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It seems Taylor Swift’s knack for writing runs blood deep — all the way back to poet Emily Dickinson. The “Karma” singer and the “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” author are distant relatives, specifically “6th cousins, three times removed.” Genealogical site Ancestry.com revealed on Monday that the two writers descend from “a 17th century English immigrant” who settled in Windsor, Conn. That distant ancestor was Dickinson’s sixth great-grandfather and Swift’s ninth, Ancestry.com added. Swift’s side of the family…

Looks like Taylor Swift‘s lyricism might be hereditary! On Monday, the genealogy company Ancestry revealed that it found historical documents that connect Swift’s family tree to American poet Emily Dickinson. Swift and Dickinson are sixth cousins, three times removed. According to Ancestry, both Swift and Dickinson descend from a 17th-century English immigrant — Swift’s ninth great-grandfather, Dickinson’s sixth great-grandfather — who settled in Windsor, Connecticut. Swift’s ancestors stayed in…

Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Conventions, Current News, Events | Tagged: Bruce Dickinson, iron maiden, london comic con, tony leeYesterday, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson signed at HMV in London, for his new The Mandrake Project album wearing a high-vis jacket. But why?Published Sat, 02 Mar 2024 07:57:09 -0600 by Rich Johnston | Last updated Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:05:00 -0600 | Yesterday, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson did a signing at HMV in London, for his new The Mandrake Project album wearing a high-vis jacket,…

Around June 1983, a much younger Dave Watkins discovered a song that would basically change my life. It was ‘The Trooper’ by Iron Maiden, at a time – in my mid teens – where I was starting to properly get into music and finding how important it was. I can’t recall where I heard the song, possibly on ‘Top Of The Pops’ with that thrilling video clip but it made me save my pocket money and invest in the ‘Piece Of Mind’ cassette. This was played to death and my love affair with Maiden had started.  The debate about…

The idea for “Rain on the Graves” — the latest single from Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson‘s upcoming solo album, The Mandrake Project, out March 1 — came to him while visiting the resting place of poet William Wordsworth. He’d been invited to a wedding in England’s Lake District in 2012, and, knowing that Wordsworth wrote a lot of his verses in Grasmere, he decided to visit his stone cottage and the church where his body was interred. “It was a gloomy day, and there was rain,” he tells Rolling Stone on a…

Bruce Dickinson, the iconic frontman, and the creative force behind rock legends Iron Maiden, releases the second single, ‘Rain On The Graves,’ from his much-anticipated solo album ‘The Mandrake Project’ set to drop on March 1st via BMG. The track is now available on all streaming platforms, offering fans a taste of the sonic journey awaiting them. Inspired by a rainy visit to the grave of Romantic poet William Wordsworth in the Lake District, ‘Rain On The Graves’ weaves a tale exploring mortality and the artistic…

One of CinemaBlend's picks for the best movies of 2023, writer/director Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw is an absolutely devastating tale. A portrait of the Von Erich wrestling dynasty’s rise and fall, the picture’s striking ensemble is anchored by actor Zac Efron and his role as Kevin Von Erich. The High School Musical vet’s team player attitude wasn’t only reflected in his performance, as co-star Harris Dickinson explained how Efron started a group chat with his cast mates.The results were just as wholesome as you’d…

Bruce Dickinson has unveiled the dramatic video for his new single ‘Afterglow of Ragnarok’, the lead single from his upcoming solo album ‘The Mandrake Project’. The video was unveiled on the opening day of CCXP23, Brazil’s huge Comic-Con event in Sao Paulo. Directed by award-winning director Ryan Mackfall, written by Bruce Dickinson and acclaimed British writer Tony Lee (whose lengthy credits include 2000AD, DC and Marvel ranging from Doctor Who & Star Trek to Spider Man & X-Men), the film unveils Dr…

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson will bring his ‘The Mandrake Project Live’ tour to the UK and Europe in 2024 it has been confirmed. The tour is in support of the rock and metal star’s upcoming album ‘The Mandrake Project’, due for release next year. The project’s first single ‘Afterglow of Ragnarok’ will be released on 1st December as a collectable vinyl 7” single, that includes an eight-page comic book. The single also features Dickinson’s original solo demo version of the song ‘If Eternity Should Fail’, which first…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNext month sees the release of one of the most anticipated British independent films of the year, the moving father-daughter comedy-drama Scrapper.Harris Dickinson, following up a run of star-making performances in films including Triangle of Sadness and Where the Crawdads Sing, plays Jason, a well-intentioned ne’er-do-well who meets – for the first time – his estranged daughter…