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Meek Mill seeks new trial, judge after decade-long probation
Lawyers for Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill will ask an appeals court Tuesday to overturn a 2008 drug and gun conviction that’s kept the Philadelphia rapper on probation for a decade. The city judge who oversees the case and sent him to prison in 2017 on a parole violation has a...
Graphic suicide scene edited out of ’13 Reasons Why’ finale
Netflix has decided to remove a graphic suicide scene from the Season 1 finale of its show “13 Reasons Why” as the series prepares to launch its third season. Show creator Brian Yorkey says in a statement on Twitter the intent in portraying the suicide in such graphic detail was...
Diddy’s ‘Making the Band’ coming back to TV
Diddy’s “Making the Band” is officially coming back to TV. The music mogul announced Monday that the hit series, where he discovered groups including platinum-sellers Danity Kane, would return to MTV in 2020. “Making the Band” made its debut on ABC in 2000 when Lou Pearlman, who managed the Backstreet...
Connecticut investigating Wally Lamb’s inmate writing program
The state of Connecticut is investigating an inmate writing program run by author Wally Lamb after a lawsuit was filed this spring by participants. The lawsuit alleges the inmates have not been paid for their contributions to Lamb’s third anthology of writings designed to give female prisoners a public voice....
Barbie goes glam rock to honor David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust
Barbie has been many things over the years. Now, she’s dressed as Ziggy Stardust. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s iconic “Space Oddity,” Barbie overseers at Mattel released a collectible version of the doll dressed as Ziggy Stardust, one of his most beloved alter...
Metallica kids book about the band coming in the fall
“Exit light / Enter night / Take my hand / We’re off to never-never land” If you’re looking for a different bedtime story book for your kids, Metallica might have something for you. The heavy metal heavy-weights announced last week that they are releasing “The ABCs of Metallica” in November...
Youth chorus group will host ‘Summer Singers’ camp in August
The Pittsburgh Youth Chorus will host its annual “Summer Singers” day camp Aug. 5-9 at the Pittsburgh Opera headquarters in the city’s Strip District neighborhood. The camp is for children ages 7-10, and will teach fundamental vocal skills along with hosting fun activities and special guests. Children are encouraged to...
Remains found in Oregon likely those of ‘Seinfield’ actor Charles Levin
Authorities believe they have found the remains of missing Hollywood actor Charles Levin in a remote area of southern Oregon, according to local officials. Levin was reported missing from Grants Pass by his son on July 8, said local news station KTVL. The son, who lives in L.A., hadn’t heard...
Some things to consider ahead of the Emmy Award nominations
Emmy nominations arrive July 16, roughly nine weeks ahead of the September show and a year out from Meryl Streep unfurling another acceptance speech — this time for her supporting turn on the second season of “Big Little Lies.” (The chilling look of self-satisfaction that ended Sunday’s episode all but...
Art project in Northview Heights helping children express themselves
The pillows are more than blue fabric decorated and stuffed with foam. They say something about the young person who made them. One says “Jesus Loves You.” Another reads “#RIP.” A third has the number “187” on it, a three-digit synonymous with murder, crime and police. Another read “Gang, Gang.”...
‘Spider-Man’ does victory lap over ‘Crawl,’ ‘Stuber’
LOS ANGELES — “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is celebrating another weekend at No. 1, but non-franchise fare continues to struggle at the box office. Fresh studio-released counterprograming such as the horror movie “Crawl” and the action-comedy “Stuber” barely made a dent in the web-slinger’s earnings, although there is a glimmer...
Scarlett Johansson says comments on diversity were misconstrued
Scarlett Johansson says comments she made on the “authentic casting” debate have been taken out of context and asserts that she supports diversity in film. The actress came under fire in 2017 for playing an Asian character in “Ghost in the Shell” and canceled plans last year to portray a...
CBS News takes some chances with new anchor, Norah O’Donnell
NEW YORK — Long consigned to the evening news ratings basement, CBS News figures it can’t hurt to take some chances. The first was the appointment of a new anchor, Norah O’Donnell, who takes over Monday at the start of what promises to be a busy midsummer week. The second...
