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Fans of Insomniacs After School will have gotten a secondhand glimpse of Nanao, the city in Ishikawa Prefecture where Makoto Ojiro's series takes place. And anyone who's seen the live-action film will have witnessed the city's annual Seihakusai Festival, during which volunteers and attendees can help pull impressive floats called dekayama. The festival is usually held May 1-5; however, due to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake earlier this year, the traditional event has been postponed. In its place, fans are invited to a support event centered around Insomniacs After School , as part of an effort to raise funds for disaster relief. Exhibitions of artwork from the manga, stills from the anime, and props from the film will all be on display. Ojiro has drawn postcards for the event, which will be handed out to visitors. Related: Kimagure Orange Road Manga Hosts 40th Anniversary Exhibition in Tokyo and Osaka Ojiro will...

The Program is Universal’s first talent initiative to be headquartered internationally.

Universal and Working Title have selected four UK-based writers for the first edition of its Global Writers Program, the studio’s first internationally-run talent initiative.

The four selected writers are: Thomas Blackman, Hannah Kelso, Mary Waireri and Andrew Wong.

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The writers will work on the one-year paid Program within the Working Title team. The Program includes professional development through workshops, seminars, executive and creator-led roundtable discussions, as well as an in-depth, immersive look at the Studio’s production process.

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Semisonic, the Nineties rock outfit behind the perennial late-night anthem “Closing Time,” are back with a new song, “The Rope,” which will appear on their first album in over 20 years, Little Bit of Sun, out Nov. 3.

“The Rope” has a bright alt-rock crunch bolstered by brisk horns and piano, as well as a rich halo of backing vocals. The song arrives with a charming music video, directed by Otto Harder and Philip Harder, in which a dog breaks free of its owner and enjoys a bit of time on the lam before getting lonely,...

Margo Price and Charley Crockett were among the top nominees when the Americana Music Association announced the nominations for the 2023 Americana Honors & Awards on Tuesday via Twitter.

Price and Crockett are both up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. For Price, that’d her LP Strays and its song “Change of Heart”; for Crockett, it’s The Man from Waco and the song “I’m Just a Clown.” Both will compete for Artist of the Year with Sierra Ferrell, Allison Russell, and Billy Strings,...

Comedian, actress, influencer, model, and entrepreneur Tamera Kissen was recently seen in the House Party reboot and the Tubi release You’re Not Alone. When the White Men Can’t Jump remake reaches the Hulu streaming service on May 19th, she’ll be seen in that film as well. And now Deadline reports that Kissen stars in the vampire horror film Fanged, which recently wrapped production in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kissen in joined in the Fanged cast by Selena Anduze (WandaVision), Tyler Abron (Lace), Pauline Brown (King Bachelor’s Pad), newcomer Mataya Sweeting, Ravyn Rochelle (Good Intentions), Ashley Nocera (King Bachelor’s Pad), and Kylie Jordan (The Things We Survive: Amber Brown).

The film tells the story of a group of young vampires celebrating the “Blood Day” of one of their own, Jasmine. After feasting on a local party’s favor during the celebrations, they find themselves in a deadly situation: They are trapped by...