Entertainment
More Than One Lane: How TQOFHHMF Is Turning Creative Independence Into a Career
October 30, 2026
The modern creative career rarely follows a straight line. A musician can become a producer. A performer can become a writer. A screenplay can become a novel. A book trailer can lead someone toward a story, while a story can send that same person back toward an artist’s music. TQOFHHMF
Busking: How Lighting Designer and DJ Roksana Zhang Is Teaching the Lights to Listen
October 24, 2026
By: Yuxuan Fan From a Soul in the Horn night at 99 Scott to a UK rave brand’s U.S. debut at The Brooklyn Monarch, a lighting designer who also DJs is building a way for the performance itself to run the room. In lighting, “busking” has nothing to do with
The Rancho Park Devils Reimagine Romance Through Alternative Pop Single “I Like Love You”
October 21, 2026
Romance does not always follow a predictable script, and The Rancho Park Devils explore that idea through “I Like Love You,” an alternative pop single released May 8, 2026, through Tigertail Records. Balancing pop accessibility with an avant-garde perspective, the track approaches affection with a playful sense of ambiguity, offering
Perry Richardson Returns With King of Memphis Part II: The Next Move, A Story of Power, Strategy and Legacy
October 7, 2026
By Lennard James Memphis has always been a city where ambition, influence, relationships and survival intersect. In Perry Richardson’s upcoming King of Memphis Part II: The Next Move, those elements return to the chessboard in a story that explores what happens after a man has established his position and realizes
Beyond the Bookshelf, How LongTemple Is Building a Literary Universe Readers Can Actually Live In
October 7, 2026
By: LongTemple People often imagine authors spending their days surrounded by coffee cups, notebooks, and half-finished manuscripts, quietly creating worlds from their imagination. While writing remains at the center of what I do, the reality of modern authorship extends far beyond the final chapter of a book. Today, readers discover
NYC Parks Hosts Free Fall Festivals and Haunted Houses in All Five Boroughs This October
October 7, 2026
NYC Parks is hosting free fall festivals and haunted houses in all five boroughs this October, starting with Hallowscream in Manhattan on October 16 and ending with Halloween eve events in Brooklyn and Queens on October 30. Most events require no registration, and the lineup runs alongside 160 car-free Trick-or-Streets
Sisi Hollywood Spotlights the 4th International Chinese Original IP Film Festival and the Future of Storytelling
October 7, 2026
In Los Angeles, original IP, artificial intelligence and a centennial tribute to screen legend Lisa Lu come together around a timeless question: What makes a human story worth telling? LOS ANGELES. As artificial intelligence reshapes how stories are conceived, produced and distributed, filmmakers are confronting a question that technology alone
Sara Stamford on Writing Anna in The Lost Souls
October 2, 2026
By: Jessica Suarez There is a particular challenge in writing a character who is manipulative, genuinely in pain, darkly funny, and occasionally frightening in the same chapter. The risk is that the reader will stop caring about her, that the manipulation will cancel the pain, that the destruction will overwhelm
Taylor Made Enters a New Chapter With “Fresh Out,” Turning Independent Hustle Into Hip Hop Momentum
October 1, 2026
Independent hip hop artist Taylor Made is stepping into a new phase of his career with “Fresh Out,” a high-energy single released on September 11, 2026. Built around confidence, determination, and the mindset that comes from putting in work away from the spotlight, the record introduces a focused new chapter
Joey Arias Named Grand Marshal of the 2026 Village Halloween Parade as Body and Soul Theme Takes Shape
September 30, 2026
Downtown performance artist Joey Arias will serve as Grand Marshal of the 53rd Village Halloween Parade, which steps off Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 7 p.m. on Sixth Avenue. The march follows a Body and Soul theme and opens with Firehorse!, a new puppet spectacle by Basil Twist, Arias’s longtime
Fernando Tovar “El Alcaraván” to Bring the Power of Venezuelan Joropo to Madrid
September 29, 2026
By: Carlos Camargo The singer will perform on Saturday, November 7th at Los Guayos Sabor Llanero, as part of his international tour of Spain. Madrid, Spain. Venezuelan singer Fernando Tovar “El Alcaraván” continues to expand the reach of llanera music with his 2026 tour of Spain, which will have one
Ana March Builds a Career From Paramount to Dior
September 24, 2026
