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Susan Sarandon and Melissa Barrera dropped from Hollywood companies after comments on Israel-Hamas war
Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and “Scream” star Melissa Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Hamas war that some deemed antisemitic.
The founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine, Charles Peters, has died at 96
The founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine and its editor-in-chief for three decades, Charles Peters, has died. He was 96.
K-pop star Rosé joins first lady Jill Biden to talk mental health
K-pop superstar Rosé has joined U.S. first lady Jill Biden at a mental health event to talk about how even famous people grapple with emotional struggles.
Author A.S. Byatt, who wrote best-seller ‘Possession’ and had a beetle named after her, dies at 87
The British author of the Booker Prize-winning novel “Possession” has died at the age of 87. A.S. Byatt’s publisher, Chatto & Windus, said Friday that the author, whose full name was Antonia Byatt, died “peacefully at home surrounded by close family.”
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 19-25
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Nov. 19-25 include “Dancing With the Stars” judge Bruno Tonioli, football player-turned-TV host Michael Strahan and actor Katherine Heigl.
Here’s a partial list of nominees for the 66th Grammy Awards
The nominees for next year’s Grammy Awards have been announced. SZA is the leading nominee with nine, including in the album and record of the year categories.
South Carolina naturalist Rudy Mancke, who shared how everyone is connected to nature, dies at 78
South Carolina naturalist Rudy Mancke, who shared his vast love for the outdoors with public television viewers and radio listeners for decades has died.
Gavin Rossdale celebrates 3 decades of Bush songs with a greatest hits album, ‘Loaded’
Putting together a collection of Bush’s greatest hits was relatively easy. Convincing frontman Gavin Rossdale to do it was harder. He thought it sounded like a farewell.
Patrick Dempsey named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine
People magazine has named Patrick Dempsey as its Sexiest Man Alive. The actor and race car driver takes the mantle from “Captain America” star Chris Evans, who was 2022’s selection.
R.E.M. celebrates ‘a very radical departure’ 25 years ago with their album ‘Up’
Twenty-five years ago, an R.E.M. album arrived that didn’t sound like a typical R.E.M. album. “Up,” the band’s 11th album which dropped in the fall of 1998, was a curious and challenging collection that split fans and critics alike but reveals more interesting things with each listen.
‘Priscilla’ stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi on trust, Sofia and souvenirs
Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi play Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s new film, now playing in theaters nationwide.
‘The Family Chantel’ star Pedro Jimeno breaks his silence on divorce and the show’s ending
“The Family Chantel” star Pedro Jimeno, who is recently divorced from Chantel Everett, says the “damage is done” and “it’s not going to be any reconciliation in the future.”
‘80s icon Boy George is returning to Broadway in ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’
Boy George is returning to Broadway in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.” The singer-songwriter whose hits include “Karma Chameleon” and “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” will play Moulin Rouge club owner Harold Zidler in the jukebox adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s hyperactive 2001 movie.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 12-18
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Nov. 12-18 include actor-TV host Whoopi Goldberg, guitarist Kirk Hammett of Metallica and singer TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne.
This holiday season, the mean ol’ Grinch gets a comedy podcast series hosted by James Austin Johnson
What would the mean ol’ Grinch be doing in 2023? Would that Christmas sad sack be hosting a cooking show on TikTok? Writing long essays for Substack?
Kendrick Lamar plans to bring major concerts to Africa through new Global Citizen initiative
Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience, a new initiative to establish an international touring circuit on the continent of Africa launching with a concert in Kigali, Rwanda on Dec. 6.
Do you believe? Cher set to star in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year
Cher is obviously a superstar but even a superstar is happy to be the opening act when it comes to Santa.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 5-11
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Nov. 5-11 include singer Art Garfunkel, actor Ethan Hawke and rapper Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa.
The last new Beatles song, ‘Now And Then,’ will be released next week
This is it — the last “new” Beatles song. Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania, the surviving members of the quartet are releasing the song “Now And Then.”
‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor for Black filmmakers who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in the 1971 action movie “Shaft” and several sequels, has died.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4 include actor Winona Ryder, actor Tracee Ellis Ross and reality show personality and model Kendall Jenner.
Spain’s royals honor Asturias prize winners, including Meryl Streep and Haruki Murakami
Spain’s royal family have presided over the presentation of this year’s Princess of Asturias awards that are among the most important in the Spanish-speaking world.
There isn’t much Cher hasn’t done in her career. A Christmas album is new territory, though
There isn’t much Cher hasn’t done in her career. She’s achieved EGOT status. She’s the only artist to have a No. 1 song in each of the past six decades.
On ‘Enlisted,’ country star Craig Morgan gets a little help from his friends like Blake Shelton
In July, country music star Craig Morgan re-enlisted in the Army Reserves at age 59. It was on the historic Grand Ole Opry stage, where he’s performed so many times before.
Will Smith joins Jada Pinkett Smith at book talk, calls their relationship brutal and beautiful
Will Smith joined wife Jada Pinkett Smith on stage as she promoted her new memoir in her hometown of Baltimore, pledging lifelong support for her.
Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83
Oscar-nominated actor Burt Young has died. Young played Paulie, the angry, grumbling best friend and brother-in-law of Sylvester Stallone in six “Rocky” movies.
Book Review: John Grisham brings back ‘The Firm’ star Mitch McDeere in ‘The Exchange’
Thirty-two years after “The Firm” launched his career as a legal novelist who churns out bestselling books that inevitably become movies, John Grisham returns with a sequel starring Mitch McDeere.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 22-28
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Oct. 22-28 include actor Kevin Kline, bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica and comedian Samantha Bee.
Piper Laurie, 3-time Oscar nominee with film credits such as ‘The Hustler’ and ‘Carrie,’ dies at 91
Piper Laurie, the strong-willed, Oscar-nominated actor who performed in acclaimed roles despite at one point abandoning acting altogether in search of a “more meaningful” life, has died.
Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80
Nobel laureate Louise Glück has died at 80. Over more than 60 years of published work, Glück honed a narrative of disillusion, entrapment, alienation, betrayal and longing, spelled by moments of ecstasy and contentment.
Making music is a family affair for Alisa Weilerstein and Rafael Payare
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and conductor Rafael Payare are on a four-concert cross-country run that ends Friday night at Carnegie Hall.