Growing up, I stumbled into a rabbit hole of an H.P. Lovecraft anthology, and, in the grand tradition of cosmic horror, I would argue I’ve never been the same since. A lot of Lovecraft’s general vibes and ideas have been adopted by our greater culture, especially with regards to horror, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat and celebrating the United States will be published next year, just in time for America’s 250th anniversary. “Sing the 50 United States” is the first full manuscript written by Dr. Seuss — born Theodor Geisel — to be discovered since the posthumous release of “What Pet Should I Get?” in 2015. The new book aims to teach readers the names of the states. “To sing the 50 United States, you have to use your brain,” the Cat in the Hat advises. “Massachusetts. Minnesota. Missouri and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael J. Fox has been living with “Back to the Future” for a long time. “I’ll be on the street and some kid will go, ‘There’s Marty McFly!’” Fox says. “No, this is an old man.” It’s been 40 years since “Back to the Future” debuted in ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropy isn’t so different from theater for Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell. “Life is a collaborative art,” explained Mitchell, one of Broadway’s preeminent leading men for more than two decades and a leader who steered the industry’s support of performing arts professionals as the longtime chair of The Entertainment Community Fund. “It’s about people working together to make something impossible happen.” And, just as a stage production requires the combined talents of celebrated actors and behind-the-scenes stagehands across professions ...
There are scary movies where everything is fleshed out, where filmmakers and craftspeople show a nightmare in all its horrifying detail. In those kind of films, jump scares and reveals can even be a relief, allowing the tension and anticipation to deescalate so you can move on to the next thrill. Filmmaker Babak Anvari’s “Hallow Road,” in theaters Friday, is the opposite. Written by William Gillies, “Hallow Road” is the kind of minimalistic thriller that knows that sometimes all you need to do is establish the right mood and your audience’s imagination will take it from ...
LONDON (AP) — Bon Jovi will embark on their first tour in four years in 2026 — and it’s more than just a victory lap. In 2022, singer Jon Bon Jovi saw a doctor who said one of his vocal cords was atrophying. He had major surgery and has been in extensive rehab since. These new shows ...
