Entertainment News
Creator fires 'Law & Order' spin-off writer for online posts
Lynn Elber, Associated Press | Posted Jun 2nd - 3:05pm
A TV writer who has worked on “S.W.A.T.” and “Chicago P.D.” was fired from an upcoming “Law & Order” spin-off because of online posts about social unrest in Los Angeles.
Late-night hosts say fighting racism means more than talk
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Jun 2nd - 2:49pm
Six of America's late-night television comedy hosts — five of them white men — turned serious after the nation's weekend of unrest following the death of George Floyd to suggest they and others need to do more than talk about racism.
Social media, music world go dark for Black Out Tuesday
Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press | Posted Jun 2nd - 1:51pm
Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also went dark in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, joining voices around the world outraged by the killings of black people in the U.S.
'Just Mercy,' drama of racial injustice, to be free in June
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 2nd - 10:09am
The 2019 film “Just Mercy,” which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms throughout June in the wake of George Floyd's death, Warner Bros. said Tuesday.
Books on race and criminal justice top bestseller lists
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 2nd - 6:13am
As nationwide protests against racism and police violence continue, readers are seeking out books old and new on race and criminal justice.
Cartoonists to thank frontline workers playfully this Sunday
Mark Kennedy, Associated Press | Posted Jun 2nd - 5:38am
The funny papers this Sunday will have more than laughs.
Christo, artist known alongside late wife Jeanne-Claude for massive, fleeting displays, dies at 84
The Associated Press | Posted May 31st - 3:01pm
Christo, artist known alongside late wife Jeanne-Claude for massive, fleeting displays, dies at 84.
Kylie Jenner, Forbes spar over story on billionaire status
Andrew Dalton, Associated Press | Posted May 29th - 2:38pm
Forbes magazine, which once declared Kylie Jenner a billionaire on its cover, says she no longer deserves the title, but Jenner is pushing back.
Ricky Martin makes 'Pausa' to channel newly found anxiety
Sigal Ratner-Arias, Associated Press | Posted May 29th - 2:11pm
The world paused and for the first time in his life Ricky Martin felt anxiety.
Lincoln Center artistic director leaving during shutdown
The Associated Press | Posted May 29th - 11:28am
Lincoln Center artistic director Jane Moss is departing on Aug. 1 after 27 years, leaving the performing arts center without a key leader while it remains shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus
Andrew Dalton, Associated Press | Posted May 29th - 8:14am
and first Oscar nomination — came for the 1982 blockbuster “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.”
Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong
Juwon Park, Associated Press | Posted May 29th - 5:03am
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city.
ASCAP to honor songwriters, publishers with virtual awards
Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press | Posted May 28th - 8:36am
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is going virtual with its annual awards shows this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Czech National Museum exhibits masks made during pandemic
Karel Janicek, Associated Press | Posted May 28th - 6:46am
The National Museum in Prague has put on display the most visible symbol of the Czech Republic's response to the coronavirus - face masks.
Apple Music to launch its 1st radio show in Africa
Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press | Posted May 28th - 12:06am
Apple Music is launching its first radio show in Africa.
Robb Forman Dew, prize-winning novelist, dead at 73
The Associated Press | Posted May 27th - 11:21am
Robb Forman Dew, a prize-winning fiction writer who drew upon her small-town Ohio background for such novels as “Dale Loves Sophie to Death” and “The Evidence Against Her,” has died.
Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit
The Associated Press | Posted May 27th - 8:14am
NBC “Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of “Saturday Night Live.”
Japan police arrest man in Kyoto anime arson that killed 36
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | Posted May 26th - 7:25pm
Japanese police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio last year after he recovered enough from his own severe burns to respond to the police investigation.
Wilson, Rapinoe, Bird to host remote ESPYS feting heroism
Beth Harris, Associated Press | Posted May 26th - 9:51am
It’s a way different kind of year, and so The ESPYs will be, too. For the first time, the show will feature three hosts in remote settings and a changed focus. Instead of honoring the past year's top athletes and moments in sports, the show is celebrating heroism and humanitarian aid.
