MGM+ Cancels “Beacon 23,” “Winter King”
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MGM+ Cancels “Beacon 23,” “Winter King”

Top Stories Tamfitronics MGM+ MGM+ has officially cancelled its sci-fi series “Beacon 23” after two seasons. In addition, they’ve announced “The Winter King” will not return after it was axed by ITVX in the U.K.The news isn’t a big surprise. Spectrum and AMC greenlit “Beacon 23” and shot the first two seasons back-to-back. MGM+ acquired it and aired the second season in April.The first season unfolds in the farthest reaches of the Milky Way and follows Aster (Lena Headey), a government agent, and Halan (Stephan James), a stoic ex-military man, who find their fates entangled after becoming trapped together inside one of many Beacons that serve as a lighthouse...
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Canadian resident arrested in Quebec over alleged New York terror plot
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Canadian resident arrested in Quebec over alleged New York terror plot

Top Stories Tamfitronics When a father and son were arrested this summer in Ontario over an alleged terrorist plot, U.S. authorities say the news spooked a 20-year-old Pakistani national and Canadian resident named Muhammad Shahzeb Khan.They say Khan used encrypted messaging to warn that because of the arrests "here in Toronto," there was a need to "lay low" on his own alleged plans: killing as many Jewish people as possible in New York around the Oct. 7 anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel.But the person receiving the message wasn't an ally of Khan's — they were an undercover American agent. U.S. authorities and the RCMP on Friday announced that Khan had been arrested in Ormstown, Que., on Wednesday over his alleged plot to attack a Jewish centre...
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NaNoWriMo Controversy, Closing Libraries, and Other Library News
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NaNoWriMo Controversy, Closing Libraries, and Other Library News

Top Stories Tamfitronics Katie's parents never told her "no" when she asked for a book, which was the start of most of her problems. She has an MLIS from the University of Illinois and works full time as a Circulation & Reference Manager in Illinois. She has a deep-rooted love of all things disturbing, twisted, and terrifying and takes enormous pleasure in creeping out her coworkers. When she's not at work, she's at home watching the Cubs with her cats and her cardigan collection. Other hobbies include scrapbooking, introducing more readers to the Church of Tana French, and convincing her husband that she can, in fact, fit more books onto her shelves.Twitter: @kt_libraryladyView All posts by Katie McLain HornerHere’s the trailer for Nightbitch with Amy Adams. Literary film & TV to stream in September.Top Stories...
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The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 (So Far…)
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The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 (So Far…)

Top Stories Tamfitronics 2024 is a big year for CLASH. It’s been twenty years since the magazine’s inception. Twenty years of covering an incalculable number of songs and albums. Twenty years of listening, recording and archiving music history.At the heart of the publication is discovery. We discover through back-and-forth dialogue – through open-ended discussion that reflects each member of the team’s quirks and insular listening habits. In the spirit of discovery, we’ve a curated halfway collection which covers a wide spectrum of projects released from January through to July this year. It’s allowed the CLASH team to recognise albums that may just miss out on a spot in our end-of-year list (Q4 is unforgiving.)We recognize post-breakup releases that have tugged at the heartstrings, that have provided relief or elation during periods burdened by collective torpor,...
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