By: Emily Stanza The British actress has built a résumé spanning studio-backed films, global luxury campaigns, and performances alongside Academy Award-winning talent. British actress Ana March is steadily establishing herself in Hollywood, with notable achievements that include a role in the Paramount Pictures release Strangers and an appearance alongside Charlize
Met Opera Opens 2026-27 Season With Louisa Proske’s New “Macbeth” Starring Lise Davidsen and Quinn Kelsey
September 24, 2026
The Metropolitan Opera opened its 2026-27 season on September 22 with a new production of Verdi’s Macbeth, directed by Heartbeat Opera co-founder Louisa Proske and conducted by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Quinn Kelsey sings the title role opposite Lise Davidsen as Lady Macbeth, in the Met’s first new staging of
Broadway’s Fall Season Hits Full Speed as School Girls Opens and The Imaginary Invalid Begins Previews
September 23, 2026
Broadway’s 2026 fall season moves into its busiest stretch this week. Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of The Imaginary Invalid, starring Bill Irwin, begins previews September 25 at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Manhattan Theatre Club’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play opens September 28 at the Samuel J. Friedman
Steve Stanulis is Rewriting His Story
September 21, 2026
By: Sofia Marretta Some people are just destined for stardom. Steve Stanulis’ path to Hollywood was anything but conventional, but the actor, producer, and director’s history is what makes his work revolutionary. Stanulis’ journey begins at the NYPD’s 120th precinct. By day, he was a highly decorated officer handling felony
When Myths Wake Up: William D. Edwards on the Hidden World Behind Immortals Ignorance
September 17, 2026
What if the scariest thing in the dark is not the monster itself, but the moment we finally learn it has always been there? In Immortals Ignorance, William D. Edwards builds a supernatural story around that dark idea. Vampires, werewolves, witches, hunters, hidden societies, family secrets, and ancient myths all
James Roan Is Entering a New Chapter, One Built on Music, Perspective, and Intention
September 16, 2026
For Miami artist James Roan, returning to music is about much more than making songs. After spending time away from the creative process, Roan has found himself drawn back to the place where he has always been able to express the parts of life that are difficult to put into
Pete Davidson and Colin Jost Transform Their Staten Island Ferry Into a Floating Comedy Club at Pier 17
September 14, 2026
Pete Davidson and Colin Jost will host a free, one-night-only comedy show aboard their decommissioned Staten Island Ferry on Thursday, September 17, at Pier 17 in Lower Manhattan. The 60-minute event, branded the “Snapple Island Ferry,” marks the first public entertainment use of the vessel since the two comedians purchased
Michele Kwasniewski Explores the Cost of Fame in the Rising Star YA Series
September 11, 2026
By: Danna Jones Michele Kwasniewski spent more than fifteen years working inside the entertainment industry before she sat down to write Rising Star, and every chapter of the novel reflects the specific quality of knowledge that direct professional experience produces in someone who has been paying close attention. She is
Thomas Ellenson Has Something to Say, and Douglas J. Cohen Is Helping Him Sing It
September 10, 2026
By Jim Manley Thomas Ellenson has a line about performing that is funny enough to get a laugh and revealing enough to explain why he makes theater. “When I’m on stage,” he likes to say, “it’s the only time that people stare at me for the right reasons.” Ellenson, an
The Basics of Philosophy Premieres at the Venice Film Festival
September 9, 2026
On September 4, Venice welcomed the premiere of The Basics of Philosophy, bringing together the film’s creative and production team for an intimate pre-premiere gathering followed by the red carpet. Featuring a special appearance by Richard Gere and backed by an acclaimed team of filmmakers, the premiere became one of
Getting to Know Ashera Through ‘Right Where I Am’
September 5, 2026
There are plenty of ways to introduce yourself as an artist, but sometimes an album does the job better than any biography could. For Ashera, Right Where I Am feels like exactly that. Across the project, the 24-year-old Houston artist doesn’t present a perfectly polished version of life. Instead, she
From Failure to Purpose: Burt Tyson Brings History, Honor, and Redemption to the American Western
September 2, 2026
For author Jim Van Laan, writing under the pen name Burt Tyson, the journey into historical Western fiction began with a deeply personal question: what does a person do after losing everything? That question became the foundation for what would eventually develop into the Devil’s Shadow series, a planned seven-
