Agent says master spy novelist John le Carre has died at 89
LONDON (AP) — John le Carre, a spy turned novelist who became the preeminent writer of espionage fiction in English, has died aged 89. Le Carre’s…
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Blue Ivy Carter receives Grammy nomination for ‘Brown Skin Girl’
Blue Ivy Carter is officially a Grammy-nominated artist. The 8-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z was nominated for her role in the song…
Continue Reading Ashanti tests positive for Covid-19, leading Verzuz to postpone her battle with Keyshia Cole
It looks like fans will have to wait until January for the Verzuz battle between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole. Ashanti announced Saturday on Instagram…
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Actress Carol Sutton dies of Covid-19 complications
Actress Carol Sutton died Friday at age 76 of Covid-19 complications, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said. The New Orleans native built an…
Continue Reading Anderson Cooper and Ina Garten discuss joys of peanut butter and jelly during quarantine
“I have the palate of a five year old,” Anderson Cooper tells celebrity chef Ina Garten. Garten, the prolific cookbook author and star of…
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Country music legend Charley Pride dies at 86 in Dallas from virus
DALLAS, Texas — Country music legend Charley Pride died Saturday at age 86, a representative for the singer announced. Pride died in Dallas of…
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New comic book celebrates nurses as health care superheroes
Move over Superman, Spiderman and Batman, there are new superheroes in town! And they’re wearing scrubs not capes! Marvel Comics and Allegheny…
Continue Reading New comic book celebrates nurses as health care superheroes
Move over Superman, Spiderman and Batman, there are new superheroes in town! And they’re wearing scrubs not capes! Marvel Comics and Allegheny…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton saved her 9-year-old costar from an oncoming car
When she’s not helping fund vaccine research or supporting the Black Lives Matter movement or inventing a successful meme, the monarch of…
Continue Reading Lil Wayne pleads guilty to federal firearm charge
Rapper Lil Wayne faces up to 10 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty Friday to illegal gun possession, prosecutors said. Lil Wayne had…
Continue Reading Thomas ‘Tiny’ Lister Jr., ‘Friday’ actor, dead at 62 after apparently experiencing Covid-19 symptoms
Actor and wrestler Thomas Lister Jr., also known as “Tiny,” was found dead in his home Thursday after experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, his…
Continue Reading Hallelujah! ‘Sister Act 3’ is in production, with Whoopi Goldberg starring
Disney has announced that a third installment of “Sister Act” is in development, with Whoopi Goldberg reprising her starring role nearly…
Continue Reading Lin-Manuel Miranda will write the music for Disney’s ‘Encanto’
Lin-Manuel Miranda has signed on to write the music for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new animated feature “Encanto.”…
Continue Reading Britney Spears releases Backstreet Boys collaboration ‘Matches’
Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys have a song that will certainly get you moving and grooving this holiday season. Spears dropped the new song,…
Continue Reading Chris Evans to voice Buzz Lightyear in new Pixar movie
Chris Evans is Buzz Lightyear. The “Captain America” star will voice “the original Buzz Lightyear” in a new Pixar film,…
Continue Reading ‘Safety’ tackles the old-fashioned sports movie on Disney+
Anyone who has watched a lot of sports movies can practically read the formations, with football serving as its own overpopulated subgenre.…
Continue Reading ‘The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ will leave you feeling ‘Fever’-ish
Knowing the songs isn’t knowing the whole story with “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” the HBO documentary you…
Continue Reading Drew Barrymore does double duty in the dark showbiz tale ‘The Stand In’
Although billed as a “hilarious” comedy, “The Stand In” turns out to be a whole lot darker than that, offering a rather…
Continue Reading It’s official: Harrison Ford will return in a fifth ‘Indiana Jones’ movie
Harrison Ford will be grabbing his whip and ramming on his hat for a fifth “Indiana Jones” movie, Disney has confirmed — a mere 41…
Continue Reading ‘Evermore,’ Taylor Swift’s second surprise album of 2020, is a hit (again)
If your productivity fell off a cliff in 2020, Taylor Swift’s “Evermore” may not be the album for you. While the rest of us were…
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Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, pro wrestler who played Deebo in ‘Friday,’ dies at 62
LOS ANGELES, California — Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former professional wrestler who was known for his bullying Deebo character in the…
Continue Reading Ahsoka Tano and Darth Vader join the growing live-action universe on Disney+
The live-action “Star Wars” universe that “The Mandalorian” launched into the streaming space is about to get a whole lot…
Continue Reading This sneak peek at Disney+ series ‘Loki’ is rather glorious
Tom Hiddleston is once again up to no good in the new trailer for Disney+’s new series “Loki.” The sneak peek was unveiled Thursday…
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Black Panther will not be recast following Chadwick Boseman’s death
The legacy of the character Black Panther will continue on — but not with someone new in the iconic role. Marvel Studios said Thursday that it…
Continue Reading The Kardashians ink new content deal with Hulu
The Kardashians are going to keep the content coming — to Hulu. The streaming service on Thursday announced that members of the…
Continue Reading The odd connection between vaccination and ‘Mary Poppins’
“A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down.” The iconic song lyric from the 1964 Disney film “Mary Poppins” is a lesson…
Continue Reading Users turned ‘Ratatouille’ into a TikTok musical. Now, it will become a benefit for Broadway
What started as a one-off video for Disney fans turned into one of TikTok’s most successful trends. Now, “Ratatouille: A TikTok…
Continue Reading ‘Dancing with the Stars’ judge Carrie Ann Inaba says she has Covid-19
“Dancing With the Stars” judge Carrie Ann Inaba says she has tested positive for Covid-19. The TV personality revealed her diagnosis on…
Continue Reading ‘Let Them All Talk’ takes a breezy boat trip with Meryl Streep and company
“Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads…
Continue Reading ‘The Prom’ unleashes its stars in an infectious, high-energy musical
Timing can be everything, and so it is with “The Prom,” a splashy, affectionate and even hopeful ode to musicals and love (in that…
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