Apple Music to launch its 1st radio show in Africa
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Music is launching its first radio show in Africa. The streaming platform announced Thursday that “Africa Now Radio with…
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Jonathan Steingard, Christian singer, reveals he no longer believes in God
Jonathan Steingard, frontman for the Christian rock band Hawk Nelson, has gone public with some personal news. In a recent lengthy post on his…
Continue Reading New ‘Hunger Games’ book sells more than 500,000 copies
NEW YORK (AP) — A decade after the “Hunger Games” series had apparently ended, readers were clearly ready for more. Suzanne Collins’…
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Doug Liman to direct Tom Cruise in movie shot in space
That’s one way to escape the coronavirus pandemic. Doug Liman and Tom Cruise are teaming up on a previously announced film that will be shot in…
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Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga are here with your summer forecast
It may be sunny but Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga say it’s gonna be a rainy one. The singers, who have a new song out, “Rain On Me,”…
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Lisa Kudrow is as excited as we are for the ‘Friends’ reunion
We feel you, Lisa Kudrow. Kudrow recently talked to “Entertainment Tonight” about the planned “Friends” reunion, saying…
Continue Reading Disney, SeaWorld announce plans for Florida parks to reopen
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld and Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida, in June and July after months of inactivity because of…
Continue Reading CBS is TV’s most-watched network for 12th year in a row
The winner, and still champion, is CBS. The Tiffany network finished the traditional television season, which ended last week, as the most-watched…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: Ultra refuses refunds for canceled music festival
MIAMI (AP) — Two men are suing organizers of Ultra Music Festival, claiming they were denied refunds after the the three-day electronic dance music…
Continue Reading Review: ‘The Vast of Night’ is a cunning lo-fi sci-fi noir
“The Vast of Night,” a micro-budget noir set in 1950s New Mexico, crackles with B-movie electricity. The film is one of those little miracles: a…
Continue Reading Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen raised theatergoers’ consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to…
Continue Reading Larry Kramer used voice, pen to raise consciousness on AIDS
NEW YORK (AP) — Time never softened the urgency of Larry Kramer’s demands. Theatergoers leaving a celebrated revival of Kramer’s “The Normal…
Continue Reading Summertime, and the living is uneasy for Jason Isbell
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Isbell had big plans for this summer, between a new album specifically designed to introduce his music to a wider audience…
Continue Reading Review: ‘High Note’ is easy listening for troubled times
There may have been a point — say, oh, a few months ago? — when we’d have demanded a lot more edge from a movie like “The High Note,” and…
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Tacos are always a good idea
Every year, every story about Cinco de Mayo is required to point out that no, this is not Mexico’s Independence Day (that’s September…
Continue Reading Tom Hanks posts about donating plasma after recovering from coronavirus
Tom Hanks is giving back with a special sort of donation. The actor took to Instagram on Wednesday to share photos where he appears to be donating…
Continue Reading ‘Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich’ places the emphasis on the survivors’ stories
“Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” begins with an arresting image: Close-up footage of the wealthy hedge-fund manager during a 2012…
Continue Reading Review: John Prine sideman steps out as reflective balladeer
Jason Wilber, “Time Traveler” (WilberTone) Lucky man, Jason Wilber. For 24 years he traveled the world with a stage pass to every John Prine…
Continue Reading Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe
Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so. The phone company is investing…
Continue Reading Robb Forman Dew, prize-winning novelist, dead at 73
NEW YORK (AP) — Robb Forman Dew, a prize-winning fiction writer who drew upon her small-town Ohio background for such novels as “Dale Loves…
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