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Barry Manilow releases new single from upcoming album, ‘What A Time’

Barry Manilow, 'What A Time.' (STILETTO Entertainment)What a time to be a Barry Manilow fan.Earlier in March, Barry announced that his first album of new material in close to 15 years, What A Time, would be out June 5. Now, he's released a new single from the project, which he's made available for preorder.The track, "Sun Shine," arrives with a music video that shows a couple waking up, getting ready for their day and coming together to dance.The album also […]

March 23, 2026

Music

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ highlights ACLU birthright citizenship ad

Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes)Bruce Springsteen is joining the American Civil Liberties Union's fight against Donald Trump’s attempt to do away with birthright citizenship.The rocker has lent his iconic tune “Born in the U.S.A.” to a new 30-second ad that debuted ahead of Supreme Court hearing arguments in a case challenging Trump's executive order attempting to alter the 14th Amendment, which grants anyone born in the U.S. to citizenship.“We're reminding President Trump what it means to be born in the U.S.A.,” reads the ad’s […]

March 23, 2026

Entertainment

In brief: ‘Marty Supreme’ gets HBO Max release date and more

Marty Supreme has set its streaming debut. The Oscar-nominated film will stream exclusively to HBO Max on April 24. It will make its HBO linear debut on April 25 at 8 p.m. ET. Timothée Chalamet stars in the film that also features Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary and Tyler Okonma ...Speaking of Chalamet, he's attached to produce a film adaptation of the bestselling book Playground. Deadline reports that he'll have first dibs on starring as the movie's central character. […]

March 23, 2026 1

Entertainment

Ryan Gosling’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ debuts at #1 at the box office

Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in 'Project Hail Mary' (Amazon MGM Studios)For many movie fans, their weekend project was going to see Project Hail Mary.The Ryan Gosling sci-fi flick brought in $80.58 million in its opening weekend to debut at #1. According to Variety those numbers make Project Hail Mary the biggest debut of 2026 so far, and also the biggest ever opening for Amazon MGM, surpassing 2023’s Creed III, which brought in $58 million in its debut week.Disney’s Hoppers, […]

March 23, 2026 1

Entertainment

Don Cheadle to executive produce docuseries ‘Vs. Goliath’

Don Cheadle attends the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations Presents Career Retrospective with Regina Hall at The Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists on November 20, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA)Don Cheadle has joined the team for the docuseries Vs. Goliath. Deadline reports he's been tapped to executive produce the show with nonprofit The Solutions Project, which promotes climate justice.The series, according to Deadline, "explores stories of everyday people from working-class communities across the U.S. taking bold action against […]

March 23, 2026 1

Music

Chris Robinson picks The Black Crowes song that will stand the test of time

The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes)The Black Crowes have released a lot of music over their almost 40-year career, but frontman Chris Robinson believes their iconic ballad “She Talks To Angels” is the one song of theirs that will stand the test of time.In a new interview with New York Magazine’s Vulture column, Robinson says one reason is because “[t]hat’s the song really in people’s imagination,” adding it’s a “very inviting song.”“I wrote that song from a dark […]

March 23, 2026 1

Entertainment

Amanda Peet reveals breast cancer diagnosis in emotional essay

Amanda Peet attends the AFI FEST 2025 Presented By Canva "Fantasy Life" Screening at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on October 25, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for AFI)Amanda Peet is opening up about her breast cancer diagnosis, which she learned of around the same time both of her parents were in hospice care.In a personal essay published Saturday in The New Yorker, the actress detailed the difficult period, sharing that she had long been monitored closely […]

March 22, 2026 1

Viewpoints

Culture Crash: The Genre That Keeps Asking Bigger Questions

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… I’ve always been drawn to science fiction filmmaking. In part that’s because it allows the audience an avenue to explore those same questions humans have asked for generations. Movies like Interstellar and Contact help us question the nature of the universe and family and heck, even ourselves. A film like Arrival can explore such much about humanity and our behavior by looking at people through the prism of an alien […]

March 22, 2026

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: The New Way We’re Paying For Everything

This is Viewpoints Explained… When shopping online, more people are choosing to split their bill into smaller payments instead of paying in full. These ‘buy now, pay later services’ like AfterPay, Klarna and Affirm have blown up in popularity over the last few years.About 15 percent of Americans have used one of these services in the past year, according to a 2024 federal reserve report. This group tends to skew younger with adults 18 to 29 the most likely to […]

March 22, 2026