The mazes — which span 35 states and provinces, from California to New York, Ontario to Texas — are expected to attract more than 2 million visitors

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'Oppenheimer' star Cillian Murphy and director Christopher Nolan discuss the film's 13 Oscar noms.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the influential 1970s disco band Chic, and esteemed Finnish classical music composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen won the 2024 Polar Music Prize on Tuesday.The Polar Music Prize is awarded annually to individuals, groups and institutions in recognition of exceptional music achievements. It was founded in 1989 by the late Stig Anderson, a Swedish publisher, lyricist and manager of ABBA, who established the record label Polar Music.Rodgers and Salonen will each receive prize money of one million Swedish kroner (about $95,000) in ceremonies in Stockholm on May 21.The award panel said Tuesday of the American guitarist, composer and producer: “There are few in history, if any, who have composed dance music as sophisticated and subtly arranged as Nile Rodgers,” who “turned disco and funk into an art” with his group Chic and songs like “Le Freak” and “Dance, Dance, Dance.”“In Nile Rodgers, we honor a ground-breaking pioneer whose legacy spans his…

He voiced Salacious B. Crumb, the monkey-lizard pet of Jabba the Hutt in “Return of the Jedi,” as well as Mogwai in both “Gremlins” films.

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Tom Smothers, one half of the Smothers Brothers musical comedy duo, died on Dec. 26 due to cancer. He was 86.

The first feature directed by cinematographer Rachel Morrison is a grippingly downbeat sports movie that throws the audience a curveball.

Sega has responded to fan demand with additional shows for its Sonic Symphony World Tour.

Boing Boing's own Ruben Bolling, the cartoonist behind Tom the Dancing Bug, has a brand new book out this fall:  "It's the Great Storm, Tom the Dancing Bug!" published by…

BELFAST based author Michael Magee has been longlisted for a prestigious book prize for his debut novel Close to Home. The book, which tells the story of two working-class brothers in post-Troubles Northern Ireland, has been longlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, it was revealed today. Magee admits his novel was inspired by his own childhood growing up in west Belfast. It won the Rooney Prize for Literature 2023 and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023. Announced this afternoon, the international longlist for the Dylan Thomas Prize features 12 books by writers from across the globe. With a £20,000 prize pot, it is currently the largest prize available to young writers. Within the longlist are authors hailing from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Nigeria, Trinidad & Tobago, the US, Canada, and Hong Kong. The selection panel describe Magee’s work, which is one of only two debuts on this year’s list, as a book which “paints an alienating picture of post-conflict Belfast”.…

Barry Turner reviews the best Classic Crime books of the month: Cabaret Macabre by Tom Mead, The Underground Man by Ross Macdonald and Murder at Lord's Station by Jim Eldridge

While the first two films were homemade affairs Leone could make in his own time, this latest entry had a budget that meant he couldn't mess around.

From 1979 until their break-up in 2016, No Means No did things their own way, commercial success be damned. Now, the story of the legendary B.C. punk rockers is being told in a new book.

Emmy Award nominee Sydney Sweeney (“The White Lotus”, “Euphoria”) stars in the psychological horror film Immaculate, and NEON has released the official poster today. Additionally, Immaculate has been dated for theatrical release on March 22. Stay tuned for the official trailer tomorrow (January 25). The film reunites Sweeney with director Michael Mohan (The Voyeurs), who directed from a […]

Washington Irving‘s 1820 short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” heralded an enduring Halloween icon with the Headless Horseman, an unforgettable, imposing character that practically begged to be translated into a visual medium. While Disney’s classic feature The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad wasn’t the first to adapt Irving’s short, the more family-friendly approach […]

Songwriter Bob Neuwirth's 1974 debut has gotten a transformative remix to make it the record it should have been, as discussed by T Bone Burnett.

‘Marks of weakness, marks of woe.’ William Blake captures the suffering and oppression on the streets of 18th-century London

Step into the captivating world of Devika Das, a multifaceted talent whose literary prowess and creative vision transcend genres and mediums. From poetry to prose, theater to film, Devika’s journey...

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is the most binge-watch-worthy reality TV show that has been released in while, but what exactly is soft swinging, and how does one swing softly?

