At the Venice Film Festival, cinema’s future looks hopeful
Hope for the future of cinema was front of mind for many as the Venice International Film Festival kicked off Wednesday on the Lido.
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Kacey Musgraves to hit the stage
Kacey Musgraves announces 2022 tour.
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Mike Richards is out as producer of ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel’
Mike Richards is out as executive producer of “Jeopardy!”, days after he exited as the quiz show’s newly appointed host because of past misogynistic and other comments.
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Do video games level up kids’ money skills?
Video games are made for entertainment, of course, but they give parents opportunities to talk about saving and spending. Some financial literacy experts actually use video games to teach kids about money.
Continue Reading Why ‘Candyman’ continues to hook audiences nearly 30 years later
“The shooting script for ‘Candyman,’ it said 13 times,” Rose says. “But we had a read through a week or so before starting with the cast, and the first time somebody was trying to say it 13 times it’s, like, ‘OK, make it five.'”
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A genre reborn: Inside the evolution of the rom-com
A recent episode of the Apple TV+ sitcom “Ted Lasso” features a moment that brings the characters together: a love of rom-coms.
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Nandi Bushell, 11-year-old drummer, finally joins Foo Fighters on stage
She’s the girl who dared to challenge Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl to an “epic” online drum duel — and won.
And finally, the multi-instrumental phenomenon has realized her dream of playing on stage with her musical hero.
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TV OT: What to watch before bed. Plus, AppleTV+’s big push and 9 reasons to keep watching ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’
At some point when I was about halfway through the film “Midsommar” and someone was being bludgeoned to death, I had a thought: I need to do better about picking my pre-sleep programming.
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‘Dancing with the Stars’ to feature same-sex dancing pair for the first time
An Olympic medalist and an internet personality are the first contestants to join the new season of “Dancing with the Stars” — and one of them is going to be making history.
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Kanye West offers COVID-19 vaccine at listening party
Kanye West announces Thursday he will be offering coronavirus vaccines at upcoming listening party tonight at 7 p.m. PST.
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Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson talks about being a teen and overcoming tough times
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is turning 16 this weekend.
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Naked ‘Nevermind’ baby sues Nirvana for ‘child pornography’
CNN, HLN By Rob Picheta, CNN Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind,” has claimed the record’s iconic artwork is child pornography and is suing the band over alleged “child sexual exploitation.” The rock album’s cover features Elden, then an infant, swimming underwater while undressed, his
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Donated copy of ‘The Legend of Zelda’ game sells for over US$411,000 through Goodwill
A rare, unopened copy of “The Legend of Zelda” game fetched a whopping US$411,278 through Goodwill’s auction site last Wednesday.
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Paul McCartney to release unseen Beatle lyrics.
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift joins TikTok
Taylor Swift promotes her latest album.
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TV Academy revokes Cuomo’s Emmy amid scandal, resignation
NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after leaving office, scandal-tainted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suffered another defeat: losing the special Emmy Award he received last year for his daily, televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said in a statement Tuesday that given Cuomo’s resignation amid a
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Met Opera and orchestra reach deal, allowing season to start
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera reached a four-year agreement with the union for its orchestra, the last major deal needed for the company to resume performances following a 1 1/2-year layoff caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The contract with local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, ratified Tuesday,
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Doobie Brothers try to keep long train running, 50 years on
The Doobie Brothers are celebrating their 50th anniversary in their 51st year, heading out on a delayed tour and hoping they can keep doing what their big hits call for: taking it to the streets and letting audiences listen to the music.
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Park ranger videos highlight upbringing in Sonoran Desert
A ranger at Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona has used social media to highlight a region that shaped his upbringing.
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Former R. Kelly tour manager reluctantly testifies about the singer’s marriage to Aaliyah
A former tour manager for R. Kelly told jurors on Friday that he was with Kelly and the late singer Aaliyah the day they applied for a marriage license in 1994, when she was just 15 years old.
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