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Dylan Efron Is Ready For Adventure

By Tara Finley

Dylan Efron is many things, including a producer (recent works include Down to Earth with Zac Efron), an actor as well as a wellness and travel brand ambassador.... Read More
Outside the San Francisco Music Hall of Fame. Photo: San Francisco Music Hall of Fame
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They built Music City on rock ’n’ roll

By Michael Snyder

While traditionally looked upon as a month so merry that it often commences with maidens dancing around a pole, this particular May marks a celebration in our city that should als... Read More
Bruce-Springsteen
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Deepfakes and the real deal

By Michael Snyder

An intriguing article in the online edition of the British newspaper The Guardian recently came to my attention, and it was accompanied by a sound file that was both creepy and fu... Read More
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A multitude of carols

By Michael Snyder

Around Christmas, nostalgia amid good cheer is currency of the realm, and the entertainment industry counts on seasonal sentiment to capture your attention and dollars. You get hol... Read More
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Spooky, scary, and silly tunes

By Michael Snyder

Some might suggest that music inspired by All Hallows’ Eve begins with Bobby “Boris” Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers’s whimsical 1962 rock ’n’ roll novelty number “Mo... Read More
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Mouse devours Fox: The impact of Disney’s latest acquisition

By Michael Snyder

In an era when the corporation is king and certain U.S. anti-monopoly restrictions appear to be a thing of the past, another massive move consolidating a pair of media giants was a... Read More
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Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle shine in ‘On Chesil Beach’ and ‘The Seagull’; SNL’s Hader stars in HBO’s ‘Barry’

By Michael Snyder

Saoirse Ronan’s Academy Award-nominated supporting performance as a precocious but troubled 13-year-old in Atonement — a 2007 British period drama — provided clear evidence t... Read More
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Earworms, ‘earbuddies,’ and ‘tearworms’

By Michael Snyder

I was simply minding my own business at a high-tech shopping mall when singer-songwriter-actor Justin Timberlake’s summer hit “Can’t Stop the Feeling” — a highpoint of th... Read More

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