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Whether it’s leaning into AI-generated images or President Trump’s signature all-caps style, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social media accounts have been firing left and right in recent weeks. The latest target? None other than rock ’n’ roll figure and avid Trump supporter Kid Rock. In a post on Sunday to X, Newsom’s official account shared an…

For Hollywood, the state of big-screen comedies has been so grim you almost have to laugh. There are genres that have dominated the cineplex in recent years — special effects-heavy blockbusters, family films and scream-in-your-seat horror movies. But comedies? Not so much after the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent spate of theatrical funnies is trying to…

President Trump on Tuesday said he intends to expand his crusade against what he calls “woke” ideology from the Smithsonian Institution to museums across the country. “The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that the Smithsonian is “out of…

The Spanish-language awards show will broadcast live on Sept. 25, 2025 from Panama City at 7 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. CT. Premios Juventud announced its nominees for its 22nd annual award ceremony. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny and Venezuelan balladeer Danny Ocean both lead with six nominations each. Not far behind are hitmakers Anitta, Beéle,…

Feedback is the seasoning that flavors the success of our favorite TV shows. Whether it’s from an executive, a trusted colleague or the actors, advice can shape tone, pacing, plotlines and character arcs — all of which can make or break a series. We asked some of this year’s Emmy contenders how creative collaborations provided…

MSNBC is being renamed after parent company Comcast spins the cable news channel off into a separate corporate entity later this year. The left-leaning channel will be known as MS NOW once it becomes part of Versant, a new company, and is no longer associated with NBC News, staffers were told Monday. “Morning Joe” co-host…

Last year, Isabela Merced was living a double life. By day, she was running around the set of “The Last of Us” in Vancouver — dodging Infected, WLF soldiers and Seraphites alongside co-star Bella Ramsey. Then, after wrapping what was sometimes a 15-hour workday, she’d be on a flight 4,500 miles away to Atlanta —…

Book Review Baldwin: A Love Story By Nicholas BoggsFarrar, Straus and Giroux: 720 pages, $36If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores In Nicholas Boggs’ lively and vigorously researched biography of James Baldwin, the great writer’s search for the source of his…

Jackie Chan wielding panda bear plushies at the 89th Academy Awards. Brad Pitt serving duck face at the 92nd. Anya Taylor-Joy’s otherworldly hair flip just last year. These are some of the most iconic Glambot videos shot by director Cole Walliser, who has been operating E!’s high-speed red carpet camera, a staple of awards season,…

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Pause. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Ben Stiller’s phone is buzzing. Each time someone sends a text, it alerts him with the sound of Roy Scheider’s police chief, Brody, telling Robert Shaw’s Quint that his vessel, the Orca, is not of sufficient size to deal with the 25-foot…