Fox’s Jesse Watters was outraged that Joe Biden visited an ice cream parlour with Seth Meyers. This was his chance to simulate the gravity of Walter Cronkite after the JFK assassination, writes Vinay Menon. Joe Biden enjoyed an ice cream cone and Fox News melted down this week. I’m having …
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Arts and culture spending is trending upwards, a new survey suggests, signifying optimism for the beleaguered sector
A file photo of Daniel Caesar performing at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall in 2017. Spending in Canada’s arts and culture sector is expected to trend upwards for 2024, marking a turnaround compared to last year and signifying optimism for a beleaguered sector that has struggled to find its audience after …
Read More »Once doomed to cult status, the animated satire ‘Clone High’ finds a new life on Max
Television Once doomed to cult status, the animated satire ‘Clone High’ finds a new life on Max This image released by Max shows animated characters Frida Kahlo, voiced by Vicci Martinez, left, and Cleopatra, voiced by Mitra Jouhari, in a scene from “Clone High.” (Max via AP) Show more Show …
Read More »Oscar winner John Williams among 19 new members of American Academy of Arts and Letters
This combination of photos shows some of the inductees and honorees for the American Academy of Arts and Letters, from left, jazz musician and film composer Terence Blanchard, singer Rosanne Cash, author Alice McDermott, Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk and composer John Williams. (AP Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — After composing …
Read More »Dave Myers, TV chef known as one half of the “Hairy Bikers” duo, has died at 66
FILE – Dave Myers attends the TV Choice Awards 2017 at the Dorchester Hotel, London, Sept. 4, 2017. Myers, best known as one half of Britain’s adored “Hairy Bikers” TV chef duo, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 66. His co-star and long-time friend Si King said …
Read More »Two men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay nearly 22 years after rap star’s death
Ryan Thompson, cousin of slain Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, speaks to media outside the United States Eastern District Courthouse Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Brooklyn, N.Y. NEW YORK (AP) — More than 20 years after Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay was brazenly gunned down in his recording studio, two …
Read More »Writer-director Julio Torres proves a storyteller to cheer with awesome ‘Problemista’
This image released by A24 Films shows Julio Torres in a scene from “Problemista.” (Jon Pack/A24 via AP) The hero of “Problemista” sees the world differently. He’s an aspiring toy designer named Alejandro who thinks today’s toys are too fun. He proposes a toy truck with a deflating tire to …
Read More »Jon Stewart’s raw grief over the death of his dog, Dipper, reveals a universal truth: when it comes to animals, we humans are the same
Jon Stewart got emotional on “The Daily Show” Monday as he shared news about the death of his dog Dipper. Late night comedy is not designed to make you cry. But I dare anyone to watch the end of Monday’s “The Daily Show” without a box of Kleenex on hand. …
Read More »Music producer latest to accuse Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual misconduct
Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. Combs was sued Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, by a music producer who accused the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting him and forcing him to have sex with prostitutes./Invision/AP, File) NEW YORK …
Read More »Eagles’ Don Henley quizzed at lyrics trial about time a naked 16-year-old girl overdosed at his home
Musician Don Henley arrives at Supreme Court to testify, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in New York. The trial surrounding pages of draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits is set to feature a star witness: Don Henley. The Eagles co-founder testified Monday at the criminal trial of three …
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