American rock icon Bruce Springsteen, aged 74, has now joined the ranks of musicians with a fortune exceeding one billion dollars, as estimated by Forbes magazine on Friday. He is in the company of Rihanna, Jay-Z, and Taylor Swift. Born in working-class New Jersey, Springsteen, known as the voice of working-class America and a tireless … Read more
At the beginning of the 20th century, Monte Verità, a mountain in Ticino, attracted artists and idealistic bourgeois seeking a utopian existence in harmony with nature. The exhibition “La scia del monte ou les utopistes magnétiques” at the Musée des Beaux-Arts du Locle (MBAL) traces the history of this movement, on display until September 15. … Read more
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with “The Code,” an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their nongender identity. Nemo beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world. … Read more
2023-06-26 07:00:00 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jennifer Lawrence had wanted to do a great comedy for years. She has always been funny and vibrant in her television appearances. And while he’s brought humor and physical comedy to many of his roles for David O. Russell and others, he hadn’t had a big “Dumb and Dumber” … Read more
2023-04-19 04:08:15 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of sedatives he’d taken and gas used in spray cleaners he had inhaled, a coroner’s report said Tuesday. Carter, the younger brother of the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carterwas found submerged and dead at age 34 in … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is working to quickly pull together some new recruiting ads to air during the NCAA’s Final Four basketball games this weekend, following being forced to yank commercials that featured actor Jonathan Majors, in the wake of his arrest last Saturday. Army leaders had been excited to feature Majors in the … Read more
CNN — Lance Kerwin, an actor best known for his role on the TV miniseries “Salem’s Lot” and other notable series throughout the ’70s, has died, his talent agent John Boitano tells CNN. He was 62. No information on his cause of death was provided. Kerwin began his career appearing in a variety of television … Read more
CNN — Aubrey Plaza made sure to pay homage to her Pawnee roots while hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, and she had a little help from her former onscreen boss. The “White Lotus” star was joined by her “Parks and Recreation” costar Amy Poehler during the live broadcast, who appeared during Plaza’s opening monologue … Read more