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Get the Led Out brings ‘whole lotta’ Led Zeppelin to GreensburgVideo
“The Song Remains the Same” is a 1976 concert film documenting Led Zeppelin’s 1973 three-night stand at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. You could say it’s also the motto of Philadelphia-based tribute band, Get the Led Out, which plays note-for-note versions of the classic British rock band’s recordings. Long...
‘Da Vinci Code’ author settles lawsuit alleging secret life
BOSTON — “The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown and his ex-wife have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he led a secret life during their marriage that included several affairs. The couple agreed to voluntary dismiss the lawsuit and “any and all claims and counterclaims in...
Singer Rick Astley is grateful for the Rickroll, says he’s ‘never gonna give up’ anything in 2022
With a big advertising campaign in gear and a U.S. tour on the way, ’80s pop star Rick Astley has no plans to give anything up in 2022. But first, he sportingly looked back at the Rickroll phenomenon, which he still finds hard to explain. The 55-year-old singer told the...
Greensburg resident publishes children’s book ‘We Are Different but a Lot Alike’
Linda Guest-Peters was driving home from her job in Youngwood one day when a thought kept popping into her head. “An assortment of flowers makes a better flower garden. May all your friendships blossom like a flower garden,” served as inspiration for her new children’s book, “We Are Different but...
Brian Baumgartner gets ‘meta’ about his beloved ‘The Office’ character Kevin
Brian Baumgartner hasn’t landed a high-profile role since playing awkward accountant Kevin Malone on “The Office.” But he’s too busy leading tours down memory lane to complain. Baumgartner started a podcast last year that serves as the main source for his new book, “Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Oral History...
5 questions to help you figure out if you’ll love ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
As a wise Oracle once said, “Everything that has a beginning has an end.” Well, maybe she meant everything but the “Matrix” movies. Four films, one “Animatrix,” video games and two decades of enormous cultural influence later, the franchise borne of Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s 1999 sci-fi opus has rebooted...
‘Spider-Man’ surpasses $1B globally in second weekend
Peter Parker’s good fortune continued over the holiday weekend as Hollywood prepares to close the books on a turbulent 2021. Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies, and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” stayed in the No. 1 spot and netted...
Jason Bateman named Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Jason Bateman was named the 2022 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Thursday, the first recipient of the award since 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Bateman, an actor, producer and director on the Netflix series “Ozark,” who also played a starring...
Actor who played ‘Home Alone’ brother arrested in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY — “Home Alone” actor Devin Ratray surrendered to authorities in Oklahoma on Wednesday after he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend, police said. Ratray, who played older brother Buzz McAllister in the 1990 Christmas movie, was released from jail shortly after his booking on two domestic assault and...
Brighton Heights artist works with students to create Bakery Square exhibit
It appears that two of the figures are holding up the building. Called the “Larimer Caryatids,” the second art installation at Bakery Square in Pittsburgh’s East End was created by artist Lori Hepner of Brighton Heights. A “caryatid” is a Greek word and the name given to an architectural column...
Actor Richard Thomas proving to be man for all seasons in PittsburghVideo
Let’s be clear. Actor Richard Thomas loves performing in Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh audiences love seeing Thomas perform. And they’re getting plenty of chances to watch the former “Waltons” star apply his craft. Thomas is currently in Pittsburgh reprising his role as Ebenezer Scrooge in the Pittsburgh CLO’s “A Musical Christmas...
Januscary Film Festival brings winter chills to Pittsburgh’s Harris Theater
Usually, the scariest thing about January is getting the Christmas credit card bill. To kick off 2022, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will offer more chills and thrills with the Januscary Film Festival, which will feature six new and classic horror films screening at the Harris Theater in downtown Pittsburgh. “Most...
Chris Noth out at ‘The Equalizer’ amid sex assault claims
LOS ANGELES — Chris Noth will no longer be part of the CBS series “The Equalizer” in the wake of sexual assault allegations against the actor. Universal Television and CBS made a joint announcement Monday that Noth would no longer be part of filming “effective immediately.” Noth has played a...
TV Talk: Mt. Lebanon native charts course for ‘Book of Boba Fett,’ ‘Mandalorian’
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Mt. Lebanon native Dave Filoni has been living his childhood dream of playing “Star Wars” for two decades, trading his childhood action figures for writing scripts and directing costumed actors and massive “Star Wars” props...
Trevor Noah’s malpractice lawsuit claims surgery made him ‘sore, lame and disabled’Video
“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah has filed a malpractice lawsuit against a New York doctor and hospital after allegedly suffering “permanent, severe, and grievous” injuries as a result of a surgery in November 2020. The Comedy Central star filed the lawsuit in New York’s Supreme Court against orthopedic surgeon...
What is a bidding war? CBS and NBC could chase ‘Jeopardy!’ for their TV stations
Last summer, the beloved game show “Jeopardy!” was getting pummeled with bad publicity over a botched search for a new host. But Sony Pictures Television’s stumbles trying to find a successor to the late Alex Trebek did not seem to matter much to “Jeopardy!” fans. In the current 2021-22 television...
Analysis: The Duggars built a wholesome reality TV empire on TLC. Now it’s in ruins
When reality TV star Josh Duggar was convicted this month of receiving and possessing child pornography, it brought a shocking end to the Duggars’ decade-plus reign as the Fundamentalist Kardashians. On their TLC shows “19 Kids and Counting” and “Counting On,” the ultra-conservative Arkansas clan known for its love of...
Red snow? A most unexpected modern standard for the holidays
NEW YORK — There is no mention of holiday or Christmas in lyrics to the song, “White Winter Hymnal.” Or winter, for that matter. There is a reference to snow, turned “red as strawberries in the summertime” — presumably, by blood. Nonetheless, the song has become a modern holiday standard,...
Paul Rudd hosts ‘SNL’ sans audience, Charli XCX amid omicron
NEW YORK — People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 was indeed inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on “Saturday Night Live,” but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus meant there was no live audience to see it happen. Instead, viewers at home saw new sketches taped earlier in the...
Spidey nets 3rd best opening of all time with $253 million
Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot. Despite rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” not only shattered pandemic-era box office records; it became the third best opening of all time behind “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” The Sony and Marvel...
Up, up and they pay: $2.6M winning bid for Superman #1 comic
NEW YORK — A rare copy of a Superman #1 comic book that sold on newsstands for a dime in 1939 was purchased for $2.6 million in an auction. The comic showing Superman leaping over tall buildings on the cover was sold Thursday night to a buyer who wishes to...
Pittsburgh Symphony free program to explore global origin stories
Where did we come from? Why are we here? Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will explore those existential questions and more in “Origin Stories,” a free program set for 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. Assistant Conductor Moon Doh will lead the musical journey inspired by ancient understandings of...
ELO tribute band blends rock, classics for Palace Theatre show
The Electric Light Orchestra album “Out of the Blue” helped Ronda Price through a hard time in her life. As a young teen, she played it on repeat during the summer of 1979 after her mother passed away. Forty years later, she offered a gesture of thanks by forming Into...
Chris Noth accused of sexual assaults; actor denies claims
LOS ANGELES — Actor Chris Noth has been accused of sexually assaulting two women in separate encounters that took place in 2004 and 2015, according to a report Thursday. The women’s identities were withheld by The Hollywood Reporter in order to protect their privacy, said the trade publication, which used...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Dec. 17-19
‘Does Someone Need a Hug?’ “Elf the Musical” comes to the stage of the Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, courtesy of Actors and Artists of Fayette County. A Sunday matinee is sold out. Based on the 2003 movie starring...
