A Democratic senator alleges that whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center, adding a new layer to the travails of the arts …
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Don Iwerks, an Academy Award-winning special effects pioneer whose innovations transformed film and Disney theme parks, died peacefully Thursday at the age of 96, the Walt Disney Co. announced. For …
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Dan Finnerty profaned Bonnie Tyler’s hit in ‘Old School.’ He regrets the f-bombs at her shows
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor a certain swath of millennials, Dan Finnerty’s rendition of Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of The Heart” in the frat comedy “Old School” is its definitive performance. In the 2003 …
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Bahamas plane crash that killed 10 included musicians and a DJ, union says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Musicians and a DJ are among the dead in a plane crash in the Bahamas that killed 10, the Bahamas Musicians and Entertainers Union said Saturday. The …
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Wes Anderson’s needle-drop genius gets its due at his Hollywood Bowl tribute
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe actor and musician Jason Schwartzman pulled a cassette tape from his pocket on stage at the L.A. Phil’s tribute to Wes Anderson. Schwartzman was just a teenager when he …
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‘An act of service risks inverting into a selfish act’: This book explores the mother-daughter relationship
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMothers and daughters are often caught in a double bind: biologically kindred yet divided by competing claims on identity and selfhood. In Cay Kim’s debut novel “The Future Perfect”, that …
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Legendary Television City may be be sold in further blow to Hollywood
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTelevision City, one of the most famous studios in the entertainment industry where generations of TV shows have been created, is expected to hit the market again as its owner …
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‘Foreign Tongues’ is the funniest Rolling Stones album in decades
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHere’s a terrible-seeming idea: The Rolling Stones should get started on their next album. Like, now. After taking nearly two decades to release 2023’s “Hackney Diamonds” — the band’s first …
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Emily Ratajkowski lands seven figures for book on sex as a single mom
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEmily Ratajkowski’s viral essay detailing her sex life as a single mom just landed her a seven-figure book deal. According to Page Six, the model’s essay in the Cut had …
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Huey Lewis ‘can’t enjoy music’ anymore since he’s ‘basically deaf’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHuey Lewis shared just how much his relationship to music has changed in a recent podcast interview. “I’m basically deaf,” the former lead singer of Huey Lewis and the News …