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Steinbeck's tender letter to son sells for more than $32,000
Read full article: Steinbeck's tender letter to son sells for more than $32,000A heartfelt letter written by author John Steinbeck offering paternal advice to his teenage son who was experiencing love for the first time has sold at auction for more than $32,000.
Cheers! Or not: 'Scandalous' 1st Christmas card up for sale
Read full article: Cheers! Or not: 'Scandalous' 1st Christmas card up for saleThe first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale — a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalized some who denounced it as humbug when it first appeared in 1843. “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You,” it reads. That didn't sit well at the time with the puritanical Temperance Society, which kicked up such a fuss it took three years before another Christmas card was produced. “They were quite distressed that in this ‘scandalous’ picture they had children toasting with a glass of wine along with the adults. It's believed to have gone on sale in the same week in December 1843 that Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” first was published.
Hailee Steinfeld Dishes on Her 'Wild' New Show 'Dickinson' and Reveals New Music
Read full article: Hailee Steinfeld Dishes on Her 'Wild' New Show 'Dickinson' and Reveals New MusicET's Keltie Knight exclusively chatted with Steinfeld backstage at the VMAs -- where she looked ravishing in a red Aadnevik gown with sheer details! "And It's wild and it's funny and it's weird and it's a little bit of everything, so I'm very excited about it." "I have been working on the music non-stop and I'm so excited," she shared. Just this sort of fearlessness that I've never really approached my writing with, so I'm very excited about this new music. RELATED CONTENT:How Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco Is Gearing Up to Host the MTV VMAs (Exclusive)2019 MTV VMAs Nominations: Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift Dominate, New K-Pop Category IntroducedChristina Aguilera Admits She Was Bothered MTV Cut Away From Her 2003 VMAs Kiss With Madonna
Hailee Steinfeld Portrays Emily Dickinson as a Good Girl Gone Bad in Apple's New Coming-of-Age
Read full article: Hailee Steinfeld Portrays Emily Dickinson as a Good Girl Gone Bad in Apple's New Coming-of-AgeEmily Dickinson is getting the TV treatment. Hailee Steinfeld portrays the esteemed American poet in the upcoming Apple Original series, Dickinson, a coming-of-age drama that positions the budding creative writer as an unexpected hero for a millennial era. The first teaser sees an ambitious, young Emily pushing the boundaries of expectations. I have one purpose, and that is to become a great writer, says Dickinson, whose wild antics clash with her familys conservative lifestyle. The teaser for Dickinson also marks the third series Apple has given audiences a look at ahead of the debut of Apple TV+.