Facebook removes page for French town named Bitche
Sometimes, life can be a Bitche. The residents of a French town thought just that after social media giant Facebook removed Ville de Bitche’s…
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The cast of ‘ER’ will reunite for special ‘Stars In The House’ episode
Yes, Dr. Doug Ross will be there. The cast of “ER” will reunite on “Stars In The House” for a special Earth Day episode for…
Continue Reading Britney Spears is ‘flattered’ people care so much
Britney Spears feels the love. The singer posted video Monday on her verified Instagram account she said was shot last year for the “Just a…
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The gleaming city that emerged from turmoil in the heart of Africa
Kigali’s streets thrum with traffic, motorbikes darting around buses, its roadside markets a hive of activity. Standing on the roadside,…
Continue Reading 300 movie screens to go dark in California after company shuts operations due to Covid-19 impact
A cinema chain said Monday that all its theaters will close permanently after a brutal year for business amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pacific…
Continue Reading Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua pull ‘Emancipation’ production from Georgia
Georgia has lost a major production because of its newly restrictive voting legislation. It was announced Monday that director/producer Antoine Fuqua…
Continue Reading ‘The Talk’ returns with Sheryl Underwood remarks and an episode on race
“The Talk” returned Monday by jumping right into a conversation about race. It was the first new episode since cohost Sharon Osbourne…
Continue Reading Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song welcome their first child together
Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song have welcomed a new baby, a rep for Culkin confirmed to CNN. The couple welcomed a son named Dakota Song Culkin,…
Continue Reading ‘MacGyver’ fans campaign to save show
It looks like “MacGyver” will not be returning for a sixth season — and some viewers are not happy about that. A petition has been…
Continue Reading Brazil is building a new statue of Jesus — and it’s going to be bigger than Rio’s
A huge statue of Jesus Christ is under construction in southern Brazil, and it will be even taller than its famous counterpart in Rio de Janeiro. The…
Continue Reading France to ban domestic flights where trains are available, in move to cut emissions
France is set to ban short domestic flights in favor of train services, after lawmakers approved a plan that will see several air routes discontinued…
Continue Reading Luke Bryan to miss first ‘American Idol’ live show due to Covid diagnosis
“American Idol” judge Luke Bryan is sitting out the first live show after testing positive for Covid-19, the singer announced on Monday.…
Continue Reading Grimes shows off the ‘beautiful alien scars’ she’s had tattooed across her back
Canadian musician Grimes has unveiled the “beautiful alien scars” she’s had tattooed across her entire back. The star shared an…
Continue Reading How American Airlines takes planes out of storage
Roger Steele’s mission is preparing a plane for your summer vacation. Steele, an assistant manager at American Airlines’ largest…
Continue Reading How to fly safely a year into the pandemic
Would-be travelers are crooning a new theme song: “Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away.” Bottled up yearnings to…
Continue Reading A website is offering $1,000 for someone to binge-watch home improvement shows
If you feel like watching home improvement shows causes you to spend more money on your remodeling, here’s your chance to earn some cash while…
Continue Reading Bad Bunny announces 2022 tour
It’s happening! Bad Bunny has announced he’s heading out on a North American tour, calling it El Último Tour del Mundo 2022. It’s…
Continue Reading How American Airlines pulls planes from pandemic storage
Roger Steele’s mission is preparing a plane for your summer vacation. Steele, an assistant manager at American Airlines’ largest…
Continue Reading ‘Shameless’ series finale after party hit a snag
No spoilers here, but people were sad about Sunday’s “Shameless” series finale. And it wasn’t just because of what happened…
Continue Reading ‘WTF With Marc Maron’ awarded the Governors Award by The Podcast Academy
“WTF with Marc Maron” will receive the first-ever Governors Award at the inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio (The Ambies) on May 16.…
