Stan Lee was a seminal part of Miya Crummell’s childhood. As a young, black girl and self-professed pop culture geek, she saw Lee was ahead of his time. “At the time, he wrote ‘Black Panther’ when segregation was still heavy,” said the 27-year-old New Yorker who credits Lee with ...
By Michael Zabrodsky mzabrodsky@post-journal.com You have probably been somewhere and overheard a conversation between someone who likes music and a music snob. Because the music snob was polite, you thought you were overhearing a good-hearted talk. Not really. You see, the role of the music snob is to find out what music or band one likes and then tell the other, politely of course, why for him it is the wrong choice. Both may even like the same band, and same music as the snob, but it doesn’t matter because the snob will think the other’s reasons for liking the band or ...
What happens when you mix five of the so-called greatest hard rock and metal guitarists together or a night of music? The cacophony of sweet riffs and solid sounds that comes from the stage are a sweet dream according to the mastermind of this special event. The brainchild of guitar legend ...
NEW YORK (AP) — F. Scott Fitzgerald, who said there are no second acts in American lives, might have felt differently had he seen this year’s Oscar race. In mid-November, there is much solidifying, scrapping and self-promotion to come (not to mention a few potential awards heavyweights). But most of the expected contenders have by now been seen and there’s a definite theme: Reinvention is the season’s most sought-after attribute. One after another, potential contenders have trotted out new iterations of themselves: Lady Gaga, the actor; Alfonso Cuaron, the re-made filmmaker; ...
GENEVA (AP) — A large, drop-shaped natural pearl pendant sold for more than $36 million Wednesday at a rare auction of jewelry that once belonged to French Queen Marie Antoinette, which Sotheby’s is calling a record price for a pearl at auction. The “Queen Marie Antoinette’s Pearl,” a diamond-and-pearl pendant, was among the highlight offerings on the block at the Sotheby’s sale of jewelry from the Bourbon-Parma dynasty in Geneva. Sotheby’s billed the sale as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to scoop up heirlooms and jewels that have been held in the Bourbon-Parma dynasty ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Hardcore fans of the Beatles like to pore over every detail of the band and endlessly dissect their songs. Then there’s Giles Martin, who manages to time travel to meet the Fab Four. Martin is the son of legendary Beatles producer George Martin, and he’s lately been returning to the treasure trove of original recording sessions to remix key albums by John, Paul, George and Ringo. “It’s really nerve-wracking because it’s a legacy of music which is really important,” the soft-spoken Martin said. “What I do is make sure I provide the fans — and people ...
