This is a central question facing two children who find themselves on their own, fighting for survival under a surveillance state in Ali Smith’s newest, “Gliff.” “Gliff” deals with similar themes to ...
On a late summer’s day in Cambridge, England, the writer Ali Smith sat with me on a wooden bench in a patch of garden across from the brick rowhouse where she works. Her new novel, Gliff ...
Most of the story unfolds five years earlier, though, when Bri and their 11-year-old sister, the malaprop-friendly Rose, were designated “UV,” or Unverifiables (Smith’s slap at X’s blue ...
Will Smith made his first return to a major televised awards show Sunday evening, appearing at the Grammys to open a tribute to the late Quincy Jones. Smith opened the segment by introducing ...
Three years after the shocking moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, the actor made his grand return to a major awards show stage at the 2025 Grammys. Three years after the ...
Will Smith?? The Academy Award winner (who himself has won four Grammys) was tapped to introduce a musical tribute to late producer Quincy Jones, who—fun fact—was executive producer on The ...