Eclectic search for the unusual

19+ hour, 50+ min ago (349+ words) Israel "Yummy" Schachter, producer of the Amudim organization's upcoming 36-hour Unite to Heal livestream, spoke with Arutz Sheva - Israel National News about the preparations for what has become one of the Jewish world's largest online awareness events. The livestream will raise funds for Amudim's mental health, crisis intervention, addiction support, and trauma care. The solution was bold: a 36-hour livestream assembled in just six and a half weeks. "Year one, we had 106 different personalities," Schachter said. "We created duets between singers, conversations about mental health, abuse, addiction, sports, entertainment, politics - and it worked." Since then, viewership has exploded. "The first year, about 780,000 people tuned in. The fourth year, 1.4 million unique IP addresses. That means the content and the conversations clearly resonate." Schachter emphasized that Unite to Heal is built on a delicate balance. "We want people to have fun, to…...

23+ hour, 34+ min ago (483+ words) When my mother died of pancreatic cancer in my arms at home in East Rockaway, I was devastated. My friends urged me to see some Long Island psychic who was all the rage. I was skeptical.I've since forgotten his name, but I remember thinking: He looks like an accountant. What he said stayed with me: He could hear my mother's Israeli accent, sense her feisty spirit. It gave me some peace. My 6-year-old daughter loves to hear this "ghost story" about her grandma, her namesake, Rachel Grunberger. In this moment of rising antisemitism, xenophobia and political division, Eva's story feels urgent. When politicians debate who belongs and doesn't belong in America, I think of Eva " shipped here as "casual baggage." Susan was conceived in Italy, traveled in utero across the ocean, and arrived in the liminal space of an…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (669+ words) I walked into the Paranormal Activity stage play with a casual "why not" attitude. I figured it would be a fun little experiment and maybe deliver a few cool moments. I had zero expectations, but by the time the play ended, I sat there stunned because what I experienced was easily one of my favorite entertainment moments of the year. I'm talking full body chills, hooked from start to finish, and that giddy high you get when something surprises you so completely that you can't stop thinking about it. The story follows James and Lou a young married couple who leave Chicago for London in hopes of outrunning the past. As the play reminds us "places aren't haunted people are" and watching that idea unfold live made the entire thing feel even more unsettling. Written by Levi Holloway and brought…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1869+ words) Live God is an 18-track live double album and to celebrate its release, we speak to two Bad Seeds who both share illuminating insights into their profound, frequently joyful experiences THEY say you can judge a person by the company they keep. In the case of Nick Cave, look no further than his band of 40-plus years, The Bad Seeds. Although the cast has changed/evolved over that time, extraordinary people have walked every step of the way with the Aussie on his wild sonic adventure. In a recent instalment of Cave's Red Hand Files, for which he answers questions from all corners of the globe, he writes: "I think of them all " The Bad Seeds, so deft, so expressive, so anarchic, so bloody awesome." It's fair to say that their latest exploits together, the Wild God album and subsequent…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago (388+ words) Paranormal Activity is one of the most successful modern horror franchises, but has lain dormant since 2021. That is no longer the case, as Paramount is co-financing and releasing a new installment with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster. Producing will be series creator Oren Peli, Jason Blum, and, for the first time, James Wan. This is one of [] Paranormal Activity is one of the most successful modern horror franchises, but has lain dormant since 2021. That is no longer the case, as Paramount is co-financing and releasing a new installment with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster. Producing will be series creator Oren Peli, Jason Blum, and, for the first time, James Wan. This is one of the few modern horror franchises the SAW creator has not gotten his hands on yet, and that will all change with this new film."I've been a huge admirer of Paranormal Activity…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago (359+ words) James Wan, the name behind The Conjuring and Insidious film series, is all set to bring back "Paranormal Activity" in a new Blumhouse film. Wan is officially on board to produce a new film in the famed Paranormal Activity franchise alongside Blumhouse'Atomic Monster. The unnamed film will be a sequel to the 2021 horror film Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions and James Wan's production company Atomic Monster are teaming up with Paramount for a new Paranormal Activity film. It will be the first film in the series since 2021's Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. (via The Hollywood Reporter) Blumhouse and Atomic Monster merged last year, although they continue to operate as separate entities. However, Wan and Blum have joined forces alongside original creator Oren Peli via Solana Films. Hollywood giant Paramount will handle worldwide distribution and is…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (590+ words) As we meet on set to discuss his role as 1850s Chinese miner Joon in Ghosts Australia, it suddenly dawns on actor George Zhao. "The last two roles I did were both gold mining roles. I've only just realised this now!" he laughs. Those were in ABC comedy Gold Diggers and Yong for Monkey Baa Theatre. Now he's the pantsless spirit who preferred getting lucky with local convict girls. "A lot of the information that I learned from one role translates to another one," he continues. "I had to learn a lot about goldfields, and how they travelled, and how they got to Australia. The Chinese were taxed heavily, so how they got around that was, they would land not in the ports where they would be taxed. They'd land very far elsewhere, and walk to the goldfields, which sometimes would…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago (10+ words) New 'Paranormal Activity' film underway with James Wan as producer...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago (375+ words) James Wan, the name behind The Conjuring and Insidious film series, is all set to bring back "Paranormal Activity" in a new Blumhouse film. Wan is officially on board to produce a new film in the famed Paranormal Activity franchise alongside Blumhouse'Atomic Monster. The unnamed film will be a sequel to the 2021 horror film Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions and James Wan's production company Atomic Monster are teaming up with Paramount for a new Paranormal Activity film. It will be the first film in the series since 2021's Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. (via The Hollywood Reporter) Blumhouse and Atomic Monster merged last year, although they continue to operate as separate entities. However, Wan and Blum have joined forces alongside original creator Oren Peli via Solana Films. Hollywood giant Paramount will handle worldwide distribution and is…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago (375+ words) James Wan, the name behind The Conjuring and Insidious film series, is all set to bring back "Paranormal Activity" in a new Blumhouse film. Wan is officially on board to produce a new film in the famed Paranormal Activity franchise alongside Blumhouse'Atomic Monster. The unnamed film will be a sequel to the 2021 horror film Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions and James Wan's production company Atomic Monster are teaming up with Paramount for a new Paranormal Activity film. It will be the first film in the series since 2021's Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. (via The Hollywood Reporter) Blumhouse and Atomic Monster merged last year, although they continue to operate as separate entities. However, Wan and Blum have joined forces alongside original creator Oren Peli via Solana Films. Hollywood giant Paramount will handle worldwide distribution and is…...