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‘Blinding Lights’ and more hits the Grammys left in the dark
NEW YORK — The wattage in The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” wasn’t strong enough to compete at the Grammys — but the song isn’t the only electrifying No. 1 hit that the Recording Academy snubbed. The Weeknd joins an exclusive club of songs that were crowned biggest hit of the year...
Marvel’s Wanda has a future, but ‘WandaVision’ fate unclearVideo
LOS ANGELES — When “WandaVision” wraps its initial run next month on the Disney+ streaming service, Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda will make her next appearance in the big-screen “Doctor Strange” sequel. It’s storytelling that determines how and when characters from the Marvel Comics universe hopscotch between TV and movies, Marvel Studios...
‘The Mighty Ducks’ coaxes Emilio Estevez back into actingVideo
LOS ANGELES — Emilio Estevez said “The Mighty Ducks” TV series wooed him out of the director’s chair and back into acting, but only because it was a worthy successor to the 1990s movie franchise. Estevez reprises his role as youth hockey coach Gordon Bombay for the Disney+ streaming service’s...
TV Talk: NBC’s ‘Debris’ is watch-at-your-own-risk TV
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Ever since ABC premiered “Lost” to critical acclaim and commercial success in 2004, networks have tried to duplicate its success with serialized, mystery-unlocking stories. Rarely have networks succeeded. A litany of supernatural/alien-themed series — “666...
Franklin Regional students prepare for ‘Into the Woods’ with a scaled-down audienceVideo
Franklin Regional Senior High School students might be performing Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” but when it comes to health and safety, they certainly aren’t out of the woods yet. That means this year’s spring musical attendance will be restricted to the families of cast and crew members. But for...
Drunken driving charge against Bruce Springsteen droppedVideo
The government dropped drunken driving and reckless driving charges against Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday stemming from an incident in November, admitting that the rocker’s blood-alcohol level was so low that it didn’t warrant the charges. Springsteen pleaded guilty to a third charge, consuming alcohol in a closed area, the Gateway...
Things to do in Western Pa.: Feb. 24, 2021Video
Revisit the royal wedding of Prince William and Duchess Kate reimagined as a “fantastical dreamscape,” or plan now to attend an old-fashioned, foot-stompin’ Pittsburgh St. Paddy’s Day party. Check out some online music or theater, satisfy your creative urges by signing up for an art class, or head to Ligonier...
Betty White, furry friends star in 50-year-old ‘Pet Set’
LOS ANGELES — On a TV show Betty White hosted 50 years ago, the perpetual charmer flirts with James Brolin, teases Della Reese and trades quips with Carol Burnett. But White appears most delighted in the company of the real stars of “Betty White’s Pet Set,” among them elephants, lions...
TV Q&A: Why so many weather teases on local newscasts?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: With the weather being a top headline lately, why do the local broadcasts tease us with “forecast and snow accumulations coming up”? Weather is available...
Hillary Clinton, Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel ‘State of Terror’
One of the world’s better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing one. Clinton is teaming up with her friend, the novelist Louise Penny, on “State of Terror,” which has a plot that might occur to someone of Clinton’s background: A “novice” secretary of state, working...
Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101
Poet, publisher and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch and perpetuate the Beat movement, has died. He was 101. Ferlinghetti died at his San Francisco home Monday, his son Lorenzo Ferlinghetti told The Associated Press Tuesday. Ferlinghetti was known for his City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, an essential meeting...
Mandy Moore announces birth of son ‘right on his due date’
LOS ANGELES — Mandy Moore is officially a mom. The 36-year-old “This Is Us” star announced the birth of her first child, a son named August Harrison Goldsmith, on her Instagram Tuesday. “Gus is here,” Moore wrote in the post along with a photo. “He was punctual and arrived right...
‘The Simpsons’ replaces white voice actor who played Black doctor for 31 yearsVideo
“The Simpsons,” the long-running, satirical, animated TV show, has recast a voice actor who has been playing Dr. Hibbert, a Black doctor, according to the Daily Wire. Since 1990, white actor Harry Shearer has played the recurring role of Dr. Julius Hibbert on the show for 31 of the 32...
