Entertainment
Moving life-size Gundam statue’s debut date, new home in Japan announced
Back in 2016, fans of anime, robots, and general awesomeness were heartbroken from the sudden announcement that the life-size statue of the original RX-78 Gundam mobile suit, which had been standing stalwartly in Tokyo’s Odaiba district for years, would be removed. Granted, that pain was greatly lessened roughly nine months later when an even… Read
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian" and “a man of endless enthusiasms,” has died at age 77 after suffering from dementia. Jones's family said he died Tuesday evening at his home in London “after a… Read
Amazon music service tops 55 million subscribers
Amazon on Wednesday said that its streaming music service has won more than 55 million subscribers, closing in on Apple Music. Amazon Music, however, still has a long way to go to catch up to Spotify, which boasts 248 million users, including 113 million paid subscribers. Amazon said that its… Read
Netflix forecasts tough start to 2020; Disney+ going global
Netflix Inc has entered a new year that will be far tougher than the one it left behind. International growth helped the streaming video service trounce expectations in the last quarter of 2019. But the company acknowledged competition had an impact in the United States, where growth missed Wall Street… Read
Ousted Grammy CEO files explosive discrimination complaint
The ousted chief of the organization behind the Grammys filed a complaint on Tuesday accusing the Recording Academy of putting her on leave after she raised concerns about sexual harassment, voting irregularites and other misconduct. Deborah Dugan says in her 44-page complaint before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Los… Read
Studio Ghibli grants streaming rights to Netflix, but anime fans in 3 key countries left out
Online streaming has been very good for the anime industry, opening flows of revenue both domestic and international by delivering the product to ravenous fans in the fastest manner possible. For a while, though, it looked like Studio Ghibli was going to stick to its “physical media-only” policy until the end of time. However,… Read
Taylor Swift reveals her mother has a brain tumor
Taylor Swift has revealed in a new interview that her mother has a brain tumor. Swift, who has spoken about her mother's battle with cancer over the years, told Variety in an interview published Tuesday that while her mother was going through treatment, “they found a brain tumor." “And the… Read
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne announces Parkinson's diagnosis
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne says that he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement. The 71-year-old Grammy winner and former vocalist for the metal band Black Sabbath said during an interview on “Good Morning America” that aired Tuesday that the diagnosis came after a fall last… Read
Actor Will Smith goes undercover as Lyft driver in Miami
Four Florida passengers were in for a shock when actor Will Smith answered their Lyft call and gave them a ride around town. The actor was in Miami promoting his new movie, “Bad Boys for Life,” over the weekend. He picked up four riders in a 2020 Porsche Taycan, occasionally… Read
Pamela Anderson weds for fifth time to Hollywood mogul
Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson has tied the knot for a fifth time, to "Batman" producer Jon Peters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actress-turned-animal rights campaigner reportedly wed Peters at a private Malibu ceremony on Monday, more than three decades after the pair first met. "There are beautiful girls… Read
