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The Song of Hiawatha review – Rafael Payare reveals the riches of Coleridge-Taylor’s hit cantata
Rafael Payare and his Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal gave the Edinburgh International Festival premiere of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s The Song of Hiawatha, a once wildly popular Victorian cantata trilogy that had fallen out of the regular repertoire. Festival director Nicola Benedetti’s decision to programme the work was a risk given its dated Henry Wadsworth Longfellow libretto…
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Dozens of ‘dangerous’ artworks are buried under dirt in Sydney, and visitors will be asked to dig deep
Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas is presenting Heap, an unusual installation in which 80 artworks by eight Australian artists are buried under tonnes of dirt in the foyer of Carriageworks, inviting the public to physically dig them up. The project blends exhibition, installation and mock archaeological dig, with each hidden piece representing a “dangerous idea”…
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A Pulitzer, a Movie, and Two Mind-Melting New Books — Best Year Ever?
Author Daniel Kraus is enjoying an extraordinary year, capped by winning the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for fiction in May for Angel Down, a supernatural First World War survival story written as a single novel-length sentence. Within weeks he had also released The Sixth Nik, a wildly inventive science fiction horror novel, alongside Partially Devoured, a…
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Feature: The Obliteration Of Andross – A Tactical Analysis For Maximum Damage In ‘Star Fox’
Nintendo Life’s Star Fox 64 remake feature charts the most “efficient” route through Velan Studio’s Switch 2 remake of Star Fox 64, aiming to inflict maximum damage on the villain Andross and secure total victory for Corneria. Written by a self-described Star Fox superfan who has completed every medal and challenge in the game since…
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Amazon’s drone deliveries are landing in pools and ponds
Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery service has repeatedly dropped customer packages into swimming pools and ponds rather than on solid ground, according to a series of videos shared by local US news outlets. The latest incident, filmed by ABC7 News Bay Area on Wednesday, shows a drone hovering directly over a Texas customer’s pool before…
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Yungblud Crowdsurfs in Wheelchair While Performing Show with Broken Leg: Watch
British singer Yungblud performed at the Vilar de Mouros festival in Portugal despite having broken his leg in a dirt bike accident at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota earlier this month. Rather than cancel, he took to the stage in a wheelchair and even crowdsurfed while seated in it, demonstrating his determination to…
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Homeless camp torn down after man wishes councillor’s son dead and numerous complaints – Yorkshire Live
A homeless encampment was dismantled after numerous complaints and an alleged threat in which a man wished a councillor’s son dead. The case matters because it highlights the difficult balance councils face between responding to safety concerns and addressing homelessness. The decision followed reports of persistent problems linked to the camp, alongside the alleged abusive…
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Former Australian defence chief removes mention of his distinguished service cross from his government profile following a career pivot
General Angus Campbell, Australia’s former defence force chief, has removed reference to his distinguished service cross from his official government profile following a shift in his career. The change has drawn attention because the honour, one of the country’s higher military decorations, had previously been listed among his credentials, and its removal comes as he…
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Spanish Thrashers ANGELUS APATRIDA Sign With NAPALM RECORDS, Announce ‘The Reckoning’ EP
Spanish thrash metal band Angelus Apatrida have signed with Napalm Records, marking a new chapter for the group more than two decades after their formation in 2000. The quartet has become a leading name in international thrash metal, having played major festivals including Wacken Open Air, Hellfest, Graspop Metal Meeting and Download, and the label…
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Colton Burpo describes meeting Jesus and hearing angels sing during near-death experience
Colton Burpo, whose childhood near-death experience inspired the best-selling book and film “Heaven Is for Real,” has recounted the episode in a new interview on Sean Hannity’s podcast. Burpo describes an emergency medical crisis he suffered at the age of three, during which he says he visited Heaven, sat on Jesus’s lap and heard angels…