Remember, remember, the fifth of November... Tonight was Bonfire Night in Great Britain, which celebrates the foiling of a plot in 1605 to destroy Westminster and blow the king and government to smithereens. History Extra Magazine takes a look at what might have happened if the group of English Catholics, led by Guy Fawkes, had been successful. #BonfireNight #History #UnitedKingdom #GuyFawkes #UKHistory
"Stranger Things" has been a part of Gaten Matarazzo's life for a decade now, since he was 13 years old. He talked to [@esquire]( ) about his experiences, what comes next, and why the show had to end. "I suggest that not even the most devoted 'Stranger Things' head wants to see a 30-year-old Dustin," writes Brady Langmann. “I don’t think anybody wants to see a 20-year-old Dustin,” Matarazzo replies. #Television #Entertainment #StrangerThings #GatenMatarazzo #TV
Donna Jean Godchaux, who spent the 1970s singing with the Grateful Dead and sang backup on Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman" and Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds," has died at age 78. A statement shared with [@RollingStone]( ) by her representative said: "In the words of Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, 'May the four winds blow her safely home.'" Here's more. #DonnaJeanGodchaux #GratefulDead #Deadheads #Music #Entertainment #RIP #InMemoriam
Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated star of"Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore," and "Wild at Heart," has died at age 89. The news was broken by her daughter, Oscar-winning actor Laura Dern. Here's more from [@THR]( ). #Entertainment #Movies #MovieNews #Cinema #Film #DianeLadd #LauraDern #RIP #InMemoriam
What was happening at Mar-a-Lago as 42 million Americans were about to lose their SNAP benefits? The U.S. president was hosting a "Great Gatsby"-themed Halloween party. Here's [@people]( ) with the story. #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #SNAPBenefits #GreatGatsby #RoaringTwenties #Lifestyle #MarALago
Steve Albini was a punk and indie icon who as an engineer oversaw the making of perhaps thousands of albums – often refusing to take credit or money – such as Nirvana’s “In Utero.” Byron Coley, a longtime friend of Albini's, talks about archiving his collection of belongings, unexpected finds he’s listing for sale, and more in “Digging Through Steve Albini’s Closet.” “I try to make sure there’s enough stuff on the website at the lower end of $25, that way if people just want to own something from Steve’s collection, they can afford it.” Read more from [@pitchfork]( ): #Culture #Music #Punk #Friendship #Indie
It might be not be in time for Halloween, but we thought the day after would be a good time to take a look at [@IndieWire]( ) ‘s 100 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time. “The Shining,” Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 classic, ranks high on the list. So does Tobe Hopper’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” from 1974. But the top film may be one you’ve never heard of. Take a look and see what it is and where the ones that left you chilled stack up: #Culture #Film #Movies #Horror #HorrorFilms
What’s a “normal” number of real-life friends to have? Dunbar’s Number is a theory that posits there is a limit to the number of friendships we’re capable of having at any one time. For most people in the U.S., that number is about the same as the average number of Facebook friends per person. Read more from The Independent: #Culture #Humans #Relationships #Friendship #Lifestyle
Oscar and Grammy winner Billie Eilish puts her money where her mouth is — and she's telling other affluent people to do the same. The 23-year-old singer is donating $11.5M of ticket sales from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to charitable organizations that support food equity and climate justice. And on accepting the Wall Street Journal Magazine's Music Innovator of the Year award earlier this week in New York, she called out other wealthy people who don't use their cash to help others. "There’s a few people in here who have a lot more money than me. If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away,” she told an audience that included Mark Zuckerberg. Here's more from [@RollingStone]( ). #BillieEilish #Celebrity #Entertainment #Music #Billionaires #MarkZuckerberg
It's Game 6 of the World Series, and it's also Halloween, which means baseball fans may have a dilemma. @cbc@flipboard.com talked to some Canadians about how they plan to watch the country's only professional baseball team in its biggest game for 32 years — and still enjoy the spooky festivities. “I don't know how you do a Blue Jay Halloween costume, but it's going to be different than other nights, for sure,” said Mike Smith, owner of Joe Kool's sports bar in London, Ont. https://flip.it/o7DFJd #Sports #Baseball #WorldSeries #BlueJays #Dodgers #Canada