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Breakout Sundance films and key takeaways from this year's festival

Film wasn’t the only thing on people’s minds at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which comes to a close Sunday in Park City, Utah

ABC News - 14h

Should Sundance Stay in Utah? State Leaders and Locals Rally to Keep the Festival

The independent film festival has largely outgrown its home town, but the threat of its departure has some business owners and residents fighting to keep it.

Inc. - 1d

For This Year’s N.F.L. Draft, It’s Not the Year of the Quarterback

League executives are beginning to doubt that there’s a franchise-caliber quarterback available in this pool of prospects.

The New York Times - 1d

Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias

ABC News - 2d

Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede

ABC News - 2d

How joy turned to horror as Kumbh Mela festival crowd crush unfolded

This year’s event, heavily promoted by India’s ruling party, continues despite deaths of at least 30 people. As the sun set on the sangam , the sacred meeting point of the Ganges and Yamuna ...

The Guardian - 2d

The Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities around the world

Firecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated

ABC News - 3d

Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival: Many Feared Dead

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.

The New York Times - 3d

Dozens killed in stampede at massive Kumbh Mela Hindu festival in India

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the northern city of Prayagraj.

CBS News - 3d

Thirty killed in crowd crush at India's Kumbh Mela festival

Pilgrims rushing to take part in ritual bathing trampled over people on the banks of the Ganges.

BBC News - 3d

At least 30 dead in crowd crush at massive Hindu festival in India

Yahoo News - 3d

The Sundance Film Festival goes online this week. Here’s how to watch the films

Access to the Sundance Film Festival doesn’t require a trip to Park City, Utah anymore; Just an internet connection

ABC News - 3d

What is Kumbh Mela and why is this Hindu festival important?

The festival draws millions of Hindu pilgrims and spiritual seekers from India and across the globe.

BBC News - 3d

Police say 30 killed in stampede at Indian religious festival

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers condolences to families of ‘pious souls’ lost in tragedy at Hindu Kumbh Mela gathering

Financial Times - 3d

Relatives gather as dozens feared dead in crush at India’s Kumbh Mela festival – latest updates

Pilgrims are desperately searching for missing loved ones after deadly crushes at the world’s largest religious gathering in Prayagraj. Dozens feared dead in India at Kumbh Mela religious ...

The Guardian - 3d

AI image falsely shared as 'arrested Muslim militant' during India mega-festival

Yahoo News - 4d

Dozens injured in stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival

Yahoo News - 4d

Dozens of people have been injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival, local media report

ABC News - 4d

At this year's Sundance Film Festival, disconnection reigns and rabbits rule

It's the halfway point of the fest and themes are beginning to emerge — technological detachment, pets — along with stars Dev Patel, Steven Yeun and Rachel Sennott.

Los Angeles Times - 5d

Mexican sailor returns home to festivities after 14 months in Houthi rebel captivity

Escorted by locals on bicycles and cars that awaited his arrival outside his hometown, Arturo Zacarías Meza has returned home days after Houthi rebels in Yemen released him and fellow crew members ...

ABC News - Jan. 25

8 movies to look out for at the Sundance Film Festival

A robust number of near-experimental documentaries and narratives already call out to us from this year's lineup, sure to yield a crop of future award winners.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 23

Sundance 2025: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival

From a Jennifer Lopez musical to an Ayo Edebiri horror to a provocative prison documentary, this year’s Utah-based festival has plenty to be excited about. Sundance remains one of the toughest ...

The Guardian - Jan. 23

Fortnite Festival Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller Gets Rare Discount

PDP Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller for PS5 & PS4 $114.71 (was ...

GameSpot - Jan. 22

Everything you need to know about the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

The annual Sundance Film Festival begins Thursday in Park City, Utah

ABC News - Jan. 22

Marvel Rivals Spring Festival Introduces New Costumes And Superhero Soccer

Although springtime doesn't technically begin until March 20, NetEase is getting a jump on the warmer weather by launching a Spring Festival in Marvel Rivals later this week. In the announcement ...

GameSpot - Jan. 21

The lost mansions of Chettinad: festival showcases opulent homes turned heritage hotels

In its heyday, Chettinad in southern India was a thriving hub of international traders. Today, the grandeur of their homes is being restored by a community keen to celebrate the houses’ cultural ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

Multimedia opera lights up New York’s Prototype Festival

Embracing film, experimental theatre and pop videos, David T Little’s ‘Black Lodge’ was a standout

Financial Times - Jan. 20

Fire tears through tents at India's mega Hindu festival but causes no injuries

A fire has torn through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s northern Prayagraj city

ABC News - Jan. 19

GDC reveals finalists for the 27th Independent Games Festival

The Independent Games Festival revealed the nominees for its upcoming awards event, with Consume Me and Despelote leading in nominations.

VentureBeat - Jan. 17

Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festival

Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims are taking dips in sacred rivers in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious ...

ABC News - Jan. 14

India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women flocked to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival

NBC News - Jan. 13

In photos: World's biggest religious festival begins in India

The Maha Kumbh is a colourful religious festival where millions gather in Prayagraj city to take a holy dip.

BBC News - Jan. 13

India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years

The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees. The world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on Monday as millions of Hindu devotees ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on earth

ABC News - Jan. 12

Millions start bathing in holy rivers at India's biggest Hindu festival

The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, described as humanity's biggest gathering, begins in India's Prayagraj.

BBC News - Jan. 12

Easy Come, Easy Go: Parkes Elvis Festival 2025 – in pictures

The 32nd year of the festival is themed around Presley’s 1967 film ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ and marks what would have been his 90th birthday. The festival is the largest celebration of the king of rock ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11