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American Songwriter 3rd Annual Road Ready Talent Contest Semi-Finalists Announced
American Songwriter has announced the semi-finalists for its third annual Road Ready Talent Contest, recognising a large and varied group of songwriters, artists and performers. The announcement marks the next stage of the competition and highlights the range of original music submitted from entrants in different locations and styles. The publication thanked all participants and…
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3 Folk Lyrics From 1976 That Hit Harder Now That Their Artists Have Aged
American Songwriter highlights three folk songs from 1976 whose lyrics it argues have gained resonance as their writers have grown older. – Joni Mitchell’s “Amelia” is presented as a reflection on independence, experience and the risks of pursuing one’s own path. – Jackson Browne’s “The Pretender” is described as capturing adulthood’s financial pressures and the…
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“I wasn’t feeling much of anything by the time it was released.” Failure’s brilliant third album Fantastic Planet should have made them superstars. Instead, it broke their hearts and split the band
Failure’s third album, Fantastic Planet, was released in summer 1996 as an ambitious, self-produced alternative-rock record, but its path to release was damaged by uncertainty at the band’s label. Although it was expected to be a breakthrough, it did not enter the Billboard Top 200, and the disappointment contributed to the Los Angeles trio splitting…
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Wild Blue Skies Is Star Fox For Experts
The “fine, I’ll just do it myself” approach has served indie developers well, capitalizing on the hunger for games that emulate beloved classics. Indie metroidvania games, boomer shooters, and retro-style platformers all owe their rise to the same trend of homage for underserved genres. Wild Blue Skies isn’t the first game that aims to fill…
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China’s $300M Sleeper Hit ‘Dear You’ Unveils U.S. Trailer Ahead of September Release
China’s unexpected box-office hit Dear You will open in selected North American cinemas on 4 September through Well Go USA, following the release of its first US trailer. The family drama matters because it turned a modest $2 million production into one of China’s biggest films of 2026, demonstrating the commercial reach of strong word…
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Carpenter, Domingo and Theron to receive Academy Museum awards
John Carpenter, Colman Domingo and Charlize Theron will be honoured at the Academy Museum’s sixth annual fundraising gala on 17 October. The awards recognise their influence on cinema, while the event will raise funds for the museum’s exhibitions, screenings and educational programmes. Theron will receive the Icon Award for her global career impact, Carpenter the…
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Wes Moore: ‘I don’t know what Woke 1.0 is’
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Wednesday brushed off a question about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) recent comment in which she separated the future of the Democratic Party from what has been dubbed “Woke 1.” “Well, I’m going to be honest … I don’t know what Woke 1.0 is, but I can tell you how…
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Jayden Daniels representative tells LSU it can’t use QB’s name, image and likeness
Attorneys representing Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels warned LSU that the school can no longer use his name, image and likeness (NIL). A letter from Aug. 5, first obtained by ESPN, was sent to LSU Tigers athletic director Verge Ausberry demanding Daniels’s alma mater cease all usage of his likeness for the school’s benefit. “LSU…
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116 Grams: A Play to Lose Weight review – a shocking satire of body policing
Letícia Rodrigues’s 116 Grams: A Play to Lose Weight is a fiercely satirical and emotionally raw Edinburgh Fringe performance about body policing, shame and the scrutiny faced by women deemed overweight. Framed as an attempt to lose 116 grams during a one-hour show, it exposes the damaging expectations placed on female bodies and challenges assumptions…
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Fox News AI Newsletter: One year until AI market busts, investor says
Niles Investment Management founder Dan Niles warned that the AI market could face a bust within a year, reflecting concern that investor enthusiasm may have outpaced sustainable returns. The newsletter places this warning alongside major developments in AI infrastructure and corporate strategy, underlining how quickly the sector is expanding. It also reports that Meta chief…