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A traditional singer and stalwart of Dublin’s pub scene, John Francis Flynn released his 2021 debut, I Would Not Live Always, to something like critical delirium. Its vision was jarring, its balladry set to arrangements entwining guitar, fiddle and the like with synth and tape loops, displacing old songs to new times while keeping Flynn’s rich, sonorous vocals at its heart. On this second album he again produces in tandem with Brendan Jenkinson, and the multi-instrumental pair push boundaries unsparingly. Songs emerge…

In August 2016, John Francis Flynn was booked for a lucrative residency on a Disney cruise ship, performing with a band at an imitation Irish pub themed on the leprechaun-heavy 1959 film Darby O’Gill and the Little People. “You’d be down getting breakfast next to some fella dressed as Goofy. It was really quite torturous,” he laughs.Later, when the promoters suggested the band dress as the film’s characters and play songs like Ed Sheeran’s much-mocked version of Galway Girl, the band turned down the offer to return.…

The sunny positivity of the first collaboration between singer-songwriter-actor Johnny Flynn and nature writer Robert Macfarlane, 2021’s Lost in the Cedar Wood, felt like a genuine bright spot amid the bleakness of the pandemic. The genesis of this follow-up was far more pleasant – some of the songs came into being during walks on the South Downs (most notably Song With No Name), rather than as a result of exchanged WhatsApp messages and voice memos during lockdown – but the elements that made that first record so…

Six animal coffins from Egypt—impressively still sealed after about 2,500 years—have been opened virtually by a team of researchers using a unique imaging technology.The coffins contained lizard remains, the scientists found, as well as textiles that may have once wrapped the small bodies and lead, which may have had magical connotations. The coffins’ insides were revealed using neutron tomography after several failed attempts to see inside the coffins with X-ray imaging. The team’s research is published today in…

The actor and musician Johnny Flynn was born in South Africa in 1983 and moved to England aged two. He studied acting at Webber Douglas, going on to star in films such as Beast and Emma and as David Bowie in Stardust. His TV credits include Vanity Fair and the forthcoming Sky Atlantic drama The Lovers. As a musician, he has recorded several albums including 2021’s Lost in the Cedar Wood. Now Flynn is playing Richard Burton in The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre, from 20 April to 15 July. He lives in east London…

Walt Disney World’s new Tron merchandise capitalizes on Flynn’s arcade and the Grid with futuristic gear, program-inspired toys, and throwback fashion. io9 attended a preview of new attraction Tron: Lightcycle/Run at Walt Disney World, where we got a sneak peek at the official Disney Parks collection of products inspired by the original 1982 sci-fi film and its 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy. Check out the items you can get at the Magic Kingdom, with a selection also available online. Walt Disney World’s new Tron…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books The Niagara-based chef and writer sets her sights on dinner in new cookbook Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Mar 31, 2023  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  5 minute read Chef and writer Christine Flynn is proprietor of The Good Earth Winery and a partner at The Good Earth Farm in Beamsville, Ont. (Lemony Spaghetti Squash with Burrata and Herbs is pictured). PHOTOS BY…

| Earlier this year,  George Perez died from pancreatic cancer, though not before the comics industry were acle to express their love for him, both in words and in deeds, with Marvel and DC collaborating to reprint his Justice League/Avengers crossover. Spencer Beck of Artists Choice has been working with Carol Flynn, George's widow, to sell some of the "Hawaiian" shirts she made for George Perez that he was famous for wearing, and will be appearing on The Experience streaming web show to help sell them. During his…

If nothing else, this shaggy-dog crime comedy-musical wins points for originality. It’s almost certainly the first British crime film to swap oi-shut-it geezerish banter for songs. Though to be fair, the characters here don’t break into showtunes but baleful ballads of existential rawness written by actor-musician Johnny Flynn. He also co-stars as Mike, one of two amateurish criminals on their way (20 grand in the car boot) to pull off a deal with bigtime crooks – the “score” of the title. Flynn’s Mike is the boss; Will…

Like most of us, the current turmoil in British politics has seen Johnny Flynn – actor, folk musician, the kind of multi-hyphenate who plays the hurdy-gurdy – spend the past few weeks doom-scrolling and current-affairs-obsessing. Flynn is a multitasker. He is obsessed with news anchors and reporters and follows many of them on Twitter, noting, with alarm, how they think social media is the most important thing in the world. He now wakes up each morning with such genuinely worrying thoughts as: I wonder what Jacob…