Entertainment

It’s possible to think that writer/humorist Fran Lebowitz is an insightful, fascinating character and still conclude that devoting a seven-part docuseries to her wit and wisdom is a bit much. Netflix let Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” run 3 ½ hours and allows similar excess with “Pretend It’s a City,” the director’s decade-later follow-up to his

The rapper known as DaBaby was arrested in Beverly Hills Thursday for allegedly possessing a loaded and concealed handgun, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. On Thursday afternoon around 4:30, a security guard at the Gucci store called BHPD regarding “a group of males walking southbound with one male having a handgun in his

“Harry Potter” actress Jessie Cave has told fans her baby boy has left hospital after contracting Covid-19. Cave said her newborn had tested positive on Tuesday, sharing an image of him in a hospital bed as the UK went into a third coronavirus lockdown. But on Thursday she told followers on Instagram: “Baby is home

British supermodel Stella Tennant took her own life last month, her family has confirmed, saying the pioneering 90s star “felt unable to go on.” Tennant, who shunned traditionally feminine aesthetics and carved out an iconic, edgy image rarely seen on the catwalk, died shortly before Christmas at the age of 50. Her family said on

John Cruise-Wilkins is a man on a mission. Like his late father Reginald before him, he believes there is great beauty to be found beneath an unprepossessing stretch of road in northern Mahe, the main island of the Seychelles. See, Cruise-Wilkins is a treasure hunter. And his and his father’s seven decades’ worth of research

Marion Ramsey, the actress best known for her role as Officer Laverne Hooks in the film franchise “Police Academy,” died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 73, according to a statement to CNN from manager Roger Paul. No cause of death was given. “Marion carried with her a kindness and permeating light that

“The Masked Dancer” revealed the celebrity under the Ice Cube costume Wednesday night. Bill Nye the Science Guy, who loves to dance and appeared on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2013, took off the costume to reveal himself after performing a swing dance to a cover of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” Clues dropped included hints

Chef José Andrés is once again feeding people in need. Thanking the “heroic women and men” who were working to secure Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Andrés announced that he was delivering 120 pizzas to the National Guard and police officers after rioters stormed the Capitol building. Due to an emergency curfew put in place, he

Crystal Hefner says she “almost didn’t make it through” a cosmetic procedure and is using the experience to talk about unrealistic beauty standards. Hugh Hefner’s widow posted a photo Wednesday on her verified Instagram account showing her bandaged, with a caption that begins, “I had a fat transfer surgery October 16 and almost didn’t make

Taking social distancing to a whole new level, Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival is inviting one cinema fan to spend seven days on an isolated lighthouse island, with only movies and the North Sea for company. Like many recent film festivals, Göteborg festival is going digital in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, but organizers decided

American Airlines says it is taking several new “precautionary” measures, including no longer serving alcohol on flights to and from Washington, DC, as one union reported several incidents during which flight attendants “were forced to confront passengers exhibiting politically motivated aggression towards other passengers and crew.” “We are working closely with local law enforcement and

American Airlines says it is taking several new “precautionary” measures, including no longer serving alcohol on flights to and from Washington, DC, as one union reported several incidents during which flight attendants “were forced to confront passengers exhibiting politically motivated aggression towards other passengers and crew.” “We are working closely with local law enforcement and

Deciding when and how to retire an aircraft is a complicated job for airlines, even in normal times. With Covid-19, the world’s fleet has been largely grounded. Many aircraft that might have flown for five, 10 or even more years are being sent to have their valuable parts and systems stripped, and their metals and