Conventions

3+ day, 9+ 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…...

3+ day, 18+ 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…...

4+ day, 2+ 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…...

4+ day, 22+ 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…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (162+ words) Screenshot 20260803 064359 2 Featured Titles in This Release A companion vision of otherworldly power, following beings whose arrival rewrites the rules of magic itself. A utopian cyberpunk story imagining a high-tech refuge where humanity finds unexpected peace amid neon-lit towers. Where the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (382+ words) Gilded Balloon is delighted to announce Verona Verbakel as the winner of the 2026 Filipa Bragança Award for her outstanding solo performance in Only Fans for Therapy at Zoo Playground. The Filipa Bragança Award recognises an exceptional lead solo performance by…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (542+ words) GalaxyCon, which returns to downtown San Jose for its third year this weekend, has a reputation for its quite diverse range of guests and fans. Need proof? This year’s show is headlined by not only George Takei and Brent Spiner…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (353+ words) sun07feb10:00 AM11:59 PM‘Star Wars: The Experience – A Journey Through the Galaxy’: 13th February 2027Event starts in The world premiere exhibition, Star Wars™: The Experience, an epic journey through the legacy of Star Wars™, will open at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on February…...

3+ week, 2+ 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…...