Ask any technology buff about what pushes the entertainment industry forward, and he is likely to tell you that video games have made the most amount of changes in the shortest amount of time. While literature, theatre, film, and music have been around for decades or centuries, with only the ...
Maggie Rogers, “Heard It in a Past Life” (Capitol Records) The moment most people first heard Maggie Rogers was likely memorable. The song she sang in a viral video clip wasn’t quite finished but the promise — the sheer talent on offer — was starkly apparent. No less a respected musical influencer than Pharrell Williams apparently agreed. Williams may have unwittingly aided Rogers’ development but she has charted her own course and the singer-songwriter emerges this month with her eagerly anticipated — and astonishingly good — debut full-length album, “Heard ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix’s post-apocalyptic survival film “Bird Box” is drawing criticism for using footage of a real fiery train disaster but the streaming giant has no plans to remove it. The footage concerns a 2013 tragedy in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic when an unattended train carrying crude oil rolled down an incline, came off the tracks and exploded into a massive ball of fire, killing 47 people. Netflix licensed the footage of the disaster from the stock image vendor Pond 5 and used it in “Bird Box” in an early TV news montage to set up its horrific premise. ...
No Sex Please, We’re British, by Alistair Foot and Anthony Marriott, opened Friday night at Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown. It’s a light comedy with a thin and silly plot but under Todd Pullan’s direction, the cast pulled it off with energy to spare. Briefly, newlyweds ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has got satisfaction: The Rolling Stones are among the headliners for the 50th anniversary festival. Organizers on Tuesday confirmed reports that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will play. Also headlining the 8-day event, which ...
Every day nature presents us with beauty. Sometimes we take for granted the colors we see on a daily basis. Granted, in the winter months, colors are more subdued. We get the snow white, but by the end of the winter, we may end up seeing the snow gray because of how the snow melts. What was ...