Shailene Woodley confirms she’s engaged to Aaron RodgersVideo
Shailene Woodley confirmed that she’s engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday, saying they got engaged “a while ago.” The 37-year-old Rodgers mentioned his engagement and thanked his fiancée while accepting his third...
Podcast odd couple: Obama, Springsteen in Spotify series
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for an eight-episode Spotify podcast series, swapping stories about their upbringings and even a White House singalong around a piano. The first two episodes of “Renegades: Born in the USA,” a conversation recorded in Springsteen’s guitar-filled home studio in New Jersey, were...
Audience plays role in Pittsburgh’s Prime Stage Theatre’s mystery podcasts
Whodunit fans can test their detecting skills with season two of Prime Stage Theatre’s Mystery Theatre podcast series. The first episode of “The Play’s the Thing,” written by Pittsburgh science fiction/mystery author Lawrence C. Connolly, will debut Thursday, with four more following on subsequent Thursdays. “Lawrence Connolly’s Mystery Theatre podcast...
Grammy-winning duo Daft Punk break up after 28 yearsVideo
NEW YORK — Grammy-winning electronic music pioneers Daft Punk have announced that they are breaking up after 28 years. The helmet-wearing French duo shared the news Monday in an 8-minute video called “Epilogue.” Kathryn Frazier, the band’s longtime publicist, confirmed the break up for The Associated Press. Daft Punk, comprised...
TV Talk: Punked by the new ‘Punky Brewster’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. It’s hard to imagine there’s much of a market for this “Punky Brewster” revival beyond nostalgic die-hards who watched the original as kids, tune in for the new pilot only to discover the comedy sophistication...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra celebrates its longevity with virtual program
The sounds of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have resonated for 125 years. (That’s a quasquicentennial, according to the dictionary.) Feb. 27 will mark its first performance this year. The original plan included a year-long celebration culminating with a gala. But the pandemic crashed that party. “We definitely still want to...
‘Shark Tank’ revisits Murrysville business that came away with a dealVideo
ABC’s “Shark Tank” will swim back to Murrysville to check in with FlexScreen, the window screen company that earned a deal with “shark” Lori Greiner during an early 2020 appearance on the show. Greiner initially offered FlexScreen owner Joe Altieri $800,000, with half in cash and half as a credit...
Fat Boys member, radio host Prince Markie Dee dies at 52Video
NEW YORK — Prince Markie Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died. He was 52. His death was announced Thursday by the SiriusXM station Rock The Bells, which did not provide a cause of...
Billie Eilish wins temporary restraining order against alleged stalker: ‘I worry for my safety’
A man allegedly stalking and threatening Billie Eilish outside her Los Angeles home has been ordered to keep his distance from the superstar singer pending a court hearing next month. John Matthews Hearle, 23, was served with a temporary restraining order Wednesday not far from the home Eilish still shares...
Want to own an amusement park? This one comes with a lake and a roller coaster
Clementon Park and Splash World in New Jersey has thrill rides, a water park, a 23-acre lake and is for sale. It sits on 52 acres, has a 4,000-square-foot historic six-bedroom house on the property, picnic tables and concession equipment. Rides include Thunder Drop, Ring of Fire, Sea Dragon, Flying...
Dolly Parton doesn’t want her statue at the Tennessee Capitol with ‘all that is going on in the world’
She’s begging of you to see her side. Dolly Parton took to Twitter Thursday morning to urge the Tennessee Legislature to scrap its plans for a statue of the “Jolene” songstress at the state Capitol, given the current state of the world. “I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for...
Cartoon favorite ‘SpongeBob’ is Stage Right’s next musical
A talking yellow sponge took the cartoon world by storm when “SpongeBob SquarePants” debuted in 1999. “It was on in my house ad nauseum in both of my kids’ lives,” said Tony Marino, co-founder of Stage Right performing arts school and professional theater company in Greensburg. Stage Right’s Student Company...
