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2 days ago | silive.com | Mattea Vecera

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Six years after its breakout debut, 2nd Generation Wu is back with a new single that lives up to its name: “Inevitable.”The long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s “7.O.D.” drops July 9 on all streaming platforms, reuniting the sons (and now daughter) of hip-hop royalty: iNTeLL (son of U-God), PXWER and Nuke LeFleur (sons of Method Man), Weather Park (son of the late “Old Dirty Bastard”), Supreme (son of Ghostface Killah), and Chey (daughter of Method Man).

3 days ago | silive.com | Mattea Vecera

A celebration of creativity and inclusion is returning to Staten Island this week. On June 27, the College of Staten Island Library will host the third annual “Unspoken Brilliance: The Artists with Autism Exhibit,” an art showcase uplifting the work of local neurodiverse artists.

5 days ago | silive.com | Mattea Vecera

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’ve recently driven around Staten Island and spotted a bed sheet scrawled with cryptic messages and satanic-looking symbols, you’re not alone. The signs have been popping up across the borough in recent weeks, fueling speculation around “The Willowbrook Tapes,” a new independent found-footage horror flick that claims to chronicle the final hours of missing Staten Islanders, allegedly captured on film by a murderous satanic cult.

1 week ago | silive.com | Mattea Vecera

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Fuzz on the Lens Productions, the Staten Island production team behind box office hits “Terrifier 2” and “Terrifier 3,” has another sequel in the works. “Stream 2,” the followup to its 2024 slasher film “Stream,” was announced over the weekend at the Days of the Dead horror convention in Indianapolis. It will continue the world introduced in the first film, where masked killers compete for the most creative kills, which is all livestreamed to betting fans at home.

2 weeks ago | silive.com | Mattea Vecera

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rob Hart is having a very good June. The Staten Island author’s thriller novel “Assassins Anonymous” is the Barnes & Noble June Mystery & Thriller Pick, and the national spotlight is moving copies fast. As of June 13, the book has surged to No. 18 on USA Today’s “Best-Selling Booklist,” an impressive leap from its initial debut at No. 144 last year. The surge is no coincidence.