Pittsburgh cartoonist collaborates on comic book series
Joe Wos often takes photos of paper napkins when he’s having a meal. He saves the pictures on his smartphone. Why? “Some of the best ideas are drawn on a napkin,” says Wos, an acclaimed cartoonist and founder of Pittsburgh’s Toonseum, a museum devoted to the cartoon arts. “If you...
Which one of Netflix’s dark, European thrillers is the best?
There was a time when it was enough to say that you watched “Masterpiece Theater” or, a decade later, that you considered “The Wire” the best show ever. Now, identifying yourself as a television smarty pants — er, connoisseur — has become a bit tougher. Are you a late-adopting but...
Ed Sheeran confirms he’s married to Cherry Seaborn
LONDON — Ed Sheeran has confirmed for the first time that he and long-time girlfriend Cherry Seaborn are married. British media reported the pair wed before Christmas in front of about 40 friends and family. In an interview with broadcaster Charlamagne Tha God to promote his album “No.6 Collaborations Project,”...
Laurel Harmony Chorus seeks additions to its sweet soundVideo
Outside the Trinity United Church of Christ on Greensburg’s Main Street, the sweet sounds of singing fill the evening air. It’s not choir practice, but rather chorus practice — as in the Laurel Harmony Chorus, Greensburg’s chapter of the Sweet Adelines International. The all-female, four-part harmony, barbershop-style group practices each...
Review: It’s hard to feel the love for bland ‘Lion King’ remakeVideo
Life moves in a circle, “The Lion King” tells us, and, increasingly, so does studio movie-making. Close on the heels of “live-action” remakes of “Aladdin” and “Dumbo” and on the precipice of a reborn “The Little Mermaid,” ”The Lion King” is back, too. Round and round we go. Cue Savannah...
R. Kelly arrested in Chicago on federal sex charges
CHICAGO — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Joseph Fitzpatrick said the R&B singer was taken into custody about...
Mister Rogers’ ‘fantastical’ operas coming to Pittsburgh stage
The gentle goodness of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” touched millions of families. The show was so successful and individual that it became an American icon, which will be reflected in Tom Hanks’s new film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” scheduled for release on Nov. 22. The television program reflected the...
Legendary funnyman Patton Oswalt comes to the Steel City
Actor, writer and comedian Patton Oswalt brings his stand-up act to the Carnegie Library of Homestead’s Music Hall on Sunday. The performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. at 510 E. Tenth Ave. in Munhall. Oswalt has headlined comedy clubs all across the country the past 23 years and performed specials...
Jeannette’s You Are Here hosts singer, acoustic guitarist Kelly Zullo
Ohio native Kelly Zullo, described as a one-person band, will bring her acoustic show to You Are Here: A Place for Art in Jeannette. Zullo, who won the Columbus Songwriter Association competition’s “best songwriter” category, fuses funk, jazz and Americana, and will perform from 7-9 p.m. July 18 at the...
The Westmoreland’s Big Art Party to have ‘peace and love’ theme
“Peace. Love. Art.” is the theme for this year’s Big Art Party at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. Tickets are available now for the signature fundraising event planned for Oct. 5. The theme celebrates “Era of Cool: The Art of John Van Hamersveld,” an exhibition running July...
Review: No reason to catch a ride with nasty, brutish ‘Stuber’Video
There is absolutely no reason to catch a ride with the nasty, brutish and shrill “Stuber,” a horror movie about our current American nightmare of late capitalist economics and unchecked law enforcement masquerading as an “action comedy.” If that’s not sobering enough, “Stuber,” written by Tripper Clancy and directed by...
Entertainment planner: July 11-24
Thursday July 11 Bad Boy Blues Band, TGIS free concert, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Eilen Jewell, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/clubcafe Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, Schenley Park and other Pittsburgh locations. Through July 21. pvgp.org Friday July 12 Band Jam Music Festival, Cooper’s Lake Campground, Butler...
