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‘Black Zombie’ Review: An Engaging Doc on How the Flesh-Eating Hordes of Screen Fame Obscured Painful Real-Life History
Director Maya Annik Bedward's Canadian documentary 'Black Zombie' argues that Hollywood's cannibal-zombie genre exploited and distorted Haitian Vodou religious beliefs, tracing the distortion from Wil
Los Vampires Dramatizes Universal's Forgotten Spanish Dracula
Craig Mitchell's 'Los Vampires' dramatizes Universal's 1931 decision to shoot 'Dracula' twice — once with Bela Lugosi, once in Spanish — and the ego war between the two leads, now complicated by fears
Jacqueline Crooks: The books behind her novel 'Sky City'
Author Jacqueline Crooks reflects on the literary influences — from Toni Morrison to Wilson Harris to Alice Coltrane — that shaped her forthcoming novel 'Sky City' and her writing voice, in a wide-ran
Peter Heller's The Dog Stars: Read the Excerpt
New Scientist publishes an opening excerpt from Peter Heller's post-apocalyptic novel The Dog Stars as its August Book Club selection, featuring protagonist Hig flying a 1956 Cessna 182 over a landsca
Nund Rishi and Kashmir's Sufi-Hindu poetic legacy
A scholar spotlights Kashmir's centuries-old Rishi Sufi tradition, centered on 14th-15th century poet-saints Nund Rishi and Lal Ded, whose interreligious verses remain recited by both Hindu and Muslim
Michael Jackson Boosts Sony Music Sales By 22% Amid Quiet Quarter For Movie Studio
Sony Music's quarterly sales surged 22% to $3.5 billion on a Michael Jackson catalog revival timed to the Lionsgate biopic, while Sony Pictures posted a 13% revenue decline during a sparse theatrical
Faye's Jacaranda Explores Forgiveness After Rwanda
A review of French-Rwandan writer Gaël Faye's second novel 'Jacaranda,' which traces the Rwanda genocide's generational aftershocks through Milan, a Franco-Rwandan boy raised in Versailles whose famil
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Tops No Way Home's $50M Previews
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on track to outpace Spider-Man: No Way Home's $50M Thursday preview record, ranking as the third-best U.S./Canada preview haul ever with industry projections now ranging f
Ariana Grande's 'Petal' Channels Rage, Redefines Her Sound
Ariana Grande's eighth album 'Petal,' co-written and produced entirely with Ilya Salmanzadeh and Max Martin, marks her starkest musical departure yet — trading the wistful, internalized heartbreak of
Rachel Chinouriri Wins First Award, Teases Second Album
Rachel Chinouriri, the 27-year-old Brit school alum who has supported Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo and Florence + the Machine, won her first-ever award and is finalizing her second album "I Think
Sony Pictures Revenue Drops 13% in June Quarter, Music Segment Sales Jump 21%
Sony reported mixed Q1 FY2026 earnings with Pictures revenue falling 13%, Music jumping 21%, and PlayStation profits surging on U.S. tariff refunds, while raising full-year guidance on expectations of
Cuoco Returns as Alternate Penny in Stuart Fails Episode 2
Kaley Cuoco makes a surprise cameo in "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe" Episode 2 as an alternate-universe Penny — reimagined not as the Cheesecake Factory server fans remember, but as a badass guer
Sadie Sink Confirmed as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Sadie Sink is revealed as Jean Grey in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' a psychic mutant who goes to war with the Department of Damage Control after they imprisoned and killed her sister, establishing bot
Apple Services Misses Forecasts as F1 Comp Drags Growth
Apple's Services division posted a record $30.7 billion in fiscal Q3 but missed analyst forecasts, as executives blamed FX headwinds and tough comps from last year's F1: The Movie theatrical release d
Wizards Unveils WoW, Star Wars D&D Tabletop RPGs
Wizards of the Coast unveiled World of Warcraft and Star Wars-themed Dungeons & Dragons tabletop RPGs at Gen Con 2026, with the WoW book launching Nov. 17 and a Star Wars edition following in 2027 as
Saldaña: Sheridan 'Knows How To Write Women'
Zoe Saldaña praised Taylor Sheridan for knowing "how to write women" ahead of "Lioness" Season 3's Aug. 2 premiere on Paramount+, telling People the show's characters "defy gender and race."
Mike Darnell Signs Multi-Year Deal at Netflix
Veteran reality TV producer Mike Darnell has signed an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Netflix, where he will provide strategic creative guidance across the streamer's unscripted slate and coll
Netflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage war thriller
The makers of the $45m WWII spy thriller "Fortitude," starring Nicolas Cage, are suing Netflix for $105m after a hard drive containing the unreleased film was stolen from the streamer's LA office.
Skloot's Henrietta Lacks Book: A Family Reckoning
Fifteen years on, Rebecca Skloot's 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' still defines the HeLa story — but a family reckoning with its painful disclosures raises fresh questions about who controls t
TikTok Shop Festival Make-up Can Contain Banned Chemicals
Experts warn that some neon festival make-up sold on TikTok Shop and other online marketplaces can contain banned toxic chemicals, alongside tips for safe application this festival season.
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