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‘Partridge Family’ star David Cassidy hospitalized

NEW YORK – “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy has been hospitalized in Florida. His representative tells The Associated Press on Saturday that Cassidy is “now conscious” and “s...

DATE: Nov 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Disney Channel is making history with its first gay coming-out story

Disney Channel’s “Andi Mack” is making history with the network’s first story line about a gay character coming out. The comedic drama from “Lizzie McGuire” creator Terri Minsky f...

DATE: Oct 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

’80s tropes that ‘Stranger Things’ turns upside down

When “Stranger Things” debuted last year, it felt like a concentrated dose of 1980s film splendor. That’s one reason the Netflix series became such a phenomenon – all those nostalgic nods to...

DATE: Oct 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

What you need to know about Nickelodeon sexual harassment allegations

The news out of Nickelodeon shows how cases involving power and inappropriate behavior infect most every corner of Hollywood. Last Thursday, Nickelodeon fired “Loud House” showrun...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New characters give ‘Thomas & Friends’ a jolt of girl power

NEW YORK – Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine’s boy-dominated world. Mattel, the toy maker that owns the Thomas brand, will add two female main char...

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

George RR Martin to headline film forum in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Author and producer George R.R. Martin will be among the experts participating in an upcoming forum on the film industry and its effects on New Mexico. The discussion i...

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

‘This Is Us’ returns, and this is what made us cry the hardest

(Spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned.) Weep-inducing “This Is Us” has returned, and the NBC drama has once again delivered an hour of television that prompted tears to fall across ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The pleasant, but entirely unnecessary, return of ‘Will & Grace’

NBC’s “Will & Grace” returned eerily unchanged and sharply intact Thursday night, as if the past 11 years never occurred. Those sappy denouements seen in the show’s finale back in...

DATE: Oct 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Let’s Make a Deal’ host, philanthropist Monty Hall dies

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Monty Hall, the genial TV game show host whose long-running “Let’s Make a Deal” traded on love of money and merchandise and the mystery of which door had the car behi...

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

‘SNL’ gears up for new season launch with Gosling, Jay-Z

NEW YORK – “Saturday Night Live” kicks off its new season with Ryan Gosling as host, Jay-Z as the musical guest – and pretty likely some jokes at the expense of the White House. T...

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

‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has breast cancer

LOS ANGELES – Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The star of “Veep” and “Seinfeld” posted word of her illness Thursday on social media. A spokeswo...

DATE: Sep 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

12-year-old ventriloquist wins ‘America’s Got Talent’

LOS ANGELES – A 12-year-old girl is getting a $1 million prize and her own Las Vegas show after taking the “America’s Got Talent” crown on the season 12 finale of the NBC reality competition...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment