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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) — At Cape Con this weekend, fans could hear from the actors behind “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” get an autograph from a former St. Louis Cardinal and sit in on a panel with local podcasters.

1/2 Swipe or click to see more Artwork, handmade crafts, and out of town creatives lined the courtyard of DeLeon Plaza on Saturday during the 2nd Annual Hasta La Huesos, a hispanic heritage festival that aims to bring together artists from all over the state for one celebration of the culture. (Katie Steinhauer/Victoria Advocate) 2/2…

Fans are travelling to South Korea to experience the worlds of their favourite K-dramas and K-pop stars, creating new tourism opportunities and offering hope to communities grappling with population decline.

The weeklong series also features chef Roy Yamaguchi, Kilohana Plantation and the Kōloa Rum Company.

Hello and welcome back to RissiWrites dot Com. It’s Friday which means we jump into the weekly tradition of rounding up those pop culture stories. Read on to see what made the headlines from the last week (and maybe more!) pop culture news 268

On Tuesday, Ken Paxton became the first Texas Republican candidate to lose a bid for the U.S. Senate in nearly 40 years.

On Tuesday, Ken Paxton became the first Texas Republican candidate to lose a bid for the U.S. Senate in nearly 40 years.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who play Wordle and those who are tired of hearing about Wordle. The daily word game, which became an international obsession during the pandemic, has managed to survive the notoriously short attention span of the internet. Nearly five years after its debut, people still wake…

A concertgoer holds up a banner for the K-LIVE FESTIVAL BAND:AGE event, part of the 2026 Korea Season showcase organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi, Vietnam. Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism By Lee Kyung-min

For the longest time, Indian mythology was largely associated with Sunday morning television, Amar Chitra Katha comics, and stories passed down by grandparents. Today, these same stories are finding a new audience through big-budget films, streaming shows, and ambitious animated adaptations. From Ramayanaand Kalki 2898 AD to Kurukshetra, filmmakers are revisiting ancient epics and regional…