2024-09-07

Dan Morgenstern, Chronicler and Friend of Jazz, Dies at 94

He wrote prolifically about the music and played an important role in documenting its history, especially in his many years with the Institute of Jazz Studies.

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2024-09-07

50 Cent Performs at Star-Studded NYFW Poppi Event

50 Cent got many men and women moving at a New York Fashion Week event Friday night ... getting the crowd bumping during an event for the soda brand Poppi. The rapper came out for a surprise performance at the event -- a launch for Poppi's new…

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2024-09-07

J.D Vance Goes Swimming with Shirt On at Luxury La Jolla Hotel

J.D. Vance is trying to beat the heat down in sunny San Diego ... jumping in a swimming pool -- but, don't think you're getting a glimpse at his bare torso. The Republican VP candidate went for a dip at The Lodge at Torrey Pines Saturday ... a…

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2024-09-07

Former Clemson Football Star Diondre Overton Shot, Killed

Diondre Overton -- a former college football standout at Clemson who helped them win two national championships -- has died after an early morning shooting, cops say. The Guilford County Sheriff's Office released a statement minutes ago ... saying…

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2024-09-07

‘Room Next Door’ Claims Top Prize at Venice Film Festival

The film, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, is the director Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut.

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2024-09-07

Lloyd Ziff, Visionary Photographer and Art Director, Dies at 81

He designed some of the most visually exciting magazines of the 1970s and ’80s. But his real love, and eventually his focus, was photography.

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2024-09-07

Nicole Kidman Leaves Venice Film Festival After Mother's Death

Nicole Kidman's dealing with a tragedy in the family ... leaving the Venice Film Festival abruptly after her mother's death. Halina Reijn -- director of Nicole's new movie "Babygirl" -- accepted the festival's best actress award on NK's behalf ...…

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2024-09-07

Chrisean Rock Says She Out of Jail, Pens Loving Tribute to Son

Chrisean Rock says she's a free woman ... writing a message to her son, Chrisean Jr., all about how grateful she is to be back with him after her arrest in a drug case. The rapper shared the tribute Friday ... saying she's feeling blessed to be…

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2024-09-07

Nicole Eisenman at the Tipping Point

As the artist prepares for a major exhibition in Madison Square Park, Eisenman takes stock of the winding path to fame. What is gained and what is lost when your art is political?

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2024-09-07

Rihanna Seemingly Ignores Naomi Campbell At New York Fashion Week

Rihanna's adding fuel to rumors of her longstanding feud with Naomi Campbell ... with fans saying she clearly dissed her during New York Fashion Week. Video's circulating online of Rihanna walking into an event during one of the biggest weeks for…

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2024-09-07

Trump’s other legal problem: Copyright infringement claims - The Washington Post

Trump’s other legal problem: Copyright infringement claims  The Washington PostBan on Trump playing song does not mean he 'lost a $50 million lawsuit' | Fact check  USA TODAYJudge issues preliminary injunction on Trump campaign use of the song ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’  CNNTrump Ordered to Stop Using Isaac Hayes Song at Rallies  The New York TimesTrump campaign ordered to stop using classic R&B song  POLITICO

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2024-09-07

Rebel Ridge needed ‘sloppy, awkward’ action, says director Jeremy Saulnier

Jeremy Saulnier’s supremely tense new Netflix movie Rebel Ridge sits firmly in the action category. But where stylized hit actioners like the John Wick series or the HiGH&LOW movies get their mileage from over-the-top action stunts, the throwdowns in Rebel Ridge are simple and streamlined enough to feel entirely believable. Previous standout Saulnier movies like Blue Ruin and Green Room handle violence in graphic, gory ways, but they ground bloody conflict in reality. Rebel Ridge has more of a blockbuster build than those films in terms of its direction and its ending. But still, the fights...

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