Step aside, tortured poets. Itβs a showgirl era now. On Tuesday morning, Taylor Swift announced her new LP, βThe Life of a Showgirl,β and hereβs everything β a meager bounty, for now β that we know about it. When did she announce it? Word arrived after a countdown clock to 12:12 a.m. β an apropos…
It was only last week when Huntington Beach was unbeaten in the Sunset League and running away with the the league title. Now Newport Harbor (13-3) is closing fast, pulling to within one game of the Oilers (14-2) after Gavin Guy threw a five-hit shutout on Tuesday to beat the Oilers 1-0. Guy struck out…
Will Smith and his company Treyball Studios Management Inc. are being sued by an electric violinist who is claiming wrongful termination, retaliation and sexual harassment β allegations denied by the actor-rapper-producer in a statement from his attorney. Brian King Joseph alleges in a lawsuit filed earlier this week that Smith hired him to perform on…
PHOENIXΒ βΒ For the first time since he grounded out to end the 11th inning in Game 7 of the World Series, Freddie Freeman stepped into the batterβs box in the first inning Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians at Camelback Ranch. Freeman was met with cheers by the thousands of Dodgers fans in attendance. After popping out…
The proprietor of Los Angelesβ legendary Cliftonβs has given up on reopening the shuttered venue. Itβs just too difficult to do business in downtownβs historic core, he says. Andrew Meieran bought Cliftonβs on Broadway in 2010 and poured more than $14 million into repairs, renovations and upgrades, adding additional bar and restaurant spaces in the…
GUADALAJARA, JaliscoΒ βΒ Before the World Cup, critics and fans of the Mexican national team debated whether Javier Aguirreβs third stint as head coach was the right decision. Two games later, the coach has led Mexico to the tournamentβs knockout round. Thursdayβs 1-0 victory over South Korea at Guadalajara Stadium made the World Cup co-host the first…
Itβs a good time to be Danielle Brooks. She received an Oscar nomination for βThe Color Purpleβ in 2024 β her performance as Sofia also earned her a Grammy for best musical theater album β but Brooks has arguably had an even better 2025. So far this year, she has starred in the nearly billion-dollar-grossing…
Universal Music Group is investing $80 million for a stake in one of Indiaβs biggest Bollywood production companies, Excel Entertainment Pvt. Universal Music India, a division of Universal Music Group, will acquire a 30% equity interest in the Mumbai-based movie studio. In the deal, announced Monday, the companies will work together on forthcoming films, series,…
The Metropolitan Police has apologised to a second parliamentary Speaker in two days after he was incorrectly named as the person who passed on information about Lord Mandelson, which led to his arrest. Michael Forsyth, the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, was named in reports as having warned the police that Lord Mandelson…
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…