May 7th, 2025

Entertainment News

He is credited with one of history’s most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took it

By David Bauder, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2025

It is one of the 20th century’s most memorable images: a naked girl, screaming, running from a napalm bombing during the Vietnam War. More than a half-century later, a new documentary is calling into question who took it – and the retired Associated Press photographer long credited for the photo insists it was his, while ... Read More »

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Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console will come out in 2025

By Sarah Parvini, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Gaming giant Nintendo revealed its newest console Thursday in a highly anticipated announcement gamers had been waiting for since rumors of its release first spread years ago. The Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch system, will be released in 2025, the company said. In a new promotional video, ... Read More »

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‘September 5’ revisits the seminal Munich Olympics attack broadcast, with questions for today

By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly all of the new film “September 5″ takes place in the darkened, smokey control room from which ABC Sports broadcast the hostage crisis of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. All around the room is a buzzing clutter of period analog equipment. The video monitors act like windows, offering perspectives ... Read More »

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Conan O’Brien will receive Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy

By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) – Comedian and host Conan O’Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on Thursday. O’Brien, 61, has carved out an improbable decadeslong career arc, moving from goofy television interloper to comedic elder statesman. Along the way, he survived one of the most public failures ... Read More »

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No cupcakes, no cosmos: ‘Sex and the City’ brownstone in NYC will get a gate to deter tourists

By Joseph B. Frederick And Michael Hill, The Associated Press on January 15th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) – Thinking about toasting Carrie Bradshaw with a cosmo while posing on the front steps of her iconic Manhattan brownstone from “Sex and the City?” Think again. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approved an application for a gate Tuesday after Barbara Lorber, who has owned the building since 1978, lamented “the endless ... Read More »

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‘Conclave’ leads race for British BAFTA awards, one more than ‘Emilia Perez’

By Hilary Fox And Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on January 15th, 2025

LONDON (AP) – Papal thriller ” Conclave “ leads the race – just – for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 12 categories, one more than the genre-busting trans musical ” Emilia Perez.” But with the wildfires in Los Angeles over the past week fresh in the minds of everyone in the movie ... Read More »

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Celebrated artwork will be removed from an Iowa park as its creator ends fight to preserve the work

By Scott Mcfetridge, The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a park pond in Des Moines under a settlement announced Tuesday, ending a legal fight between the New York artist who created the work decades ago and a local art center that argued it couldn’t afford needed repairs to the site. ... Read More »

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Free e-book compiles excerpts from new works by Emma Donoghue, V.E. Schwab and dozens more

By The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) – New fiction by such favorites as V.E. Schwab, Emma Donoghue and Maggie Stiefvater will be excerpted in a free e-book compilation highlighting dozens of upcoming books. Buzz Books 2025: Spring/Summer was published Tuesday by the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch. Featured works include Donoghue’s “The Paris Express,” Schwab’s “Bury Our Bones in ... Read More »

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Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson call time on their relationship

By The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025

Singer-actor Jessica Simpson and her husband, former NFL player Eric Johnson, have separated after 10 years of marriage. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson, 44, told People in a statement Monday. “Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We ... Read More »

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Rock icon Jeff Beck’s guitars are going on display in London before they are put up for auction

By The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025

LONDON (AP) – Some of the most iconic guitars in rock history are going on display in London before they go under the hammer at auction. Auctioneer Christie’s held a preview on Tuesday for the collection of the late Jeff Beck, who died in January 2023 at age 78. Starting Wednesday, the public can view ... Read More »

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Beyoncé donates $2.5 million to fire relief and Meghan delays show launch due to the disaster

By The Associated Press on January 13th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted containment of fires burning in and around Los Angeles, but the effects of the blazes on the entertainment world continue. The Oscar nominations have been delayed and the film academy announced Monday that it would cancel a gathering of nominees due ... Read More »

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