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Culture & LiteratureNative American Heritage Month spotlights diverse cultures across U.S.
By Islam El-Sakka November marks National Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the diverse hist...
Culture & LiteratureAMC Unveils Double Sandworm Popcorn Bucket for 'Dune: Part Three'
By Karim Hammam AMC Theatres has released a new collectible popcorn bucket for the upcoming film "Dune: Part T...
Culture & LiteratureStar Trek Icons Walter Koenig and Patrick Stewart Die Within a Week
By Islam El-Sakka The Star Trek community is mourning the deaths of two franchise legends within five days. Wa...
Culture & LiteratureBard College Opens Ralph Ellison Center with $3.6M Donation
By Salma El-Sakka Bard College in New York's Hudson Valley has opened a center dedicated to the literary legac...
Culture & LiteratureJessie Buckley to Star in Royal Court Play for £140 a Day
By Basant El-Faramawy Oscar-winning actor Jessie Buckley will return to the London stage in 2028 for a new pla...
Culture & LiteratureNetflix's Pride and Prejudice Hands Famous Line to Mrs Bennet
By Sohaib Shams Netflix's upcoming adaptation of Pride and Prejudice will feature the novel's iconic opening l...
Culture & LiteratureAfghan Musicians Defy Taliban Music Ban to Preserve Heritage
By Salma El-Sakka Since the Taliban banned all but religious music in 2022, Afghan musicians have been forced ...
Culture & LiteratureBradley Whitford and Krysta Rodriguez Lead 'A Few Good Men' Revival
By Basant El-Faramawy Aaron Sorkin’s military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men" returned to Broadway for its fi...
Culture & LiteratureStephen Graham hailed as best serial killer since Hopkins in Nocturne
By Islam El-Sakka Stephen Graham's performance as a sadistic serial killer in the new Apple TV+ crime drama No...
Culture & LiteratureDolly Parton's Secret Memoir Sells for $13M After Bidding War
By Salma El-Sakka Dolly Parton's secret memoir will be published posthumously by Grand Central Publishing foll...
Culture & LiteratureDolly Parton's Secret Memoir Sparks $13 Million Bidding War
By Salma El-Sakka Dolly Parton secretly wrote her life story, and the unpublished memoir is now headed for pub...
Culture & LiteratureJudi Dench Recalls Funny Pierce Brosnan Reunion Over Bond Doormat
By Basant El-Faramawy Dame Judi Dench has shared an amusing anecdote about reuniting with Pierce Brosnan years...
Culture & LiteratureNetflix's Pride and Prejudice gives iconic opening line to Mrs Bennet
By Ahmed Abdelsalam Netflix's upcoming adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice will feature the novel'...
Culture & LiteratureRick Wakeman Recalls Kicking Salvador Dalí Off Stage in 1970
By Islam El-Sakka Keyboardist Rick Wakeman has revealed in his new autobiography that he once physically remov...
Culture & LiteratureDame Judi Dench Reveals Shakespeare Role She Wishes She'd Played
By Ahmed Abdelsalam Dame Judi Dench, 91, has disclosed that the one Shakespearean role she always wished to pl...
Culture & LiteratureKen Burns Wins $250,000 Prize for American History Documentaries
By Ahmed Abdelsalam Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been awarded the inaugural David M. Rubenstein Prize f...
Culture & LiteratureRick Stein Criticizes YouTube Cooking Tutorials, Launches New Cookbook
By Karim Hammam Rick Stein has questioned the quality of online cooking tutorials, suggesting much of the cont...
Culture & LiteratureJason Reynolds Announces Adult Novel 'Father, Father'
By Karim Hammam Jason Reynolds, a leading children's author, will publish his first adult novel, "Father, Fath...
Culture & LiteratureThe Greatest Showman Musical Sets 2027 West End Dates
By Ahmed Abdelsalam The stage adaptation of the hit film "The Greatest Showman" will open in London's West End...
Culture & LiteratureACOTAR Series Reignites Reading Passion as New Book Released
By Salma El-Sakka After a years-long reading slump, a chance recommendation introduced the author to Sarah J. ...
Culture & LiteratureGaza Women Filmmakers Launch New Cinema Academy
By Basant El-Faramawy A new film academy has launched in Gaza, providing women filmmakers with a platform to t...
Culture & LiteratureNaomi Ackie Reveals Pressure to Change Hair for 'Mixed Race' Look
By Sohaib Shams BAFTA-winning actress Naomi Ackie has disclosed that a former manager advised her to wear wigs...
Culture & LiteratureErrol Morris Considers Releasing Unseen Elizabeth Holmes Interview
By Fatma Younis Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris is considering releasing a previously unseen, two-hour in...
Culture & LiteratureIreland celebrates 300 years of Gulliver's Travels with exhibitions
By Karim Hammam Ireland is celebrating the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift’s satirical masterpiece Gullive...
Culture & LiteratureExploring Canada's Group of Seven Art Trail in Ontario and Ottawa
By Salma El-Sakka Writer Rory Buccheri undertakes an art-inspired pilgrimage through Ontario and Ottawa, traci...
Culture & LiteratureRising Concert Costs Drive Fans Toward Tribute Acts
By Sohaib Shams Demand for tribute acts is surging as music fans seek affordable alternatives to increasingly ...
Culture & LiteratureLebanese Artist Transforms Munition Shrapnel into Art
By Karim Hammam In southern Lebanon, visual artist Lina Jouni is repurposing dangerous remnants of war to crea...