Today: October 05, 2024
Today: October 05, 2024

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These are their stories: Sam Waterston to leave 'Law & Order' later this month after 400 episodes

Sam Waterston, who has played the spiky, no-nonsense district attorney on “Law & Order” since the mid-1990s, is stepping down

These are their stories: Sam Waterston to leave 'Law & Order' later this month after 400 episodes
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Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah on why to tune in, being nominated and his post 'Daily Show' life

Trevor Noah is ready to face one of the toughest audiences of his career, the millions watching as he once again hosts the Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah on why to tune in, being nominated and his post 'Daily Show' life
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin to receive the 2024 Gershwin Prize for pop music

The songwriters who gave us “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket Man” will add to their stuffed awards shelf later this year when Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the Gershwin Prize

Elton John and Bernie Taupin to receive the 2024 Gershwin Prize for pop music
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Jon Stewart will return to 'The Daily Show' as host — just on Mondays

Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily Show” as a weekly host and executive producing through the 2024 U.S. elections cycle

Jon Stewart will return to 'The Daily Show' as host — just on Mondays
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Charles Osgood, CBS host on TV and radio and network's poet-in-residence, dies at age 91

Charles Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades, hosted the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News’ poet-in-residence, has died

Charles Osgood, CBS host on TV and radio and network's poet-in-residence, dies at age 91
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Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford get into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Steely Dan, R

Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford get into Songwriters Hall of Fame
Entertainment|News|World

Glynis Johns, 'Mary Poppins' star who first sang Sondheim's 'Send in the Clowns,' dies at 100

Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, has died

Glynis Johns, 'Mary Poppins' star who first sang Sondheim's 'Send in the Clowns,' dies at 100
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Comedian Jo Koy is picked to host the Golden Globes as award season kicks off

Comedian and actor Jo Koy has been tapped to host the Golden Globes, picked by producers for his “infectious energy and relatable humor.”

Comedian Jo Koy is picked to host the Golden Globes as award season kicks off
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Tony Shalhoub returns as everyone's favorite obsessive-compulsive sleuth in 'Mr. Monk's Last Case'

Fourteen years ago, Tony Shalhoub said goodbye to one of his most beloved creations — the obsessive-compulsive private detective Adrian Monk

Tony Shalhoub returns as everyone's favorite obsessive-compulsive sleuth in 'Mr. Monk's Last Case'
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Michael Urie keeps the laughter going as he stars in a revival of Broadway 'Spamalot'

Michael Urie has a very hard job this winter: Not cracking up when he’s not supposed to on Broadway

Michael Urie keeps the laughter going as he stars in a revival of Broadway 'Spamalot'
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Breaking the chains: Creator of comic strip 'Mutts' frees his Guard Dog character after decades

Something is different on the comics pages this week

Breaking the chains: Creator of comic strip 'Mutts' frees his Guard Dog character after decades
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Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93

Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as “Cheers,” “ER,” “Sex and the City” and “The Closer,” has died

Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93
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Novelist Tim Dorsey, who mixed comedy and murder in his Serge A. Storms stories, dies at 62

Tim Dorsey, a former police and courts newspaper reporter-turned novelist, has died at age 62

Novelist Tim Dorsey, who mixed comedy and murder in his Serge A. Storms stories, dies at 62
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Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that

The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently

Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that
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Public Enemy, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and Tracy Chapman get nods for Songwriters Hall of Fame

Everything from rap to yacht rock, country and alt-rock are represented among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame, with nods for Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R

Public Enemy, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and Tracy Chapman get nods for Songwriters Hall of Fame
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Jordan Fisher goes into 'Hadestown' on Broadway, 'stretching every creative muscle'

Jordan Fisher is going to hell this winter and he’s very happy about it

Jordan Fisher goes into 'Hadestown' on Broadway, 'stretching every creative muscle'
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Gavin Rossdale celebrates 3 decades of Bush songs with a greatest hits album, 'Loaded'

Putting together a collection of Bush’s greatest hits was relatively easy

Gavin Rossdale celebrates 3 decades of Bush songs with a greatest hits album, 'Loaded'
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James Corden heading to SiriusXM next year with a weekly show

James Corden may be off TV screens after leaving CBS’ “The Late Late Show” but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped chatting with celebrities

James Corden heading to SiriusXM next year with a weekly show
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Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Chaka Khan make the crowd go wild at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Sheryl Crow and Olivia Rodrigo kicked off the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night and Missy Elliott closed the show more than four hours later with a roof-shaking set, as the hall celebrated a strong representation of women and Black artists

Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Chaka Khan make the crowd go wild at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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Robert Brustein, theater critic and pioneer who founded stage programs for Yale and Harvard, dies

The theatrical world has lost a giant

Robert Brustein, theater critic and pioneer who founded stage programs for Yale and Harvard, dies
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Richard Moll, who found fame as a bailiff on the original sitcom 'Night Court,' dies at 80

Richard Moll, a character actor who found lasting fame as an eccentric but gentle giant bailiff on the original sitcom “Night Court,” has died

Richard Moll, who found fame as a bailiff on the original sitcom 'Night Court,' dies at 80
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony live this year, with Elton John and Chris Stapleton performing

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony live this year, with Elton John and Chris Stapleton performing
Entertainment|Food|Health

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America’s food industry and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died of cancer

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Last original member of Kool & the Gang to represent group at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

After fueling so many other people’s parties, it will be time for Kool & the Gang to themselves finally celebrate when they are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month in Cleveland

Last original member of Kool & the Gang to represent group at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Americas|Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series

If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a word

John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series

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