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Mona starts out as a relatively ordinary woman who decides on a whim to audition for a local production of fictional musical Nosy Neighbors. With very little experience, she struggles to get the approval of Jerry, the demanding director (Paul Giamatti). When he pushes her to inhabit the character (an apartment building’s tool-belt-wielding superintendent), she

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It may be time to drop it like it’s hot and pick up a spoon because Snoop Dogg is hiring an international ice cream taster. Snoop is searching for someone to put their taste buds to work for his Dr. Bombay ice cream brand for US$10,000 a

On Friday night, I got to moderate a tribute to John Malkovich, the star of Wild Horse Nine, at Telluride. The actor has had a prolific career, and is still constantly working. He delighted the audience with stories from some of his most memorable performances. When Malkovich nabbed his first two movie roles—The Killing Fields

Copyright is one of the oldest laws still in use. The rules regarding the “right to copy” intellectual property were first protected by Great Britain’s Statute of Anne in 1710. The US followed with its own law a month later. Canada jumped on board in 1832 as a colony and reaffirmed it as a country

Embarrassing or not, the result is truly incredible to watch. In keeping with an event celebrating a film from the past, Bucking Fastard made Kate look back at her own past—and her relationship with her sister and costar. “It’s interesting hearing your sibling’s perspective of what your childhood was like because I’m the older sibling

A Survivor Greece contestant who lost part of his leg in a boat incident is suing the show’s producer for $100 million, according to U.S. media reports. On Sept. 3, Stavros Floros filed a complaint suing Survivor Greece producers following an incident in May that left him with severe injuries to his legs. While filming the show in

While receiving his lifetime achievement award, Clooney homed in on the importance of storytellers and truth seekers. “We’re living through a moment in time where people in charge, the people with the most money, are telling us to fear one another. Fear one another. But we know better than that, don’t we?” he asked. “Because

Dolly Parton‘s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been replaced after vandals defaced it shortly after the beloved musician died. The star was adorned with flowers and candles left by fans of the late singer, who was awarded a spot on the renowned walkway more than 40 years ago. But photos of the

It was a few hours after midnight on election night, and Fox News host Pete Hegseth was wearing a MAGA hat, leaping with joy and high-fiving colleagues at a bar in Tennessee. Hegseth was on the clock. Fox had dispatched the cohost of Fox & Friends Weekend to Kid Rock’s “Big Ass Honky Tonk &

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92. With her trademark streaked hair parted down the middle and large aviator glasses, Steinem, a co-founder of

I previously spoke to Griffin Dunne about directing the first Practical Magic, and he told me the set may have been cursed by a real-life witch. Have you ever had any witchy experiences of your own? I think it happens all the time. In that particular instance, I was only on the set for a

Tiger Woods pleaded no contest Wednesday to a reckless driving charge months after a rollover crash near his home in Jupiter, Fla. He was initially charged with driving under the influence in the March incident. Woods, 50, agreed to the lesser charge at a hearing in a Martin County court where the judge ordered a

On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, AI’s foremost critic is flouting the dress code. This building is the Vatican of big business, and he’s there to appear on CNBC, where the suits deliver their sermons. But Ed Zitron has arrived at the broadcast desk in a charcoal gray T-shirt. Right off the

Lionel Richie checked himself into the ICU out of caution following his performance in St. Louis on Saturday, according to multiple U.S. reports. While performing at the Muny on Saturday night, Richie appeared to lean on a piano for support, CBS News reports. He also asked for a chair to sit down for his final

And there’s that It factor: Shelton’s intrinsic star quality has started to carry his persona beyond the baseline. He’s dating Trinity Rodman, the US Women’s National Team soccer star and Olympic gold medalist (and daughter of Dennis Rodman). He sits courtside at NBA games. He counts a personal Instagram audience of 1.3 million people (only

