Tragedy

We all knew The Marvels couldn’t replicate the phenomenal success of 2019’s Captain Marvel, not in this current climate, but nobody could’ve predicted that it would fail so badly it’s crashing faster than The Flash. The Flash crowned itself the most embarrassing flop of the summer once it fell far short of expectations to debut with a mere $130 million worldwide over its opening weekend — pretty pitiful for a Marvel/DC production. Unfortunately, The Marvels has fared even worse, with its own opening stint at the box…

Travis Scott has addressed one of the live music industry’s deadliest tragedies, which saw the death of 10 people and hundreds injured, in a rare statement as part of a GQ cover story. Speaking to the magazine for a story published Wednesday as part of its Man of the Year issue, the Houston-born rapper opened up about the process and intent behind his latest album Utopia, as well as making a full return to touring. It’s the first time the rapper has headlined his own tour since a Texas grand jury…

Travis Scott is still reeling from his 2021 Astrowold Festival in Houston, where a deadly crowd crush claimed 10 lives and injured hundreds of fans. Two years after the tragedy, the “Sicko Mode” rapper said, “I always think about it.” He opened up about his experience processing the disaster and how it influenced the latest chapter of his music in an interview with GQ published Wednesday. “Those fans were like my family. You know, I love my fans to the utmost,” he told the magazine. The deadly crowd-crush occurred on…

The world had become increasingly perilous and Rebecca Vance, her teenage son and her sister Christine Vance decided last summer to get away from it all, live in the wild, off the grid in the Colorado Rockies.Trevala Jara, a stepsister to the two women, tried persuading them not to go. But their minds were made up. So they hugged, cried and said their goodbyes on Jara’s front porch a few days before leaving. Jara asked her stepsister Christine to send postcards — anything to let her know that they were safe.The…

Too Long; Didn't ReadOn June 18, 2023, OceanGate’s submersible, the Titan, suffered a catastrophic implosion during its descent into the North Atlantic Ocean. The five crew members on board, including OceanGate's CEO, were on a tourist expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic. The tragedy is a stark reminder of the need to balance compliance and innovation. Too Long; Didn't ReadOn June 18, 2023, OceanGate’s submersible, the Titan, suffered a catastrophic implosion during its descent into the North Atlantic Ocean.…

Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in relation to the 2021 Astroworld concert tragedy that resulted in the deaths of 10 attendees and many more injuries. A Texas grand jury declined to indict the rapper along with five other individuals over the NRG Park festival concert deaths, which occurred as a result of crowd movement and panic and crushed or injured a number of the Nov. 5 event’s estimated 50,000 attendees. “In this instance, the grand jury of 228th District Court of Harris County found…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNetflix is facing backlash for bringing James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic back to the streamer days after the submarine tragedy that killed all five passengers on board.Earlier this month, as part of an expensive tourist attraction run by OceanGate, five people went on an undersea expedition to visit the wreckage of the Titanic.During their descent towards the wreckage, the submersible…

A section of people on social media platforms are angry at Netflix for re-releasing James Cameron's iconic film Titanic on the platform, just days after the Titan tragedy. The tourist submersible sank last week killing all five people onboard. (Also Read | Twitter finds chilling resemblance between Titan tragedy and this movie showing an imploding submersible) The Titan was diving to view the shipwreck of the Titanic. What happened on Titan?Five passengers on the submersible named Titan died in an implosion,…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNetflix is facing backlash for bringing James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic back to the streamer days after the submarine implosion that killed five people.Earlier this month, as part of an expensive tourist attraction run by OceanGate, five wealthy tourists went on an undersea expedition to visit the wreckage of the Titanic.During their descent towards the wreckage, the submersible they…

Following the voyage of the Titan sub that claimed five lives on June 18 when it imploded en route to Titanic’s wreckage in the North Atlantic, the sub’s developer and operator OceanGate Expeditions faced criticism from James Cameron, who contended in numerous interviews that the tragedy was preventable. He told ABC News on Thursday: “Many people in the community were concerned about this sub and even wrote letters to the company saying that what they were doing was too experimental and what they were…