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Today in History: May 13, Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded
Today in History
Today is Monday, May 13, the 134th day of 2024. There are 232 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter’s Square by Turkish…
What to stream this week: Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, ‘Bridgerton,’ and…
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include new music from Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik, the Oscar-winning “American Fiction” lands on Prime Video and “Bridgerton” returns to Netflix. Josh Brolin leads “Outer Range,” a Western…
‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” has reigned over the weekend box office. Studio estimates Sunday said the latest installment in the “Apes” franchise brought in $56.5 million in North American theaters. It was a much-needed surge for…
A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a…
The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory. When the red carpet is rolled out Tuesday, the 77th Cannes will unfurl against a backdrop of…
Today in History: May 12, more than 87,000 dead or missing in China earthquake
Today in History
Today is Sunday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2024. There are 233 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China’s Sichuan province left more than 87,000…
Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98
Roger Corman, Hollywood’s “King of the Bs,” has died. He was 98. Corman produced such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors their…
Today in History: May 11, Bob Marley dies at 36
Today in History
Today is Friday, May 11, the 132nd day of 2024. There are 234 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 11, 1981, legendary reggae artist Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at age 36 of acral…
Sam Rubin, beloved LA entertainment anchor and interviewer, dies at 64
Entertainment broadcaster Sam Rubin has died at age 64. The Los Angeles news station KTLA says in a statement that its beloved anchor and reporter died on Friday. No cause was released. Rubin had worked for the station since 1991 and was on…
How to watch (and stream) the Eurovision Song Contest final
Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Malmo, Sweden, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The action kicks off Saturday at 9 p.m. Central European Summer Time, which is 8 p.m. in Britain and 3…
Film academy launches $500M fundraising campaign ahead of 100th Oscar anniversary
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday to ensure long-term, global support for its Oscar prizes, museum, educational programming and screenings in view of its 100th anniversary…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and…
Zurich presents counterrevolutionary staging of Wagner’s Ring Cycle under Noseda and Homoki
In an age of radical reinterpretations, conductor Gianandrea Noseda and director Andreas Homoki created a counterrevolutionary version of Wagner’s four-night, 15-hour Ring Cycle. It sparked 13 minutes of applause at the Zurich Opera House,…
PHOTOS: Taylor Swift kicks off European leg of Eras Tour, adds ‘The Tortured Poets…
In her first Eras Tour concert since the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” Taylor Swift shook up her setlist. At Thursday night’s show at the La Défense Arena in Paris, fans were treated to the inclusion of new songs from the…
Bob Ross’ legacy lives on in new ‘The Joy of Painting’ series
When Bob Ross died of complications from cancer in 1995, he had completed about half of the paintings he planned to teach from in a 32 season of “The Joy of Painting.” In the new series “The Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Bob Ross'…
Grupo Frontera’s hybrid Mexican music went global. On a new album, their genre-melding has no…
A lot can happen in two years. Just ask Grupo Frontera, who released their highly anticipated sophomore album, “Jugando Que No Pasa Nada,” Friday. The sextet began their career playing quinceañeras in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. Viral fame…
Today in History: May 10, Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium and France
Today in History
Today is Friday, May 10, the 131st day of 2024. There are 235 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 10, 1940, during World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium…
How to watch (and stream) the Eurovision Song Contest final
Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Malmo, Sweden, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The action kicks off Saturday at 9 p.m. Central European Summer Time, which is 8 p.m. in Britain and 3…
Grupo Frontera’s hybrid Mexican music went global. On a new album, their genre-melding has no…
A lot can happen in two years. Just ask Grupo Frontera, who released their highly anticipated sophomore album, “Jugando Que No Pasa Nada,” Friday. The sextet began their career playing quinceañeras in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. Viral fame…
Country star Cindy Walker posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
Country star Cindy Walker was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Walker, who wrote countless hits across her six-decade career, was celebrated for her immediate, unpretentious songwriting style. The hall announced the…
Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album
Best known as one-half of the country super-duo Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley will release a solo album, “Tennessee Truth," on Friday. It is a collection of 12 anthemic, arena-sized country songs ripe for a road trip and tailgate in…
Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the Israel-Hamas war overshadows the song contest
Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans are gathering in the Swedish city of Malmo for the exuberant, glitter-drenched final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Thirty-seven countries are participating in the…
Music Midtown, popular Atlanta music festival, canceled this year
A music festival that draws tens of thousands of people to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park will not take place this year. Posts Wednesday on the Instagram page and website of Music Midtown, a longtime fixture for pop music lovers, says the festival…
Washington Opera offers new ending to Puccini’s final work
Ever since Giacomo Puccini died in 1924 without finishing his last opera, “Turandot,” audiences have thrilled to its soaring melodies like “Nessun Dorma,” but also perhaps lamented the lack of a proper ending. The version most audiences…
Music Review: Sebastian Bach’s ‘Child Within the Man’ makes the case for a Skid…
Sebastian Bach's latest solo album, “Child Within the Man,” is a reminder that every once in a while, a man and a moment meet.
This is that time for Bach and his former band Skid Row. The vintage-sounding album has everything that made Bach…
