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Travis and Jason Kelce are going to have a “a special episode with a VERY special guest” on their “New Heights” podcast this week. That’s big news … because that mystery guest can be only one person, right? Just to be clear, the person in question would be Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, pop superstar Taylor Swift….

Pamela Warner, the mother of late “Cosby Show” star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, looked beyond loss and offered some comfort to his fans as she broke her silence about his sudden death in July. The elder Warner created an Instagram page dedicated to her son’s legacy and on Friday released a contemplative and lengthy statement saying the…

The characters on “The Studio” — the Apple TV+ hit that recently earned a record-breaking 23 Emmy nominations, the most ever for a freshman comedy — don’t have much of a life outside the confines of their high-pressure jobs running the fictional Continental Studios. But they do get out from time to time. And when…

Before Byron Allen became a media mogul, he was one of those comedians whose life was changed by Johnny Carson. Growing up, Allen would accompany his mother to the NBC lot in Burbank, where she worked as a publicist, and was provided with a show business education. An aspiring comic who played comedy clubs as…

Some SoCal residents spent their summer at the beach, or at their local rooftop pool; others spent it indoors, hiding from ICE agents. It’s why Riverside artist Perry Picasshoe spent his summer documenting the melting of 36 ice blocks on sidewalks across the Inland Empire. He traveled to nine locations, a mix of parks, storefronts…

In a major early move under new ownership, Paramount acquired the media rights to UFC’s mixed martial arts events in the U.S, the company said Monday. Paramount signed a seven-year deal with TKO Group Holdings that will put 13 marquee events and 30 fight nights on streaming platform Paramount+. Some of the matches will air…

“I know it’s a cliche to say I wasn’t expecting it, but I was not expecting it,” says Jeff Hiller of his surprise Emmy nomination for his supporting role in the HBO comedy “Somebody Somewhere.” One could forgive Hiller’s low expectations. Starring Bridget Everett as Sam, a single, middle-aged woman navigating small-town life in Kansas…

In an age of changing media consumption (and work-from-home) habits, the phrase “watercooler television” may be something of an anachronism. But as anyone following shows like “The White Lotus” can tell you, discussing, dissecting and debating hit series never goes out of style. And of all networks, HBO knows how best to capitalize on such…

Danny Bensusan opened the Blue Note in Greenwich Village in 1981 and helped it quickly became home to some of the biggest names in jazz. Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson and Lionel Hampton are just some of the iconic acts who played there, and Chick Corea, Peterson, Keith Jarrett and James Carter recorded live…

Even hardcore fans of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” may have been surprised how far Bertha Russell, portrayed by now three-time Emmy nominee Carrie Coon, went this season in her quest to climb the heights of 1880s New York society. After forcing her daughter Gladys (Taissa Farmiga) to marry a British duke to solidify the family’s…