Nannie and her cohorts aren't pleased to hear it: Tam has to flee on horseback with a crowd of screeching witches in hot pursuit, "Wi' mony an eldritch skriech and hollo". Luckily for him, witches can't cross running water, and...
In today's Oscar nominations, the biggest shock was that massive musical sequel Wicked: For Good, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, earned zero nods – despite its predecessor earning 10. It proved the perils of overstretching your material.The Oscar nominations...
Simply the best?There are, of course, many rival claimants to the title of the greatest final shot in cinema history. Planet of the Apes' Statue of Liberty sighting, the slow realisation in The Graduate, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's...
That it had a positive response from this fanbase might well have been predicted, but what has been more surprising to some is the show's other core demographic: women, and specifically straight women. From Cosmopolitan to NPR many media outlets...
"Stevie Wonder could write almost any kind of song," music critic and documentary filmmaker Nelson George tells the BBC. "And as part of his mix of songs and melodies, he was always able to create songs about social injustice, particularly...
As we all now know, this alarming chain of events did not end in catastrophe. For all the heightened tension, the story ended up as a light-hearted item at the end of that evening's late news programme, complete with Tom...
Hello around the world While the English language settled on "hello" as its customary greeting, other languages forged their own. Some were influenced by English, others developed independently – yet each carries a distinct cultural flavour, hinting at the social norms...
Why black superstar Paul Robeson was dramatically cancelled Source link...
The HBO banking drama has just kicked off its fourth series, amid serious hype and with a starrier cast than ever. It's also taking its story – and characters – to chilling new places.Back in 2020, a new drama about...
Ser Duncan is poorly trained, lacks experience and is dressed in little better than rags, with a rope for a swordbelt, but he hopes that if he makes a name for himself at an upcoming tournament in Ashford Meadow, one...
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