Culture Crash: From “Superman” To “Peacemaker”: James Gunn’s New DCU Takes Shape

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Since kicking off in earnest with Superman, the new Warner Brothers/DC Comics DCU universe is off and running. This interpretation of DC is being masterminded by James Gunn, and the continuity started with this summer’s Superman flick is now continuing into Peacemaker season two. Written and occasionally directed by Gunn himself, Peacemaker is an HBO Max original series starring John Cena, who reprises his […]

September 10, 2025 3

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: What If We Never Needed Dentures Or Implants Again?

This is Viewpoints Explained… For so many people, losing a tooth means many trips to the dentist, potential pain, trouble eating, reduced confidence and other issues. But what if your body could regrow a new tooth? This possibility is now being tested in human patients in japan. The trial medicine targets a protein called USAG-1, which normally signals the body to shut down tooth development. By blocking it, researchers hope to “wake” dormant tooth buds and trigger a new tooth […]

September 10, 2025 1

Music

On This Day, Sept. 10, 1966: The Beatles hit #1 with ‘Revolver’

On This Day, Sept. 10, 1966…The Beatles hit #1 with their seventh studio album Revolver, which went on to spend six weeks in the top spot.Regarded by some critics as one of the greatest albums of all time, Revolver featured such Beatles classics as “Eleanor Rigby,” “Yellow Submarine,” “Good Day Sunshine,” “Got to Get You Into My Life” and “Taxman.”The album was the last Beatles record released prior to the band’s retirement from touring.Revolver’s cover, part line drawing part collage by German-born bassist and […]

September 10, 2025

Entertainment

‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul announced as new Bachelorette

Taylor Frankie Paul is the star of season 22 of ABC's 'The Bachelorette.' (Michael Kirchoff/Disney)Taylor Frankie Paul is on the search for love.The reality star, 31, who appears on the hit Hulu series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, was announced Wednesday as the next Bachelorette for season 22 of the hit reality TV show.Paul opened up about her decision to join the Bachelorette franchise as its next leading lady in an interview Wednesday on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast. Paul, who told Cooper that she thinks making […]

September 10, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: ‘Black Mirror’ creator announces new Netflix crime thriller and more

The TV series set in The Conjuring universe that's headed to HBO Max has some new updates. Deadline reports that the project, which has been in development since 2023, will have Nancy Won serve as its showrunner and executive producer. WandaVision writers Peter Cameron and Cameron Squires are also set to write its scripts ...Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has announced a new Netflix crime thriller series. The Emmy winner has created a new, currently untitled four-part detective series that is in production now. The show stars Paddy Considine, Georgina Campbell and Lena Headey. It follows a detective on a mission to […]

September 10, 2025

Entertainment

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez tease the mystery of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 5

Steve Martin and Selena Gomez in 'Only Murders in the Building' season 5. (Disney/Patrick Harbron)The Only Murders in the Building crew is investigating the death of their beloved doorman in season 5.This new season, which premiered its first three episodes Tuesday on Hulu, finds Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez back as Charles, Oliver and Mabel. The trio refuses to believe the death of the Arconia's doorman, Lester, was an accident. In untangling the web of what happened, the trio discover dangerous secrets that connect powerful […]

September 10, 2025

Music

50 years ago: KISS comes ‘Alive!’ with the release of iconic live album

Cover of KISS' 1975 album 'Alive!'/(Island Def Jam Group)It was 50 years ago — Sept. 10, 1975 — that KISS released their first-ever live album, Alive!, which helped them skyrocket to superstardom.Before Alive!, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley weren’t having much success. While their live shows helped them gain a cult following, their first three albums — KISS, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed to Kill — failed to take off commercially.But that all changed after the release of Alive!, a double album featuring live […]

September 10, 2025

Music

Watch Hugh Jackman sing ‘Sweet Caroline’ in new trailer for Neil Diamond-themed film

Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman in director Craig Brewer's 'Song Sung Blue' (Sarah Shatz/Focus Features @2025 All Rights ReservedA movie featuring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson singing Neil Diamond hits as they fall in love? How Sweet — Caroline, that is.The first trailer has arrived for Song Sung Blue, the story of a two down-on-their luck musicians from Milwaukee who form a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning & Thunder and find love in the process. It's based on a […]

September 9, 2025 8

Music

David Byrne, Robert Plant to play Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival

David Byrne attends the Prime Video's "#1 Happy Family USA" Series Premiere at Metrograph on April 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)David Byrne and Robert Plant are among the artists set to perform at the 2026 Big Ears Festival, taking place March 26-29 in Knoxville, Tennessee.The festival will feature 250 performances in 20 venues, with Laurie Anderson, Pat Metheny, Flying Lotus, Don Was and more also taking part.Byrne is set to play two shows during the festival, while Plant is on the bill with […]

September 9, 2025

Month: September 2025