‘Buck Rogers’ star Gil Gerard dead at 82

Gil Gerard as Captain William "Buck" Rogers (Photo by Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)Actor Gil Gerard, best known for playing the title role in the sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century has died, according to a Facebook post by his wife, Janet Gerard. He was 82.“Early this morning Gil - my soulmate - lost his fight with a rare and viciously aggressive form of cancer,” she wrote. “From the moment when we knew something was […]

December 17, 2025

Health

Medical Notes: We’re Overusing Salt, How Feeding Birds Improves Our Quality Of Life, And Protecting Kids From HIV

How can we save babies born with HIV? Experts estimate that about one point five million children have HIV around the world. standard treatments of anti-retroviral therapy start when kids are two to three months old. However, research published in The Lancet HIV has found greater success when the medication is given in the first 48 hours of life. this method aims to suppress HIV and keep infants off of anti-retroviral drugs for longer periods of time instead of the […]

December 17, 2025

Viewpoints

Culture Crash: Train Dreams Is Netflix’s Newest Cinematic Masterpiece

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… The new film Train Dreams, which is now streaming on Netflix, is a powerful meditation on the American dream, life in the early 1900s, and grief. The film is based on a novella of the same name by Denis Johnson; it revels in the visual splendor of the Pacific Northwest and settles in to document the fictional life of character Robert Grainier, a railroad […]

December 17, 2025

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: Everything You Never Knew About Mount Rushmore

This is Viewpoints Explained… Earlier this year, Mount Rushmore made headlines after a republican lawmaker floated the idea of adding president Donald Trump’s face to the monument. if this happened, Trump would be the fifth face on the portrait, joining George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, And Abraham Lincoln. as the story grew, The National Park Service dismissed any new construction plans. according to experts, the granite rock is already fractured and any new blasting could compromise the whole mountain. […]

December 17, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: Simu Liu to make Broadway debut in ‘Oh, Mary!’ and more

The trailer for season 2 of The Artful Dodger has arrived. Hulu has released the official trailer for the new season of the Australian comedy-adventure series starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis and Maia Mitchell. The show returns on Feb. 10 ...Simu Liu is about to make his Broadway debut. The actor, known for his starring role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, will take to the stage on the Great White Way for […]

December 17, 2025

Entertainment

‘Bridgerton’ showrunner teases upcoming season 4

Yerin Ha as Sophie and Luke Thompson as Benedict in 'Bridgerton' season 4. (Liam Daniel/Netflix)Dearest gentle reader, with the fourth season of Netflix's romance series Bridgerton arriving in January, its showrunner, Jess Brownell, is sharing new details about what fans can expect.Season 4 follows the love story between the second-oldest Bridgerton son, Benedict (Luke Thompson), as he falls for Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) through a Cinderella-inspired romance. Brownell told Entertainment Weekly there was a real effort to make such a […]

December 17, 2025

Music

Van Morrison, Stevie Van Zandt & more set for concert celebrating Taj Mahal

Admat for concert celebrating blues musician Taj Mahal (Courtesy of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund)Van Morrison, E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt, George Thorogood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell are among the artists set to perform at an upcoming benefit concert celebrating the career of blues musician Taj Mahal.The concert, taking place Feb. 21 at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, is the annual benefit for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.Other artists set to celebrate Mahal include Patty Griffin, Jim […]

December 17, 2025

Music

Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to Americana singer Joe Ely

Bruce Springsteen (R) and Joe Ely perform at the Austin Music Awards, held at the Austin Music Hall during the South By Southwest Music Festival on March 14, 2012 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/FilmMagic)Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to Americana singer Joe Ely, who passed away Monday at the age of 78 from complications of Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s disease and pneumonia."Over here, we’re deeply saddened by the loss of Joe Ely, a singular American singer, great musician […]

December 16, 2025

Entertainment

Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner faces 1st-degree murder charges with special circumstances: DA

Rob Reiner and Nick Reiner attend the AOL Build Speaker Series in New York City, May 4, 2016. (Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic via Getty Images)Nick Reiner will be charged with the murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, Los Angeles officials announced on Tuesday.The charges of two counts of first-degree murder, with special circumstance of multiple murders, will be filed on Tuesday afternoon, LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a news conference on Tuesday.The charges […]

December 16, 2025

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