Month: May 2021

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Though the numbers aren’t as big as their opening weekends, an interesting tale continues at the weekend box office during the pandemic with New Line’s Mortal Kombat and Funimation/Aniplex’s Demon Slayer bound for a photo-finish of $6.1M in their second weekends. Really, it’s too close to call right now. Mortal Kombat had the slight upper hand
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Kensington Palace commemorated sweet Princess Charlotte’s 6th birthday with beautiful portraits of the young royal! See the little princess on her very special day.  Another year older! Princess Charlotte officially turned six years old on May 2, and the Royal Family celebrated the occasion with portraits of Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s second child and only daughter
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Normunds Kindzulis, a 29-year-old medical assistant, suffered burns on 85 per cent of his body. (Instagram/@kindzulis.normunds) A gay man from Tukums, Latvia, died of burns Wednesday (28 April) that nearly covered his entire body after a disgruntled neighbour allegedly doused him with flammable liquid. Normunds Kindzulis, a 29-year-old medical assistant, suffered burns on 85 per
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Dannielynn Birkhead ditched her usual dress for the Kentucky Derby this year, choosing a grown up suit and white floral fascinator for the event. Anna Nicole Smith‘s daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead, is so grown up! The 14-year-old posed with her dad Larry Birkhead, 48, have an annual father-daughter tradition of attending the Kentucky Derby — but
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(Give me six feet of) Space Mountain. By Jordan Hoffman May 1, 2021 It is the happiest place on Earth once more. As coronavirus cases plunge in California, the teacups are once again spinning, the characters are posing for photos, and the farcically oversized turkey legs are causing indigestion at Disneyland in Anaheim. As the
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Following a controversial blanking of nominations for The Weeknd, the Grammys announce changes. By Jordan Hoffman May 1, 2021 Substantial changes concerning the Grammy Awards were announced by the Recording Academy on Friday. The biggest alteration is the elimination what were essentially small, secret councils of “15-30 highly skilled music peers” who determined the nominations.
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Olympia Dukakis — the Oscar-winning actress best known for her role in ‘Moonstruck’ — has died … this according to her family. Her brother, Apollo, broke the sad news Saturday … taking to Facebook to update fans that his sister had passed in New York City. He adds, “After many months of failing health she
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Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers made a regal appearance at the Kentucky Derby alongside friend and former ‘The Spectacular Now’ co-star Miles Teller! After COVID-19 wrecked the traditional “Run for the Roses,” the Kentucky Derby was back to (sorta) normal on Saturday (May 1). Churchill Downs was open, and a limited number of fans were
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News Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus, Will Butler, and More Throw Support Behind PRO Act With New Working Families Party Conversation Series Thursday, Anti-Flag, and other artists will perform labor songs for the Instagram Live series By Noah Yoo April 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Billy Bragg, November 2017 (Lorne Thomson/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus,
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The standout highlight of the new Mortal Kombat movie is the long-running feud between Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) and Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada) which book-ends the film with two fight scenes that take place hundreds of years apart. Sub-Zero and Scorpion are of course mortal enemies, and it’s Scorpion who ultimately ends up defeating his adversary. What’s
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