Entertainment
Music, revolution and Y2K: Coachella 2025 takeaways
Coachella 2025 boasted A-lister guest appearances, a dose of leftist politics, orchestral fusion and Y2K fashion. Here are takeaways from the first weekend of the premier festival that draws hundreds of thousands of revelers to the California desert: Pop reigns... with a hint of classical Lady Gaga, Post Malone, Benson… Read
Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King. It was the latest wave in space tourism, where more of the rich and famous than ever before — or lucky and well-connected — can enter… Read
Digital divas: Can Japan's virtual YouTuber craze crack America?
Fans waved glow sticks at an animated character on stage, having packed a sold-out Hollywood concert hall to see their virtual idol perform -- showcasing the global ambitions of Japan's "VTuber" subculture. Pink-haired musician and livestreamer Mori Calliope looks just like a character from an anime cartoon, brought to life… Read
'Minecraft Movie' holds top spot at North American theaters
"A Minecraft Movie" easily held on to the top spot in North American theaters this weekend with estimated ticket sales of a solid $80.6 million, analysts said Sunday. That was roughly half the total of its huge opening last weekend. But with $281 million in domestic ticket sales to date,… Read
Indonesia's horror movie industry rises from the grave
Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the country's penchant for ghost and monster stories. The genre now dominates Indonesia's theaters after this folklore helped the industry rise from the grave at the start of the century, when almost no… Read
Mariah Carey on new music, Rihanna, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and her lost grunge album
It may be hard to conceive of now, but there was once a lull in Mariah Carey’s superstar career. In 2001, her film “Glitter” was a commercial flop; the album that followed, 2002’s introspective “Charmbracelet,” was met with a muted response. She was at a crossroads. And then everything changed. Carey released “The… Read
Academy of Country Music Awards are coming up. Here's who's nominated and how to watch
Excuse me, you look like you might want to see the next generation of country music acts clean up at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. Fans of the genre have long committed Ella Langley and Riley Green's throwback duet, “You Look Like You Love Me” to memory, and… Read
Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry is reading Carl Sagan and channeling her 'feminine divine'
After a long day of rehearsing for her upcoming world tour, Katy Perry decided to peruse a few books to help her unwind before bed. “I was listening to ‘Cosmos’ by Carl Sagan and reading a book on string theory,” she recalled. “I’ve always been interested in astrophysics and interested… Read
Spain public broadcaster calls for 'debate' over Israel's Eurovision participation
Spain's public broadcaster said on Friday it has called for a "debate" over Israel's participation in this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland due to "concerns" over the situation in war-torn Gaza. RTVE has sent a letter to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which manages the event, "requesting a debate… Read
Eric Dane, star of 'Euphoria' and Grey's Anatomy,' reveals he has ALS
“Euphoria” actor and former “Grey’s Anatomy” veteran Eric Dane has announced that he has ALS but will continue working. Dane, 52, revealed his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive disease that attacks nerve cells controlling muscles throughout the body and is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in an… Read
