Celebrities
Kara Swisher took Silicon Valley by force. Now she’s eyeing influence in the 2028 campaign
WASHINGTON | Kara Swisher is everywhere. She’s filling in for Joy Behar on ABC’s “The View.” Appearing alongside Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” Starring in a CNN documentary. Preparing a national tour. And churning out four podcasts most weeks featuring long-form interviews and commentary. It’s a ubiquity born of more than three […]
What, like it’s hard? Newcomer Lexi Minetree put in the work to play a teen Elle Woods in ‘Elle’
When Lexi Minetree auditioned for the part of a teenage Elle Woods in a “Legally Blonde” prequel series for Prime Video, she went for it with the determination and creativity that the character herself used to apply to Harvard Law School in the original film. Minetree, said “Elle” executive producer Lauren Neustadter, “actually recreated her […]
Movie Review: Millie Bobby Brown returns as Sherlock’s sister in ‘Enola Holmes 3’
The “Enola Holmes” movies have done nothing so much as chart Millie Bobby Brown’s evolution from child actor to movie star. She was 16 when the first “Enola Holmes” debuted in 2020. As “Enola Holmes 3” arrives on Netflix, she’s 22. And all three movies have been driven by Brown’s natural charisma. The first two […]
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to host their wedding Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source says
NEW YORK | Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans. The festivities will kick off with a smaller rehearsal dinner planned for Thursday night, the official said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on […]
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to host their wedding Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source says
NEW YORK | Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans. The festivities will kick off with a smaller rehearsal dinner planned for Thursday night, the official said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on […]
Bello again: Pierre Coffin, voice of the Minions, finally understands his yellow henchman
NEW YORK | Filmmaker Pierre Coffin is the creator and chief practitioner of Minionese, but it’s a dialect — like most things Minions — that’s taken time to hone. “I have this file on my phone of Indian dishes or weird words.” Coffin says. “People come up to me and say, ‘You should say that!’ […]
Some ransom notes sent in Nancy Guthrie case still being investigated as legitimate, FBI says
The FBI has discounted some of the ransom notes that surfaced after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as nothing more than extortion attempts, but the agency said Wednesday it’s still evaluating others that might be legitimate. The FBI did not specify how many ransom notes have been received, other than saying “several.” “This case continues […]
Los Angeles medical examiner says former child actor Daveigh Chase died of AIDS
LOS ANGELES | Former child actor Daveigh Chase’s death on June 16 was due to AIDS, the office of the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner reported. The cause of death for Chase, 35, was acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, according to online medical examiner records from this week that listed her last name as Schwallier. “Chronic […]
Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People and co-wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ dies at 74
NEW YORK | Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” “Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” and delighted crowds while dressed as the band’s helmeted and mustachioed police officer, has died. He was 74. “We are profoundly sad to announce the death of Victor Willis, lead singer of […]
Movie Review: Sex is on the menu in Olivia Wilde’s dinner party comedy of manners ‘The Invite’
Soufflé is for dinner but much more is on the table in Olivia Wilde’s deliciously entertaining chamber comedy, “The Invite,” about a couple whose marriage is on the rocks who invite their upstairs neighbors over for an impromptu get-together. Such a gathering is, of course, a standby setup of stage and screen, alike. Faster than […]