Piglet, it’s a purple, psychedelic shapeshifter! The wild new creature prowling Winnie-the-Pooh’s wood

Is it an alien? A dinosaur? Is it going to kill us all? Our writer hits Ashdown Forest for the Big One Hundred celebrations – and finds its magic enchanting new generations ...
The Guardian

No fairytale: what happened to the real children behind fiction’s best-loved characters?

Peter Pan, Christopher Robin and Alice in Wonderland … being the star of a classic story might seem like a dream, but there’s a dark side, argues the author of The Children I’d loved the children for ...
Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Christopher’s Broadway star shines bright in ‘Chess’ after years of paying his dues

A new Broadway star emerges each season, and this year the spotlight has alighted on Nicholas Christopher, who has been dazzling audiences and insiders alike as part of the awe-inspiring triumvirate ...
The Conversation

Friendship, honey and the simple life: 100 years of Winnie‑the‑Pooh

Just over a century ago, the satirical writer and playwright A.A. Milne, suffering from the after-effects of fighting in the trenches of World War I, started writing some poems for his only child, ...
Rolling Stone

Christopher North, Ambrosia’s Soulful Organ Player With a Fiery Stage Presence, Dead at 75

Christopher North, founding keyboardist for prog- and soft-rock standouts Ambrosia, has died. He was 75. Described in Ambrosia’s statement as the “Hammond B3 King” for his work on the instrument, the ...
AOL

The Real Christopher Robin Struggled with His “Winnie the Pooh” Legacy as an Adult, Faced Criticism from Family After Marrying His First Cousin

Being Christopher Robin was more difficult than most could imagine. Gyles Brandreth, broadcaster, former MP and friend to Christopher Robin Milne, opened up about the man behind the character while ...
New York Post

The hidden darkness within the man who created Winnie-the-Pooh

Since the first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published in 1926, the tales of a honey-loving bear and his animal friends have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. But, as Gyles Brandreth writes in ...
The Business Journals

Red Robin names interim CFO as turnaround continues

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The casual dining chain has ...
Publishers Weekly

Winnie-the-Pooh at 100: PW Talks with Gyles Brandreth

In Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear, the biographer explores the complicated life of A.A. Milne and his Winnie-the-Pooh stories. What drew you to this subject? My publisher said to me that we’re about to ...
Comicbook.com

This Underrated Disney Movie Takes the Best Approach to Live-Action Remakes

Somehow, the film balances nostalgia with novelty. It takes the softly worn plushies of our childhoods and hands them to the next generations, to be loved all over again and to be remembered. Ewan ...
Game Rant

A Dark Knight Trilogy Spin-Off Series Could Have Happened But Christopher Nolan Shut It Down

Jo Craig (they/them) is a writer on Game Rant from Scotland and has been in the industry for nearly a decade dissecting comic book movie trailers for hours and diving headfirst into horror. They still ...
Comicbook.com

Christopher Nolan Reportedly Cancelled a Major Batman Project

Nolan’s reach extended beyond Snyder’s films, though. According to the Wall Street Journal, Christopher Nolan had Warner Bros. cancel a TV show that would’ve chronicled the early life of Robin, ...