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Geek Tyrant
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Sequel Series Plot Details and Sarah Michelle Gellar Drops Training Video with New Slayer — GeekTyrant
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is making a comeback, and Sarah Michelle Gellar is sharpening her stakes. The iconic slayer is stepping back into the world of Sunnydale, this time mentoring a brand-new Chosen One played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong. Fans first met Armstrong in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew , and now she's taking on a lead role in the upcoming Buffy sequel series, stepping into the shoes of a young slayer named Nova. Thanks to a leaked logline, we've got some story details. Nova is described as 'a 16-year-old bookworm' who discovers her destiny as a slayer in a newly rebuilt Sunnydale. The town is now split between gritty Old Sunnydale and the more upscale New Sunnydale. Things kick off during 'Vampire Weekend,' a local festival commemorating Sunnydale's eerie past. That's when the vampire duo Jack and Shirley rise from a construction site, murdering a teen and kicking off a ritual to unleash a vampire army at a place ominously dubbed the Cursed Circle. How Buffy returns to the fold isn't fully clear yet, but fans can expect her to show up once word of a new slayer spreads. Gellar recently dropped a behind-the-scenes training video on Instagram, teasing her physical prep with Armstrong to get into vampire-slaying mode. In a previously shared heartfelt post, Gellar opened up about how the revival came together: 'So….. you might have heard some news this week, but I realize you haven't heard from me. Three years ago, I got a call from my dear friend and mentor, Gail Berman. She told me that she wanted me to sit down with Chloé Zhao to hear her take on a potential 'Buffy' revival. 'I was blown away that Chloé even knew who I was, but, as I've always done, I told Gail that I just didn't see a way for the show to exist again. We'd always been aligned on that, but this time I heard something different in her voice. I eventually agreed to go (mainly just to meet Chloé) and our twenty minute coffee quickly turned into a four hour adventure. 'We laughed, we cried, but mostly we both talked about how much this show means to us. While I didn't agree to anything at that meeting, I did shock myself by agreeing to continue the conversation. 'These conversations did, in fact, continue over the next few years and eventually we added the incredible Nora and Lilla Zuckerman to our little tribe until ultimately, one day, we landed on an idea. I have always listened to the fans and heard your desire to revisit 'Buffy' and her world, but it was not something I could do unless I was sure we would get it right. 'This has been a long process, and it's not over yet. I promise you, we will only make this show if we know we can do it right. And I will tell you that we are on the path there. I feel so lucky to be on this journey with these four unbelievably talented women, all of whom love 'Buffy' as much as I do. And as much as you do. Thank you to all the fans who never stopped asking for this. This will be for you.' The sequel series is being developed by Nora Zuckerman and Lila Zuckerman, who will serve as writers, showrunners, and executive producers. Oscar-winning Eternals director Chloé Zhao is directing the pilot and executive producing through her Book of Shadows banner. Gellar is also on board as an executive producer alongside Gail Berman, Fran Kuzui, Kaz Kuzui, and Dolly Parton via Sandollar, Suite B, and 20th Television/Searchlight Television. This isn't the first time a Buffy reboot has been in development. An earlier version, which would've featured a Black lead and was being written by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 's Monica Owusu-Breen, was shelved last year. But this new take has real momentum behind it. With Gellar back in action and a the new slayer in Nova, the next chapter of Buffy the Vampire Slayer could be something that fans will love!
Forbes
24-07-2025
- Health
- Forbes
Musician Greta Morgan's Poignant Memoir Details The Loss Of Her Voice
Greta Morgan. One day in the spring of 2020, the singer Greta Morgan felt something was quite off during her online vocal lesson with her instructor—this was a few weeks after she contracted COVID-19. Previously, Morgan had always been able to hear a note in her head, and her body would naturally perform whatever she was envisioning. But on that particular day, she experienced a moment that would become life- and career-changing. 'All of a sudden," she now recalls of that lesson, "when I started singing up higher in my range, I would hear a note and I couldn't hit it. And when I would try to reach the note, it would almost tear apart. It was like there was no vocal tone. It almost sounded like a screech. The more I tried to push for the note, the more I felt this kind of closing up of my throat.' Morgan would be later diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, a disorder defined by Johns Hopkins that causes 'involuntary spasms in the muscles of the voice box or larynx,' resulting in a 'strained or strangled sound.' For Morgan – a longtime musician who co-founded the indie pop group The Hush Sound in the early 2000s and later performed with the likes of Jenny Lewis and Vampire Weekend – her inability to sing like she once did was a major blow. But it also led her on a journey of self-discovery, which has now been documented in her new and moving memoir, The Lost Voice. 'I was [earlier] misdiagnosed with acid reflux,' she recalls. 'So I thought, 'Okay, I'll be a perfect acid reflux patient.' Months went by, and my voice was still getting worse. So I started to feel concerned. But again, I've had so many friends who are singers that I've heard like, 'Oh, so-and-so, oh, they had to go on steroids for a couple of days. They had vocal inflammation.' I still thought there was a really easy solution. I had never heard of spasmodic dysphonia.' Morgan, who was living in the Los Angeles area, later returned to her home state of Illinois to see a voice disorder specialist. Hearing the diagnosis of spasmodic dysphonia from the specialist was devastating. Cover jacket of 'The Lost Voice.' 'There were two metaphors that I wrote in the book,' she says. 