the day after Salman Rushdie was stabbed Friday by a man who hit the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York, details were emerging about the suspect. Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital and surgery after the attack. His agent Andrew Wylie said Friday night he author … Read more
In early 1970s Lebanon, a young singer from a hill town north of Beirut was on the up. Before the civil war in 1975, the capital was the Arab world’s thriving artistic centre, where folk-dance traditions were reaching new heights. There, Dunya Younes was a rising star, appearing in musicals and collaborating with pillars of … Read more
Kanye West Deleted Post Mocking Pete Davidson Amid “Trauma Therapy” Reports Just when we thought Kim Kardashian and Kanye West might finally be seeing eye to eye, things just got a little more complicated. As I’m sure you’ve already heard, Kim and her boyfriend, Pete Davidson, broke up last week after nine months of dating. … Read more
Season 6, Episode 12: ‘Waterworks’ After years of blending in and keeping low in Omaha, Gene Takavic, aka Saul Goodman, is about to lam it. In the closing moments of this episode, he is outed for good by a terrified but determined Marion, who has discovered the truth about her overly helpful pal dela. All … Read more
Lamont Dozier, the prolific songwriter and producer who was crucial to the success of Motown Records as one-third of the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, died on Monday in Arizona. He was 81. Robin Terry, the chairwoman and chief executive of the Motown Museum in Detroit, confirmed the death. She did not specify a cause. In collaboration with … Read more
It was as Fred Savage was preparing to direct his ninth episode of ABC’s reboot of The Wonder Years that a group of six women on the crew united to take action. Despite their fears about possible repercussions, in February they felt a complaint to Disney and subsequently spoke to an HR executive regarding their … Read more
Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier dies aged 81, pictured in New York in 1990 Motown legend Lamont Dozier has died, aged 81. The songwriting genius, behind classics such as ‘Baby Love’ and ‘Two Hearts’, has passed away, his son Lamont Dozier Jr confirmed on Instagram. He wrote alongside a picture of the pair: ‘Rest in Heavenly … Read more
Taylor Swift has responded to plagiarism accusations from two songwriters who claim her song Shake It Off is not an entirely original work. The singer, 32, is being sued by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claim that her 2014 hit Shake It lifted Off lines from their 2001 song Playas Gon’ Play, which … Read more
TOKYO — Issey Miyake, the Japanese designer famed for his pleated style of clothing and cult perfumes, and whose name became a global byword for cutting-edge fashion in the 1980s, died on Friday in Tokyo. He was 84. The death was announced on Tuesday by the Miyake Design Studio, which said the cause was liver … Read more
Ozzy Osbourne, 73, returns to the stage two months after ‘life-altering surgery’ as he performs at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in his hometown of Birmingham The rocker, 73, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 2019, beamed while performing in front his hometown crowd – after’ after’ in ‘life-altering surgery in June Ozzy hasn’t performed … Read more
