The seven-part limited series The Good Lord Bird, adapted from James McBride’s novel of the same name, ended Sunday night with the inevitable: John Brown’s public execution, after his botched raid on Harpers Ferry ended in the deaths of 16 of his coconspirators, including two of his sons. The series devoted its final three episodes
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Episode 2 of The Crown season 4 sets up a truly delicious dramatic scenario: a long, weird weekend at Balmoral Castle during which the royal family is visited not only by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson), but also by Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin), Prince Charles’s new girlfriend and future wife. The episode is named
While publicly downplaying the coronavirus crisis has been a mainstay of the last nine months of Donald Trump’s presidency, the Washington Post reveals just how little attention he’s been paying to the pandemic inside the White House. Trump has not attended a coronavirus task force meeting in “at leave five months,” is not regularly briefed
New York City police have arrested a man in connection with an apparently random attack on Canadian actor Rick Moranis more than a month ago. The NYPD credited an “eagle-eyed sergeant” from the force’s transit team for helping solve the case in a post on Twitter. Marquis Ventura, 35, was arrested Saturday afternoon. “This suspect
It’s official: Chris Pratt will appear in the upcoming MCU film Thor: Love and Thunder. The reunion of Star-Lord and Thor is hardly a surprise, as we last saw Thor join the Guardians of the Galaxy at the end of Avengers: Endgame. The film will star Chris Hemsworth in the title role, where he will
The most unbelievable thing about Michael Fagan’s 1982 Buckingham Palace break-in, which climaxed with Fagan’s infamous bedroom meeting with Queen Elizabeth, is that the trespassing was actually the second time Fagan managed to breach the palace that summer. Fagan testified that he had broken into Buckingham Palace about a month before the July incident, roaming
Presidents have long worn watches, but over the past couple of decades, timepieces have increasingly served as props: ways for presidents and Oval Office hopefuls to telegraph something about their approaches. Bill Clinton and his Ironman Timex wrist monster (theoretically) ingratiated him with the common man. When Mitt Romney ran for president in 2012, he
Rudy Giuliani was already heavily involved in the Trump campaign’s slew of lawsuits intended to make Donald Trump’s case that the 2020 election was stolen from him—that much was clear from the former New York City mayor’s infamous Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference, where he happened to welcome a registered sex offender to the
Meghan Markle has been portrayed in some tabloids as weaseling her way into the royal family. But the truly strategic royal bride-to-be may have been Prince William’s wife Kate Middleton—at least according to The Crown historian Robert Lacey. In his new book Battle of Brothers: William and Harry—The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult,
On Friday, speaking in public for the first time since he lost the the presidency to Joe Biden, Donald Trump finally told reporters that he accepts the results of the 2020 election and wishes his successor well. Just kidding of course, as that would have required a team of doctors from Walter Reed to have
The gay agenda wins again! Chantal Thuy, who plays Grace Choi on The CW’s Black Lightning, has been promoted up to series regular. This better mean more kisses between her and Anissa (Nafessa Williams)! “Chantal Thuy embodies the character of Grace Choi,” said Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil. “I am sure our Black Lightning fans
Ever since COVID-19 disrupted our lives and made everyday leisure activities almost impossible, it’s been tough to unwind, especially with a larger group of friends and family. It appears there’s now another option for those feeling cooped up. On Friday, Cineplex announced “Private Movie Nights” — a new private screening offering that provides Canadians across
My main thing was just, like…I was thinking about the homie. I was thinking about Nip. Because when we made the record, we went through so much shit. We were getting banned from certain venues. Certain cities, we couldn’t perform. We got a letter from the White House, you feel me? From the FBI. I
Something started to spread over the summer when Donald Trump turned the White House lawn into a venue for the Republican National Convention finale and potentially a living, breathing Hatch Act violation. It wasn’t a COVID-19 outbreak—that would come later, at another White House celebration with scant masks and a misguided reliance on rapid tests.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is wishing Canada’s Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities a happy Diwali. The PM sat down for a video chat with ET Canada‘s Sangita Patel to talk about the Indian Festival of Lights, as part of the National Virtual Diwali Celebration event hosted by members of the Government of Canada. READ MORE:
For one thing: ‘The Bachelorette’ On November 7, it was announced that Joe Biden—the Democratic nominee—will be the next President of the United States. After a long election campaign and an even longer election week (seriously, it felt like it would *never* end), Americans and Canadians could finally, with this announcement, turn off the episodes
Britney Spears fears her father and will not resume her career so long as he has power over it, her attorney said in court Tuesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny declined to suspend James Spears from his central role in the court conservatorship that has controlled his daughter’s life and career for 12
At present, Donald Trump is embroiled in an absurd attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election because he’s physically incapable of admitting defeat and maybe also because he sees it as a possible way to collect a nice chunk of change from the easy marks that are his supporters. Eventually, though, his efforts
Katie Holmes appears to be moving on after her split last year from Jamie Foxx. She’s reportedly dating New York City chef Emilio Vitolo, 33, and they’ve been spotted on a few public date nights in the city. The pair was first captured by TMZ grabbing dinner at the Mediterranean restaurant Antique Garage in Manhattan.
