Outlander to End with Season 8 on Starz
After its 8th season on Starz, Outlander will be coming to an end. This news comes before the planned summer release of Outlander‘s 7th season. The forthcoming 7th season will be 16 episodes long. Outlander‘s final season will run for 10 episodes. “For nearly a decade Outlander has won the hearts of audiences worldwide and we’re pleased to bring Claire and Jamie’s epic love story to a proper conclusion,” said Kathryn Busby, president original programming at Starz. Outlander will end as the longest-running original in Starz history.
Emma Straub Visit Canceled by Katy ISD After Author Curses Online
Katy ISD has canceled plans to host Emma Straub’s visit to two elementary schools after discovering her use of “foul language” on social media. The New York Times bestselling novelist was scheduled to read her first children’s picture book Very Good Hats to Kindergarten and first grade students at Robertson and Cimarron Elementary schools on January 13th. But the district chose to rescind its invitation the day before the event due to complaints from parents about Straub’s of the “F word” on social media. An email from administrators sent to parents and staff read, “It has been brought to our attention that this author has regularly used inappropriate and foul language on her social media platforms…This type of language, as you know, does not align with our school and community’s values.”
Nikki M. James Joins Disney+’s Upcoming Marvel Series Daredevil: Born Again
Tony Winner and The Book of Mormon star Nikki M. James has been cast in Disney+‘s upcoming Marvel series, Daredevil: Born Again. The series will also see Carlie Cox return to the role of Daredevil, aka lawyer Matt Murdock. Vincent D’Onofrio will also return to play villain Kingpin, aka Wilson Fisk. Margarita Levieva, Michael Gandolfini and Sandrine Holt are also starring. The series will be written by Matt Corman and Chris Ord.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Thesaurus
How much do you know about the book where you can look up synonyms? Here are 10 things you didn’t know about the thesaurus.