George Floyd was remembered by family and friends at a memorial service on Thursday that mixed poignant memories and humorous moments of his life with calls for genuine social justice. 28 more words

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Discovery and Science Channel soared into the ratings stratosphere on May 30 with Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space. The live special that chronicled NASA’s launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, became the #1 non-prime telecast for the Discovery Channel, the highest-rated telecast for the…

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With no small degree of bureaucratic turf pushback, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore today has responded to the city’s proposed $100 million-$150 million cuts for the 2020-21 police budget. 30 more words

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EXCLUSIVE: Olga Wilhelmine, SAG-AFTRA’s national board member from New Orleans, is on a mission. With so many of her fellow actors struggling financially during the pandemic, she’s trying to connect them with their unclaimed residuals. 22 more words

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Despite a detailed complaint from Gabrielle Union over alleged misconduct on and off the set of America’s Got Talent, a parsing NBC said Thursday that NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy never directly threatened the former judge on the Simon Cowell-created series. 18 more words

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It seems like a distant memory — taking refuge in the welcoming comfort of a movie theater. And now it may become even more distant. Key players at the studios are worried that summer openings may simply not happen; further, that scores of movie theaters may not survive the year. 7 more words

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The creative team and producers of Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave Play have donated $10,000 to the National Bailout Fund in support of Black Lives Matter, and have challenged others in the theater community to do likewise. 24 more words

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Steve Priest, the bass player who co-founded the UK group Sweet that had hits including “Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox on the Run” and “Love Is Like Oxygen,” died today, his bandmates said without providing details. 23 more words

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed and heckled by an irate crowd at a memorial for George Floyd in Brooklyn Thursday after declining to call out police violence in the city the night before. 21 more words

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The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the Harry Potter films, Star Wars, Avengers: Endgame – Abbey Road Studios has been a part of them all, staying at the center of the world’s culture since it first opened on Nov. 13 more words

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