Month: May 2023

The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World (12 hours) begins with a perilous escape attempt from Auschwitz and expands into a larger story about Rudolf Vrba, one of the first Jewish people to escape from the notorious concentration camp.  British author Jonathan Freedland (known for both his thrillers
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For My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings (7 hours), actor Zosia Mamet (“Girls,” “The Flight Attendant”) has gathered a who’s-who of creative folks, including fellow actors like Busy Philipps, musicians like Patti Smith, writers like David Sedaris and chefs like Kwame Onwuachi. Each contributed an essay about food or a food-related memory,
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There’s wit, honesty and insight in Madly, Deeply (19.5 hours), a collection of Alan Rickman’s succinct yet keenly observant diary entries spanning 1993 to 2015. The late actor’s journals reveal a palpable lack of pretentiousness and a go-with-the-flow attitude (even after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer), as well as a compelling contrast between his two
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Kali (Bonner Ziglor), Mello Buckzz (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella) News Kali and Mello Buckzz Share New “Area Codes (773 Remix)”: Listen The latest regionally-based remix of the hit song By Alphonse Pierre May 25, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Atlanta-raised rapper Kali has shared another remix of her viral hit “Area Codes.” This one
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What could be better than Greek mythology romance books? Mythology retellings have been in the lexicon for as long as the myths have existed. Most famous among them are the Greek myths: stories of gods and goddess interfering in mortals’ lives, acting out their every whim, their petty interactions with each other. Drama began here
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Universal Music Group’s corporate offices in Santa Monica, California (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) News Universal Music Group Signs Deal With AI Startup Endel Endel—which uses AI to generate “wellness” soundscapes—will enable UMG artists to create perpetually regenerating artworks in their own style By Matthew Ismael Ruiz May 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Universal Music
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Disney’s return to live-action takes of their animated vault in the fullest theatrical form happens this weekend with Rob Marshall’s The Little Mermaid which is eyeing a $180M worldwide start. The majority of that number will be made stateside with $120M for the four-day Memorial Day weekend holiday, and around $100M over three days. At
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M83 (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) News M83 Announces North American Tour A run of dates this fall behind Fantasy By Evan Minsker May 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter M83 has announced a North American tour behind his new album Fantasy. After wrapping up a tour this past week, Anthony Gonzalez has a series of shows
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Broadway box office for the 2022-23 season – the first full season since the industry’s return from the Covid closure – reached $1,577,586,897, a big increase over the last two hard-hit seasons but still about 14% lower than the pre-pandemic high of $1.8 billion. Figures released today by the Broadway League indicate that total attendance
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Teenage Fanclub, photo by Donald Milne News Teenage Fanclub Announce New Album Nothing Lasts Forever, Share Video for New Song: Watch Check out “Foreign Land” from the band’s September full-length By Evan Minsker May 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Teenage Fanclub have announced Nothing Lasts Forever, the follow-up to 2021’s Endless Arcade. The album
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When I realized my childhood Barnes & Noble was closing, I was devastated. I’m an indie bookstore lover, but growing up, there were no indie bookstores in my town: only one gorgeous, cozy Barnes & Noble. We went to book clubs there as kids, met there as teens basically every Friday night, studied for the
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Billie Eilish (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Coachella) News Global Citizen Announces Power Our Planet: Live in Paris Festival With Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz, H.E.R., More Jon Batiste, Ben Harper, Finneas, and others will perform during the event, which takes place June 22 By Madison Bloom May 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Global Citizen has
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