Los Angeles: 'Sinners' and 'One Battle' Lead Oscars

 

LOS ANGELES, The 98th Academy Awards will take place Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre, hosted by Conan O'Brien. Warner Bros. films Sinners and One Battle After Another lead the nominations; Sinners received a record sixteen nominations while One Battle After Another is favored in categories. The telecast...

California Declares Bad Bunny Day Ahead Super Bowl

 

California — Governor Gavin Newsom declared Feb. 8 'Bad Bunny Day' Saturday ahead of the Super Bowl halftime show, and public discussion intensified this week. A BetOnline analysis of 170,000 geotagged X posts identified Utah as most likely to boycott. Bad Bunny, announced as the halftime headliner in September, has...

Second U.S. Sphere Venue Planned for National Harbor

 

National Harbor, Maryland. Sphere Entertainment, the State of Maryland, Prince George's County and Peterson Companies announced Sunday they intend to develop a 6,000-seat Sphere venue at National Harbor. The smaller-format site will feature a 16K x 16K interior screen, Exosphere exterior LED, Sphere Immersive Sound, haptic seating and 4D effects....

Call Of Duty Co-Creator Vince Zampella Reported Dead

 

Los Angeles — Vince Zampella, co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise and head of Respawn Entertainment, died after a single-vehicle crash on Angeles Crest Highway on Sunday, authorities and his employer confirmed. The California Highway Patrol reported the vehicle veered off the roadway around 12:45 p.m., struck a concrete...

Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Honorees in Oval Office

 

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump hosted the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees in the Oval Office on Saturday, presenting medals to Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, Kiss and Michael Crawford. Since returning to office in January, Trump replaced the center's board with GOP appointees and said he was largely involved in...

Hosts criticize Trump Gatsby party amid SNAP expiration

 

Late-night hosts zeroed in on Donald Trump’s Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago, held Friday just hours before SNAP benefits expired for millions of Americans. On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart blasted the event as a gaudy ode to decadence, citing dancers, costumes, champagne, and a slogan, "a little party...

Day Lewis responds to Brian Cox on method

 

Daniel Day-Lewis pushed back at Brian Cox for pulling him into a dispute over method acting, saying he was “inadvertently” caught up in the Succession star’s criticism of Jeremy Strong. Praising both actors, Day-Lewis said he never interfered with Cox’s process and feels no responsibility for Strong’s approach. He defended...

People names Jonathan Bailey Sexiest Man Alive

 

People magazine named actor Jonathan Bailey its Sexiest Man Alive, continuing its actor-heavy streak even as the IAC-owned magazine recently cut 6 percent of staff. The Wicked and Bridgerton star, likely the first publicly out gay honoree, called it "the honor of a lifetime" on Jimmy Fallon. People published two...

Diane Ladd dies at 89 in Ojai

 

Diane Ladd, a three-time Oscar nominee celebrated for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose, died Monday morning at her home in Ojai, Calif, a representative for Laura Dern confirmed. She was 89. “My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother,” Dern said, noting...

Paramount Extends Jon Stewart Daily Show Through 2026

 

Paramount ended months of uncertainty by renewing Jon Stewart’s deal to host The Daily Show once a week through December 2026, with Stewart on Mondays and correspondents rotating Tuesday to Thursday. The decision follows a rocky period for late-night and a corporate merger, during which Stewart questioned executives’ rationales and...