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Culture Crash: Why Rewatching Our Favorite Films Never Get Old

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Do you remember the first movie that really captured your whole attention? I recently re-watched The Prestige, Christopher Nolan’s 2006 movie about warring magicians around the turn of the century. It stars Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman, and I’ve considered it to be my favorite movie ever since I first saw it in theaters at 13. I saw it opening weekend when my friend and I headed into […]

November 19, 2025

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: From Queens To City Hall: Zohran Mamdani’s Unlikely Path

This is Viewpoints Explained… New York city has elected a new mayor and it’s a historic win. Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in at the beginning of January. At just 34 years old, he’s the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century. He’s also the first Muslim and south Asian American to hold the position. Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda and raised in south Africa before immigrating to New York at age seven. He graduated from college in […]

November 19, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: Emmys air date, ‘Twisted Metal’ renewed and more

We now know when the The 2026 Emmy Awards ceremony will take place. The 78th annual Emmys will air live Sept. 14 on NBC. It will also stream on Peacock. The Television Academy will announce the date that the Emmy Award nominations will be released in the coming months. As for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, those ceremonies will take place on Sept. 5 and Sept. 6 ...The trailer for Kristen Stewart's directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, has arrived. Based on […]

November 19, 2025

Entertainment

Steve Martin on ‘Only Murders in the Building’ renewal and his chart-topping new album

Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez in 'Only Murders in the Building.' (Disney/Patrick Harbron)Only Murders in the Building was just renewed for a sixth season on Hulu. Steve Martin, who co-stars with Martin Short and Selena Gomez in the comedy, says that, while he knows the show is good, he's still surprised it's lasted this long."This is a show that we, you know, diligently created, but having no idea how long it would run," Martin tells ABC Audio. "And just […]

November 19, 2025

Music

The Who announces ‘Tommy: Live at Royal Albert Hall’ global watch party

The Who on stage during a fundraising concert for the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall in London. (Photo by David Jensen/PA Images via Getty Images)The Who is revisiting their 2017 performance of Tommy at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and they want their fans to join them.The band has announced a Tommy: Live at Royal Albert Hall global watch party streaming Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. ET on Lounges.tv. Proceeds will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to […]

November 19, 2025

Music

ZZ Top announces first tour dates of 2026

Elwood Francis (L) and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage at Viejas Casino & Resort on November 02, 2025 in Alpine, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)ZZ Top’s first shows of 2026 have been revealed.The Texas rockers are set to hit the road with county star Dwight Yoakam on the Dos Amigos Tour, which will have them playing shows in the Midwest, South and East Coast.The 15-date tour starts March 26 in Brookings, South Dakota, with stops in Nebraska, […]

November 18, 2025

Music

The Royal Mint honors Queen’s Freddie Mercury with UK coin

Freddie Mercury of British rock group Queen performs at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, 13th July 1985. The concert raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Photo by Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)The late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is the latest rock star to be honored by The Royal Mint with a U.K. coin.The coin features an etching of Mercury midperformance, and the studs on the edge mimic the arm band he wore during Queen’s iconic Live […]

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Entertainment

Sadie Sink, Noah Jupe to star in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ on the West End

Sadie Sink attends the 'Stranger Things' season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)Sadie Sink is heading to fair Verona to take on one of Shakespeare's classics.The actress is set to star in an upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet on the West End. She makes her London stage debut alongside Noah Jupe. The pair will portray the titular star-crossed lovers in the new staging of the […]

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Music

David Byrne releases new single ‘T Shirt’

Artwork for David Byrne single 'T Shirt' (Matador Records)David Byrne is out with a new single.The Talking Heads frontman has released the new track “T Shirt,” which he co-wrote with producer Brian Eno. The song is described as “a classic piece of electro-pop wrapped in lightly humorous, but always earnest, political commentary.”The video for the song features a drawing of a T-shirt with a variety of messages, including “well-behaved women seldom make history,” “you always have a choice,” “embrace differences” and “fight today […]

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