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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Psychological. Where secrets unravel and memories haunt—a compelling novel of the vibrant chaos of 1980s Manhattan. R.E. Rutledge’s debut novel, Skin In The Game, drops readers into the vibrant and tumultuous landscape of 1980s Manhattan, where bold fashion, loud music, and an atmosphere charged with excitement and excess act as the background for a psychological thriller.

Book Review: Skin in the Game

A transcendental story of a mythic man in love with a mythic woman. Tiempo is a brave and effective warrior, and he’ll do anything to be with Sharifa, a healer. Despite her showing some signs of potential love, she tells him it’s not going to happen—that it’s impossible—that he’ll have to fight in some inconsequential amount of wars and survive to have her hand. Say, 18 of them. Tiempo accepts the challenge.

Book Review: Seasons of Four Faces

A beautiful fantasy novel that weaves together Greek mythology, dream lore, and art. A Perfect Shade of Blue is written from the perspective of various characters from Oneiro, a world that exists parallel to our world, as well as characters from our world. For citizens of Oneiro, there is no aging, no pain, and no death. Citizens are given everything they need in life. The characters from Earth are not so fortunate.

Book Review: Perfect Shade of Blue

GENRE: Mystery/Suspense with Romance (Christian) When crime fiction novelist Kelly Landon agrees to write a memoir for an eccentric, elderly gentleman, her quiet life turns upside-down. Unbeknownst to her, the memoir is peppered with clues leading to a rare collection of stolen jewels from World War II. After the memoir...

Book Review: Best Seller by Christina Rost

Helen Phillips’s Hum, Eliza Griswold’s Circle of Hope, and Jane Alison’s Villa E all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. *. 1. Hum by Helen Phillips. (Mary Sue Rucci Books) 4...

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

The US Sun

MISS Cleo was a popular psychic reader before controversy plagued her public image. The television personality was well-known for appearing on the Psychic Readers Network in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Miss Cleo — real name Youree Dell Harris — was a TV personality and popular psychic reader. From 1997 to 2003, she portrayed […]

Miss Cleo’s fall from grace after she ‘hired actors to read scripts’ for psychic readings & charged $1b in hidden fees

TIME

From Anna Marie Tendler's memoir to T.J. Newman's thriller

The Best New Books to Read in August 2024

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all quotes and commentary from Donna Douglas are from an interview with her conducted by the author.]. Donna Douglas, who died of pancreative cancer at 82 in 2015, was an honest-to-goodness Southern Belle who displayed a natural beauty and talent in her portrayal of the hollering, rope-wearing, whistle-happy, and critter-cuddling Elly May Clampett on the 1960s classic TV hit, The Beverly Hillbillies.

TV's Beloved 'Beverly Hillbillies' Actress Donna Douglas: Nine Years After Her Death

Tom's Guide

Netflix is waving goodbye to a handful of excellent movies in July 2024 including "The Matrix", "Moneyball" and more.

5 best Netflix movies to watch right now before they leave this month

15 of the Best Mystery Thriller Books to Satisfy Your Inner Detective. These mystery thrillers are to die for. It’s in us to gaze through the fog, to look over our shoulder, to piece together the unknown. You’re telling me I can’t find out the truth? Challenge accepted.

15 of the Best Mystery Thriller Books to Satisfy Your Inner Detective

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Denver, CO

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Woman's World

From romance to thriller to women's fiction and more, these books will be hard to put down.

10 Must-Read Backlist Books From Authors With New Releases in 2024

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John M. Dabbs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has issued a health alert to clinicians statewide following reports of severe acute illnesses and adverse effects of consuming Diamond Shruumz™ brand chocolate bars, cones, and gummies. The warning comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of serious health issues linked to these mushroom-containing edible products.

Tennessee Health Alert: Severe Illnesses Linked to Diamond Shruumz™ Products

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

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Book Review: Terminal Jive

Genre: Literary & General Fiction / Short Story Collections. A gritty collection that casts its net over the downtrodden, addled, and alcohol-infused world of masculinity. “Caroline...

Book Review: Terminal Jive

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