RIP Brian Wilson: Ten of The Beach Boys’ most memorable musical moments

Capitol/UMeThe Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson has died at age 82. The Beach Boys are known for their hit singles, but also for one particular album – 1966’s Pet Sounds – which changed music forever. Composed almost single-handedly by Wilson, it marked the first time a pop-rock group had expanded its sound beyond the standard guitar/drums/bass configuration into something so complex that it was impossible to reproduce live.Giles Martin, who remixed Pet Sounds in Dolby Atmos in 2023, told ABC Audio, it […]

June 11, 2025

Music

Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson dead at 82

Paul Natkin/WireImageFounding Beach Boys singer, songwriter and creative mastermind Brian Wilson has died. He was 82."We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away. We are at a loss for words right now," read a post on Wilson's Facebook page. "Please respect our privacy at this time as our family is grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world," with the post signed, "Love & Mercy."One of the most significant figures in pop music's […]

June 11, 2025

Entertainment

Scarlett Johansson asked to be removed as an executive producer on Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts*’

Jay MaidmentScarlett Johansson wants it known she had no involvement with the latest Marvel movie.During a conversation with her Black Widow co-star David Harbour for Interview magazine, Johansson was congratulated for being an executive producer on the film Thunderbolts*. Harbour told her it made sense because her character, Natasha Romanoff, was "all over this movie" in spirit."I asked to have my credit removed because I wasn’t involved," Johansson said."You hated the movie that much?" Harbour responded, with a laugh, before […]

June 11, 2025

Music

Eric Clapton denies claims he’s reliant on a wheelchair

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Crossroads Guitar FestivalEric Clapton is shooting down rumors about his health.A story on Radar claims that the three-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has been using a wheelchair due to a nerve disease, but the report is now being shot down."There is no validity to the false information circulating online claiming Eric is reliant on a handicap-equipped van and wheelchair to attend his shows," reads the post on Clapton's Facebook page. "Eric has just finished a […]

June 11, 2025

Music

Nancy Wilson’s stolen guitar recovered

courtesy of Nancy WilsonThere’s good news for Heart’s Nancy Wilson.The Atlantic City Police Department announced on Facebook that they have recovered the rocker's custom purple sparkle baritone Telecaster, which had been stolen from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City following Heart's performance there May 31.Garfield Bennett was arrested for the theft on June 5. The statement from the ACPD says officers had tracked his movements using surveillance cameras, which showed that he gave the guitar to a woman. They then […]

June 11, 2025

Music

On This Day, June 11, 2002: Paul McCartney marries Heather Mills

On This Day, June 11, 2002…Beatles legend Paul McCartney married his second wife, Heather Mills, a former model and activist, whose leg was amputated in 1993 after she was run over by a police motorcycle in London.The couple wed at Castle Leslie in the village of Glaslough in County Monaghan, Ireland, with the celebration attended by several celebrities, including McCartney’s Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr.The wedding took place four years after the death of McCartney’s first wife, Linda McCartney, from cancer.McCartney […]

June 11, 2025

Health

Medical Notes: The Brain’s Secret Microstructure That Has Powerful Impacts, Why Kids Should Play Sports, And How A Diabetes Drug Can Fight Off Alzheimer’s Disease

A diabetes drug may be helpful in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Research in the journal Jama Neurology reveals a connection between two glucose-lowering medications and a lower risk of Alzheimer’s. The drugs may have protective effects for the brain and could slow cognitive decline in dementia patients. Researchers are now looking at who would most benefit from this treatment and what safety concerns could arise. (University of Florida) A tiny part of the brain may be the key to treating […]

June 11, 2025

Viewpoints

Culture Crash: Death Rides Again In “Final Destination: Bloodlines”

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… The Final Destination franchise is a horror franchise that never really gets very scary. Instead of using tension and terror, Final Destination almost gleefully depicts death and its design ruthlessly terrorizing groups of overzealous teens who have somehow escaped death once before. And the franchise’s trademark is that these teens are then killed, typically by long, convoluted, Rube Goldberg machine-like chain reactions that lead […]

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Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: The Quiet Shift Happening Before Weddings This Summer

This is Viewpoints Explained… Peak summer wedding season is here. Before walking down the aisle, more couples today are adding an extra item to their to-do list— premarital counseling. A survey conducted earlier this year by The Knot found that out of seventeen thousand engaged or just-married couples, about a third went to couples therapy. For gen Z’ers, this number is higher at nearly 40 percent. Once seen as a last-ditch effort to save a failing marriage, couples therapy is […]

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