The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reflects on EW’s best book of the decade a decade later. Over a decade ago,Jennifer Eganhad a fateful evening in a New York hotel. Fans of her 2010 novelA Visit From the Goon Squadwill recognize this scene. Egan looked down at the disembodied purse and thought to herself: I could take this wallet. And in that moment, the opening chapter of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel began to take shape....

“It kind of feels like Jenna and Matty were married all this time,” Garner says. Like “coming home from a long journey.” “Are you being silly? Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner star in ‘13 Going on 30,’ released in 2004.Everett Collection Ruffalo played Matty Flamhaff, who was secretly in love with Jenna as kids. Kudos to directorShawn Levyfor orchestrating this reunion. “It was so sweet,” Garner remarked of their on-screen reunion....

Get out the Razzles! “Reconnecting with an old pal. Anyone know where we can get Razzles in Canada?” Ruffalo tweeted on Tuesday alongside a picture that Matt himself would surely be proud of. Garner also shared the adorable photo on her Instagram, writing, “Wishing dust worked! And I got a perfect day with my old pal.” This isn’t the first time Garner and Ruffalo have shared throwbacks of13 Going on 30....

AliasstarJennifer Garnerrecently recreated that iconic pool scenefrom theJ.J. “They were like, ‘Jennifer, youcanlook good in a bathing suit! Don’t put that out there!’ Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images; ABC Basically, ‘You’ll never work again.'” Garner can’t stop laughing as she shares why she posted it anyway. “I just said, ‘I will never look like that in a bathing suit. There’s no way. And I think it’s hilarious,'” she says. “And today’s the day, it’s going up!...

Jennifer Garnercan truly do it all. Bachs Cantata BWV 147, and which will be sung in Italian and English. Garner isnt the only star performing a duet with the renowned operatic tenor. Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images; Jon Pack/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images To date,Sihas sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

The Dirty Dancing star was engaged to both Depp and Matthew Broderick back in 1988. “I will say that I haven’t watched any of it. I don’t even know how to. Johnny Depp and Jennifer Grey.Vinnie Zuffante/Getty I don’t even know how to get Court TV. I don’t even know where it would be. But from clips or things that I’ve come across, I don’t recognize the person. It’s nothing to do with anything that I’ve ever experienced, and it makes me sad....

Grab your watermelon, Baby Houseman is no longer in a corner. And that’s no coincidence, EW has learned. Devotees of theEmile Ardolino-helmed feature flock to both locations each year searching for the time of their lives. Credit: Everett Collection. There is no word on the involvement of any otherDirty Dancingcast members. Swayze, Orbach, and the film’s director Ardolino have since died. Grab your watermelons, it’s going to be one hot summer....

(Producer Rickey Minor confirmed tothe Associated Pressthat Hudson sang to a backing track at his request.) For the record, it took readers of Michael Slezaks rave review ofJ. I pretty much side with the latter camp. Hence, why pretty mucheveryonewho sings the national anthem at the Super Bowl sings it to a backing track. Besides, the cries of she was lip syncing! Any time you perform the pre-game event, youre required to give them backing tracks, says Smith....

The Respect star is going back to the 1960s. Jennifer Hudsonis becoming something of an expert at bringing 1960s musical superstars to the big screen. And now she’s stepping back into a beehive wig as a real-life superstar,Aretha Franklin, inRespect. Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’ and Effie White in ‘Dreamgirls’.Quantrell D. Colbert/MGM; David James/Paramount “I’m like, ‘What am I? The period-piece girl in the ’60s era?'” she quips to EW....

The star picked up a Daytime Emmy as an executive producer of an interactive fairytale made for Oculus Quest. Jennifer Hudsonis celebrating and for good reason. And she was celebrating with the perfect accessory on Thursday an EGO ring. Jennifer Hudson. “Wow God wow! I’ve had this ring for quite some time!” Hudson tweeted alongside a photo of the very timely piece of bling. “For me it always represented the day I would have an Emmy, Grammy & Oscar!...

The 2022 ceremony will be held Feb. 26. Hudson’s nod for her role asAretha Franklinin the biopicRespectcomes on the heels of her recentSAG Award nomination. received the most nominations in the music recording categories. Jennifer Hudson in ‘Respect," Halle Berry in ‘Bruised,’ and Jonathan Majors in ‘The Harder They Fall’ from Netflix.Quantrell D. Colbert/MGM; JOHN BAER/NETFLIX; DAVID LEE/NETFLIX See the full list of the nominees below. ET on BET in a special virtual event on NAACP’s Instagram channel....

The Grammy-winning singer seemed to have it all until her life was shattered by unimaginable violence. But while the musicians warm up, she doesnt say much, keeps her head down, fidgets. And then Jennifer Hudson begins to sing, and all doubt is erased. Credit: PHOTOGRAPH BY PEGGY SIROTA Its not just her voice. The music seems to transform her, elevate her. In church we call that the Anointing, thats what youre feeling, she says....

They’re also asking fans to spread the word on social media with the hashtag #VoteAtHome. Mailing ballots to voters is common sense and has bipartisan support. Currently, absentee ballot access is scattershot across the United States. Rich Fury/Getty Images Some states like Oregon send out mail-in ballots to all voters by default. Other states like Michigan require a voter to request an absentee ballot. (Right now, doesn’t everybody have an excuse?...