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There was a time, pre-Beychella—as in, Beyoncé’s historic 2018 Coachella headline performance—when the emblematic California music festival was known for its freewheeling, bohemian sensibility: A sun-drenched American counterpart to England’s muddy, gritty Glastonbury. That is no longer the case. Instead, Coachella today is representative of an America transformed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Donald Trump, and
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The Los Angeles woman who pleaded guilty to illegally selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him was sentenced to 15 years in prison and three years’ supervised release on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett gave the sentence to 42-year-old Jasveen Sangha — dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” by prosecutors for running an elaborate,
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A word-of-mouth downtown hit, Titaníque bears more than a passing resemblance to another buzzy show that made it to Broadway, the Tony-winning Oh, Mary! Both projects take a particularly tragic moment in the nation’s history—in this case, the sinking of the Titanic—and tell the story from a different, kookier perspective. But unlike its Broadway predecessor,
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Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs were back in federal court on Thursday to appeal his prison sentence for his conviction on two prostitution-related charges. Combs, 56, is currently serving more than four years in prison and received a fine of US$500,000, the maximum possible, for his conviction on federal prostitution-related offences in October. He will
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Caitlyn Jenner claims her late friend Sophia Hutchins owed her over $600,000 in Canadian dollars before her death in 2025. In a March 27 creditor’s claim, viewed and obtained by People and other entertainment industry publications, Jenner alleged that Hutchins had US$439,095.88 ($608, 478.14 CAD) in unpaid expenses. (Global News has not independently viewed the
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A Utah judge granted Taylor Frankie Paul supervised visits with her two-year-old son after hearing arguments Tuesday on a protective order sought by ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. Paul and Mortensen, who have had an on-and-off relationship following her split with ex-husband Tate Paul in 2022, participated in the hearing remotely while their lawyers appeared in person
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For many WGA members, one fact loomed large over these negotiations: The 2023 writers strike coincided with a sharp contraction in employment, with Writers Guild data showing television writing jobs falling 42% year over year in the 2023–24 season—equating to there being roughly 1,300 fewer positions. The SAG-AFTRA negotiations are proceeding under a media blackout,
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Rob Alexander’s It Just So Happens presents a thoughtfully assembled collection of songs that draw heavily from classic piano-pop traditions while exploring a broad range of moods and ideas. Across its fifteen tracks, the album moves with ease between playful moments, narrative-driven songwriting, and more introspective themes. The result is a project that feels cohesive but never
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bob’s Burgers voice actor and comedian Eugene Mirman suffered serious injuries after crashing his car into a toll plaza and being pulled from the fiery wreckage by a state trooper assigned to protect the governor of New Hampshire. The crash happened just before noon Tuesday when a northbound electric vehicle
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