1 hour agoLincoln Center artistic director leaving during shutdownLincoln Center artistic director Jane Moss is departing on Aug. 1 after 28 years, leaving the performing arts center without a key leader while it remains shut due to the...
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1 day agoApple Music to launch its 1st radio show in AfricaApple Music is launching its first radio show in Africa.
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1 day agoNBC, producers say 'America's Got Talent' cleared by probeNBC and the producers of “America's Got Talent” say an outside investigator has weighed in on Gabrielle Union's allegations about the show.
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1 day agoLarry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen raised theatergoers’ consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the e...
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2 days agoWalt Disney World presenting plans for reopening parksWalt Disney World is presenting its plans for reopening after being shuttered since mid-March because of the new coronavirus.
3 days agoJK Rowling publishes first chapters of new story onlineJK Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus ...
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3 days agoThe Doobie Brothers reschedule 50th anniversary tourThe Doobie Brothers are rescheduling their 50th anniversary tour because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brian May reveals recent heart attack, says he's good nowQueen guitarist Brian May says he recently had three stents put in after experiencing “a small heart attack.”.
Omar describes life as a fearless fighter in new memoirIn her new memoir, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar offers her own spin on her path to prominence, starting with her childhood in Somalia.
Reruns of religious dramas comfort Indians in dire timesStaying home under lockdown as they wait for the worst of the coronavirus pandemic to pass, millions of Indians are turning to their gods.
Merriam-Webster revises 'Chinese restaurant syndrome' entry Merriam-Webster has updated its dictionary entry on “Chinese restaurant syndrome,” a term many Asian Americans saw as antiquated and even racist.
Perry's studio moves toward reopening while industry waitsTyler Perry is looking to reopen his 330-acre Atlanta-based mega studio soon, but other studios in Georgia are anxiously waiting for Hollywood's green light to return bac...
Reporters Alcindor, Collins, Jiang get under Trump's skinReporters Yamiche Alcindor, Weijia Jiang and Kaitlan Collins have faced hostility from President Donald Trump at news conferences with stoicism.
Loughlin, Giannulli plead in college scam but await fate“Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are preparing to plead guilty to cheating the college admissions process under a d...
Recording Academy records John Prine song for charityThe Recording Academy has released a new recording of John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery” with proceeds going to support the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.
ABC renews 19 shows, adds David E. Kelley drama 'Big Sky' ABC is bringing back the lion’s share of its series for next season, including “black-ish,” “A Million Little Things” and “The Rookie.”.
Longing for the Summer Olympics? This virtual Marble League might be the next best thingSeeing as the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo have been rescheduled for the summer of 2021, many fans are itching for some sort of sports action, considering most competiti...
Little Richard laid to rest at Alabama alma materLittle Richard has been laid to rest at his alma mater in north Alabama.
Pandemic knocks out large sections of Hawaii's economyThe coronavirus pandemic is taking out large sections of Hawaii's economy.
You can fly: Get a bird’s eye view into a deserted Walt Disney WorldWe think it’s safe to say that we’re all missing some aspect of Disney right now.
Daytime Emmys back on TV, but with socially distanced showThe Daytime Emmy Awards are skipping a theater ceremony because of the coronavirus, but the honors will be presented on a TV broadcast.
"Incredible:" Italian woman wins 1-million-euro Picasso The lucky winner of an oil painting by Pablo Picasso that was offered up in a charity raffle Wednesday is a woman in Italy.
Body of WWE's Shad Gaspard found after suspected drowningA body has been found on Venice Beach days after former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard went missing in the water while swimming with his son.
Oprah Winfrey gives grants to ‘home’ cities during pandemicOprah Winfrey is giving grants to the cities she’s called home through her $12 million coronavirus relief fund.
Our favorite Disney characters in COVID situations are so relatableOne artist has put some of our favorite characters in situations in which they’re dealing with COVID-19, and it’s kind of refreshing — and sometimes funny — to see them d...
Song critical of Polish leader disappears from hit chartPoland’s ruling populist party is facing heavy criticism after a public radio station appears to have censored a song critical of the party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
Lauer says Ronan Farrow's work on him was shoddy and biasedFormer “Today” anchor Matt Lauer has accused Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ronan Farrow of failing to corroborate charges that were made against him in the 2019 book “Cat...
Former WWE pro Shad Gaspard missing in ocean off CaliforniaFormer World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard is still missing after being swept out to sea in Southern California last weekend while he was swimming with his son...
CBS 'optimistic' about fall lineup despite production haltCBS is keeping its prime-time schedule largely intact for the fall TV season, with most returning series in their familiar time slots.
Networks have strong showing during busy sports weekendFans who had been starving for live sporting events had their appetites somewhat sated last weekend.
Strong finish for ESPN's Jordan doc, 'The Last Dance'Speaking in terms hoop fans will understand, the ESPN documentary on Michael Jordan, ‘The Last Dance,’ had a strong fourth quarter.
Kumail Nanjiani is finding his way through 'The Weirds'Actor Kumail Nanjiani has a few names for quarantine life, but he’s settled on calling the strange, bewildering days of lockdown “The Weirds.”.
Marc Maron mourns partner Lynn Shelton in emotional podcastMarc Maron has mourned the sudden death of his partner and frequent collaborator Lynn Shelton in a new episode of his podcast Monday.
Film shows nightmare of an emergency room in ItalyA PBS ‘Frontline’ film gives an intensely personal view of what it's like to go through the coronavirus crisis, through the eyes of an emergency room doctor in northern I...
`This Is Us' stars Moore, Hartley co-host Red Nose specialMandy Moore and Justin Hartley will co-host NBC's Red Nose Day fundraising special.
French actor Michel Piccoli, arthouse star, is dead at 94French actor Michel Piccoli, a prolific screen star who appeared in landmark films by iconic directors such as Luis Bunuel and Jean-Luc Godard, has died.
Rosanne Cash wins prestigious MacDowell arts medalRosanne Cash’s latest honor is a medal previously awarded to Toni Morrison, Stephen Sondheim and Georgia O’Keeffe among others.
