The Weeknd unwraps a few hints on his Super Bowl halftime show plans
The Weeknd has kept us guessing for months. With his recent appearances in bandages, sometimes looking bruised and bloodied or appearing to have…
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Lenny Kravitz is confident The Weeknd’s Super Bowl show will be great
Lenny Kravitz’s 2015 Super Bowl halftime performance with Katy Perry was memorably great. In a recent interview with CNN, the rocker recalled…
Continue Reading Why Mindy Kaling is super excited to star in a Super Bowl ad
Appearing in a Super Bowl ad is super special for Mindy Kaling and her family. Kaling told CNN in a recent interview that the annual game is “a…
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Man spends seven days stranded after his GPS directed him to an unplowed mountain pass
A man who became stranded during heavy snow in the backcountry of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains for a week after following the…
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Disney World cancels Super Bowl Parade due to the pandemic
As fans prepare to watch Super Bowl LV on Sunday, Disney has some bad news: There will be no Super Bowl victory parade down the Magic Kingdom’s…
Continue Reading Jim Weatherly, ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ songwriter, dies at 77
Jim Weatherly first gained notice as a University of Mississippi football player, and then as a hit songwriter. And his love for the game led to his…
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Rare meteorites from the moon, Mars and more to go under the hammer
For those looking for an accessory a little out of this world, an auction house has an extraordinary offering: meteorites. In an online sale,…
Continue Reading Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ is leading a romance novel renaissance
There’s no question that “Bridgerton,” the saucy Regency-era “Netflix” series, has hit iconic status. In a few short…
Continue Reading How Dubai is paying the price for letting in tourists
Take a passing glance at Dubai, and you may think life is back to normal. In recent weeks, the bustling city has been a sparkling attraction for…
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Christopher Plummer, Oscar winner and star of ‘The Sound of Music,’ dead at 91
Christopher Plummer, the elegantly voiced, Oscar-winning actor perhaps most fondly remembered for “The Sound of Music,” died Friday at…
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Amanda Gorman’s fellow laureates are tuning in for Super Bowl LV — but for poetry over pigskin
For three young scribes, the star of Super Bowl Sunday won’t be Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady, no matter how many touchdowns they throw. No,…
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‘The Equalizer’ gets a new look (again) with Queen Latifah answering the call
“The Equalizer’s” evolution continues, from that stately old British gent in the 1980s to a couple of Denzel Washington movies to…
Continue Reading ‘Framing Britney Spears’ is as much about the singer’s fans as her legal woes
“Framing Britney Spears” skips the more obvious title, “Free Britney,” the name of a fan-driven movement that’s…
Continue Reading ‘Malcolm & Marie’ is a showcase for its stars, and a headache for its viewers
Writer-director Sam Levinson spends a good deal of time in “Malcolm & Marie” complaining about critics, which feels like a boxer…
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They met on an airplane to Egypt then fell in love
If everything had gone according to plan, they would probably never have met. But Mafalda Feliciano’s original British Airways flight from…
Continue Reading How the return of lava has brought hope to Hawaiʻi’s recovery
Five days before Christmas, Cheryl Gansecki, a volcanologist at the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo, was in bed when a small earthquake shook her awake…
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The Weeknd explains why he’ll be performing solo at the Super Bowl
The Weeknd is going solo Sunday. According to the artist, viewers should not expect to see any guest appearances during his 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl LV…
Continue Reading Puppy Bowl XVII to feature First Lady Jill Biden message
American dog royalty will be making an appearance at Puppy Bowl XVII. First Lady Jill Biden has filmed a public service announcement to air during…
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What happens when an Instagrammer designs a superyacht
With over 350,000 followers on his luxury yacht-focused Instagram account, Denis Suka is already something of an influential figure in the yachting…
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How a 30,000-member Facebook group is helping Hong Kong navigate one of the world’s longest quarantines
I woke to the sound of my fiancée muttering “f*@!” under her breath on Christmas Eve. While we were sleeping, the Hong Kong government…
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