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In May 2021, an image supposedly showing a mermaid that washed ashore along the River John in Nova Scotia in the early 1900s started to circulate on social media. When we first encountered it, we had two quick thoughts. First, that isn’t real. Despite loads of mermaid “sightings” over the last few centuries, this mythical underwater creature remains decidedly in the myth category. And two, who created this modern piece of folklore?  That would be Eduardo Valdés-Hevia, a digital artist f...

The future is here. It’s just not very evenly distributed yet. The man who said that, the author William Gibson, is a pioneer of the science-fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Through novels like Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer’, John Carpenter’s 1981 film ‘Escape From New York’ and Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’, cyberpunk imagined a future world connected by digital networks and flying cars. But key to the genre was mayhem. The world it predicted was ramshackle. Chaotic. Punk. If ...

This is the book cover of "On Thomas Merton." The book is reviewed by Mitch Finley. (CNS) Help us expand our reach! Please share this article "On Thomas Merton" by Mary Gordon. Shambhala Publications (Boulder, Colorado, 2019). 160 pp., $22.95. Perhaps best known for her novels and short stories, Barnard College English professor and New York state writer -- a title bestowed in 2008 by retiring Gov. Eliot Spitzer -- Mary Gordon here turns her attention to Trappist monk, author, poet and social ...

Jurnee Smollett To Star In & Executive Produce Netflix’s ‘Lou’ Alongside Allison Janney Deadline 4/28/2021 Lovecraft Country, is boarding the Netflix movie Louas star and executive producer. Smollett joins Oscar winner Allison Janney, who is also starring and executive producing the Anna Foerster-directed film. More from Deadline Written by Maggie Cohn, a massive storm rages in Lou. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother, with no other option, teams up with the mysterious older woman n...

Jurnee Smollett To Star In & Executive Produce Netflix’s ‘Lou’ Alongside Allison Janney Deadline 4/28/2021 Lovecraft Country, is boarding the Netflix movie Louas star and executive producer. Smollett joins Oscar winner Allison Janney, who is also starring and executive producing the Anna Foerster-directed film. More from Deadline Written by Maggie Cohn, a massive storm rages in Lou. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother, with no other option, teams up with the mysterious older woman n...

Its the Oscars 2021 - but how many people have seen the main films? By Ian Youngs image captionAmanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman star in Mank, which has 10 Oscar nominations Its Hollywoods biggest night on Sunday - the Oscars - when stars are anointed and future classics crowned. Except this year the pandemic, and a longer-term trend away from mass-market movies, mean the nominated films have struggled to cut through. In case it passed you by, the leading contender for the Academy Awards this yea...

The Witcher, Cobra Kai & You returning to Netflix later this year April 20, 2021 by: COVID-19 has impacted just about every aspect of our lives, including entertainment. Weve seen movies and TV shows experience delays or sometimes shut down entirely over the past year, and Netflix was no exception. The streaming giant had numerous shows in production when COVID-19 hit, and the delays have meant that some shows would be premiering later than expected, but they are on the way. The Witcher, Cobra...

The Witcher season 2 will be released at the end of 2021, Netflix reveals Molly Edwards Per Deadline, Netflixs Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos revealed the news in an investor video, announcing that The Witcher would return in Q4 – so thats anytime from October 1 to December 31. Itll be joined by Cobra Kai season 4 and You season 3, as well as movies Red Notice and Escape From Spiderhead.   "What happened in the first part of this year was that a lot of the proj...

Pop Culture Catch Up - April 21 Emilia Clarke is in final talks to join Marvel's Secret Invasion, a new series set for Disney+. She would join the pre...

Cinedigm Corp.: Cinedigm Partners With Genius Brands To Bring New Content to Kartoon Channel! Content Deal Includes Prominent Kids and Family Titles and Supports Genius Brands and Cinedigms Expansion in Growing Ad-Supported Streaming Space LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 20, 2021 / Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced today a digital content partnership with Genius Brands International (NASDAQ:GNUS) "Genius Brands" for its wildly popular Kartoon Channel!, a smart and safe streaming channel of...