Freaks and Geeks actor Busy Philipps is opening up about her recent brain tumour diagnosis and sharing details about undergoing two surgeries. In a cover story interview with People, the 47-year-old actor said she’s “grateful that I’m alive” and called herself “the luckiest girl in the world.” Philipps revealed that she had a malignant brain

Seventy-one-year-old Bruce Willis, as is well known, has been living with frontotemporal dementia since 2023, a degenerative neurological disease that has no cure. This has led his 38-year-old daughter, Rumer Willis, to undergo genetic testing to assess her own risk of developing dementia and other hereditary cognitive disorders, she recently announced. “It’s terrifying to get

Jake Reiner is opening up about the tragic murder of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, in his first sit-down interview eight months after their death. Two weeks after his brother Nick Reiner was indicted on charges of murdering his parents with the special circumstance of lying in wait, Jake, 35,  spoke with KABC-TV

The model, actress, and scion of the influential Jenner/Kardashian family is already the mother of two children with former partner Travis Scott: Stormi, born in 2018, when Kylie Jenner was 20, and Aire, born in 2022. Her desire to spend time with both have prompted her to be choosier about professional decisions, she says. “I’m

Pop star Selena Gomez is asking a federal judge to dismiss fraud claims against her after she was accused in a lawsuit by investors who say she failed to fulfil her duties to build and promote her mental health startup. Earlier this month, Gomez and her mother, Mandy Teefey, were accused of allegedly deceiving investors of their

It’s no secret that the current presidential administration has a passion for interior decorating. That extends to Donald Trump’s diplomatic corps—and, conveniently enough, ambassadors always have the purview to switch up the look and feel of their respective consulates through the artwork on view. And so, in July, the local emissaries of the State Department

Blake Lively will receive just over US$400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from Justin Baldoni after they settled their legal battle over the production of their 2024 film, It Ends With Us. Judge Lewis J. Liman explained in a written decision, obtained by Global News, why Lively was not entitled to the

Roach had a particularly biting observation about what replaced the old system: “Criticism has become the new way to build community.” That one stopped me. Entire online communities are now built around shared dislike: a celebrity, a designer, a stylist, a trend, a nepo baby, a red-carpet look. The algorithm, which has never been accused

Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China, have killed at least 353 and left more than 1,300 people missing as of Thursday. Many were foreigners in the area for trekking, guided tours or a pilgrimage to a sacred Hindu site. The number of missing from Wednesday’s

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani has become known, in part, for wearing a suit. He has named Uniqlo as one of his chosen brands, and his on-duty style, with its slim-tailored trousers and nicely tailored jackets, has made him the poster boy for a brand of millennial optimism popular during the Obama administration that was

Country music icon Dolly Parton died in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday at the age of 80. Her death was announced in a video by her nephew, Bryan Seaver. “I am representing the Parton and Owens family today, announcing the passing of my Aunt Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean. Sister, sis, Aunt Granny to one generation and

In the years that followed, Shanahan transformed her public image, emerging as a vocal supporter and wealthy booster for the “Make America Healthy Again” movement. She donated millions of dollars to the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a critic of vaccines, and joined his ticket as his vice presidential running mate. Soto is

U.S. cosmetics brand Neutrogena has addressed mounting backlash over allegations that it ended its long-term partnership with the late actor Hayden Panettiere after she spoke publicly about her mental health struggles. Panettiere worked with Neutrogena from 2005 to 2015 as a spokesperson and was a prominent face of the brand. In an Instagram post on

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received Frogmore Cottage—a historic estate located in Windsor, which, unsurprisingly, is a stronghold of the Windsors—as a wedding gift from Queen Elizabeth II. It was there that they took a break from their lives as royals and raised their first child, Archie, born in May 2019. They stayed there for

A Los Angeles judge has granted pop star Ariana Grande permission to subpoena information that will help to reveal the identities of anonymous hackers she alleges infiltrated the devices of people close to her and stole unreleased music. Judge Mark H. Epstein approved Grande’s proposed order for expedited discovery on Wednesday, after her legal team