A court-ordered conservatorship is ‘urgently needed,’ Cher’s filing says. A judge scheduled a January hearing on the issue.
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Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ is stuck in second gear
Ferrari starts with some ancient history: archival footage of Enzo Ferrari racing cars as a young man in the 1920s, just a few decades into the automobile age, long before he founded his eponymous automobile company. Watching him zoom around the track in grainy black and white is thrilling. But, wait a minute – how […]
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Pierce Brosnan in hot water after being accused of trespassing in Yellowstone thermal area
The actor walked in an off-limits area at the national park on Nov. 1, according to two federal citations.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
Amazon Prime ads on movies, TV shows will begin in late January
Prime members who want to keep their movies and TV shows ad-free will have to pay an additional $2.99.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Golden moment in ‘Archie’ makes entire series worth seeing, J.P. Devine writes
What we have here is a story, one of many, of the man we all loved and thought we knew. Archibald Alexander Leach, better known as Cary Grant, was arguably, the most famous, best known and imitated movie star in film history. Director Paul Andrew Williams’ (“The Cottage,” 2008) “Archie” is partly based on “Dear […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead
The film’s cast, including Lee, also won a Screen Actors Guild award for the best motion picture ensemble cast in 2020.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
The brothers constantly battled with CBS’s censors and occasionally outraged viewers as well with its daring sketches and irreverent jokes.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Musician Charles Sawyer shares photography of king of blues
Sometimes stories pop up in the darnedest of places. For example: today’s interview with Mr. Charles Sawyer — photographer, writer, musician, blues history and software engineering teacher at Harvard Extension School (from 1990 to 2017), software engineer at Google (retired 2015) and consultant for the B.B. King Museum. His wife, Cherie Hoyt, sent me an […]
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The rapper Ye, who has a history of antisemitic comments, issues an apology in Hebrew
It’s not the first time the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has apologized to the Jewish community after making antisemitic comments.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Pope’s policy on same-sex blessings met with welcome in Maine, but there are questions
Some Catholics say it’s further evidence that Pope Francis is moving to curb discrimination in the church; others say the announcement heralds no real change at all.