Culture Crash: Richard Linklater Finds Magic In Stillness With “Blue Moon”

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Director Richard Linklater is the king of low-key. His early films like Slacker and Dazed and Confused paved the way for a whole generation of hangout movies with loose plots, and he’s returned to that ethos throughout his career with hits like The Before Trilogy as well as Boyhood. But he’s also built up a resume as a crowd-pleasing Hollywood director, making School of […]

November 12, 2025

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: Fewer Births, Smaller Future: Why The Human Population Is Shrinking

This is Viewpoints Explained… For much of the 20th century, governments around the world were worried about people having too many kids. now, countries are grappling with the opposite issue. In the U.S. and other developed nations, birth rates are falling fast. last year, the U.S. hit a record low fertility rate of 1.6 children per woman on average. go back to 2007 and this same statistical measure was 2.1 children per woman, according to the Centers For Disease Control […]

November 12, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ ineligible for BAFTAs and more

KPop Demon Hunters keeps goin' up, up, up — but it won't be headed to the BAFTAs. The animated film has been ruled ineligible to compete at the BAFTA Film Awards after an appeal by Netflix for an exception, Deadline reports. The film is eligible to compete at the Oscars, however, as it had a qualifying theatrical run in the U.S. ahead of its Netflix release on June 20 ...The upcoming Marvel TV series VisionQuest has added two new faces […]

November 12, 2025

Entertainment

‘Dune: Prophecy’ season 2 begins production, adds three to cast

Emily Watson stars in 'Dune: Prophecy' season 1. (Attila Szvacsek/HBO)Dune: Prophecy season 2 has officially started production, and its brought some new faces along for the ride.HBO Max has announced that the second season of the drama series set in the same universe as Denis Villeneuve's Dune films has starting filming. The streaming service has also announced new cast members Tom Hollander, Ashley Walters and Indira Varma have joined for the sophomore season."Keep the spice flowing," HBO Max captioned an […]

November 12, 2025

Music

Old man, take a look at his life: Neil Young turns 80

Neil Young performs on Day 7 of 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 04, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)Happy Birthday goes out to Neil Young who turns 80 on Wednesday (Nov. 12).Young's musical career took off in the 1960s after moving from Canada to Los Angeles and forming Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Bruce Palmer, Dewey Martin and Richie Furay.After the band’s breakup in 1968, Young launched a solo career, releasing his […]

November 12, 2025

Entertainment

‘The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship – Special Edition of 20/20’ coming to ABC

Kelly Ripa in 'The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship – Special Edition of 20/20.' (ABC)Thank them for being a friend.The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship – Special Edition of 20/20 airs Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. It takes a look at the lasting cultural phenomenon of the beloved sitcom all these four decades after its premiere.Through new interviews with celebrities such as Kelly Ripa, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Mario Lopez, Laverne Cox, George […]

November 11, 2025

Music

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench announces 2026 tour dates

Musician Benmont Tench performs at A Celebration Of Patti Smith: People Have The Power Rehearsal Show at City Winery on March 25, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench has announced his first tour dates for 2026.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will launch an eight-city tour on Jan. 15 in New Orleans, with stops in Nashville, Atlanta, Austin, Orlando and more, before wrapping Feb. 18 in his hometown of Gainesville, Florida. The […]

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Entertainment

Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader Cleto Escobedo III dies

Cleto Escobedo attends as Keep Memory Alive hosts star-studded lineup at annual 'Power of Love' gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader, and childhood friend, Cleto Escobedo III died on Tuesday morning, Kimmel announced on social media.Escobedo, who led the band Cleto and the Cletones on Kimmel's show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was 59."Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, […]

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Entertainment

Drink me: Sabrina Carpenter to get even smaller in ‘Alice in Wonderland’-inspired musical

Sabrina Carpenter performs during her Short n' Sweet tour at Madison Square Garden on October 26, 2025 in New York, New York. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AEG)Sabrina Carpenter is about to get even more Short n' Sweet -- on the big screen.Sabrina will star in and produce a musical inspired by Lewis Carroll's iconic book Alice in Wonderland for Universal Pictures, the studio that brought you Wicked. This would be Sabrina's first major starring role in a studio film. Lorene […]

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