Continue Reading Hugh Jackman celebrates 25th wedding anniversary with Deborra-Lee Furness
Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness are celebrating 25 years of marriage. Jackman took to Instagram on Sunday to post a tribute to Furness,…
Continue Reading Chet Hanks releases risqué ‘White Boy Summer’ teaser video
If there’s one thing Chet Hanks has mastered, it’s the art of causing a stir. Weeks after courting controversy with his new “White…
Continue Reading Stop! Camel time! China creates world’s first traffic signal for the humped beasts
Officials in northern China have inaugurated what they say is the world’s first traffic signal for camels. The signal came into operation on…
Continue Reading Floating hotel concept creates its own electricity
Floating hotels have been popping up all over the world in recent years, with destinations like Dubai and Qatar leading the way with increasingly…
Continue Reading Nick Cannon expecting twin boys with Abby De La Rosa
Actor and TV presenter Nick Cannon is preparing to welcome his second set of twins into the world. DJ Abby De La Rosa announced on Sunday that she…
Continue Reading BAFTA Awards 2021: See the full list of winners
The BAFTA film awards, selected by members of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, were presented over the weekend. The drama…
Continue Reading Kid Cudi sports a floral dress during SNL performance while honoring Kurt Cobain and Chris Farley
Kid Cudi’s wardrobe for his Saturday Night Live musical performances this weekend had a lot going on. First, he sported a t-shirt featuring a…
Continue Reading The job of binge-watching true crime for a day is back — and could earn you $2,400
Fans of true crime documentaries have another chance to binge-watch a full day of gory drama and earn cash while doing it. Last year, documentary…
Continue Reading How to survive hotel quarantine
Being stuck in isolation in a small hotel room for days on end with no option to leave could easily have been the basis for a fly-on-the-wall wall…
Continue Reading Roger Waters and Tom Morello to perform in an online benefit concert for Palestinian musicians in Gaza
Roger Waters, Tom Morello and Brian Eno will join a host of Palestinian musicians on Saturday for an online benefit concert dubbed, “Live for…
Continue Reading Will a US/UK travel corridor be a reality this summer?
Maybe it’s falling asleep on the red-eye flight, dreaming of gleaming skyscrapers before waking up to views of Long Island, ready to live out…
Continue Reading The Duke of Edinburgh’s classic sartorial legacy
While he might not have been the most talked-about royal style icon in recent years, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s fashion choices were…
Continue Reading Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles summer staple, announces reopening plans
The Hollywood Bowl is coming back. The famed Hollywood Bowl amphitheater in Los Angeles announced on Friday it will be reopening this summer, more…
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Frontier Days return music lineup includes Brooks, LeDoux
Country music artists including Garth Brooks will perform at the first Cheyenne Frontier Days since the onset of the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Phoebe Waller-Bridge to star in new Indiana Jones film
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has booked her next great adventure. The “Fleabag” star will star alongside Harrison Ford in the fifth installment…
Continue Reading Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old Egyptian city, left ‘as if it were yesterday’
A group of archaeologists has found the largest ancient city ever discovered in Egypt, dating back 3,000 years. The city, named “The Rise of…
Continue Reading ‘The Real Magic Mike’ unscripted competition series coming to HBO Max
A new series that will transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes is coming. HBO Max has ordered “The Real Magic Mike,’ an…
Continue Reading ‘The Nevers’ assembles an X-Men-esque series in Joss Whedon’s Victorian England
Setting aside the backstage drama involving series creator Joss Whedon, “The Nevers” begins with an intriguing premise and develops it in…
Continue Reading ‘Thunder Force’ teams Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer in a weak superhero spoof
Melissa McCarthy teams up with husband Ben Falcone again on “Thunder Force,” a comedic dud that’s aptly titled, since it makes loud…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift drops rerecorded ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’
“Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” is here. Taylor Swift has released the rerecording of her sophomore album, which contains 27 songs…
Continue Reading GLAAD Media Awards 2021: The winners list
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, virtually held its 32nd Annual…
Continue Reading Archeologists discover 3,000-year-old Egyptian city, left ‘as if it were yesterday’
A group of archeologists has found the largest ancient city ever discovered in Egypt, dating back 3,000 years. The city, named “The Rise of…
Continue Reading Kim Kardashian reassures fans new show will launch when ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ ends
Kim Kardashian West has revealed that her famous family’s new show will premiere on Hulu after the final season of “Keeping Up with The…
Continue Reading St. Vincent on red alert for ‘imminent’ volcanic eruption
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on Thursday declared a disaster alert prompted by a change in the eruptive activity at…
Continue Reading ‘Duck Dynasty’ stars Korie and Willie Robertson talk ‘ugly comments’ about biracial child
Korie and Willie Robertson have gotten candid about raising a biracial son. The couple, made famous by the hit A& E reality series “Duck…
Continue Reading Anne Beatts, pioneering ‘SNL’ writer and ‘Square Pegs’ creator, has died
Anne Beatts, a pioneering writer for “Saturday Night Live” and National Lampoon who also created the sitcom “Square Pegs,”…
Continue Reading ‘Them’ taps another vein of horror in the Black experience of the 1950s
“Them” inadvertently serves as a reminder of how deftly Jordan Peele threaded the needle of social commentary and horror with “Get…
Continue Reading Unseen footage of Queen Elizabeth revealed
New and previously unseen footage of Queen Elizabeth II, including home movies and recently digitized “lost” material from her tours…
Continue Reading Ancient cave artists starved themselves of oxygen while painting
Ancient cave decorations can be breathtaking to behold, but new research claims the artists may have been starved of oxygen when they were painting.…
Continue Reading You’re vaccinated now, so can you go to a restaurant? What you should know
As the vaccinated percentage of the population increases, you may be wondering whether now is finally the time to enjoy a meal that isn’t…
Continue Reading You can have a summer picnic in the Queen’s Buckingham Palace gardens
Green fingered enthusiasts will be able to freely roam the gardens of London’s historic Buckingham Palace this summer, as Queen Elizabeth II…
Continue Reading Prince’s previously unreleased ‘Welcome 2 America’ album is dropping in July
Five years after Prince’s death, a new album of his previously unreleased music is coming out. The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings, a…
Continue Reading Khloé Kardashian shows unedited body to address unauthorized photo release
Khloé Kardashian is speaking out regarding an unedited photo of herself her team reportedly worked to get taken off the internet. On Wednesday the…
Continue Reading JoJo Siwa on being pansexual and why she feels so happy
JoJo Siwa went public with being a member of the LGBTQ+ community in January and now she’s opening up even more. In a cover story with People,…
Continue Reading Queen opens Buckingham Palace gardens for picnics this summer
Green fingered enthusiasts will be able to freely roam the gardens of London’s historic Buckingham Palace this summer, as Queen Elizabeth II…
Continue Reading This Bronze Age carved stone is Europe’s oldest map
A slab of stone, engraved with intricate lines and motifs dating to the Bronze Age, has been revealed to be Europe’s oldest map, researchers…
Continue Reading How a failed journey to California aboard a Chinese junk boat led to a lifelong friendship
Sitting in Eddie Fong’s living room in Palo Alto is a 55-year-old model of a traditional Chinese junk boat. Its presence symbolizes a series of…
Continue Reading A postcard written by the Titanic’s wireless operator could sell for up to $15,000
A postcard written by a crew member of the RMS Titanic just weeks before it sank is up for auction and could fetch $15,000. Jack Phillips, the…
Continue Reading Poet Amanda Gorman featured on the cover of Vogue
Poet Amanda Gorman has another accolade to her name: She’s the first poet to be featured on a cover for Vogue. The 23-year-old Harvard graduate…
Continue Reading Sheryl Underwood addresses Sharon Osbourne leaving ‘The Talk’
