When Chicano fashion designer Willy Chavarrรญa first devised his latest shoe drop โ a chunky sneaker topped with the sleek, black leather weave of artisanal Mexican huaraches โ he meant to honor his roots. Instead, it seems he stepped on some toes. The designer unveiled his Oaxaca Slip On with Adidas at the Art Museum…
For actor Camilla Luddington, a recent blood test held the key to understanding her โslowerโ and lower-energy demeanor. The โGreyโs Anatomyโ star on Wednesday opened up about her health, revealing she has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder known as Hashimotoโs disease. In an episode of her and co-star Jessica Capshawโs โCall It What It…
David Ellison finally clinched his prize Thursday, completing Skydance Mediaโs $8-billion takeover of the historic Paramount. But the tech scion immediately faced questions about President Trumpโs boast that he expects $20 million in free advertising and programming as part of a settlement to end Trumpโs lawsuit over CBS โ60 Minutesโ edits. The settlement cleared the…
โChimp Crazyโ star Tonia Haddix on Thursday was sentenced to 46 months in prison. The 55-year-old exotic animal broker was convicted for lying to a federal judge about the death of her chimpanzee Tonka, whom she was hiding in her basement. Haddix, who calls herself the โDolly Parton of chimps,โ pleaded guilty to perjury and…
Alfie Wise, who often appeared in films and TV shows with his friend Burt Reynolds, has died. He reportedly died July 22 of natural causes at the Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., his longtime fiancรฉe Stephanie Bliss told the Hollywood Reporter. He was 82. Wise and Reynolds shared the…
At a recent news conference, President Trump touched on questions about tariffs, Gaza and vaccines before zeroing in on one of his favorite subjects: TV and radio ratings. A journalist, referring to an unconfirmed report that Howard Sternโs SiriusXM radio show was being canceled, handed Trump a sugar-coated softball: โIs the Hate Trump business model…
Eddie Palmieri, the Grammy-winning Nuyorican pianist, bandleader and composer who helped innovate Afro-Caribbean music in the States and transform the New York salsa scene, died on Wednesday. He was 88. According to a post on his official Instagram, Palmieri passed away in his Hackensack, N.J., home. The New York Times confirmed via his youngest daughter,…
The rise of evil is more believable than its defeat. Implausible horror movies ask you to buy that a curse can be broken, a killer bested, nightmares tidied into a neat resolution. But filmmaker Zach Cregger enjoys making a mess. His buzzy breakout, 2022โs โBarbarian,โ tangled several narratives in one basement, jolting audiences with a…
โFreakier Fridayโ proves that time is its own magical device. Generations of fans of the body-swap series โ from the original 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and Jodie Fosterโs 1976 Disney adaptation to this 21st century update โ have had decades to learn firsthand that everyone becomes their parents, no cursed fortune cookie required. In…
Brandon Blackstock, the talent manager who was married to singer Kelly Clarkson for seven years, has died of an unspecified cancer. He was 48. โIt is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,โ his family confirmed Thursday in a statement to The Times. โBrandon bravely battled cancer for…