London — Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, has died at 77. He had been suffering from dementia. Jones’s agent says he died Tuesday evening. In a statement, his family said he died “after a long, extremely brave but always good humored battle with a rare …
Read More »Netflix partners with Tyler Perry for new film “A Fall from Grace”
Working on his first movie with Netflix, filmmaker Tyler Perry said he was impressed by the diversity at the company. “I felt so welcome and so at home,” he told “CBS This Morning,” explaining why he chose to work with Netflix rather than releasing it through his own studio. The …
Read More »Jerry Herman, ‘Hello, Dolly!,’ ‘Mame’ composer, has died at 88
Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as “Mame,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “La Cage aux Folles,” died Thursday. He was 88. His goddaughter Jane Dorian confirmed his death to The Associated Press early Friday. He died of pulmonary complications in …
Read More »Mouth & Foot Painting Artists: These painters (who do not want to be labeled “disabled artists”) have gained independence through the sales of their holiday card designs
At the Zenger Group printing plant in Buffalo, New York, Christmas came early … really early. It was August when holiday cards were rolling off the presses –a summer-time snowdrift of paper, each card as individual as a snowflake. You might think in these digital days of ours that sending …
Read More »Linda Ronstadt still her own worst critics despite Kennedy Center Honors 2019
This weekend, the 42nd annual Kennedy Center Honors will recognize singer Linda Ronstadt as an American cultural icon. Ronstadt landed more than 30 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 during a career that lasted more than four decades. She earned 10 Grammys and an Emmy Award before Parkinson’s disease took …
Read More »Enter the immersive art world of Meow Wolf
Santa Fe, New Mexico is the third-largest art market in the country. The town is home to more than 250 art galleries and dealers, although there tends to be a common theme. Let’s just say there’s no shortage of options when it comes to buying turquoise jewelry or scenes of …
Read More »Rihanna Vogue: Singer confirms she turned down Super Bowl halftime show to support Kaepernick: “I couldn’t dare do that.”
Rihanna is one of the biggest pop stars in the world, so when rumors swirled that she had been asked to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show last year, many believed it was true. When she didn’t, it fueled new rumors that she got the offer and turned it …
Read More »Peter Fonda died: Jane Fonda’s brother, Henry Fonda’s son and “Easy Rider” star and co
Actor Peter Fonda, the star and co-writer of “Easy Rider” and the son of acting legend Henry Fonda and brother of Jane Fonda, has died, his family confirmed Friday. He was 79. His cause of death was respiratory failure due to lung cancer, the family said. “While we mourn the …
Read More »Trump offers to vouch for A$AP Rocky’s bail in Sweden
President Trump said he spoke with Sweden’s prime minister Saturday about jailed rapper A$AP Rocky and “offered to personally vouch for his bail,” a hollow offer in a criminal justice system that doesn’t include bail. The platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated artist has been in custody since early this month over an alleged …
Read More »Coco Gauff on remarkable Wimbledon run
The day before tennis phenom Cori “Coco” Gauff flew to England to compete in the qualifying rounds of Wimbledon, she was doing something far more typical of a 15-year-old: taking an exam. “It was crazy. Life literally changed in seconds,” Gauff said. “I got the call that I got the …
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