Tag: Entertainment

Fact-Checking ‘The View’: Are the Taliban and the Christian Right the Same?

When it comes to politics, the arts and entertainment industry leans overwhelmingly left, often giving that political view an unchallenged platform. One example of this is a talk show called “The View,” and rightfully so because it offers a singular perspective—that of the radical portion of the Democratic Party. On a recent episode of “The…


Netflix to Invest $2.5 Billion in South Korea to Make TV Shows, Movies

Netflix Inc. said on Tuesday it will invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies, and unscripted shows, doubling its investment in the market since 2016. The U.S. streaming service made the announcement after a meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Netflix co-CEO…


‘Bloodhounds of Broadway’ from 1952: An Early Mitzi Gaynor Musical

Commentary Author and newspaper columnist Damon Runyon wrote several stories about the rougher citizens of New York. Gangsters, gamblers, chorus girls, and apple sellers were the characters who came to life in his tales. Some of these short stories attracted Hollywood’s attention, although the movie adaptations sometimes bore little resemblance to the original works and…


Morgan Wallen Cancels Ole Miss Show After Losing His Voice

OXFORD, Miss.—Thousands of country music fans were awaiting singer Morgan Wallen when he suddenly canceled his performance Sunday night at Vaught Hemingway Stadium. WTVA-TV reported video boards inside the Ole Miss football stadium showed a message saying the “Thought You Should Know” singer had lost his voice and was unable to perform, adding that people…


Comedian Richard Lewis Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease

NEW YORK—Comedian Richard Lewis is retiring from stand-up following four surgeries and a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. The 75-year-old “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star posted a video Monday to Twitter explaining his various health issues. “For the last three-and-a-half years, I’ve had sort of a rocky time,” he said, adding that he has suffered with back…


Ed Sheeran Music Copyright Trial Moves Forward, Jury Selected

NEW YORK—Opening statements were set to occur Tuesday after a jury was chosen in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” The heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer of the 1973 soul classic, sued Sheeran, alleging the English pop star’s hit 2014 tune has “striking…


ANALYSIS: Tucker Carlson’s Exit Shakes Up Cable News

News analysis April 24, 2023, will be known as a day that shook up cable news: Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon out at Fox News and CNN, respectively. Fox News said they and Carlson parted ways while Lemon said on Twitter that he was terminated. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways….


PREMIERING NOW: Alma Deutscher: Piano Concerto (World Premiere, July 2017)

This was the world premiere of Alma Deutscher’s piano concerto in July 2017 at the Carinthian Summer Festival, with Vienna Chamber Orchestra, conductor: Joji Hattori. The concerto has 3 movements: I – Allegro 0:26 II – Adagio 17:09 III – Allegro giocoso 26:52 Leading Austrian critic Wilhelm Sinkovicz wrote about the concerto: “The world turns…


[PREMIERING at 7:30 PM ET] Alma Deutscher: Piano Concerto (World Premiere, July 2017)

This was the world premiere of Alma Deutscher’s piano concerto in July 2017 at the Carinthian Summer Festival, with Vienna Chamber Orchestra, conductor: Joji Hattori. The concerto has 3 movements: I – Allegro 0:26 II – Adagio 17:09 III – Allegro giocoso 26:52 Leading Austrian critic Wilhelm Sinkovicz wrote about the concerto: “The world turns…


‘The Egg and I’ from 1947: Buying the Chicken Farm

Commentary Have you ever wanted to get away from the strife, complication, and corruption of modern society? Perhaps you’ve dreamed of escaping it all and living a simple, wholesome life on a chicken farm. Getting away from the excessive technology and pollution of modern life may seem like a 21st-century phenomenon, but escapism is nothing…