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From landmark video game launches and Broadway revivals to fine art discoveries and the ongoing battle over AI copyright, Trill News covers the full breadth of arts and entertainment. We report on books, literature, music, film, poetry, paintings, and the creators behind them. Coverage runs from Stardew Valley and Grand Theft Auto to Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo.
Caleb Flynn, a former contestant on “American Idol,” was found guilty of murdering his wife in their Ohio home. A jury deliberated for around two hours on Tuesday and convicted him on all nine counts that he faced of ...
On Tuesday, the MacArthur Foundation announced its 2026 class of MacArthur Fellows: 20 individuals who demonstrate “exceptional creativity” and excellence in their fields, and “who demonstrate the ability to impact so...
Ringo Starr, David Byrne, Joan Baez, and more have donated items to be auction in Housing Works’ second annual Turn It Up! auction, which is open through Oct. 1. The National frontman Matt Berninger, Ani DiFranco, Ric...
The winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced next week, on Thursday, October 8. Said winner will take home 12.0 million Swedish kronor (SEK), or a little over 1.2 million dollars, along with a li...
Focus Features and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster have slated Curry Barker’s upcoming horror-comedy “Anything But Ghosts” for release on May 7, 2027. Focus has worldwide rights for the film, while Universal Pictures Interna...
Hernan Diaz explains why his new novel isn’t a dystopia: “Similar to Diaz’s debut In the Distance, his new work can feel like social theory masquerading as old school adventure. This is by design.” | Lit Hub In Conver...
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (a.k.a. “Fall Prime Day) is back for another season of savings, with 48 hours of Prime member-exclusive deals ahead of the holidays. This year’s Prime Big Deal Days run from October 6 to 7...
Pulitzer winner Hernan Diaz releases his first novel in four years this week, and he’s parrying a few questions about genre. “I take issue with the word dystopia,” he replies to an opening inquiry. “I don’t think Ply ...
Black Bear has named Paramount and Disney veteran Dan Cohen as its head of television distribution and will launch a digital networks vertical for the indie firm. Recruiting Cohen is a big to support Black Bear’s inve...
Phrased & Confused, in which Eli Burnstein digs into the meaning of some of the famous literary aphorisms of all time, is available now from Abrams. “A rose is a rose is a rose.” –Gertrude Stein, 1913 From the
Warner Bros. is asking moviegoers to “decide for yourself” with a new ad for Tom Cruise’s “Digger” that touts both negative and positive reactions. “Masterpiece” and “Unpleasant” are quoted in the same still of the ne...
ANTIBLACKNESS (noun) 1. that which engulfs Blackness with inescapable violence 2. a set of relations that mark and position Blackness as the nadir of sub-human or non-human qualities 3. Structural. Modern. Gratuitous ...