Young love can be hell. ‘Tell Me Lies’ showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer wants to write it that way

Young love can be hell. ‘Tell Me Lies’ showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer wants to write it that way

Dramatizing toxic relationships can be tricky, just ask the filmmakers and cast of “It Ends With Us.” While the movie about a woman who falls in love with a man who abuses her has been a box office success, it prompted discourse about whether it glorified domestic violence. The Hulu series “Tell Me Lies,” now … Read more

Happy 50th ‘SNL!’ Here’s a look back at the show’s very first cast

Happy 50th ‘SNL!’ Here’s a look back at the show’s very first cast

NEW YORK — Live from New York! It’s 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with drop-dead dark humor and pratfalls, George Carlin as host and not one but two musical guests: Billy Preston and Janis Ian. On Saturday nights, in those early years, … Read more

Fans divided on Prime’s upcoming Australian version of hit show The Office

Fans divided on Prime’s upcoming Australian version of hit show The Office

The first look at Australia’s take on the hit series The Office has made quite the splash online — but it was not the reaction producers were likely expecting. Unveiled on Wednesday, this local adaptation of the beloved franchise— created by and starring Ricky Gervais and first appearing on UK television in 2001 before it … Read more

Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN for alma mater to become GM of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team

Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN for alma mater to become GM of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team

ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday. Wojnarowski will oversee a wide range of responsibilities while working alongside coach Mark Schmidt and his staff. … Read more

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe in hospital after fall at her summer residence

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe in hospital after fall at her summer residence

Danish Queen Margrethe is in hospital following a fall at her summer residence, a palace spokesperson has told the Ritzau news agency. The 84-year-old queen, who has retained her title despite abdicating earlier in 2024, fell on Wednesday evening at Fredensborg Castle north of Copenhagen. Margrethe is in good condition but will remain at the … Read more

Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation

Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation

NEW YORK — Less than two weeks before his 100th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter is receiving a lifetime achievement award from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, which has set aside its longstanding rule that the winner accept the honor in person. The Ohio-based foundation announced Thursday that Carter was this year’s winner of … Read more

Jimmy Barnes to release sixth book following health challenges

Jimmy Barnes to release sixth book following health challenges

Rock legend Jimmy Barnes has confirmed the release of his sixth book, Highways And Byways: Tall Tales And Short Stories From The Long Way Round, following time off recovering from recent surgery. The former Cold Chisel frontman cancelled two months’ worth of shows in August due to “unbearable pain,” with doctors advising urgent surgery. WATCH … Read more

London’s Southbank Centre says it needs over $200 million in repairs

London’s Southbank Centre says it needs over 0 million in repairs

The exterior of the Hayward Gallery, part of the Southbank Centre. The brutalist-style building was designed by a team led by Norman Engleback in the late 1960s. Universal Images Group | Getty Images LONDON — From Michelle Obama to Anish Kapoor and Tracey Emin to Nina Simone, London’s Southbank Centre has featured them all, and … Read more

The Thai zoo home to baby hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng is patenting the pygmy

The Thai zoo home to baby hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng is patenting the pygmy

CHONBURI, Thailand — Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally. Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee has been posting cute moments of the animals in his care for about five years. He never imagined Khao Kheow Open Zoo’s newborn pygmy hippo would become … Read more