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Snoopy is the superstar of the βPeanutsβ world, but Ben Folds is loyal to Charlie Brown. βIβm going to have to go with Chuck because heβs so emotionally compressed,β the singer-songwriter said when asked for a favorite. Folds didnβt grow up poring over the Charles M. Schulz comics or memorizing the TV specials β βI…
Two years after a sign-stealing scandal at the University of Michigan rocked college football, the NCAA on Friday increased sanctions the Wolverines had self-imposed but refrained from handing down the most severe punishments. Michigan wonβt be subject to a postseason ban and wonβt be required to vacate victories β especially important because the Wolverines won…
Dan Ziskie, the veteran TV actor best known for his work on the Netflix political drama series βHouse of Cardsβ and HBOβs βTreme,β has died. He was 80. Ziskie died July 21 in New York, his family announced in an obituary for the actor published on Legacy.com. Though his life βwas cut short by arteriosclerotic…
Thereβs no need to scout Palisadesβ football team this fall. Everyone knows the passing duo of quarterback Jack Thomas and receiver Demare Dezeurn is going to be electric. Dezeurn, who ran a 10.32 100 meters as a sophomore last season at Bishop Alemany, made his Palisades debut in a scrimmage Thursday. Several times he was…
Any western worth its dusty boots and big-sky openness should know whatβs breathtaking about freedom, at the same time grasping how being tamed is an uneasy, clarifying rite of passage. That men have typically led these stories means thereβs a lot still to be mined when women tackle this genre β both in front of…
βYellowstoneβ creator Taylor Sheridan and Paramount are going big in Texas, joining forces to open a 450,000-square-foot production campus in Fort Worth, in a boost to the Lone Star Stateβs growing entertainment economy. The venture, announced Wednesday, comes on the heels of Skydanceβs $8.4-billion takeover of Paramount and just as Texas has taken major initiatives…
Letβs unpack our need to unpack the whole βwoman on TikTok who fell in love with her psychiatristβ saga. First the facts: Kendra Hilty recently posted 25 videos on TikTok in which she discussed her decision to end four years of 30-minute monthly sessions (most of them on Zoom) with a male psychiatrist who prescribed…
Brady Pettigrew isnβt a collector of sports cards or memorabilia. The Indiana Fever fan just wanted to have some fun with Sophie Cunningham, one of his favorite players. At a fan event in Indianapolis last weekend, Pettigrew waited in line with many others to get the star WNBA guardβs autograph. When his turn came, the…
Much like a rainmaker is a person adept at bringing in new business and revenue to a company, USA is placing its bet on βThe Rainmaker,β a new drama series premiering Friday and based on John Grishamβs 1995 bestselling novel, to bring viewers hungry for scripted content back to the network. Once a beacon of…
A dispute over a cap triggered a violent brawl in the stands at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night during a Freeway Series game between the Angels and Dodgers. Two men identified by the Anaheim Police Department as being 26 years old and from Tustin were arrested. The primary attacker was charged with felony assault and…
