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Jimmy Kimmel dedicates monologue to best friend, bandleader Cleto Escobedo III

Jimmy Kimmel and Cleto Escobedo III on the 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' set. (Richard Cartwright/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)Jimmy Kimmel opened his show Tuesday night with a heartfelt monologue dedicated to his longtime best friend and bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, who died Tuesday morning at age 59."We've been on the air for almost 23 years, and I've had to do some hard monologues along the way, but this one's the hardest," Kimmel said while holding back tears. "Early this […]

November 12, 2025

Music

On This Day, Nov. 12, 2012: The Rolling Stones release ‘GRRR!’ compilation album

On This Day, Nov. 12, 2012…The Rolling Stones released the compilation album GRRR! to mark their 50th anniversary.The 50-track album featured such Stones classics as “Gimme Shelter,” “Honky Tonk Woman,” “Ruby Tuesday,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Start Me Up” along with two new songs “Doom and Gloom” and “One More Shot.”The Stones hit the road that December on the 50 and Counting tour, recording their Dec. 15, 2012, show at the Prudential Center in New Jersey for […]

November 12, 2025

Entertainment

Set fire to the box office: Adele to make acting debut in new film ‘Cry to Heaven’

Adele performs onstage in Munich, Germany, August 2024 (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AD)Adele is going from "Rolling in the Deep" to "Roll film." She'll be making her big screen debut in a new movie called Cry to Heaven, Deadline reports.The movie is being directed by Tom Ford, who's best known as a fashion designer, but who's directed several films as well. He also wrote the screenplay, which is based on the novel of the same name by Interview with the […]

November 12, 2025

Health

Medical Notes: How To Get Rid Of Forever Chemicals, Why A Deep Breath Could Save Your Life, And Are You At Higher Risk For Chronic Depression?

Does chronic depression run in the family? Researchers aren’t sure why some people have brief episodes while other’s experience years-long depression. However, new research published in Jama Network uses a novel MRI technique that could help find some answers. The imaging measured a patient’s lifetime accumulation of neuro-melanin, which can help them estimate the same levels of dopamine. Tt reveals that low neuro-melanin is related to chronic depression. Young women with brief periods of depression showed normal levels of neuro-melanin. Will […]

November 12, 2025

Viewpoints

Culture Crash: Richard Linklater Finds Magic In Stillness With “Blue Moon”

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Director Richard Linklater is the king of low-key. His early films like Slacker and Dazed and Confused paved the way for a whole generation of hangout movies with loose plots, and he’s returned to that ethos throughout his career with hits like The Before Trilogy as well as Boyhood. But he’s also built up a resume as a crowd-pleasing Hollywood director, making School of […]

November 12, 2025

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: Fewer Births, Smaller Future: Why The Human Population Is Shrinking

This is Viewpoints Explained… For much of the 20th century, governments around the world were worried about people having too many kids. now, countries are grappling with the opposite issue. In the U.S. and other developed nations, birth rates are falling fast. last year, the U.S. hit a record low fertility rate of 1.6 children per woman on average. go back to 2007 and this same statistical measure was 2.1 children per woman, according to the Centers For Disease Control […]

November 12, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ ineligible for BAFTAs and more

KPop Demon Hunters keeps goin' up, up, up — but it won't be headed to the BAFTAs. The animated film has been ruled ineligible to compete at the BAFTA Film Awards after an appeal by Netflix for an exception, Deadline reports. The film is eligible to compete at the Oscars, however, as it had a qualifying theatrical run in the U.S. ahead of its Netflix release on June 20 ...The upcoming Marvel TV series VisionQuest has added two new faces […]

November 12, 2025

Entertainment

‘Dune: Prophecy’ season 2 begins production, adds three to cast

Emily Watson stars in 'Dune: Prophecy' season 1. (Attila Szvacsek/HBO)Dune: Prophecy season 2 has officially started production, and its brought some new faces along for the ride.HBO Max has announced that the second season of the drama series set in the same universe as Denis Villeneuve's Dune films has starting filming. The streaming service has also announced new cast members Tom Hollander, Ashley Walters and Indira Varma have joined for the sophomore season."Keep the spice flowing," HBO Max captioned an […]

November 12, 2025

Music

Old man, take a look at his life: Neil Young turns 80

Neil Young performs on Day 7 of 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 04, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)Happy Birthday goes out to Neil Young who turns 80 on Wednesday (Nov. 12).Young's musical career took off in the 1960s after moving from Canada to Los Angeles and forming Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Bruce Palmer, Dewey Martin and Richie Furay.After the band’s breakup in 1968, Young launched a solo career, releasing his […]

November 12, 2025