Feature: NewsFlash

Blogcritics' bread and butter has always been its ability to go deep. If something happens, our writers reflect profoundly on the situation, compare it to other events, and tie it in to our collective personal history.

While other news outlets and wire services are breaking the stories, our astute editorial team will gather those top leads and condense them as NewsFlashes. When a story gets immediate attention here, you can be sure you'll see some pertinent articles in the future from other Blogcritics in the fashion you love 'em the best: long, wise, and impeccable.

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• FOX Announces Touch: A New Series Starring Kiefer Sutherland

  What do you do when you are ten years old and you want to change the world for the better? You form a club, of course!

  News by Sahar — on Sep 23, 2011

• Singer/Songwriter Sharon Robinson Schedules Rare West Coast Tour

  Having toured the globe with longtime collaborator Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson is now set for her first-ever headlining performances.

  News by Donald Gibson — on Sep 21, 2011

• Fringe Star Joshua Jackson Scribes New Digital Comic Beyond the Fringe

  Where in the world is Peter Bishop?

  News by Diane Morasco — on Sep 21, 2011

• Stream Nick Moss' New Single "It'll Turn Around," New Album Here I Am Due Nov. 22

  Moss' first single is the right message at the right time.

  News by Josh Hathaway — on Sep 21, 2011

• Nintendo’s Pre-TGS Conference Confirms Slide-Pad Peripheral, New Games and 3D Video Recording

  The annual Tokyo Game Show kicks off this week but Nintendo have already revealed some interesting news.

  News by Josh Brown — on Sep 14, 2011

• Sneak Peek: Syfy's Paranormal Witness – “Emily the Imaginary Friend/The Lost Girl”

  Paranormal Witness will transport you into a world turned topsy-turvy by extraordinary, heartpounding and terrifying events.

  News by Diane Morasco — on Sep 08, 2011

• Chad Michael Murray Returning to One Tree Hill

  Lucas Scott and Chad Michael Murray return to One Tree Hill.

  News by Diane Morasco — on Aug 30, 2011

• Exclusive Publishing News: Cleo Coyle

  Cleo Coyle's 2012 holiday-themed Coffeehouse Mystery scheduled for fall.

  News by Diane Morasco — on Aug 27, 2011

• Toxicology for Amy Winehouse Reveals No Illegal Substances

  Enigma in life and in death, as toxicology leaves Amy Winehouse's untimely passing unsolved.

  News by Diane Morasco — on Aug 25, 2011

• Songwriter Jerry Leiber Dead at 78

  Along with his writing partner Mike Stoller, Leiber created some of the most memorable songs of the 60s.

  News by Kit O'Toole — on Aug 23, 2011

• Slavery Remembrance Day

  Though legally abolished, slavery remains an unvanquished worldwide phenomenon.

  News by Jon Sobel — on Aug 23, 2011

• Alice Cooper's New Nightmare Reunites The Original Billion Dollar Babies And...Ke$ha?

  Forget about Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Eagles. On September 13, hell actually freezes over for real.

  News by Glen Boyd — on Aug 11, 2011

• Democrats Gain Two State Senate Seats In Wisconsin, But Remain In Minority

  Lots of money was spent, but not much has changed.

  News by RJ Elliott — on Aug 10, 2011

• Randy Moss Retires from Football at Age 34

  One of the most gifted NFL receivers ever suddenly wrapped up his career.

  News by Charlie Doherty — on Aug 02, 2011

• Glee's Darren Criss Headed to Broadway

  Darren Criss to star in a limited engagement of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in January 2012.

  News by Kirsten Coachman — on Aug 01, 2011

• The Magic Band Announces 2011 United Kingdom Tour

  Fans of eclectic, avant-garde rock, blues and jazz music are in for a treat as The Magic Band of Captain Beefheart fame will play the U.K. and Dublin later this year.

  News by The Dirty Lowdown — on Jul 29, 2011

• Nick Moss Announces West Coast Tour Dates

  Nick Moss heads out west before his new album is released in October...

  News by Josh Hathaway — on Jul 27, 2011

• Mark Knopfler Joins Bob Dylan for European Tour

  Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler: Two Legends Together This Fall

  News by The Dirty Lowdown — on Jul 26, 2011

• Comic-Con First look: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Claflin in Snow White

  First images of Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin in Snow White and the huntsman

  News by Tanvi Berwah — on Jul 25, 2011

• Harry Potter Producer in Talks to Produce Night Circus Adaptation

  Harry Potter producer David Heyman in talks to produce book adaptation of The Night Circus

  News by Tanvi Berwah — on Jul 24, 2011