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Entertainment Literary prankster-philosopher Tom Robbins dead at 92Tom Robbins, the novelist and prankster-philosopher who charmed and addled millions of readers with such screwball adventures as Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Jitterbug Perfume, has died. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues novelist died Sunday morning, says friend and publisher Craig Popelars Hillel Italie · TheContinue Reading

Entertainment Actor Samuel L. Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam, introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show — a powerful, commanding creative choice by the first solo hip-hop artist to ever headline the coveted slot. There was speculation over whether Lamar would performContinue Reading

Entertainment Sean Baker’s Brooklyn comedy Anora took top honours at both the Producers Guild Awards and the Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night, catapulting it to Oscar favourite status with wins from a pair of closely watched Academy Awards precursors. Sean Baker’s comedy-drama also won best picture at Critics Choice AwardsContinue Reading

Entertainment A major outage of Sony’s PlayStation Network that left gamers around the world unable to access online services, stores and multimedia apps for several hours has ended, the company said on Saturday. Users had started to report issues with digital gaming services late FridayThe Associated Press · Posted: FebContinue Reading

Imagine you’re an up-and-coming musician who’s chosen to perform as the opening act for a popstar with millions of listeners, only to be met with disapproval and complaints from the star’s fans. That’s exactly what happened to Dora Jar. The 28-year-old American singer-songwriter picked to open for singer Gracie AbramsContinue Reading

Entertainment A Netflix documentary series about Prince by an Oscar-winning filmmaker has been cancelled after the late singer’s estate blocked its release.  Netflix series scrapped, will be replaced by new project produced by estate Prince performs in Inglewood, Calif., in 1985. A documentary series for Netflix about his life and career has beenContinue Reading

Entertainment A$AP Rocky’s longtime friend and collaborator testified at his Los Angeles trial Friday that the hip-hop star fired a starter pistol that he carried as a prop during a scuffle with a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.    Witness testified on behalf of A$AP Rocky as trialContinue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW Love Hurts — an action vehicle about a hitman drawn back in for one last job — doesn’t deserve the space it would take up in your brain. Which is a sad statement, given the role it could play in Ke Huy Quan’s comeback. Action vehicle could have beenContinue Reading

Entertainment The estate of one of Superman’s co-creators has filed a copyright lawsuit in a U.S. court against Warner Bros ahead of the release of its new movie, “Superman,” part of a planned reboot of the DC Comics superhero film franchise. A lawsuit is accusing James Gunn’s new Superman movie,Continue Reading