Blake Lively honored her mother, Willie Elain McAlpin, at the Time100 Gala Thursday evening with a personal five-minute speech that revealed that McAlpin had survived an attack on her life before Lively was born. “My life was influenced most by my mother, Willie Elain McAlpin,
Bitcoin holds steady above $93,000, showing resilience after earlier correction. US Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw massive $1.2B+ weekly inflow (“Pac-Man mode”), signaling strong institutional demand. US Federal Reserve joined OCC/FDIC in withdrawing previous restrictive crypto guidance for banks. Bitcoin continues to demonstrate significant resilience, maintaining
Universal Music Korea, a division of Universal Music Group, has signed hip-hop artists Okasian and Bryan Chase. The signing coincides with a rebranding of the company’s local Artist & Label (A&L) division. Okasian, a veteran with more than a decade in the industry, first gained
In Game Informer’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review, I wrote about how I appreciated the game’s restraint in setting up its melancholy world. Especially in the beginning, the world can be confusing, and that is frequently to its benefit. But with that said, there are
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Elena Rose is bringing the sunshine to spring with “Carteras Chinas” (“Chinese Handbags”), new pop song featuring Camilo and cumbia group Los Ángeles Azules. Over a combination of Latin pop and cumbia beats, Rose uses her skills as a storied songwriter — she’s
Lulu Roman, who found fame as a comedic actress and singer on the TV series “Hee Haw” over a run that lasted from 1969 till 1993, died Wednesday at age 78. No cause of death was immediately given, apart from it being revealed that Roman
Sydney Sweeney is set to star in a film adaptation of hit video game “Split Fiction” with Jon M. Chu directing, Variety has learned. The script for the movie is being written by “Deadpool & Wolverine” screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The “Split Fiction”
What ever happened to Gilbert and Sullivan? Once theatrical icons, Gilbert and Sullivan — co-creators of famed comic operettas including “H.M.S. Pinafore” and “The Mikado” — have taken a noticeable dip in popularity in recent years. Their 1879 operetta “The Pirates of Penzance” was a