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Thirty years ago, “The Silence of the Lambs” terrified audiences worldwide — along with its two stars. As directed by Jonathan Demme, the R-rated blockbuster didn’t just rely on blood and guts to haunt viewers’ nightmares.

Book of the dayFictionReviewSet in the aftermath of Mugabe’s fall, Bulawayo’s long-awaited second novel is a spellbinding allegory Nine years ago, NoViolet Bulawayo published her debut novel We Need New Names. This coming-of-age tale, which grew from her Caine prize-winning short story Hitting Budapest, features 10-year-old Darling and friends struggling to survive in a Zimbabwean shantytown. They do so with extraordinary resilience and humour; a thread that runs powerfully through her second novel, Glory.

Spotify is finally set to hike the price of its music streaming subscription in the U.S. to $10.99 per month for an individual plan — up one dollar — according to a Wall Street Journal report. It’s a move that would be a long time in coming and follow similar increases by competitors. When Spotify’s U.S. price increase would go into effect is unclear. The Journal story, citing anonymous sources, said the price hike for United States customers is expected to be announced next week, followed by similar increases in “dozens of markets globally in the coming months.

Every person needs a member of their squad who cuts through the bullshit, who gives you the cold, hard truth like a swift kick to the funny bone. Enter June Diane Raphael: an actress who’s mastered the art of getting straight to the point. Her roster of veracity-obsessed characters includes the wonderfully terse business owner Brianna Hanson on Grace and Frankie, the queen bee of the schoolyard Devin on Big Mouth, and — most recently — Maggie Millikin, the key adviser to a female presidential candidate in Long Shot.

Right now, a lot of school districts across the country are making a pretty giant change to the way public education usually works. Facing teacher shortages and struggling to fill vacant spots, they are finding a new recruitment tool: the four-day school week. Those districts are saying to teachers, "You can have three-day weekends all the time, and we won't cut your pay." As of this fall, around 900 school districts – that's about 7% of all districts in the U.

Ship Starfield: Starfield, an upcoming action role-playing video game developed and published by Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks, is set in the 23rd century. In the game, players can explore a vast galaxy with hundreds of planets to visit. One of Starfield’s key features is the player’s spaceship, which serves as a means of travel between planets and for combat. This article will discuss the top 10 ships in Starfield, considering their stats, abilities, and overall value.

Gallery Launch Gallery Inside The Witchy Home Launch Gallery Gallery Getty/Mike Lubrano/Century 21 The house where Sabrina Spellman and her witchy aunts cooked up mischief on TV has been summoned anew -- hitting the market in real life ... at a cost that'll make ya scream. You might recall seeing the exterior of this Victorian home a lot during the original run of the 1990s comedy series -- it was where Melissa Joan Hart, Beth Broderick, Caroline Rhea and Salem (the cat) resided in the made-up Massachusetts town of Westbridge.

Getty Cops say Aaron Hernandez's brother, Dennis "D.J." Hernandez, experienced a bipolar episode less than three weeks before his ESPN arrest ... one that resulted in a wild police chase through Connecticut roadways. It all allegedly went down on March 8 -- just 15 days before he was accused of hurling a brick at ESPN's headquarters in Bristol -- when cops say they attempted to stop D.J. in his silver Hyundai as he was driving through Cheshire.

Backgrid Rihanna is getting a new addition to her wardrobe ... PETA is sending her a faux fur coat after the pregnant singer appeared to wear real fur to dinner. Here's the deal ... Rihanna was photographed this week in a full-length fur coat, which PETA tells us is almost certainly made of the real deal ... and now the animal rights org wants RiRi to make some fashion changes.