3+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1172+ words) The over-30s daytime discos attract nostalgic clubbers to Acapulco in Halifax It's the middle of the afternoon but the queue of people outside Acapulco nightclub in Halifax are dressed for a night out. Sparkly cowboy hats, high heels and best…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (507+ words) Soprano Cassandra Wright has won the 2026 Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award, taking home the competition’s top prize on the eve of Dame Joan Sutherland’s 100th anniversary. Wright, 32, from Cairns, Queensland, received the $40,000 first prize, the $5,300 Best Mozart Aria…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (328+ words) Star Wars is heading to IMAX for the first time and the announcement came as its longtime sci-fi rival, Star Trek, turns 60. Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that the original 1977 film and the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter will be released…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (554+ words) Star Trek premiered on NBC on September 8, 1966, with “The Man Trap.” Today the franchise turns 60. Paramount is marking the day everywhere at once: a new scripted podcast, a Guinness World Records attempt, two game shows, and the final day of…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (468+ words) Cairns-born soprano Cassandra Wright scoops the pool, taking the $40,000 first prize and two additional awards. Cairns-born soprano Cassandra Wright has won the 2026 Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award, taking the $40,000 first prize alongside two additional awards at the competition…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (460+ words) Harald Horf's book "Atomic Heart. Mission: KHRAZ", which tells about humanity's struggle against rebellious machines, is now available. The author tried to transport readers to both an alternative USSR and an alternative America, where Soviet robots caused total unemployment. AST…...