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Whalefall (novel)
''Whalefall'' is a 2023 novel by Daniel Kraus about a teenage scuba diver who is swallowed by a sperm whale. Its cover art is by Will Staehle. Plot summary Jay Gardiner is a teenager living in the California Central Coast who is struggling over the recent death of his father, Mitt Gardiner. Mitt was a well-known figure in the local scuba diving community who worked a variety of jobs that drew on his diving and nautical skills. While Mitt was well-liked by local divers, he had a strained relationship with Jay. After an incident in which Mitt gets drunk and pressures Jay to cut himself, Jay moves out and begins staying with friends. Not long after, Mitt is diagnosed with advanced mesothelioma. Despite pressure from his mother and sisters, Jay never visits his father to make amends. Mitt later commits suicide by jumping off a boat off the coast of Monastery Beach near Monterey, California while weighed down with diving weights. Feeling both shame over his inability to live up to M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kraus (author)
Daniel Kraus (born June 7, 1975) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling American author known for his collaborations with George A. Romero and Guillermo del Toro. Early life Kraus was born June 7, 1975, in Midland, Michigan, and grew up in Fairfield, Iowa. Career In 2009, Kraus published his first novel, ''The Monster Variations''. It was included on the New York Public Library's "100 Best Stuff for Teens" list in 2010. His second novel, ''Rotters'', was published in 2011. It won the 2012 Odyssey Award and the Parents' Choice Award Gold Award, and was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. It was also chosen as Booklist Editors' Choice for 2012 and was included on the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon List 2012. It was produced as an audiobook, and was subsequently included on the American Library Association Amazing Audiobooks List 2012. In 2013 Kraus published the novel ''Scowler'' through Delacorte Books. It won a 2014 Odyssey award. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paste (magazine)
''Paste'' is an American monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan, and owned by Paste Media Group. The magazine began as a website in 1998. It ran as a print publication from 2002 to 2010 before converting to online-only. History The magazine was founded as a quarterly in July 2002 and was owned by Josh Jackson, Nick Purdy, and Tim Regan-Porter. In October 2007, the magazine tried the "Radiohead" experiment, offering new and current subscribers the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to ''Paste''. The subscriber base increased by 28,000, but ''Paste'' president Tim Regan-Porter noted the model was not sustainable; he hoped the new subscribers would renew the following year at the current rates and the increase in web traffic would attract additional subscribers and advertisers. Amidst an economic downturn, ''Paste'' began to suffer from lagging ad revenue, as did other m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Science Fiction Novels
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Rudd
Emily Ellen Rudd (born February 24, 1993) is an American actress. She is known for playing the dual roles of Cindy and Abigail Berman in the Netflix horror film series '' Fear Street'' (2021), and Nami in the Netflix series ''One Piece'' (2023). Career Rudd began her career by featuring in a number of music videos and shorts, dating back to the early-mid 2010s. In 2017, she was featured in the television film ''Sea Change'', and scored minor roles in shows such as ''Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams'' and the Amazon anthology series '' The Romanoffs'' the following year, in 2018. In 2021, Rudd appeared in '' Fear Street Part Two: 1978'' and '' Fear Street Part Three: 1666'' in the dual roles of Cindy Berman and Abigail, considered her breakthrough in film. She was also cast in a recurring role in ''Hunters''. In 2022, she appeared in the romantic comedy science fiction film '' Moonshot''. In November 2021, it was announced that Rudd will play Nami in the live-action adaptat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Levy
Jane Colburn Levy ( ; born ) is an American actress. After attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, she debuted as the original Mandy Milkovich on the Showtime comedy-drama '' Shameless'' (2011). Levy left ''Shameless'' following its first season to portray the lead of the ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory'' from 2011 to 2014. Transitioning to film, Levy collaborated with director Fede Álvarez as the lead of the horror films ''Evil Dead'' (2013) and '' Don't Breathe'' (2016). She returned to television with series regular roles on the Hulu comedy-drama '' There's... Johnny!'' (2017) and horror fantasy '' Castle Rock'' (2018), in addition to headlining the Netflix thriller miniseries '' What/If'' (2019). From 2020 to 2021, Levy portrayed the title character of the NBC musical comedy-drama '' Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'', for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. Early life Jane Colburn Levy was born on December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ortiz
