeps me up at night'

Valerie Jarrett isnt losing sleep overRoseanne Barr. Jarrett joked when cohost Joy Behar asked her about the tweet. She then followed up by saying, In all seriousness, as I have said before, Im fine. I am just fine. If one of you said something like that about me, that might hurt my feelings. But this isnt what keeps me up at night. I mean, these are the things that keep me up at night, not a racist tweet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Becky Blankenship

Valkyrie returns! Wong lives! Shuri… doesn't — what we learned from theAvengers: Endgameposters

The newAvengers: Endgamecharacter postersset the chessboard for the upcoming Marvel Studios movie, opening April 26. Now we know who survives to fight, who is gone, but also who may return. But … there was also good news? Marvel Studios Tessa ThompsonsValkyriewill be inEndgame! Looks like Lokis death, once again, may be greatly exaggerated. Marvel Studios Marvel Studios

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 57 words · Brian Thomas

Valor: New military drama is a brave new direction for The CW

These are young [characters] living adrenaline-packed lives, Jarrow says. Theyre screwing around, having relationships and plenty of personal drama. Theres so much wealth of content there. Quantrell Colbert/The CW He was in an airborne unit and he served in Afghanistan, says Jarrow. With that kernel firmly planted, Jarrow expanded the idea and added a counterplot or five. Jarrow agrees the story line is two-fold. But the main theme is loyalty, decides Ochoa....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Jenna Duncan