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‘Jurassic World’ sequel makes dinosaurs boring

The appeal of dinosaurs is their enormity, which the “Jurassic Park” film franchise understands. Watching these prehistoric beasts crush cars underfoot like Coke cans has been a summertime t...

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

How Harrison Ford’s Han Solo set ‘Star Wars’ apart from other epics

The “Star Wars” universe is ridiculous. And Han Solo knows it. “The character kind of mocks the movies that he’s in,” said Ryan Britt, author of Luke Skywalker Can’t Read, a colle...

DATE: May 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Super Size Me’ director Morgan Spurlock wonders ‘when will they come for me’ and confesses sexual misdeeds

For weeks, women have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against powerful men. On Wednesday evening, one man went against the grain and admitted his own long history of sexua...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Judge halts sale of Madonna’s love letters and other personal items, which she claims were stolen

When a jailhouse letter from Tupac Shakur to Madonna claiming he ended their relationship because she was white surfaced this month on a rock and roll auction website, its origin was a myste...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Quentin Tarantino’s next movie will reportedly focus on the Charles Manson murders

Violence-and-race-obsessed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film will reportedly focus on the Manson family murders – a series of murders carried out by cult followers of Charles Manson, ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Kendall and Kylie Jenner accused of cultural appropriation, this time by Notorious B.I.G.’s mom

Here we go again. Reality TV stars Kendall and Kylie Jenner pulled their new line of T-shirts after the mother of Notorious B.I.G. blasted the sisters for using the late rapper’s ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Katy Perry is the first judge named for new ‘American Idol’

Pop star Katy Perry is the first judge to be named for the new season of “American Idol,” which was revived by ABC for the 2017-2018 season. The show, which pulled in 38 million v...

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale latest dystopian novel to top best-seller lists

Move over, 1984. There’s a new dystopian novel topping the charts. Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale has just become the best-selling book on Amazon.com. “New,” of ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

With death of a Shaker, storied sect on verge of extinction

Storied sect has two remaining members

DATE: Jan 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Religion

Treasures found in an old brothel

If you told a proud Philadelphian that the “whole story” of his city could be found in a toilet, he might slug you. But that’s exactly what archaeologist Rebecca Yamin thinks. Whe...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Scotty Moore, ‘co-founder of rock ’n’ roll’ and Elvis Presley’s guitarist, dies at 84

One summer evening in 1996, Keith Richards and Scotty Moore sat across from each other in a studio in Woodstock, New York. Richards drank a vodka and orange soda, while Moore sipp...

DATE: Jun 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Ticketmaster tries redeeming itself with millions of free tickets but fans aren't happy

Who doesn’t like a free concert? Apparently, a whole heck of a lot of people. In 2003, two men purchased tickets to a Wilco show and – like many people who buy tickets from Ticket...

DATE: Jun 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music