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‘The Muppet Show’ shares exclusive teaser for upcoming special

'The Muppet Show' artwork/(Courtesy of Disney+)Fans of The Muppet Show are getting their first look at the show's upcoming special 50 years after its debut.A teaser for the upcoming special was released Wednesday. It shows Kermit the Frog turning on the lights in the massive theater and setting down a coffee cup, before a title screen flashes Seth Rogen as the executive producer, and the February date of the special is revealed.The special event will air on Feb. 4 on […]

December 17, 2025

Music

On This Day, Dec. 17, 1949: Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers was born

On This Day, Dec. 17, 1949…Singer Paul Rodgers was born in Middlesbrough, England.Rodgers would go on to form the rock band Free in 1968 with drummer Simon Kirke, guitarist Paul Kossoff and bassist Andy Fraser. The band landed a #1 hit with ”All Right Now,” which Rodgers co-wrote with Fraser.After their breakup, Rodgers and Kirke formed the supergroup Bad Company with Mott The Hoople’s Mick Ralphs and the King Crimson’s Boz Burrell.Bad Company’s self-titled debut album was released in 1974 […]

December 17, 2025

Entertainment

‘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