The Christmas classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” with lyrics like “What’s in this drink?” is no longer being played by one radio station in Ohio.Glenn Anderson, a midday host on Cleveland’s WDOK-FM, explained in a blog post last week that the 1940s-era song “has no place” in today’s world.“Now, I do realize that when the song was written in 1944,…
Pop star Ariana Grande just released the music video for her hit new single “thank u, next.”The video for the song, which discusses her past relationships and what she’s learned from them, references several early 2000s comedies, including “13 Going on 30,” “Mean Girls,” “Legally Blonde” and “Bring it On.”The 25-year-old singer brought in multiple cast members from these movies,…
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, commonly known by the acronym AMLO, will take his seat as Mexico’s new president on Saturday after winning the election with almost double the total number of votes of his closest rival.AMLO, who has previously served as mayor of Mexico City, won with 53 percent of the votes, according to Mexico’s National Electoral Institute. He ran…
The five suspect were caught on camera stealing from Vengeance in Fayette Mall back on October 23.
An American tourist in Switzerland was forced to hang on for his life when his instructor didn’t properly attach his harness just before they went hang-gliding.Chris Gursky, who lives in Florida, posted a video of the ordeal on YouTube Monday, and it has garnered more than a million views in just one day.When Gursky and his instructor took flight, they…
The co-founders of Dolce&Gabbana apologized Friday in a video on Chinese social media after promotional videos seen as racist and subsequent Instagram messages stoked a furor in one of the world’s largest markets for luxury goods.Domenico Dolce and Steffano Gabbana appeared in a nearly 1 ½ minute video posted on Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter, saying they hope to…
The co-founders of Dolce&Gabbana apologized Friday in a video on Chinese social media after promotional videos seen as racist and subsequent Instagram messages stoked a furor in one of the world’s largest markets for luxury goods.Domenico Dolce and Steffano Gabbana appeared in a nearly 1 ½ minute video posted on Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter, saying they hope to…
One of the best parts of any holiday break is binge watching Netflix, whether you want to admit it or not.Whether you’re looking for a funny, ridiculously cheesy flick for a night in with friends or something to screen with your kids, Netflix has you covered.Check out some of our favorites:Vanessa Hudgens stars in this holiday flick about a baker…
The first 1,000 fans who arrive with their seat belts fastened on Tuesday, November 20 at designated areas in Lexington and Louisville get free t-shirts from Kentucky State Police.
A group of people on Tuesday dragged an entire bathtub full of coins to a shopping mall in Moscow to buy an iPhone XS.A video posted on Instagram early Wednesday showed the young men filling the bathtub before loading it into a Jeep and driving it to the Yevropeisky mall in central Moscow.The group was able to get the tub…
Stan Lee, former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and the creator of beloved characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, and more, has died, ABC News has confirmed.An attorney for the Lee family, Kirk E. Schenck, said that Lee “did pass away this morning in Los Angeles.”Lee was 95 years old.“Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created. A super…
You may have seen the special midterm elections episode of https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/jimmy-kimmels-told-kids-ate-halloween-candy-prank/story?id=58923040 famous “Lie Witness News” on Tuesday night.For the special edition of the segment, where the comedian pretends that something outlandish happened in the news to see how many people believe it, Kimmel had a correspondent telling people that Kid Rock had been elected to a Senate seat.”Last year, you…
Even for an institution that measures its milestones by the millennium, the Roman Catholic Church is now wrestling with an urgent, some would say epochal, moment of truth.It’s an existential crisis brought on by two threats from within: the worldwide sexual abuse scandal and deep internal divisions over the core message of the faith. The last time the Vatican faced…
Kelsey Grammer is encouraging voters in Kentucky to support Marsy’s Law.
You’ve seen the political ads dominating the airwaves, particularly those in the 6th district congressional race between incumbent republican, Andy Barr, and democratic challenger, Amy McGrath. They’re now making international headlines.
Jeff Benjamin is a Billboard contributor who writes the site’s K-pop column.Get familiar with the letter-number combination of NCT 127 quick because the rising boy band is quickly invading your screens.The 10-member K-pop outfit made their U.S. television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, delivering the first-ever performance of new single “Regular” to a massively supportive audience in Los…
Veteran actress Busy Phillips has her new memoir, “This Will Only Hurt a Little,” out next week and in an excerpt that’s making the rounds online, she calls former co-star James Franco a “bully,” adding that he actually put his hands on her during the filming of a scene years back.Phillips and Franco starred together in the 90’s show “Freaks…
The Portuguese words for “not him” and “yes him” have been on many Brazilian womens’ lips over the past few weeks.They’re referring to Jair Bolsonaro, a candidate for the far-right Social Liberal Party who is also the presidential front-runner, and whether they support or oppose him, one thing is clear: they are all very passionate.So passionate, in fact, that tens…
The lawyer of an Egyptian woman who was convicted after speaking up against sexual harassment says her client is being punished for the politics of her husband.Amal Fathi was arrested last May after posting a video on her Facebook page where she complained against deteriorating state institutions and the failure to end sexual harassment, alleging she was harassed by the…
It’s hard not to go into ” A Star Is Born ” without a lot of prejudgments. Even if you haven’t seen the other three versions, the mere fact that they exist, and with such formidable talent, is enough to make anyone scoff at the fact that Hollywood keeps dusting off this well-worn story about fame and love and addiction….
Our first taste of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s musical chemistry is here. “Shallow,” their duet from “A Star Is Born,” was released today.In the official video for the song, we see snippets from the scene in the movie where the two sing the song together on stage for the first time. Bradley’s character, established musician Jackson Maine, invites Gaga’s…
His film roles range from police officer to serial killer, dashing characters to self-destructive losers, a samurai warrior to an ordinary “salaryman,” as Japanese office workers are called. But through all his work in Japan and Hollywood, Koji Yakusho has found what he must do as an actor remains surprisingly the same.”It’s lonely,” he said recently. “You’re before a camera,…
When “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan took home an Emmy this month, she used her limited time on the stage to deliver a message about voting.“One of the most important ways that we can find and use our voices is to vote,” Brosnahan said in her acceptance speech, to loud cheers from the star-studded audience. “So if you…
Jeff Benjamin is a Billboard contributor who writes the site’s K-pop column.At this point, it’s nearly impossible to ignore the growing impact of BTS. The South Korean–based boy band is making their debut on “Good Morning America” on Wednesday, Sept. 26, coming through with a hurricane of exciting activities as they hit New York City.Whether or not you’ve kept track…