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France is a Farce under Macron (Debt, Warmonger, and PM Musical Chair)
France is a Farce under Macron (Debt, Warmonger, and PM Musical Chair) Noriko Watanabe, Chika Mori, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Under President Emmanuel Macron, France has increasingly become a political theatre of dysfunction and...

Taylor Swift’s aggressive marketing guarantees success – no matter what the music sounds like
Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, has been released to much fanfare. While the album’s critical reception has been mixed – with reviews ranging from a flop to a masterpiece – the album is all but guaranteed to hold the number one...

Say goodbye to Storm Amy with big sale on luxury resort visitors call 'paradise'
Laura Mckenna Audience Writer 17:48, 06 Oct 2025 This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Style out January with a trip to Marrakech (Image: Club Med) As the weather takes a...

‘That’s A Shockingly Offensive Thing To Say.’ What Happened After Taylor Swift Was Asked If She’d Stop Making Music To Have Babies
References to Taylor Swift’s relationship with Travis Kelce are scattered all over The Life of a Showgirl, from the love song “Opalite” to easter eggs in the release party movie to “Wood,” her NSFW tribute to enjoying “New Heights of manhood.” The...


Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: October 6, 2025
The US government may have shut down, but our Tracks Of The Week contest ploughs on in delightfully bipartisan fashion, oblivious to the vagaries of political difference and indifference. This week, Hey!!! (What's Your Pleasure!) by brotherly...

Diddy's prison sentence sparks former Danity Kane member to issue dire warning about music industry
Criminal defense attorney Donna Rotunno and former inmate Larry Levine join 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss the sentencing of music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs and what to expect from his time in prison. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!...
Shreveport Little Theatre presents dark “Sweeney Todd” musical thriller
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreveport Little Theatre is bringing chills to the stage this October with its production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. BPCC Theatre presents ‘An evening with Edgar Allan Poe’ Performances...

'Welcome to Jurassic Park': Fairbanks Symphony's pet dino, Ed-rrawrd, stomps onto roof of News-Miner
A giant Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur surveys downtown Fairbanks from the roof of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. It is there, reminding everyone about the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra’s unique musical event “Jurassic Park in Concert” at the Carlson...

Lorde joins over 1000 artists in 'No Music for Genocide' boycott against Israel
We're in for a Lorde summer as singer drops single What Was That Musical icon Lorde has become one of the latest artists to join a thousand-strong cultural boycott against Israel. The 28-year-old What Was That? singer recently jumped on the No...

‘Yemi Maya Premalona’ is a soulful musical tale winning hearts
The music album Yemi Maya Premalona, produced under the Aki Creative Works banner, is receiving widespread appreciation from audiences. Starring Anil Inumadugu and Veni Rao in the lead roles, the album has become a hit on YouTube, amassing...

Closed down European museum to reopen as giant nightclub with eight storeys of roller discos and DJs
A MAJOR museum in Europe is set to close - but before it does it will have a huge party. The Centre Pompidou in Paris inFrance - famous for its rather unusual architecture which appears inside-out - is set to close for five years for...
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CultureNews PlayStation Cancels Most Of Its Concert Series Without Explanation [Update] The live show was set to begin its US tour this week
PlayStation: The Concert, an orchestral show featuring music from games such as The Last of Us, God of War, and more, was scheduled to begin the American leg of its tour this week with a show at Williamsport’s Community Arts Center. However, it...

Ed Sheeran Teams With ‘Adolescence’ Helmer Philip Barantini On One-Shot Musical Experience For Netflix
Netflix on Monday morning announced One Shot with Ed Sheeran, an experimental new musical experience helmed for the streamer by Philip Barantini, the Emmy winner behind its visually audacious drama Adolescence. Coming to Netflix November 21, the...

Peace Tracks, the global virtual music class dissolving borders
When Faris, now a high school junior in Ramallah, Palestine, signed up for Peace Tracks, a virtual music exchange programme that connects students from across the globe, he had never made music. After his semester-long experience, he wants to...

Tomorrowland releases documentary, We Are Tomorrow 2025, with Amazon Music: Watch
Tomorrowland's new documentary is available to watch in full for free. A collaboration with Amazon Music, We Are Tomorrow 2025, takes an in-depth look at the people and music that define the Belgian mega-festival. The short film chronicles DJ John...

'Assassin's Creed Mirage' To Get Free Valley of Memory Story Expansion In November - Trailer
In the ninth century CE, Baghdad is at its height, leading the world in science, art, innovation, and commerce. Amid its bustling urban landscape, a conflicted young orphan with a tragic past must navigate the streets to survive. Experience the...
13 best places to visit for Halloween — with spooky ghost stories and over-the-top events
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images Brownstone row house steps decorated with pumpkins for Halloween, New York City. As Halloween approaches, it’s the perfect time to plan a trip to a destination that comes alive with the spirit of spooky season. From...

Gatlin Releases the Ultimate Album for Queer Eldest Daughters
At the end of 2023, queer singer-songwriter Gatlin didn’t know if she’d ever make another album again. Disillusioned with the way her career was going, she entered therapy to work through her desire to quit. And as she dug deeper, she found...

SDPB Presents the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s Performance of Giants in the Earth
Vermillion, S.D. – South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) is proud to broadcast the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s landmark performance of Giants in the Earth, the opera inspired by Ole Edvart Rølvaag’s celebrated novel about immigrant life on...