Sheryl Underwood is sharing her thoughts about co-host Sharon Osbourne leaving “The Talk” after their fiery debate. “I still love…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift surprise releases second ‘From the Vault’ song, ‘Mr. Perfectly Fine’
Taylor Swift has released a surprise new song, “Mr. Perfectly Fine,” before the Friday debut of “Fearless (Taylor’s…
Continue Reading This 2,000-year-old carved stone is Europe’s oldest map
A slab of stone, engraved with intricate lines and motifs dating to the Bronze Age, has been revealed to be Europe’s oldest map, researchers…
Continue Reading Now you can move into an Italian house for just $12,000
For the determined buyer with a strong vision and good home improvement skills, the fire sale of crumbling Italian houses for a little over a dollar…
Continue Reading Paul Ritter, ‘Friday Night Dinner’ actor, dead at 54
British actor Paul Ritter, a versatile actor known for lighting up the screen and the stage, died Monday. He was 54. According to his agent, Jonty…
Continue Reading Nikki Glaser learns to love herself
In the new FX/ Hulu documentary, “Hysterical,” viewers are treated to the backstories of the female comics who star in it, childhood…
Continue Reading ‘Exterminate All the Brutes’ offers a searing second take on US history
Near the end of “Exterminate All the Brutes,” director Raoul Peck’s searing four-part historical hybrid about the sordid history of…
Continue Reading ‘Kung Fu’ just borrows the old show’s name to kick off a CW-style drama
The latest batch of TV reboots haven’t had much in common with the source beyond the name, and so it is with “Kung Fu,” which…
Continue Reading When can we go on a cruise again?
It’s been a year since the cruise industry was in the eye of the Covid storm as leisure ships proved themselves ideal places for the disease to…
Continue Reading ‘Hemingway’ tackles the writer in a documentary as big as his tumultuous life
The long history of Ken Burns documentaries ranges from places to people to entire wars. His latest collaboration with Lynn Novick,…
Continue Reading Harry and Meghan set their first series at Netflix
Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have announced their first Netflix project after signing a production deal last year. “Heart of…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in theft of Van Gogh and Hals paintings
A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing two paintings, one by Vincent van Gogh and another by Frans Hals, from museums in the Netherlands,…
Continue Reading How some people can end up living at airports for months — even years — at a time
In January, local authorities arrested a 36-year-old man named Aditya Singh after he had spent three months living at Chicago’s O’Hare…
Continue Reading Plane mistakenly lands at airport under construction
An Ethiopian Airlines plane mistakenly landed at an unopened airport still under construction in Zambia, the carrier confirmed Monday. The flight…
Continue Reading Bollywood star hospitalized with Covid-19 as pandemic sweeps through industry
Indian actor Akshay Kumar has become the latest top Bollywood star to test positive for Covid-19, as India’s second wave of coronavirus…
Continue Reading ‘Drunk History: Black Stories’ will give you something to toast
Comedy Central’s popular “Drunk History” series is getting a spinoff, but be sure to watch it responsibly. A new digital series…
Continue Reading Ethiopian Airlines plane mistakenly lands at airport under construction
An Ethiopian Airlines plane mistakenly landed at an unopened airport still under construction in Zambia, the carrier confirmed Monday. The flight…
Continue Reading Jimmy Fallon responds to backlash over Addison Rae TikTok dance segment
Jimmy Fallon has addressed controversy over a recent segment on “The Tonight Show” with TikTok star Addison Rae. The show received…
Continue Reading DMX: Prayer vigil held for the rapper as he remains hospitalized
Hundreds reportedly gathered Monday to pray and offer support for DMX as he remains hospitalized following a heart attack he suffered on Friday. CNN…
Continue Reading Japan just recorded its earliest cherry blossom bloom in 1,200 years. Scientists warn it’s a symptom of the larger climate crisis
Think of Japan in the spring, and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as…
Continue Reading Loki is in trouble with Owen Wilson and his mustache in new ‘Loki’ trailer
Loki’s latest battle is with bureaucracy in the new trailer for the forthcoming Disney+ series about the God of Mischief. In the trailer…
Continue Reading Phylicia Rashād on the legacy of the AKAs highlighted in the ‘Twenty Pearls’ documentary
