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Almost a year ago to the day, Jack Black hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time in 20 years, fresh off the success of “A Minecraft Movie.” Now, the star of another freshly minted videogame-to-movie hit, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” has returned after crushing it last time with a high-energy performance. Having reached…

One of the hottest tickets for the events surrounding Super Bowl LX in February was a party thrown at the Cow Palace in San Francisco by Sports Illustrated, where attendees could hang with Justin Bieber, Kevin Hart and Travis Kelce. The magazine’s logo and a team of models from its latest annual swimsuit issue were…

The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reportedly reached a tentative four-year deal for a new contract. Negotiations between the union and film and TV studios began in March, with union leaders prioritizing more robust healthcare benefits, streaming residuals and protections against the misuse of AI tools….

Bo Lueders, guitarist and co-founder of the Chicago-based hardcore metal band Harm’s Way, has died, his bandmates announced “with heavy, broken hearts” Thursday on social media. He was 38. Lueders “will be remembered for his unwavering empathy and compassion for his friends & family and his magnetic, inimitable presence on & off the stage,” Harm’s…

The L.A. man who was filmed punching and kicking the Mercedes-Benz of “Gown and Out in Beverly Hills” stars Patrik Simpson and Pol’ Atteu in Hollywood was arrested this week and booked on felony vandalism. The reality stars shared the dramatic video of the incident on social media with the caption, “Emergency! We need your…

Melvin Edwards, a sculptor best known for abstract steel works that illustrated the history and resistance of African Americans, died March 30 at his Baltimore home. He was 88. His death was confirmed by Alexander Gray Associates, the gallery that represents him. Edwards rose to prominence in 1963 with the first works of what would…

“Everybody says [redacted] is saving pop. No, Joyce is saving pop,” a fan declares on a voice note at the outset of flowerovlove’s single “muse.” Joyce Cissé, known by her artist moniker flowerovlove, is a breezy, deeply thoughtful and remarkably confident singer-songwriter from South London. Her discography leans into bubblegum pop, igniting the giddy teen…

Rapper Pooh Shiesty kidnapped and robbed fellow rapper and mentor Gucci Mane in a music studio ambush, federal prosecutors say. The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that Memphis rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30 planned and executed the “coordinated armed takeover” at a Dallas music studio in January. According to prosecutors, eight of nine suspects…

Hip-hop star J. Cole is taking his basketball dreams overseas — again. When ESPN reported Wednesday that the two-time Grammy winner has signed to play for the Nanjing Monkey Kings in the Chinese Basketball Assn., it might have sounded like an April Fool’s Day prank. But it’s no joke. Cole’s longtime manager and business partner…

With daylight lingering longer, why not while away a couple hours with one of these newly released books? The novels range from supremely short to extremely long and include settings as disparate as a sunny cruise ship and COVID-era Manhattan. If you’re looking for nonfiction, you can choose from titles about rock gods, the cosmos…