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DJ Art Laboe sits in his studio and talks about his 75 years in the radio business in 2018, in Palm Springs, Calif. Laboe, a pioneering disc jockey who hosted a syndicated oldies show for decades, died on Friday.

Pioneering DJ Art Laboe, who coined 'oldies but goodies,' dies at 97

8:40pm October 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Laboe is credited with inventing the "oldies, but goodies" phrase, as well as with helping end segregation in Southern California by organizing live DJ shows that attracted a diverse audience.

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Sharp-tongued Hollywood columnist Nikki Finke has died at 68

11:46am October 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

The veteran reporter became one of Hollywood's top journalists as founder of the entertainment trade website Deadline.com. She was the most-feared columnist in show business.

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, pictured in this 2017 file photo, faces his second criminal trial in Los Angeles.

Harvey Weinstein faces his next criminal trial in Los Angeles this week

5:00am October 10, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Weinstein, a former Hollywood producer, is already serving his 23 year prison sentence doled out by a New York criminal court two years ago.

Vaemond (Wil Johnson) will probably win his argument, as long as he keeps his head.

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'House of the Dragon' episode 8: A family dinner becomes a last supper

10:09pm October 09, 2022

by Glen Weldon

On HBO's Game of Thrones spin-off, a question of succession turns the show into Succession.

The fashion world embraced Ye. After his 'White Lives Matter' shirts, that may change

5:19pm October 09, 2022

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robin Givhan, senior critic-at-large at The Washington Post, about the rapper's actions at Paris Fashion Week.

Ye attending Paris Fashion Week, where he ignited controversy wearing a shirt with the slogan "White Lives Matter."

Ye takes to Twitter after Instagram restricts his account following antisemitic posts

4:17pm October 09, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Ye, the rapper and fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West, had recently accused hip hop mogul Diddy of being under the influence of "the Jewish people."

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett

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The forecast: Still tasty (and terrifying) in 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'

7:53am October 09, 2022

by Samantha Balaban

In the 1978 children's classic, it rains soup, it snows mashed potatoes, and hotdogs blow in from the northeast. Judi and Ron Barrett look back on their delectable tale of the town of Chewandswallow.

Actors Igby Rigney and Iman Benson, who play Kevin and Ilonka, venture out after curfew at the Brightcliffe hospice center in the new Netflix series The Midnight Club.

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Director Mike Flanagan said jump scares are overused. Then he set a record for them

7:53am October 09, 2022

Director Mike Flanagan was recognized for the tremendous number of jump scares in his new show The Midnight Club. But he isn't a huge fan of them to begin with, he tells NPR.

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She took a photo of Prince that Andy Warhol used. It's about to change the course of copyright

7:53am October 09, 2022

In a twist, one case before the U.S. Supreme Court this term involves Andy Warhol and 1981 photo of the musician Prince.

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Mortal Kombat turns 30

7:53am October 09, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

A look back at the legacy of the video game Mortal Kombat as it turns thirty this year.