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The  incomparable Steve McQueen, deeply honored by his grandchildren as they become 3rd gen to lead the family’s philanthropic support of the boys school that shaped him. Chase and Madison McQueen will oversee support of critically-important resource for at-risk youth which had previously been championed by McQueen’s son – the late Chad McQueen Chino…

EXCLUSIVE: The Blues Brothers are back in business. Only this time, the Briefcase Full of Blues will be opening through a graphic novel. The family of Dan Aykroyd and the late Judy Belushi-Pisano‘s estate is planning to build a Blues Brothers universe over coming years with TV shows, films, live events and music, and this will begin with graphic novel The Blues…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios we hear has dated Michael B. Jordan‘s reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair for March 5, 2027. The movie will also be shown in Imax. The news comes as Jordan is on a wild ride at the box office, with original period vampire movie Sinners getting a rare A CinemaScore and banking $77.5 million domestic. The Ryan Coogler-directed movie is…

Author, artist, and designer Edward Gorey created work that has permeated both our commercial and cultural worlds and a showcase of his 50-year career at Texas A&M University’s Cushing Memorial Library & Archives is running through September 17. The Ubiquitous Edward Gorey exhibition features more than 600 items including books from Cushing’s extensive Gorey holdings and biographic materials, personal items, and…

The Edward Gorey of “Mystery!” or “Dracula” or even the “Gashlycrumb Tinies” may be familiar, but there is more to know.   Author, artist and designer Edward Gorey (1925-2000) created work that has permeated both our commercial and cultural worlds. A showcase of his 50-year career, “Ubiquitous Edward Gorey,” opens April 10 at Texas A&M University’s…

Few jackets have managed to cross as many style tribes—and decades—as the Harrington. In fact, if you were to enroll in Classic Menswear 101, the Harrington jacket would be a prerequisite. The transitional season staple—a favorite of Elvis, James Dean, Steve McQueen, and every member of The Clash—is constantly found across lookbooks and style Instagram accounts,…

EXCLUSIVE: A24 is adding to its partnership with megastar Zendaya and her film on the life of singer Ronnie Spector, with Barry Jenkins coming on board to direct with Dave Kajganich tapped to write an original screenplay. Zendaya will play the legendary songstress and according to sources, the star and Jenkins, who’d been looking to work together for some time, agreed…

Steve McQueen nurtured a passion for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and will forever be one of the race’s most well-known faces, thanks to his film Le Mans. The Automobile Club de l’Ouest and Renaissance Licensing agency joined forces in 2021 to produce a lifestyle collection featuring the US actor and producer. As we…

The legendary bassist on what he learned from James Brown, the perils of faking the funk, and how Kamala Harris helped reunite him with George Clinton It’s impossible to overstate Bootsy Collins’ influence. Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month, Collins has made sturdy, buoyant bass lines, which stretch out all over the place…