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Pepsi, Diageo Pull Sponsorship from Wireless Festival
Pepsi and Diageo announced they will pull their sponsorship of the Wireless music festival after UK leaders condemned Kanye West’s booking, leaving the July event’s future uncertain.
Giannoli's 'Rays and Shadows' draws 300k, sparks debate
Xavier Giannoli’s three‑hour epic 'Les Rayons et les Ombres', starring Jean Dujardin, has drawn 300,000 viewers while igniting a fierce debate over France’s Vichy past, with critics split on its portr
SNL Skit: Barkley Slams Iran, Artemis II, Pam Bondi
Saturday Night Live opened its episode with a cold‑open in which Kenan Thompson, playing Charles Barkley, delivered a satirical take on U.S. involvement in Iran, the Artemis II moon mission, Pam Bondi
Jack Black Inducted Into SNL Five-Timers Club
Jack Black was inducted into SNL's Five-Timers Club during his fifth hosting appearance, with Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Candice Bergen, and Melissa McCarthy showing up for the ceremony.
WGA, AMPTP Reach Tentative Four-Year Deal
The WGA and studios have reached a tentative four-year Minimum Basic Agreement that boosts health and pension funding, building on 2023's strike-era gains and setting the stage for SAG-AFTRA and DGA t
Steve Kroft: I 'Hated' 60 Minutes Culture
Retired 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft told Bill O'Reilly he 'hated' the program's cutthroat internal culture and 'probably wouldn't' do his 30-year run over again, calling the workplace a 'snak
King Defends 'And Just Like That' as a Show Built to 'Age Well'
Michael Patrick King, co-creator of HBO Max's "And Just Like That…," argues the largely panned three-season "Sex and the City" follow-up will eventually earn cult-classic status, drawing a parallel to
Mitski Performs Five‑Night Residency at Hollywood High
Mitski capped a five‑night residency at Hollywood High, a historic 1,900‑seat auditorium with deep Hollywood ties, as part of promoting her new album "Nothing's About to Happen to Me".
SNL UK Roasts The Traitors Over Racial Bias Claims
SNL UK, hosted by Riz Ahmed, aired a sketch satirizing The Traitors over claims contestants display unconscious racial bias, depicting players ignoring an obvious "crab man" in their midst to vote out
Tim Tszyu vs. Denis Nurja Streams Free on Prime Video
Tim Tszyu faces undefeated challenger Denis Nurja for the vacant WBO International Middleweight title in Wollongong, Australia, with the bout streaming live on Prime Video.
Greg's Pasta Dimanche: Tuna Veg Pasta Recipe
Over thirty years of shared cooking, from a picnic with a chicken‑and‑grape salad to a signature tuna‑vegetable pasta, kept Greg and his partner connected, even after their divorce and the memories th
Erth Brings 35 Years of Handmade Dinosaur Puppets to Sydney Opera
Erth, a Sydney-based puppetry company with 35 years of live dinosaur productions, is bringing its hand-crafted, animatronic creatures to the Sydney Opera House in a deliberate counter to the AI era.
The Studio Season 2 Rewritten After O'Hara Death
The creators of Apple TV+'s 'The Studio' say Season 2 will directly address the January 2026 death of Catherine O'Hara, forcing a complete overhaul of a season originally built around her character.
Hacks Ends Production After Award-Winning Run
The HBO comedy 'Hacks' recently concluded production, with showrunners reflecting on its acclaimed, award-winning run. A photographer documented the final days on set, capturing the culmination of the
Seth Rogen: The Studio Season 2 Addresses O'Hara's Death
Seth Rogen confirmed that Apple TV+'s satire series "The Studio" will address the death of Golden Globe-winning co-star Catherine O'Hara, who died at 71 from rectal cancer complications — a second sea
WGA, Studios Reach Surprise Four-Year Deal a Month Early
The Writers Guild of America reached a surprise tentative agreement with major studios on a four-year contract nearly a month before its current deal was set to expire, averting a potential strike and
Charlie Day Backs Danny DeVito for Wario Role
Charlie Day, who voices Luigi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, endorsed Danny DeVito as his 'dream casting pick' for villain Wario, adding fuel to a fan campaign that DeVito himself has not shut down.
Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole Premieres on Netflix 26 March
A new Q&A profile of Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø coincides with the 26 March Netflix premiere of Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole, and the 66-year-old author fills the questionnaire with candid admissi
Blake Morrison on the Crisis of Memoir Truth
Blake Morrison surveys the contemporary memoir boom — from explicit confessional works like Maggie Nelson's The Argonauts to Substack's intimate essays — while warning that scandals like the disputed
Ye Brings Out Lauryn Hill, Travis Scott for L.A. Comeback
Kanye West's second sold-out SoFi Stadium comeback concert on April 3 stacked surprise guests — Lauryn Hill, Travis Scott, CeeLo Green, North West, and André Troutman — but closed with 'Runaway' and m
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