The season is upon us and there is no escaping it. “The Christmas Song” greets us at warmly lit restaurants. “White Christmas” follows us down the supermarket bread aisle. “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” stupefies us everywhere Pay Per Touch. What makes holiday music so unavoidably popular year […]
Month: December 2021
HANNIBAL — The Hannibal Arts Council is brimming with holiday spirit during the annual Holiday Marketplace, featuring a wide variety of gifts created by 18 area artists. Michael Gaines, HAC executive director, said HAC members purchased several items as gifts during a preview event Nov. 12, and regular visitors return […]
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Money, money, money: ABBA sues over Abba Mania cover band The Swedish pop supergroup ABBA on Friday filed a lawsuit to stop a British cover band known as Abba Mania from using that name. In a complaint filed […]
In 1909 two wildlife safari expeditions arrived by ship in Mombasa, Kenya, within days of each other. One party was enormous and led by the adventure-loving US president Teddy Roosevelt; the other consisted of just two men and was headed by Cherry Kearton, a young British bird photographer from Yorkshire. […]
Cycling around the streets of Miami gave David Anasagasti, an artist known as Ahol Sniffs Glue, the inspiration to place his signature “eye” symbol on pieces of urban trash he finds and give his followers a chance to find them and keep them. His newest concept is now drawing international […]
Actor says he did not pull the trigger when gun fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Rust film set. Hollywood star Alec Baldwin has said he is not responsible for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of the film, Rust, in October. In his first […]