Naya Rivera, the actress best known as Santana Lopez on Fox’s hit musical TV series “Glee,” was found dead Monday after going missing last week on Lake Piru.
Naya Rivera, the actress best known as Santana Lopez on Fox’s hit musical TV series “Glee,” was found dead Monday after going missing last week on Lake Piru.
‘It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly [Preston] has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,’ John Travolta wrote.
Interviews with more than a dozen BIPOC performers and staff at the Groundlings and UCB reveal systemic problems within L.A.'s sketch and improv world.
“Glee” star Naya Rivera, who died during a boat outing with her son last week, was known for showstopping performances on the series. Here are the 10 best.
Gaming in 2020
Allegations of abuse have pulled the curtain back on a game industry that has struggled to mature beyond its boyish and boorish stereotypes. Recent Ubisoft resignations over allegations of harassment are only part of the fallout.
In January, a survey on working conditions in the industry also exposed long hours and “a pile of white dudes.” But there are some games helping usher in inclusivity, including this antiracist video game and this LGBTQ love story.
Allegations of sexual, emotional and professional abuse reveal the game industry’s struggles to mature. Ubisoft resignations are only part of the fallout.
Here’s how to keep up with pop culture during self-quarantine due to coronavirus concerns.
The Swingin’ Hermlins, a German group dedicated to American big band music, vow to play nightly online gigs till the end of the coronavirus crisis.
The Disneyland closure is part of Hong Kong’s effort to contain a resurgent coronavirus outbreak.
An annual PwC report on the podcast industry projects that ad revenues will increase nearly 15% in 2020, piercing $1 billion, versus a pre-pandemic forecast of 29.6%.
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai.
North American box office will drop an estimated 61% from last year, as the pandemic has Hollywood studios holding off on new releases and theaters scrambling to make audiences feel safe.
Though the Anaheim theme parks remain closed, the Downtown Disney shopping district reopened this week to large crowds of Disney fans eager to return despite surging COVID-19 cases in Orange County.
The 71st National Book Awards ceremony and its preceding events are going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What’s on TV Tuesday, July 14: The season finale of “Dirty John” on USA.
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The ‘Glee’ family came together Monday to honor actress Naya Rivera, whose body sheriffs were ‘confident’ they had found in Lake Piru.
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The acquisition will give SiriusXM, the home for programs like “The Howard Stern Show,” a greater foothold in the fast-growing podcasting sector.
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Steve Bing was a complicated, private man, but his suicide came as a shock, bringing a tragic, public end to the enigmatic film producer and philanthropist at age 55.
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Joy Reid will take over the slot vacated by Chris Matthews’ ‘Hardball.’ She becomes the first Black woman to anchor an evening cable news show.
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Amid nationwide marches for Black lives, Black animation professionals speak about systemic racism in the industry and the need for diversity.
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Catch up with these top June documentaries: “You Don’t Nomi,” “Bully. Coward. Victim.,” “Dads,” “My Darling Vivian,” “The Ghost of Peter Sellers” and “Athlete A.”
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Emily Mortimer stars in “Relic,” the directorial debut of Natalie Erika James, which continues a recent run of smart horror dramas.
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Directed by brothers Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets” looks at the final night of a dive bar as a makeshift community readies itself to move on.
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Highland Park has long been the heart of L.A.'s musical bohemia, home to Chicano punk and Billie Eilish. Now, COVID-19 threatens the scene’s very existence.
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The rap artist known as Lil Marlo has died, his record label said
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Blues singer Anita White slams the band Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum, for suing her over the name she’s used for decades.
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The singer released the title track of her forthcoming album, “Smile,” after sharing the album title and cover.
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CBS will commit at least 25% of its development budget to projects with BIPOC creators and wants its writers rooms to be 40% nonwhite by the 2021-22 season.
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The mothers of Ahmaud Arbery, Antwon Rose, Botham Jean, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Breonna Taylor spoke with “Good Morning America.”
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In Season 2 of Amazon Prime’s “Hanna,” virtual relationships and online identities play a role in shaping young assassins.
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St. Paul’s boarding school covered up decades of abuse. Crawford discusses her memoir, “Notes on a Silencing,” about her on-campus rape.
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In “Utopia Avenue,” the giant, brilliant multi-novel Mitchellverse alights in swinging-’60s London with a winking rock homage.
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The Washington Post media columnist’s ‘Ghosting the News’ diagnoses the disastrous decline in local papers.
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