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Author Meghan Quinn offers up your next summer read with ‘Till Summer Do Us Part’

Bloom BooksPopular booktok author Meghan Quinn is back with your next great summer read.Till Summer Do Us Part follows a recent divorcee named Scottie, who makes up a fake husband to fit in with her office filled with happily married men. She turns to her best friend’s brother, Wilder, to fill the role of her husband, but his improv skills somehow lead them to agreeing to go to a relationship camp with all her co-workers.The book features a mix of fun, […]

June 16, 2025

Music

Stevie Nicks announces eight new solo dates

courtesy of Live NationStevie Nicks has extended her solo tour.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has added eight shows to her schedule, starting with an Aug. 8 concert in Brooklyn, New York.She’s also added dates in Hollywood, Florida; Detroit, Michigan; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Charlotte, North Carolina. The tour will now end Oct. 25 in Hartford, Connecticut.A presale for tickets begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the […]

June 16, 2025

Entertainment

Glenn Close, Billy Porter join ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ cast

Bruce Glikas/Getty ImagesGlenn Close and Billy Porter are the latest actors to join the cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.Lionsgate announced the news in posts shared to social media on Monday.Close will play Drusilla Sickle, the District 12 tribute escort, while Porter is set to play Magno Stift, Drusilla's estranged husband and stylist for the tributes.They join the previously announced ensemble cast led by Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy.Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., […]

June 16, 2025

Music

Amid health struggle, Billy Joel’s wife predicts he ‘will be rocking out next year’

Alexis Roderick Joel, Billy Joel, Della Joel, Remy Joel; Stewart Cook/CBS via Getty ImagesBilly Joel recently had to cancel all his scheduled tour dates while he deals with his diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus, which causes problems with vision, balance and hearing. But in her Father's Day message, Billy's wife predicted that the Piano Man will be back to pounding the keys in 2026.Posting a carousel of photos of Billy and the couple's daughters, Della and Remy, Alexis Roderick Joel wrote, "This […]

June 16, 2025

Music

On This Day, June 16, 2007: Rod Stewart marries his third wife, Penny Lancaster

On This Day, June 16, 2007…Rocker Rod Stewart married his third wife, model and TV personality Penny Lancaster, at La Cervara, a former abbey near Portofino, Italy.Stewart had previously been married to actress/model Alana Stewart from 1979-1984, and supermodel Rachel Hunter, from 1990-2006, although they separated in 1999.Stewart and Lancaster began dating in 1999, and had their first child together, son Alistair, in 2005. The couple welcomed their second child, son Aiden, in 2011. The two boys brought Stewart’s total children […]

June 16, 2025

Entertainment

Eric Dane says he has lost use of his right arm amid ALS battle

ABC NewsFormer Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane is speaking out for the first time in a television interview about his battle with ALS, a degenerative neurological disorder."I wake up every day and I'm immediately reminded that this is happening," Dane, 52, said in an interview with Diane Sawyer that aired Monday on Good Morning America. "It's not a dream."Just a few months after first revealing his ALS diagnosis publicly in April, Dane said he has lost function of his right arm and worries about what's next.ALS, short for amyotrophic […]

June 16, 2025

Music

Heart’s Nancy Wilson blasts use of ‘Barracuda’ at Trump’s military parade

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicHeart’s Nancy Wilson is not happy that the band’s classic track "Barracuda" was played during Saturday’s military parade in Washington, D.C."Earlier today, during a parade held in support of our nation’s military and organized by President Donald Trump, the song 'Barracuda' by Heart was played without permission or authorization from us," she shared on social media. "'Barracuda,' written and performed by Ann and I, is a powerful piece of music that was never intended for political use."She added, "As daughters […]

June 16, 2025

Entertainment

Bruce Willis’ wife says she feels ‘profoundly sad’ on Father’s Day

Dia Dipasupil/WireImageEmma Heming Willis is opening up about the emotional weight of Father's Day.The wife of Bruce Willis shared a touching message on Instagram Sunday, honoring not only her husband but also other dads "living with disability or disease."Heming Willis shares daughters Mabel Ray and Evelyn Penn with the actor who was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022 and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023. She posted a photo of Willis cuddling one of their girls, along with a moving caption."Happy Father's Day to all the dads living with disability or disease, showing […]

June 16, 2025

Music

Culture Club bassist says new documentary on the group is ‘honest, accurate version of events’

L-R: Roy Hay, Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig; Duncan RabanBoy George & Culture Club, a documentary about the hitmaking '80s British group, premiered last week at New York's Tribeca Festival. Bass player Mikey Craig says he's pleased that at long last, the true history of the band -- comprised of himself, singer Boy George, drummer Jon Moss and guitarist Roy Hay -- is being told."There've been so many bad versions of what happened," Mikey tells ABC Audio. "Finally, here we are now with […]

June 16, 2025