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ALL THE OLD KNIVES Trailer Drops

All the Old Knives is a spy thriller by Olen Steinhauer, and now it’s set to be a movie starring Chris Pine and Thandie Newton. The trailer dropped this week, teasing a story of a terrorist hostage situation gone wrong, and two CIA agents and former lovers tasked with uncovering the truth about the horrible event five years after the fact, when new information comes to light, suggesting that there is a mole in the agency. The movie will be available to stream on Amazon Prime on April 8th.

Idaho Libraries Lost Millions In ARPA Funds. A Study On ‘Harmful’ Materials Is Next

Idaho House Republicans have established a committee to evaluate children’s access to harmful materials in public libraries in a last-minute resolution that was pushed through as library budgets were slashed. Some lawmakers say this is punishment for Idaho librarians who spoke out against another bill that was being debated, which would remove legal protections for librarians and leave them open to consequences for distributing “harmful” material to minors. That bill was passed in the House, but has not been heard in the Senate.

Proto-Feminist Classic ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ Getting a Horror Adaptation

There are some short stories you read in high school English class that just stick with you. Whether or not Charlotte Perkins Gilman intended her short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” to be a horror story, that’s certainly how it’s been perceived in the 130 years since its first publication. Now, a movie adaptation that leans into the horror of the original tale is being released. You can watch the trailer now and stream it on Tuesday.