'The Bear' and 'Shogun' could start claiming trophies early at Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Top nominees like “Shogun” and “The Bear” will have their first chance at taking home Emmys at this weekend's Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Cowabunga! New England town celebrates being the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The city where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were conceived has largely been overlooked during the crime-fighting quartet's meteoric rise.
‘The Room Next Door' tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to mom’s death
Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award Saturday.
Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83
Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID.
'Demon Copperhead' author Barbara Kingsolver to receive National Book Award for lifetime achievement
The National Book Foundation has awarded Barbara Kingsolver a medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL), which has previously been given to Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Joan Didion among others.
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening night of Toronto Film Festival
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted an opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, chanting “Stop the genocide!”.
Paris Hilton waited 18 years to drop a new album. On 'Infinite Icon,' she's here to 'save pop music'
Nearly two decades ago, Paris Hilton released her debut album, 2006’s eponymous “Paris” — an album of breezy pop music that offered a soundtrack to her cheery and decadent public-facing lifestyle, anchored by the reggae-lite sugar rush of “Stars Are Blind.”.
Ralph Lauren draws the fashion crowd to the horsey Hamptons for a diverse show of Americana
Ralph Lauren took to Hamptons horse country for a rollout of his signature Americana featuring first lady Jill Biden, Usher and Colman Domingo on his front row.
It's not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week's debate. ABC News does, too
Everyone knows how much is at stake for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during Tuesday's presidential debate, the only one they have scheduled during their compressed campaign.
Video game performers reach agreement with 80 video games on AI terms
Video game performers have reached a turning point in their strike against developers with 80 individual video games signing agreements with the performers' union and accepting artificial intelligence provisions they have been seeking.
The 'Man in Black' heads to Washington: Arkansas' Johnny Cash statue is on its way to the US Capitol
A statue depicting Johnny Cash is on its way from Arkansas to the U.S. Capitol.
Linkin Park reunite 7 years after Chester Bennington's death, with new music
Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington.
The Toronto International Film Festival is kicking off. Here are 5 things to look for this year
The Toronto International Film Festival is the clean-up hitter of the fall festival circuit.
CatVideoFest 2024: Binge cat videos this weekend for a great cause
The 75-minute reel of cat videos is family-friendly and can be enjoyed by anyone. It will be shown at Regal Avenues on Saturday, Sept. 7 at noon and Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. Tickets are approximately $10 each.
Xian Zhang to become music director of Seattle Symphony starting with 2025-26 season
Xian Zhang has been hired as music director of the Seattle Symphony, becoming the first woman conductor to head a major West Coast orchestra and filling a post that had been vacant since Thomas Dausgaard quit abruptly in January 2022.
Fictional sleuth Sam Spade will be back on the job in upcoming novel by Max Allan Collins
The story of one of the great fictional sleuths, Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade, will be continued by prize-winning crime writer Max Allan Collins.
Veterans’ fundraiser draws Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Seinfeld, Questlove and Norah Jones
Jerry Seinfeld, Bruce Springsteen, Jim Gaffigan, Norah Jones, Questlove and the ever-present Jon Stewart will stand up later this year at the annual Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser.
Ticketmaster's pricing for Oasis tickets is under investigation in the UK
The U.K.’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way more than one million tickets were sold for next year’s reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis.
Prince Harry and Matt Damon set to address this year's Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting
Prince Harry, actor Matt Damon, and World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres are set to speak at the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York on Sept. 23 and 24, the Clinton Foundation announced Thursday.
Salman Rushdie's memoir of his attack is among 12 books up for a top nonfiction prize
Salman Rushdie’s account of a stabbing attack that blinded him in one eye is among contenders announced Thursday for a prestigious nonfiction book prize.
New York seeking to charge Harvey Weinstein with more sex crimes as Britain drops its case
Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
The War on Drugs announces a live album ahead of its tour with The National
For “Live Drugs Again,” the The War on Drugs' upcoming second live album out Sept. 13, frontman Adam Granduciel wanted to do justice to the ways in which the band has grown.
Anthony Roth Costanzo sings 7 roles in madcap `Marriage of Figaro' at New York's Little Island
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings Figaro, Susanna, the Count, Countess, Cherubino, Antonio and Barbarina in Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” at New York’s Little Island, stretching his voice 3 1/2 octaves.
Going Ringside Ep. 80: Ron Simmons
On this episode, we're joined by not only one of the greatest wrestlers of all time but also one of the greatest college football players ever: Ron Simmons. The FSU legend and first Black world champion in WCW in the early 90s is here to discuss his legendary career. He offers his opinions from FSU being left out of last year's college football playoffs to the scary toughness of Mark Henry to an agreement he had with Van Vader to literally beat on each other in the ring.
‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin will compete on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ amid deportation battle
The con artist convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress, Anna Sorokin will now star in the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.”.