Springfields from all over America competed to serve as the home of the screening

In honor of the 80th Yartzeit of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, the Rebbe’s father, a new Sefer was published by Kehos written by Rabbi Dovid Dubov of Princeton, NJ. The Sefer includes a newly released letter from Rabbi Levi Yitzchok.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the influential 1970s disco band Chic, and esteemed Finnish classical music composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen won the 2024 Polar Music Prize on Tuesday.

Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music is a new book from writer and musician Franz Nicolay that turns the spotlight on the unsung heroes of rock & roll: the backing band.

"Despite years of experience, seeing the localization kit for the first time felt like a cold shower."

As their new exhibition opens in San Francisco, Zanele Muholi talks about their powerful photos of queer survivors of hate crimes, couples in everyday moments, and self-portraits referencing history

Emmy Award nominee Sydney Sweeney (“The White Lotus”, “Euphoria”) stars in the psychological horror film Immaculate, and NEON has released the official poster today. Additionally, Immaculate has been dated for theatrical release on March 22. Stay tuned for the official trailer tomorrow (January 25). The film reunites Sweeney with director Michael Mohan (The Voyeurs), who directed from a […]

Eric ‘ConcernedApe‘ Barone has revealed 'Haunted Chocolatier' has taken heavy inspiration from 'Stardew Valley'’s Moonlight Jellies festival

Susan Armstrong and Michelle Grey, founders of Arts-Matter, share their go-to eateries and venues in Sydney – including an “unbeatable” Bondi institution.

It’s going on show to the public before being auctioned off.

Beyond Van Gogh opens at the NEC as an immersive experience and we take a look back to some of the more 'unusual' art displays

Tea rounds, dictation, letter-writing: Hester Leggatt was a hard-working member of staff at MI5, often spotted pacing the hushed corridors of 57-58 St James's Street, London.

The Fifth Step, Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow August 28 2024 reviewed by the Daily Record's Vivienne Aitken

Devin Townsend will release his brand new album PowerNerd, the first of a new trilogy of releases, in October

HapmtonsFilm has unveiled the honorees for the 32nd annual Hamptons International Film Festival, which takes place Oct. 4-14.

Sharing the full sweep of the African American experience in Arkansas is the mission at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock which debuts a completely renovated permanent exhibition space on December 1, 2023.

Since 1974, the international comics festival in the French town of Angoulême has welcomed the best of the world's illustrators. This year the top prize was awarded to Britain's Posy Simmonds, making…

Richard Harris was one of the most charismatic, versatile, and unpredictable actors to ever emerge from the Irish stage. Born on October 1, 1930, in Limerick, Richard Harris was as known for his commanding presence on screen as he was for his tempestuous personal life off it.

Discover their journey from skilled traders to esteemed mayors in Margaret A. Rice’s latest book, "Merchants and Mayors: The Chappell Family in Tudor Exeter."

America Ferrera will star in series adaptation of Robert Katz's ‘Naked by the Window.’

Before 2019, author Tommy Orange was determined to stay away from writing historical novels.

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It is believed that on March 1, 1555, Michel de Nostradamus published a book of predictions. For four and a half centuries, many historians, | The Eastern Herald

Andrew Karpen received the Variety Vanguard Award at a 10th anniversary celebration for Bleecker Street, the indie film company he founded.

Premium Collectibles Studio has released a life-sized replica statue of Ninja Turtles poking their heads out of the sewer, a visual that is taken right from the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie poster. Fully sculpted by the Kucharek Brothers, “this diorama is sure to evoke a sense of

Matthew Rankin says he’s proud to attend this year’s Cannes Film Festival with fellow Winnipeg-born director Guy Maddin — especially since his hometown’s indie film scene often gets overlooked.

Actor Harish Kalyan talks about his upcoming film ‘Lubber Pandhu’, playing a rural role after a long time, why the road to stardom isn’t a straight one and more

Kevin Smith tells IndieWire about buying his childhood theater to make 'The 4:30 Movie' and the challenges of operating an independent theater.

The bleak musical drama is on track to open to around $40 million, significantly less than what the 2019 version made on its first weekend.