Jack Sheldon, the stand-out jazz trumpeter and affable Merv Griffin sidekick whose gave voice to the Schoolhouse Rock classics I’m Just a Bill and Conjunction Junction, has died. He was 88. Sheldon’s face and name were most recognizable to fans of The Merv Griffin Show thanks to his 16-year sidekick stint (1962-1978) but his trumpeting reached its greatest acclaim
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Teenage activist and Time magazine Person of the Year Greta Thunberg has dedicated her life to fighting climate change, traversing the globe to raise awareness of the dangers posed by the rapidly-warming planet. But Thunberg is a busy person, and she knows that some things just aren’t worth the effort—like, for instance, having a one-on-one
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Gregory Pace/Shutterstock Congratulations are in order! Alex Pettyfer and Toni Garrn are engaged. The happy couple shared the exciting news on Instagram on New Year’s Eve. They both shared the same shot (although Pettyfer’s was a Boomerang) that showed them kissing with Garrn’s dazzling ring taking center stage. The 27-year-old’s caption revealed that her Magic Mike love proposed
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Exclusive TMZ.com Offset got the drip from a popular jeweler in L.A. but hasn’t squared his tab with the guy in over a year … according to a new suit. Peter Marco of Extraordinary Jewels Beverly Hills is going after the Migos rapper for $47,000, for what he claims are unpaid fees from an October
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Who doesn’t like to get transported to another time? The shows below are some of the best historical pieces on television, and definitely favorites. Please remember that with have almost two dozen favorites lists that we couldn’t showcase every show on every list, so we parsed them out a bit to make it more fun.
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2019 was a tough year, and it seems even harder when you consider the celebrities we have lost in the last 12 months. From legendary actors like Doris Day and Carol Channing to young musicians who had so much left to give like Nipsey Hussle and Juice WRLD, there was a lot of sadness to
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After a tumultuous 2019, ‘RHOA’s Porsha Williams and Dennis McKinley are entering the new year looking forward to a happy new chapter in their relationship. New Year’s Eve was originally going to be Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, 38, and fiance Dennis McKinley‘s wedding date. Until their relationship got derailed in June over
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Who says network shows are too safe these days? In a sea of bland sitcom revivals and by-the-book procedurals, NBC is taking a huge swing with Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist — debuting Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 10/9c; I’ve seen the first three episodes — starring Jane Levy as a woman who starts hearing strangers’ innermost thoughts
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If the idea of big, statement lashes fills you with dread, here’s one for you. From lash extensions and lifts to volumising mascaras that pack a powerful punch, treatments and products that boost our lashes are having a serious moment right now. But that’s not to say you’re not allowed to be into an understated
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Carrie Underwood has decided to step away from hosting the CMA Awards, the award-winning singer announced Monday on social media. After hosting for 12 years, Underwood said on Instagram “it’s time to pass the hosting torch.” During her time with the show, she most often emceed with Brad Paisley. Although this past November she hosted
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All those Hollywood New Year’s Eve parties might as well keep the lights on, as they will be followed closely by the annual shindigs surrounding the 77th Golden Globe Awards. NBC will air them live Sunday, January 5 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT at the Beverly Hilton, with Ricky Gervais returning to host. The
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The Barack Obama year-end list extravaganza continued (ended?) on Monday, as the former president tweeted his favorite songs of the year. In the previous two days, he’d posted his favorite books and movies, and we’re probably not getting a standalone TV list, since he already added a few shows to his movie list that he
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Stacy Spikes founded The Urbanworld Film Festival in 1997. The festival curates films representing the broadest lens of diversity across stories, characters, themes and cultures. Urbanworld is a five-day festival, anchored in film, showcasing narrative and documentary features, short films, spotlight screenings and conversations and live staged screenplay readings. Among the founding sponsors are HBO
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