Paramount Global has asked a federal judge to toss President Trump’s $20-billion lawsuit over edits to a “60 Minutes” interview, alleging Trump’s legal effort was designed to “punish” CBS for …
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‘Deli Boys’ aims to flip the script on the guys behind the counter
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPrincipal Figgins and Babu Bhatt walk into a bar. Oops, sorry, scratch that — Iqbal Theba and Brian George walk into a restaurant. Theba and George are on Devon Avenue, …
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South by Southwest has carved out a specific niche for itself on the festival circuit, a little rowdier and more spirited than the likes of Sundance or Cannes. That off-kilter …
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KTLA taps Melvin Robert for Sam Rubin’s ‘Morning News’ spot
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesKTLA has added a new anchor to its “Morning News” lineup: newscaster Melvin Robert. The Los Angeles news channel confirmed Wednesday that Robert, a senior correspondent and weekend co-host for …
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Trump’s address to Congress draws 36.6 million viewers, down from first term
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump delivered the longest-ever presidential address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, but the TV ratings fell short of his previous outings. The speech averaged 36.6 million …
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Hardcover fiction 1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends …
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Justin Baldoni’s road to the center of a Hollywood scandal
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn 2020, Travis Flores became one of only a handful of people in the world ever to receive a third double-lung transplant. Diagnosed as a baby with cystic fibrosis, a …
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Vincent D’Onofrio on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ reunion, Mayor Fisk
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThis story contains spoilers for “Daredevil: Born Again” Episodes 1 and 2. It’s been nearly seven years since audiences saw Wilson Fisk and Matt Murdock come to blows for the …
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Alec Baldwin should testify in ‘Rust’ wrongful death suit, Gloria Allred says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA week after Alec Baldwin and his wife’s TLC reality show premiered, attorney Gloria Allred demanded the actor testify in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the “Rust” shooting tragedy. …
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The men of Gustave Caillebotte’s Impressionist paintings
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhether French Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte was gay is not known, although it is frequently noted that he never married. (The artist died young, at 45, in 1894 from what …