Phylicia Rashād pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Howard University in Washington, DC in 1968, yet it took narrating a new documentary about the…
Continue Reading Earth, Wind & Fire and The Isley Brothers Verzuz was perfect Easter jam
Folks are to be forgiven if they are exhausted today after the Easter Sunday Verzuz. That’s because the matchup between legendary groups Earth…
Continue Reading How safe is it to go to the beach now? What you should know
With summer around the corner and more people getting Covid-19 vaccines, you may be wondering whether going to the beach is a safe bet. Even for…
Continue Reading Should I travel? Expert advice on what to consider
An already powerful pent-up desire to travel has only intensified with global weariness of pandemic restrictions and the rollout of vaccines in some…
Continue Reading ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is the biggest hit of the pandemic
The movie theater industry has been in desperate need of good news since the beginning of the pandemic. That good news finally came on Sunday thanks…
Continue Reading Rare Super Mario Bros. game sells for a record $660,000
After being forgotten in a desk drawer for almost 35 years, a sealed copy of the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. sold at auction on Friday for…
Continue Reading John Travolta celebrates daughter’s milestone birthday
Cheers to Ella Travolta. John Travolta celebrated his daughter’s 21st birthday over the weekend on social media writing, “Happy 21st…
Continue Reading Rita Wilson explains why she and Tom Hanks haven’t been vaccinated yet
Back in March 2020, Rita Wilson and her husband Tom Hanks were among the first of a group of celebrities who announced that they had tested positive…
Continue Reading Cher apologizes for ‘not appropriate’ George Floyd tweet
Music legend Cher has apologized for a tweet in which she theorized that she could have prevented George Floyd’s death. Floyd, an unarmed black…
Continue Reading Chadwick Boseman honored at SAG Awards
Chadwick Boseman posthumously won the SAG Award on Sunday for outstanding performance by a leading man for his work in “Ma Rainey’s Black…
Continue Reading SAG Awards: See the full list of winners
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor some of the year’s best performances in film and television, aired on Sunday night. The…
Continue Reading The Weeknd says he is donating $1 million toward Ethiopian relief efforts
Grammy award-winning artist The Weeknd is stepping up to help Ethiopians amid violence in the country. The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Abel…
Continue Reading See who’s nominated for a SAG Award
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor some of the year’s best performances in film and television, will air on Sunday night.…
Continue Reading Mariah Carey hits a high note for her Covid-19 vaccine
Mariah Carey’s Covid-19 vaccination was quite the performance. In a video posted on Instagram, Carey said she was “excited and nervous a…
Continue Reading How to watch the 27th Annual SAG Awards
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor achievement in film and television performances for 2020, will take place this weekend after…
Continue Reading Ancient mummies are paraded through the streets of Cairo
Ancient mummies of Egypt’s royal pharaohs emerged from their resting places Saturday and were paraded through the streets of Cairo to a new…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift unveils full track list for new album ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’
Swifties, rejoice: Taylor Swift has finally confirmed which songs, old and new, will be on her new album, “Fearless (Taylor’s…
Continue Reading LeBron James morphs into Looney Tunes character in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
In case you weren’t feeling your age lately, it’s been 25 years — a quarter of a century — since the “Space Jam”…
Continue Reading Jerry Seinfeld makes a surprise appearance at a reopened New York comedy club
New York’s comedy scene got “electrocuted” with star power Friday night when Jerry Seinfeld took the stage at a club, the first…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton got her second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
The world can rest a little bit easier: Dolly Parton has gotten her second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The country star and international treasure…
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