As the Broadway adaptation hits theaters and HBO Max today, its director and its Tony-winning music man talk about their approach to the film, how it changes the game for Latinx representation and … big-name rappers in Sprite commercials.
UPDATE: One person has been arrested in the mass shooting incident in Austin, and the injury count is now up to 14 people, Mayor Steve Adler’s office said.
Two of the people injured remain in critical condition, Austin Interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon said at a press briefing Saturday. He had no details on the…
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 4 new deaths from Covid-19 and 196 new positive cases.
While data showed that hospitalizations are continuing to decrease, case numbers and deaths announced today may reflect delays in weekend reporting.
With the addition of today’s numbers, L.A…
Jim "Mudcat" Grant, who led the 1965 Minnesota Twins to the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died at the age of 85.
The Twins announced his death on Twitter but did not provide details. Grant pitched in the majors for the Twins, Cleveland Indians, Oakland A’s, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates…
One of the oldest and saddest stories in the recorded music business has always been the naivete of artists who, eager for fame, jump to sign contracts without thinking of future ramifications.
True horror stories of songs sold for a bottle of wine or a used Cadillac aren’t the rule anymore. But other stories abound…
Singer-songwriter David Archuleta revealed on Saturday that he is part of the LGBTQIA+ community, talking about how he’s grappled with his sexual identity, in relation to his Mormon faith.
“I've been open to myself and my close family for some years now that I am not sure about my own sexuality,” the former American Id…
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from the entire first season of HBO Max's Hacks.
On Saturday, the creators and stars of HBO Max's hit comedy Hacks appeared virtually at the ATX TV Festival to unpack Season 1 and tease Season 2. Given the fact that the conversation was pre-recorded prior to news that the show…
A massive global television audience watched in horror today as Christian Eriksen, Denmark’s best player, collapsed on the field just before halftime of his game against Finland.
Eriksen collapsed as he went to take a throw-in, according to reports. He was walking towards the sideline and when the ball was thrown in…
Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown and ABC’s newsmag 20/20 tied for the demo wars crown on Friday night, both coming in with an 0.4 in the early results.
ABC’s 20/20 aired a special on Houston-born Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old who was murdered by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood in 2020. It was a strong showing after a…
The late chef and writer Anthony Bourdain dazzled the world, first with his cooking and then with his prose. His death by his own hand in 2018, while he was on location in France shooting his CNN series Parts Unknown, remains deeply upsetting to his friends and fans.
"Up close I saw the kind of cratering effect his…
When editor Gregg Featherman first signed on to Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, he relished the opportunity to work with “rhythms” in writing and performance that were “very different” to any he’d previously come across.
He knew for sure that he’d hit on a special project when he started researching the show’s creator and…
Michele Gillen, an investigative reporter whose broadcast career took her from Maine to Miami to Los Angeles, has died from natural causes. She was 66 and her longtime friend and producer Marcia Izaguirre confirmed the death in a Facebook post Friday.
“For all those who knew her, she was a relentless warrior who…
Writer and director Geeta Malik began work on Indian Sweets & Spices a decade ago and saw the script evolve, shaped by time and the birth of two children from a classic coming of age story to a moving exploration of a mother-daughter relationship with a feminist slant and a surprising reveal. Much of the action…
