What it’s like to visit Paris post-lockdown
A garden pail filled with disposable hand wipes and huge bottles of hand sanitizer can be found atop every table at Paris bistro Chez L’Ami…
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Jenny Slate quits ‘Big Mouth’ role, says Black characters ‘should be played by Black people’
Jenny Slate has announced she will no longer voice the character of Missy Foreman-Greenwald, a young mixed-race girl on the animated comedy…
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Disney delays Southern California theme park reopenings
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney is postponing the mid-July reopening of its Southern California theme parks until it receives guidelines from the…
Continue Reading Disneyland fans ask: Should I go when the park eventually reopens?
Disneyland in Southern California, which debuted on July 17, 1955, had been aiming for a phased reopening on its 65th anniversary, July 17. But it…
Continue Reading Three ‘Scrubs’ episodes removed from Hulu over use of blackface
Three episodes of medical comedy series “Scrubs” have been removed from Hulu because they feature white actors in blackface. A…
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Local artists create ‘New Horizons’ mural for El Paso International Airport
EL PASO, Texas — If you plan on heading out to the El Paso International Airport anytime soon, you’ll be greeted by a brand-new mural as soon as…
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‘Paradox Pyramid’: Galeria Lincoln’s newest art installation offers El Pasoans an unconventional view
EL PASO, Texas– A new art installation in central El Paso’s Galeria Lincoln is giving people an unconventional way of looking at art and it’s all…
Continue Reading George R.R. Martin says he is making progress on new ‘Game of Thrones’ book
Here’s one OK thing to come out of this awful, worldwide pandemic: we may finally be getting a new “Game of Thrones” book. “I…
Continue Reading The pandemic hit the fashion industry hard, but Paris Fashion Week is going ahead in September
Paris Fashion Week will go ahead this fall, the event’s organizers have confirmed, with shows starting September 28. The announcement by…
Continue Reading Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie marry in a secret ceremony
Dennis Quaid and his fiancée Laura Savoie have made it official. The couple surprised everyone by eloping in Santa Barbara at a seaside resort on…
Continue Reading Miley Cyrus reveals she’s been sober for 6 months now
Miley Cyrus got sober six months ago, she revealed in an interview with Variety. The singer, who has been open about smoking marijuana in the past,…
Continue Reading Idris Elba, Viola Davis and Queen Latifah among 300 black artists and execs pushing Hollywood to change
Some of the industry’s best known black performers are lending their support to an organization that is calling on Hollywood to step up the…
Continue Reading Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for performing in blackface
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel issued an apology Tuesday for his “embarrassing” portrayals of Black celebrities. In his statement, obtained…
Continue Reading Tina Fey asks platforms to pull several ’30 Rock’ episodes that showed characters in blackface
Tina Fey, creator and star of the Emmy Award-winning series “30 Rock,” has asked streaming services to remove several of the show’s…
Continue Reading Charlize Theron denies she was engaged to Sean Penn
There was a whole bunch of excitement back in 2014 when people thought Charlize Theron was engaged to Sean Penn. But Theron now says it wasn’t…
Continue Reading The funky nature of authentic Jamaican rum deserves to be left alone
As the weather warms, many drinkers instinctively start reaching for bottles of rum. Long associated with tropical climates, the category conjures…
Continue Reading ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run’ set to launch on demand and CBS all access
“SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” is skipping theaters due to the coronavirus pandemic and instead will launch for rent on demand in…
Continue Reading Ben Higgins rewatched his season of ‘The Bachelor’ and is embarrassed
Ben Higgins got to relive being on “The Bachelor” Monday and it sounds like it wasn’t the most comfortable experience. “I had…
Continue Reading Black Eyed Peas explain Fergie’s absence
The Black Eyed Peas are back after a decade with a new album, but one member is missing. Singer Fergie is not on this latest project, and the group…
Continue Reading BTS and Big Hit Entertainment donate $1 million to help concert crews
BTS and Big Hit Entertainment have teamed up to donate $1 million to help concert crews hurting because of the coronavirus pandemic. The donation by…
Continue Reading Cheddar empire: Rise of a cheese superpower
Green-carpeted hills roll away from Maryland Farm in Somerset, England, where a man named Daniel Barber began making farmstead cheese in 1833. Nearly…
Continue Reading Maps reveal new details about New Zealand’s lost underwater continent
Under New Zealand, there lies a vast continent on the sea floor. Once part of the same land mass as Antarctica and Australia, the lost continent of…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia says Hajj pilgrimage is on — with limited numbers
Saudi Arabia will strictly limit the number of people who can take part in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca because of the coronavirus,…
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta grounded for 2020 due to pandemic
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — There will be no hot air balloons lifting off this fall as part of an international event that draws hundreds of…
Continue Reading Joel Schumacher, director of Batman movies and ‘St. Elmo’s Fire,’ dead at 80
Joel Schumacher, an eclectic director whose career ranged from a pair of divisive Batman movies to “St. Elmo’s Fire,” died Monday…
Continue Reading Next year’s Golden Globes will take place later than usual
The Golden Globes will — like the BAFTAs and Oscars — take place a little later than usual next year. The Hollywood Foreign Press…
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Thousands sign petition to rename Columbus, Ohio to ‘Flavortown’ after native son Guy Fieri
The city of Columbus, Ohio, has already vowed to bring down its statue of Christopher Columbus. But thousands are hoping to erase the city’s…
Continue Reading This airport has no passengers, but it’s running out of space
The busiest airports in Spain? Madrid and Barcelona spring to mind and, under normal circumstances, they’d be the right answer. Yet when…
Continue Reading Will Smith opens up about the ‘weight of parenting’ and how he became a better father to Willow
Will Smith is reflecting on his failures and struggles as a father of three. Appearing on the Father’s Day edition of his wife Jada Pinkett…
Continue Reading Another Global Citizen streaming concert is coming, this time with Dwayne Johnson as host
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will host a new concert aimed at tackling Covid-19. Global Citizen and the European Commission announced on…
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