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Russi Taylor, longtime voice of Minnie Mouse, dies at 75

GLENDALE, Calif. – Russi Taylor, an actress who gave voice to Minnie Mouse for more than three decades, has died. Walt Disney Co. chairman Bob Iger announced Taylor’s death in a s...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

National Geographic aims to solve Amelia Earhart mystery

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The deep-sea explorer who discovered the wrecked Titanic is tackling an aviation mystery: Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. Robert Ballard and a National Geo...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Lifetime to follow up on ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ docu-series

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Lifetime is still invested in the R. Kelly case. The network announced Tuesday that it has ordered “Surviving R. Kelly: The Aftermath,” a four-part series ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

With ‘Uncharted,’ Gordon Ramsay proves he’s indeed no Anthony Bourdain. At least not yet.

Gordon Ramsay has a new TV series, the appropriately self-referential “Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted,” and it’s clearly aiming to fill the food-travelogue void left behind by the late Anthony Bou...

DATE: Jul 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Game of Thrones’ earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy Award nods

LOS ANGELES – HBO’s “Game of Thrones” slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streami...

DATE: Jul 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Disney cancels premiere after death of star Cameron Boyce

LOS ANGELES – Disney Channel has canceled the red-carpet premiere of its movie “Descendants 3” after the death of 20-year-old star Cameron Boyce. Disney Channel said in a statemen...

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Rip Torn of ‘Larry Sanders Show,’ ‘Men in Black,’ dies at 88

LOS ANGELES – Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in television, theater, and movies, such as “Men in Black,” and win an Emmy in hi...

DATE: Jul 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in U.S. first

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Princess Daazhraii Johnson grew up eating dried salmon and moose-head soup – foods labeled weird by other kids who had no understanding of her culture and traditions. ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Laugh-in’ comedic actor Arte Johnson dies at 90

LOS ANGELES – Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy sketch work on the television show “Laugh-In,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 90. Family representative Harlan Boll s...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Climate-change anxiety is now a part of growing up: Pop culture has caught on

The kids are anxious. Can you blame them? In a nation inundated with news of mass shootings and the separation of migrant families, the youngest generation must also learn to cope...

DATE: Jun 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ co-star Beth Chapman dies of cancer

HONOLULU – Beth Chapman, who co-starred with her husband on the “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV show and later spoke out against some bail reform measures as leader of a national bail age...

DATE: Jun 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘The Office’ to leave Netflix for NBCUniversal in Jan. 2021

NEW YORK – Netflix’s announcement that NBC’s hit show “The Office” will be pulled from its lineup after 2020 and head to NBCUniversal’s upcoming service is the latest example of jockeying be...

DATE: Jun 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment