Big Ears 2026 is underway (live updates):Follow along as we capture the festival from every angle all weekend long! Big Ears Festival breathes fresh life into downtown Knoxville each spring, and the ...

Anime industry veteran and longtime director of the Doraemon film series, Tsutomu Shibayama, has sadly passed away at the age of 84. The heart-breaking news sent shockwaves through the Japanese ...

Popular veteran anime director Tsutomu Shibayama has passed away. He was 84 years old at the time of his death. Under his direction, Doraemon is the favorite anime of people aged 8 to 80. He created ...

The Big Ears festival debuted in 2009 as an event that embraced the experimental, a philosophy it continues to hold close today. Even as it has grown and evolved, Knoxville remains the festival's home ...

The Edo-Tokyo Museum’s reopening is happening soon after four long years, but until that fateful day, here’s another exhibition to check out. Earlier today, March 27, saw the debut of ‘100% Doraemon & ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The four-day Big Ears Festival kicks off on Thursday. The event features 250 performances spread across downtown Knoxville and has people pouring in from all over. “It really ...

Related reads:Doraemon’s New Film, Nobita and the New Castle of the Undersea Devil, Is a Hit in Japan Even After Five Weeks of Release Tsutomu Shibayama, a longtime director associated with the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Big Ears Festival is back in Knoxville, bringing thousands of visitors to the city for one the most unique and eclectic music festivals in the country. The sold-out event ...

In the anime world, directors play a significant role in bringing to life stories via television series and feature-length films. One of the longest-running directors in the industry, Tsutomu ...

Swallowing and yawning help open the eustachian tubes and relieve the clogged feeling. Popping your ears is typically safe as long as you are gentle. Allergies, altitude changes, and ear infections ...