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Stephen King rules October. “It Chapter Two” and “Castle Rock” are terrorizing screens everywhere, and an adaptation of his horror novella, “In the Tall Grass,” hits Netflix just in time for Halloween. When they hear a child cry for help, a sister and brother head into a maze-like field, only to discover something very, very frightening lurks in the grass, hunting them.
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If you genuinely want to know how to solve common problems, this is not the book for you. If you want to know how to become a mad scientist and destroy the universe, you’ve come to the right place. Randall Munroe (of xkcd fame) will have you in stitches as you learn the very serious science behind the worst ways to solve everyday problems.
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Even before her debut collection of essays came out, Jia Tolentino had been earning comparisons to Joan Didion; an apt comparison, given both writers' simultaneous stature as brilliant cultural critics and icons of a certain type of intelligentsia-chic. On that front, there are few surprises in “Trick Mirror”: the author’s fascinations with the self in the age of the Internet, with seeking depth in a world of simple pleasures, and with the expert doling out of high-low cultural references, are all on display in these essays.
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“Age of Resistance,” the prequel to Jim Henson’s iconic dark fantasy YA film, “The Dark Crystal,” hits screens this fall as a Netflix series. The Gelfling are back on a quest to save their world from darkness and the evil Skeksis. In this sequel to the original, join the adventures of Thurma, a young Fireling, and Gelfling Kensho, as they battle to save the land of Thra.
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YouTube star Lilly Singh is the new boss (or bawse, in her words) of late-night TV. She’s taking over as host for Carson Daly on NBC with the launch of “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” this September. In her book, she shares how to think big — and make even bigger things happen.
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