Kurtis Blow breaks hip-hop nationally with his 1980 debut
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald is looking back at the albums that changed the game.
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In 'Someone Who Isn't Me,' Geoff Rickly recounts the struggles of some other singer
Rickly's first book is a solid and promising literary debut. He's a natural, albeit a germinal one. He is best known as a singer and songwriter of the rock band Thursday.
What does dating look like after 50?
The "Golden Bachelor" is looking to find love this fall on ABC. We speak to a few experts about what dating actually looks like when you're over 50.
The secret to Barbie's enduring appeal? She can fend for herself
Maureen Corrigan recalls playing with the iconic doll on the sidewalk in Queens in the 1960s. She says Barbie didn't teach girls to be of service; she taught the giddy pleasures of a seeming autonomy.
The streaming model is cratering — here's how that's hurting actors, writers and fans
Streamers have been removing content from their platforms lately — and they're canceling series after just one season. "It's soul-crushing," says one creator. "There is nothing we can do."
A daughter's story of pushing to try a new experimental drug for her mom's cancer
Julia Minson dove into research when her mom got lung cancer, and discovered a new experimental drug that had a small chance of helping her mom. The doctor was skeptical, but Minson pushed back.
Barbenheimer's rising tide seemed to lift all boats at the box office
The films Barbie and Oppenheimer blew past predictions to spark the fourth biggest box office weekend in Hollywood history. What does their success say about the state of the movie business?
Nolan fans are traveling hours to see 'Oppenheimer' in its intended 70mm IMAX format
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer dominated IMAX screens. Only 19 cinemas in the country are showing it in its intended 70mm IMAX film format, leading some fans to several travel hours.
Colson Whitehead channels the paranoia and fear of 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto'
"My early '70s New York is dingy and grimy," the Pulitzer Prize-winning author says. Whitehead's sequel to Harlem Shuffle centers on crime at every level, from small-time crooks to Harlem's elite.
Two books capture the comedic genius of TV legends George Schlatter and Ernie Kovacs
Schlatter's autobiography Still Laughing is a compendium of stories about entertainers he's known and worked with. Ernie in Kovacsland is a treasure chest of memorabilia from Kovacs' shows.