In the movie “Ted,” Mark Wahlberg’s best friend was a talking teddy bear. Now it seems that cuddling with stuffed animals might help adults get better sleep. Amazon has a department that sells, “Stuffed Animals for Grown-Ups.” This is not surprising. Amazon has a department for everything. Type any word …
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Hans Zimmer talks about first North American tour dates in 7 years, the magic of composing for film
FILE – Composer Hans Zimmer poses for a portrait on July 10, 2019, at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Zimmer’s film scores have soundtracked magic movie moments in “The Lion King,” “The Dark Knight” and both new “Dune” movies, to name a few. This fall, the “Hans Zimmer …
Read More »‘Freaknik’ documentary tells untold story behind the massively popular Atlanta street party
FILE – Crowds of people jam Marietta Street for Freaknik near the intersection of Peachtree Street in Atlanta on April 19, 1996. A new Hulu documentary “Freaknik: The Wildest Story Never Told,” touches on how the event started as an innocent Black College cookout that ultimately drew thousands from across …
Read More »Should Gabriel García Márquez’s abandoned last novel ‘Until August’ have remained unpublished?
gabriel-garcia-marquez.JPG Eduardo Verdugo In this March 6, 2014 file photo, Colombian Nobel Literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez greets fans and reporters outside his home on his 87th birthday in Mexico City. Show more Show less Eduardo Verdugo In this March 6, 2014 file photo, Colombian Nobel Literature laureate Gabriel Garcia …
Read More »Kate Middleton has some ‘splaining to do: The Princess of Wales just made those royal conspiracy theories much, much worse
Princess of Wales Kate Middleton is taking responsibility for a Photoshopped image media outlets pulled from their publications Sunday, seen here. Can you imagine if we find out Kate Middleton never had dimples? They were Photoshopped onto her face this whole time. I have tried to avoid writing about the …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves’s ‘Deeper Well’ trades country-pop hooks for deep, folk-y meditation
This image released by Interscope Records shows “Deeper Well” by Kacey Musgraves. (Interscope via AP) Just over a decade ago, Kacey Musgraves emerged as a fresh new voice in country music – a mid-tempo storyteller with an incredible acuity both in her lyrics and in her instrumentation, knowing just when …
Read More »Messi the celebrity dog made it to the Oscars. Here’s how the show pulled off his (clapping) cameo
Entertainment Messi the dog.JPG (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Messi the dog from the film “Anatomy of a Fall” appears in the audience during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Show more Show less (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Messi the dog from the film “Anatomy …
Read More »‘Barbie’ ballad ‘What Was I Made For?’ makes Billie Eilish the youngest person to win 2 Oscars
Ludwig Goransson accepts the award for best original score for “Oppenheimer” during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) LOS ANGELES (AP) — What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell made for? Winning awards, apparently. The sibling duo’s “Barbie” blockbuster …
Read More »The latest from the Oscars: Memorable moments and notable quotes
Finneas, left, and Billie Eilish perform “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Welcome to the 96th Oscars. The Associated Press is bringing you the most memorable moments …
Read More »How to watch (and stream) the 2024 Oscars
FILE – Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2016. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s the Oscars’ time to shine. After an abnormally packed awards season that included the Emmys, Grammys, Screen Actors Guild Awards, …
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