Month: April 2024

Sumo wrestling legend Akebono — who once competed against Big Show at WWE’s WrestleMania 21 — has sadly died at 54 years old. Akebono’s family said in a statement Thursday the former grand champion passed away in Tokyo earlier this month from heart failure. They added he had been receiving care at a local hospital
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Simone Joy Jones and Nicole Richie in 2024’s ‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead.’ Opening in theaters on April 12th is the remake of the classic 90s’ comedy ‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead‘. Directed by Wade Allain-Marcus (‘Black Box‘), the new film stars Simone Joy Jones (‘Anything’s Possible’), Nicole Richie (‘Good Burger 2’), June
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Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition is back for 2024, and the eight shortlisted artists have been announced. Check them out below. Taking place each year, the free-to-enter contest gives up-and-coming musicians the chance to play at one of the festival’s main stages, as well as a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS Foundation to help develop
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Abbott Elementary Season 3, Episode 9, “Alex.”] Abbott Elementary finally returned after a few weeks off the air and revealed a major career decision on the horizon for Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson). As fans will recall, the teacher was selected to work at the district for an interim
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition) is an alternate version of the third movie in the massively popular franchise, with an additional 52 minutes of runtime that gives more depth to the story. Directed by Peter Jackson, the Academy Award-winning film is still a regular feature on streaming platforms.
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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Florida education officials must allow a transgender teacher to use she/her pronouns in school. The teacher, Katie Wood, along with a nonbinary teacher, AV Schwandes, filed a lawsuit late last year challenging Florida’s HB 1069. The law, signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis last year, states that “an employee
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Fans often ask Ciara about the prayer that led her to husband Russell Wilson, and now the latter is sharing details about the power of prayer in their longtime marriage. Speaking to Essence in an interview published Wednesday, the 35-year-old NFL quarterback recalled the request he made after proposing to the now-38-year-old singer.  “When I asked her to marry me,
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(L to R) Willem Dafoe, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Michael Keaton, Monica Bellucci, and director Tim Burton for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ at CinemaCon 2024. Photo: Warner Bros. Preview: Warner Bros. showed off its upcoming slate at CinemaCon Tuesday. Movies such as ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ and ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ were promoted. Talent including George Miller and
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Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, has sparked a sometimes contentious debate about the nature and identity of country music. It’s an invigorating topic that has long been explored by writers and scholars. A number of excellent books, such as Charles L. Hughes’ Country Soul, Francesca Royster’s Black Country Music and Daphne Brooks’ Liner Notes for
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s reelection campaign has launched “Out for Biden-Harris,” a new national initiative focused on rallying LGBTQ+ voters. The initiative acknowledges the crucial role LGBTQ+ have played in previous electoral wins. “LGBTQ+ voters are a force to be reckoned with,” campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement.
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Since the beginning, The Challenge: All Stars has been giving all-new meaning to the term “veterans.” Whereas The Challenge proper and other spinoffs like The Challenge: U.S.A. have been busy introducing fresh blood (er, fresh meat, in vintage Challenge parlance) into the franchise, All Stars gives some of the longer-in-the-tooth Challengers a place to shine.
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Actor Fardeen Khan has been making headlines with his comeback after a 14-year-long hiatus in the much-anticipated series Heeramandi. Fardeen Khan’s reemergence in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi has piqued curiosity about his last appearance before this return. The actor broke the silence regarding his break at the trailer launch event of Heeramandi in Mumbai. Fardeen
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