How a natural disaster led to the birth of Goth music – National

How a natural disaster led to the birth of Goth music – National

If you’re into alternative history — thought experiments regarding things that might have happened to alter the course of history — you’ve run across the term hinge points. The most common probably have to do with the Second World War (Like, if Hitler won, if the Americans didn’t drop the atomic bomb, and so on) … Read more

Baltimore review – Imogen Poots excels as British aristocrat turned IRA volunteer Rose Dugdale | Biopics

Baltimore review – Imogen Poots excels as British aristocrat turned IRA volunteer Rose Dugdale | Biopics

Irish film-making team Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy (Helen, Rose Plays Julie) bring their typically agile and unpredictable storytelling approach to the real-life tale of Rose Dugdale (Imogen Poots, excellent), who died last week. A British aristocrat and debutante, Dugdale was born into extreme wealth and privilege – a background she not only renounced but … Read more

Elton John snubs major fashion label after years of wearing brand as he hits 77 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Elton John snubs major fashion label after years of wearing brand as he hits 77 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Sir Elton John has apparently stopped wearing clothes from Gucci, a brand he used to love. He did this after his friend Alessandro Michele left the company. Elton often wore Gucci clothes and even asked Alessandro to design the costumes for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. But since Alessandro left Gucci in 2022 and … Read more

Elton John and Bernie Taupin honored with prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize

Elton John and Bernie Taupin honored with prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sir Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin were honored with the prestigious Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, making a point to underscore that their musical legacy is in harmony with their philanthropy, especially the Elton John AIDS Foundation. “If you’re successful, you have to give back. That … Read more

The Persian Version review – feelgood Iranian-American comedy with edge | Film

The Persian Version review – feelgood Iranian-American comedy with edge | Film

The only daughter in a family of nine Iranian-American siblings, Leila’s (Layla Mohammadi) relationship with her mother, Shireen (Niousha Noor), was strained even before she got pregnant after a one-night stand with a drag artist. But, Leila learns, the wedge between them has its roots in a family scandal in rural Iran from before she … Read more