My mistake — encouraged by the offbeat bona fides of the British performers Tom Basden and Tim Key — was expecting “The Ballad of Wallis Island” to provide one. Bereft of chuckles or even ...

The Ballad of Wallis Island director In addition to Basden and Key returning to turn their short into a feature-length movie, so is the short’s original director, James Griffiths. This is only the ...

I knew I’d have to include James Griffiths’ “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a twee-sounding British comedy about a folk musician named Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) who plays a gig on a remote ...

He’s kind of right, but mostly wrong, which sets both the comedic and dramatic wheels spinning in the British comedy “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” in theaters April 4. That millionaire ...

Seattle inaugurated its fifth-ever Civic Poet, Dujie Tahat, in a ceremony in the City Council Chambers. Hosted by the Office ...

FILE - Dolly Parton poses at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in New York, on Oct. 13, 2022. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday, March 3, 2025, in ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

US country legend Dolly Parton has released a heart swelling new ballad in tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean. Dean, who was Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years, died on Monday aged 82.

Morgan Wallen's newest song tease leaves one wondering if we're in for a new, more reflective era for the CMA Entertainer of the Year. "I'm a Little Crazy" presents a "Me Against World" attitude ...

Collins has always had something to say, but in the context of President Donald Trump’s America, one closer to the world of ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...