'It felt like I was a mile underwater. The other thing was when I was watching the video — like the introduction to what spasmodic dysphonia is — and all these people are telling their stories and talking about treatments and getting Botox shots and all this stuff. I looked at my phone and searched for professional singers with spasmodic dysphonia. It was just a graveyard of 'so-and-so had to quit their career as an opera singer.' It just felt like this guillotine landed. 'I had been a musician and a songwriter my entire life,' she continues. 'It was the only thing I'd done. I didn't go to college. I had no backup plan. And then there was this new version of life where I had no idea who I would be or what I would be doing. It felt like being dropped off in the unknown. I had no idea how I was going to survive it." What followed was a period of reawakening for Morgan about her voice and identity, as she later wrote in the book: "I decided to redefine my voice as any expression of my heart. The way I listened could become my voice, the way I wrote postcards to friends could become my voice. The way I witnessed the world around me could become my voice…Any art I made, in any medium, could become my voice as long as it came from the truth of my heart. By that definition, my creativity was boundless." She further explains in this interview: 'I would never prescribe what other people should do. But for me personally, I need to redefine it in a way that makes sense to me. I have to find the meaning in it. I think that's how I got my power back.' Morgan's book not only talks about the loss of her voice, but it also recalls some of the professional and personal setbacks she previously experienced, such as the end of her parents' marriage, her romantic breakups, and the unpredictability of working in the music industry. 'The litmus test for every scene was, 'Does this explore a dimension of my voice?' she says. 'Like, I could write about my parents' divorce because that's how I became a songwriter. I could write about some of my career stuff because that's how it changed my relationship with my voice. I could write about my relationship because he amplified my voice. So that was the way everything was woven together.' Between her struggling to sing during that vocal lesson and officially receiving the diagnosis, Morgan visited Zion Canyon in southwestern Utah to be surrounded by nature. It was there she met a therapist and photographer named Sadie, who invited Morgan to a wilderness fast at a spot in Bears Ears National Monument. Morgan looks back at that experience, which she also wrote about in the book, as a period of healing. 'I think some people come into our lives to remind us who we are," Morgan, who now resides in upstate New York, says. "And Sadie really helped me with that. She sort of gave that gift back to me. I have prioritized my relationship with the wild world ever since. I live in a very wild place in the mountains. I have like 50 acres of wild land right behind me. I have completely changed my life to live closer to nature as a result of that trip.' Greta Morgan. As she describes in The Lost Voice, Morgan received Botox voice injections starting in 2021 that allowed her to regain a semblance of her previous singing. At first, the idea of using Botox made her nervous. 'It is not something I would ever choose to do,' she says. 'I was really concerned about putting a neurotoxin in my body, and that there could potentially be more harm than good…' 'We experimented and we finally got the dosage right. Once I started being able to use my voice again, it felt like singing for the first time. It felt like having access after not having access for over a year. It was such a gift. To lose something and then get it back — even if it's not the same — just creates such an incredible sense of appreciation.' These days, Morgan has continued to work on music. 'I'm writing very different kinds of songs,' she says. "So many of the songs I've written are two octaves, but I am writing with a very different voice now. I started writing a new record and I'm really embracing how weird it is. I think it's interesting to have like a 'broken voice.' I am wondering, 'What can I say with this voice that I couldn't say with my other voice?'" But don't expect Morgan to sing a full set of songs on stage in the near future as she is still recovering from the after-effects of the coronavirus. 'This is not in the book, but the second and third time I had COVID, I was acutely disabled for 18 months,' she explains. 'I don't know why I am one of these cases where I had a perfect track record of health my whole life, and for some reason was uniquely susceptible to COVID. 'So I've been really focused on my whole body recovery. I'm in the Mayo Clinic's long COVID treatment program because I was officially diagnosed in 2024. It has given me back so much capacity. Unfortunately, I'm not able to travel extensively right now. So I'm focused on supporting my body and recovery and writing new songs. But if I can perform one day, I would love to.' The Lost Voice by Greta Morgan, published by HarperOne, is now available through booksellers.
The Advertiser
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Bonnaroo festival to return after flood-forced break
The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said. The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said. The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said. The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said.
Perth Now
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Bonnaroo festival to return after flood-forced break
The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said.
Metropolis Japan
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metropolis Japan
Fuji Rock Festival
Just when you thought August in Japan could not get any hotter, spill some sweat at the frontlines of Fuji Rock Festival '25. Are you a hard-core J-Rocker or just easing your way into the Japanese music industry? Either way, this year's line-up includes big names like the Vampire Weekend, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and RADWIMPS but is also spot-lighting some up and coming indie musicians. Across the array of various bands and artists, there is bound to be some summer tunes to suit your taste.
