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Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 4-10
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 4-10 June 4: Actor Bruce Dern is 87. Saxophonist Roger Ball (Average White Band) is 79. Singer-actor Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and The Papas) is 79. Jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton is 78. Bassist Danny Brown of The Fixx is 72. Actor Parker...
'Tony' Yasumura reveals all about his not-naked shtick and its origins in Japanese comedy
TOKYO (AP) — The shtick that’s gone viral features a soccer player, a Spice Girl, James Bond, you name it, appearing to be naked, except they’re not really naked at all. The disarming sight gag by Japanese comic Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura is simple and rather silly. But its...
What to stream this week: Foo Fighters, 'The Idol,' LeBron James and 'American Gladiators' doc
There's new music from Foo Fighters, the buzzy HBO series “The Idol” starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd and a documentary about the breakthrough TV show “American Gladiators” among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Among the...
From tragedy, the love of a mom: ‘Socks for Lil Eddie’ tribute to son
CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — Eddie Servance III lived life to experience life. The Eastern View High School graduate was known for his signature long dreads, tie-dye tees and crazy socks. “He was my earth, fire, water, wind child—that cool vibe, a beautiful spirit,”...
Natalie Portman and Todd Haynes dive into the nature of performance in 'May December' at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — In Todd Haynes' tonally shape-shifting “May December,” the first announcement of the movie's playful intentions comes with a theatrical zoom in, a few lushly melodramatic piano notes and the frightful announcement that there no more hot dogs in the fridge. ...
Essay: A mega-fan's appreciation for Tina Turner's limitless energy and lessons of survival
DALLAS (AP) — When Tina Turner died at age 83, I found myself drifting back to the fourth grade, to the day I truly discovered her voice. I was on Thanksgiving break — bored — when I decided to rummage through my parents’ old cassette tapes in search of entertainment. ...
After a year of long overdue Hollywood love, actor James Hong is still having his moment
Greeted with a standing ovation at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, James Hong could easily have just basked in the applause and moved on. But for the 94-year-old, the mostly Asian cast of “Everything Everywhere All at Once" winning best cast seemed like an opportunity for a stark reminder that...
Music Review: Arlo Parks wishes her eyes were still wide on new album 'My Soft Machine'
“My Soft Machine,” by Arlo Parks (Transgressive) Britpop artist Arlo Parks approaches her work as a poet, laying incisive lyrics over a murkily cozy lo-fi hip-hop. On her second album, “My Soft Machine,” Parks balances childlike wonder with personal trauma and disappointment....
Green carpet in United Arab Emirates welcomes India's film elite for Bollywood awards ceremony
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian celebrities and Bollywood stars on Friday walked a green carpet for a second year in a row in the United Arab Emirates — the signature color of the International Indian Film Academy awards. The 23rd edition of the “Bollywood...
Country singer Tyler Hubbard's growth expands beyond Florida Georgia Line
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer-songwriter Tyler Hubbard was fully prepared to hang up his boots so to speak when his duo partner in Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley, said he wanted to go solo. The pair had been together more than a decade, and whether you were a fan of their bro...