John Augustin Ortiz (born May 23, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his antagonist role as Arturo Braga in '' Fast & Furious'' (2009) and ''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013), and Clyde in '' Jack Goes Boating'' (2010), which earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also an artistic director/co-founder of the LAByrinth Theater Company. Ortiz's other film performances include Guajiro in '' Carlito's Way'' (1993), Sheriff Eddie Morales in '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' (2007), Javier J. Rivera in '' American Gangster'' (2007), Ronnie in '' Silver Linings Playbook'' (2012), Victor Nieves in '' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017), Dr. Powell in ''Bumblebee'' (2018) and Arthur in '' American Fiction'' (2023). Personal life Ortiz was born and raised in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York; he is of Puerto Rican ancestry. He graduated from John Dewey High School in Brooklyn, where he met his wife. Ortiz resided in that bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She has starred in films such as '' The Karate Kid'' (1984), '' Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989), '' Back to the Future Part III'' (1990), ''Soapdish'' (1991), '' Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995), '' The Saint'' (1997), '' Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Piranha 3D'' (2010), '' Battle of the Sexes'' (2017), '' Death Wish'' (2018), and ''Greyhound'' (2020). For her performance in ''Leaving Las Vegas'', she was nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and SAG Award for Best Actress. On television, Shue played Julie Finlay in the CBS procedural forensics crime drama thriller '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2012–2015) and Madelyn Stillwell in the Amazon Prime Video satirical superhero series '' The Boys'' (2019–2020), a role she reprised in the animated series '' The Boys Presents: Diabolical'' (2022) and the spin-off series '' Gen V'' (2023). She als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Brolin
Josh James Brolin (; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. A son of actor James Brolin, he gained fame in his youth for his role in the adventure film ''The Goonies'' (1985). After years of decline, Brolin had a resurgence with his starring role in the crime film ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007). Brolin received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Dan White in the biopic ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'' (2008). Brolin's career progressed with roles in ''W. (film), W.'' (2008), ''True Grit (2010 film), True Grit'' (2010), ''Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' (2010), ''Men in Black 3'' (2012), ''Oldboy (2013 film), Oldboy'' (2013), ''Inherent Vice (film), Inherent Vice'' (2014), Everest (2015 film), ''Everest'' (2015), and ''Hail, Caesar!'' (2016). He gained wider recognition for playing Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), including in the films ''Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Abrams
Austin Noah Abrams (born September 2, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters#Alexandria Safe-Zone, Ron Anderson in the fifth and sixth seasons of the horror television series ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' (2015–2016), Ethan Daley in the drama series ''Euphoria (American TV series), Euphoria'' (2019–2022) and Dash in the romantic comedy series ''Dash & Lily'' (2020). His film appearances include ''The Kings of Summer'' (2013), ''Paper Towns (film), Paper Towns'' (2015), ''Brad's Status'' (2017), ''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (film), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (2019), ''Chemical Hearts'' (2020), and ''Wolfs (film), Wolfs'' (2024). Early life, family and education Abrams was raised in Sarasota, Florida, and is the son of Lori and Bradley Abrams, who are doctors. His father is of Russian Jewish descent. Abrams began taking acting lessons when he was five years old, and started a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Duffield
Brian Duffield (born November 5, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He wrote and directed the 2023 sci-fi horror film '' No One Will Save You'' and the 2020 dark comedy coming-of-age film '' Spontaneous''. His previous writing credits include '' Love and Monsters'' (2020), ''Underwater'' (2020), '' The Babysitter'' (2017) and ''Insurgent'' (2015). He is known for having multiple spec scripts featured in The Black List, an industry log of highly regarded but unproduced screenplays, including his scripts for '' Jane Got a Gun'' (2015) and ''Your Bridesmaid is a Bitch''. Early life Duffield was born on November 5, 1985, the son of Brenda and Brian Duffield. He has two sisters and spent the first nine years of his life in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1995, he moved with his family to rural Ireland when his parents decided to become evangelical missionaries. He later described the surroundings of the area in which they settled as being completely remote and lacking in popular culture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century Studios
20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. It is headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles, which is leased from Fox Corporation. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by this studio in theatrical markets. For over 80 years, 20th Century has been one of the major film studios, major American film studios. It was formed in 1935 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation by the merger of Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures, and one of the original "studio system, Big Five" among eight majors of Hollywood's Cinema of the United States#Classical Hollywood cinema and the Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age. In 1985, the studio remov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
