What happened. Why it matters. Plainly.
Film, music and the people in them — what was actually said and confirmed, kept clearly apart from what is only rumoured.
Spotify announced a new multi-year licensing deal with Joe Rogan; the reported $250 million figure is a Wall Street Journal estimate, and Spotify gave no terms.
Jim Bakker, the televangelist behind The PTL Club, has died at 86, his wife Lori Bakker said in a statement. The cause of death was not immediately clear.
Dakota Johnson hosted SNL for the third time, with Taylor Swift making a surprise monologue cameo. The punk band Turnstile made their musical guest debut.
As of Oct. 3, CBS Boston reports Zach Bryan wore a Free Palestine shirt at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 2; we found no statement from Bryan, Kraft or the stadium.
Paramount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Oct. 6, 2026; the combined company is named Skydance and trades as SKYD. What the closing release and consent decree say.
Conrad Lant, known as Cronos, singer and bassist of British band Venom, has died at 63. The band announced his death on Thursday; no cause of death was given.
The Cleveland Orchestra and its musicians’ union ratified a three-year contract ending a three-day strike, with 5% annual raises and a new health plan.
Global Citizen, All Things Go, the CBGB Festival and Oceans Calling were canceled ahead of a nor’easter; here’s what ticket holders get back in refunds.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office ruled that Hayden Panettiere, 36, died of the toxic effects of fentanyl and four other substances, and that her death was ruled accidental. The office has closed its case; a separate police investigation continues.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens Tuesday in Los Angeles after San Francisco rejected it and a Chicago lawsuit drove it out. Here’s the ticket guide.
Deadline reports Netflix canceled “Sweet Magnolias” after five seasons, greenlighting “Ladies of the House” from the same team instead of a sixth season.
What Netflix’s Lizzie Borden series invents vs. what the historical record of the 1892 murders and 1893 trial actually shows.
“Widow’s Bay” won 14 Emmys at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, 2026, setting a freshman-comedy record, one more than “The Studio” set in 2025.
Costume designer Bob Mackie, who dressed Cher, Carol Burnett and Diana Ross over five decades, died Monday in Palm Springs at 87, his publicist confirmed.
Sydney Sweeney is facing a wave of criticism from professional female athletes over a new ad campaign in which she appears nude or nearly nude, using sports
“American Hostage,” the MGM+ series starring Jon Hamm and Giovanni Ribisi, had its world premiere in the Toronto International Film Festival’s Primetime program
The Jonas Brothers took the field at Melbourne Cricket Ground at 10:35 a.m. local time on Friday, Sept.
Ella Langley topped the field for the 60th Annual CMA Awards, with the Country Music Association announcing Wednesday that she picked up nine nominations — the most
All 10 episodes of “The Paper” Season 2 arrived on Peacock at once on September 9, 2026, continuing the mockumentary comedy that follows the same fictional
Tenisha Warner, the widow of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, has sued his mother, Pamela Warner, in DeKalb County Superior Court in Georgia, seeking at least $1,276,042