James Reams, as the face of the Barnstormers and as a solo string player, has been in the bluegrass game for over a quarter of a century, and in the new documentary Like a Flowing River: A Bluegrass Passage, we get exclusive insight into his roots and the rhythm of life that continues to inspire his
On the heels of positive news from a potential coronavirus vaccine candidate, Ticketmaster is thinking about the future. The company confirmed to Global News that it is “exploring” a new strategy that would allow individual event organizers to require fans to verify their vaccination status, or whether they’ve tested negative for COVID-19 within a 24-to-72-hour
We are stoked to have you today. Tell us about your fall season so far! What are you up to? This fall season is a little bit different for me in a lot of ways, as I am sure it is for most. Due to the virus I am not playing quite as many shows
We’re still in mourning following the death of iconic Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. Trebek’s final episode of Jeopardy! will air on Christmas Day, and the show will remain in reruns—but eventually, the landmark gameshow will need to find a new host. And many folks on the internet have already decided who it should be: LeVar
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. That also turns out to be true of the tiny. Baby Yoda, who one year ago today cozied into the hearts of Star Wars fans with his bottomless eyes, fuzzy head, and adorable cooing, has invoked genuine social media wrath for last week’s episode of The Mandalorian,
The Weeknd has been confirmed to perform during 2021’s Super Bowl LV halftime show. The singer is set to be the first Canadian to perform at the event since Shania Twain took the stage alongside No Doubt and Sting back in 2003. The show will take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay on
A few years after Staple’s Pigeon began selling for thousands and around the time Nike ramped up its limited lines, luxury companies began to offer similar products. Though many of the best current designer sneakers resemble high-tech runners, the decade started in retro, as Saint Laurent produced high and low tops of a slimmed-down, 80s-leather
Bolsonaro is one of Trump’s biggest allies and has similarly spent the last eight months dismissing COVID-19. In addition to mocking mask wearing and downplaying the virus, in March he had his own “just inject bleach” moment when he said Brazilians could jump in raw sewage and “never catch anything.” The following month, responding to
Shortly before noon EST on Saturday, history was made when Pennsylvania—and its 20 electoral college votes—was called for Joe Biden, pushing him over the 270 electoral college votes needed to beat the sitting president, Donald Trump. Celebrations ensued across the United States, and the world, with jubilant Biden supporters dancing, singing and popping bottles of
American Horror Story: 1984 wrapped up its blood-soaked, gloriously campy run with a thoroughly satisfying finale that mostly made up for that lackluster 100th episode. In an unexpectedly touching twist, Brooke (Emma Roberts) and Donna (Angelica Ross) were both the final girl, and lived to tell the strange story of everything that went down at
By 10 p.m. ET on election night, the narrative around the Latino vote had already begun to solidify. Early reports indicated that Cuban-American precincts in Miami-Dade County had swung heavily for President Donald Trump, and a number of predominantly Mexican-American counties along the Rio Grande River delivered astonishingly good results for the Republican Party compared