Gene Shalit, the fast-talking funnyman who reviewed films, plays and books for NBCβs βTodayβ show has died. He was 100. Shalitβs family confirmed the longtime criticβs death Friday, telling NBC that he βpassed away peacefully after 100 years of an amazing life.β According to a 2010 interview with Guy Ludwig, Shalitβs producer for more than…
She’s anything but the traditional stuffy Whitehall mandarin in the mould of Sir Humphrey Appleby in TV’s Yes Minister. Britain’s new top civil servant, Dame Antonia Romeo, 51, might even seem a surprising choice as the new cabinet secretary – the first woman to do the job – for a prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer,…
Sir Martin Sorrell, the advertising mogul, has received a number of merger approaches for S4 Capital, the London-listed marketing services group he founded seven years ago. Sky News can reveal that Sir Martin has been contacted in recent weeks by potential suitors including One Equity Partners, a US-based private equity firm which focuses on acquiring…
Reality star Harry Jowsey has flirted, broken hearts and lied on TV. But now the 28-year-old Australian says heβs ready to find his soulmate β and heβs nervous. Last month, applications opened on a website for his new Netflix reality show, βLetβs Marry Harry,β with thousands of people signing up for the chance to be…
Lisa Hopkins bought her house in Louisiana’s Richland Parish two years ago, but lately, her family only finds peace and quiet on their front porch at night, after construction stops for the day. That’s because Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, is now building its largest artificial intelligence data center in the country…
The ball is back in LeBron Jamesβ hands, and he is thriving in his βnewβ role as the Lakersβ primary caretaker. James is in this position in the wake of injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. He had been the third option behind Doncic and Reaves, and he shifted back to a role he…
As the media industry took stock of Paramount Skydanceβs startling acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, one question lingered on the minds of many in the news business and beyond: What will this mean for CNN? The iconic 24-hour cable news network is among the various Warner Bros. assets that would be scooped up by Paramount…
BEIJINGΒ βΒ The Trump administration has repeatedly framed the war in Iran as a quick, winnable fight, vowing to defeat the Islamic Republic βtotally and decisivelyβ β incomparable to the βdumbβ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But from Chinaβs perspective, the parallels are clear. βYou can blow everything up β destroy it all,β one Chinese official told…
Denzel Perryman quickly listed name after name as he dove deep into his mental roster of the 2015 Chargers. Manti TeΚ»o, Melvin Ingram, Kavell Conner and Donald Butler took Perryman under their wing, the Chargers linebacker said. The 11-year veteran said he relied on older teammates when he entered the NFL as they helped him…
Start sending out βSmoke Signals.β Phoebe Bridgers finally announced her upcoming phone-free arena tour, and it includes two spooky nights in the Los Angeles area. Bridgers shared details about the Lost Tour on Friday morning, following a sold-out show the previous night at Madison Square Garden in New York City and a series of secret…