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‘Stranger Things’ cast teases upcoming final, fifth season: ‘Fans will be truly satisfied’

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‘Stranger Things’ cast teases upcoming final, fifth season: ‘Fans will be truly satisfied’

Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in 'Stranger Things' season 5. (Netflix)Stranger Things is coming to a close.The cast of the series prepares to say goodbye to the show and teases what fans can expect from the fifth and final season in a new behind-the-scenes video shared by […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

Members of R.E.M., The Black Crowes, Hootie & the Blowfish form supergroup Howl Owl Howl

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Members of R.E.M., The Black Crowes, Hootie & the Blowfish form supergroup Howl Owl Howl

(L-R) Howl Owl Howl's Steve Gorman, Mike Mills and Darius Rucker/(photo by Steven Cohen)R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, The Black Crowes' former drummer Steve Gorman and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker are joining forces for a new supergroup, Howl Owl Howl.The group formed in 2021 out of a casual jam session between the three longtime friends, with a press release noting that session turned into "something unique." As for the sound, Howl Owl Howl "fuses organic roots rock with an open-minded alternative flair, […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

The Rolling Stones reissuing 1976’s ‘Black and Blue’

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The Rolling Stones reissuing 1976’s ‘Black and Blue’

Cover of The Rolling Stones' 'Black and Blue'/(Interscope/UMe)The Rolling Stones are revisiting their 1976 album Black and Blue ahead of its 50th anniversary.The band is set to release a five-LP or four-CD super-deluxe box set on Nov. 14, with both versions also coming with a Blu-ray. The set includes a 2025 remix of the album by producer Steven Wilson, along with an album of outtakes and jams. It also includes a recording of a 1976 concert at Earls Court […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

On This Day, Sept. 24, 1979: The Eagles release their sixth studio album ‘The Long Run’

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On This Day, Sept. 24, 1979: The Eagles release their sixth studio album ‘The Long Run’

On This Day, Sept. 24, 1979…The Eagles released their sixth studio album, The Long Run, which hit #1 on the Billboard Albums chart.The album featured the singles “Heartache Tonight,” which went to #1, as well as the title track and “I Can’t Tell You Why,” which were both top-10 hits.The Long Run was the Eagles’ first album to feature Timothy B. Schmit, who replaced founding member Randy Meisner, who left the group during their Hotel California tour in 1977. Schmit wrote […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

Medical Notes: You’re Taking Too Many Medications, Why Early Detection For Alzheimer’s Disease Isn’t Working, And A Better Treatment For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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Medical Notes: You’re Taking Too Many Medications, Why Early Detection For Alzheimer’s Disease Isn’t Working, And A Better Treatment For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Are you taking too many medications? In a review of nearly two thousand older adults, about one in three took five or more prescription drugs. These people had worse balance, weaker grip strength, and walked slower than their peers. Researchers believe it’s not necessarily the type of drugs that are contributing to this difference, but simply the sheer number of them. The research, published in The Journal Of General Internal […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

Viewpoints Explained: Why Are Teen Reading Scores At A 30-Year-Low?

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Viewpoints Explained: Why Are Teen Reading Scores At A 30-Year-Low?

This is Viewpoints Explained… The country’s report card recently came back, and it’s not good news. High school reading scores have sunk to their lowest point in more than thirty years. Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is considered the nation’s most reliable benchmark test, show that about a third of last year’s seniors scored below basic reading proficiency. About 35 percent of students scored just proficient […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

Culture Crash: What Sabrina Carpenter Learned From Jack Antonoff

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Culture Crash: What Sabrina Carpenter Learned From Jack Antonoff

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Fresh off her success with 2024’s Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter is right back at it in 2025 with her latest album Man’s Best Friend.  Carpenter has taken some heat online and in the press for releasing two albums so close together, with some questioning how much artistic growth is really evident from last year to […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

Glinda and Elphaba clash, then unite against the Wizard in final ‘Wicked: For Good’ trailer

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Glinda and Elphaba clash, then unite against the Wizard in final ‘Wicked: For Good’ trailer

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked: For Good.' (Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures)The final trailer for Wicked: For Good is here, and it reveals more of what's happened to Ariana Grande's Glinda and Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba since the end of the last film.Glinda has been recruited by Michelle Yeoh's Madame Morrible to be a mouthpiece for the Wizard, and equipped with a magic bubble and a wand to sell her role as Glinda […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

What Jimmy Kimmel said as he returned to the air after show was preempted

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What Jimmy Kimmel said as he returned to the air after show was preempted

'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' returned to ABC on Sept. 23, 2025. (Disney/Randy Holmes)Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves on Tuesday evening after his late-night show was preempted for nearly a week.In a more than 15-minute monologue at the top of the show, Kimmel gave an impassioned defense of free speech, needled the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and President Donald Trump and explained his comments about the response to the killing of conservative activist Charlie […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

In brief: ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ official trailer and more

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In brief: ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ official trailer and more

The official trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry has arrived. It shows off the picturesque town of Derry, Maine, in the year 1962. Bill Skarsgård returns to star as Pennywise the killer clown in the prequel series, which he also executive produces. The nine-episode series premieres Oct. 26 on HBO Max ...Nicolas Cage is set to lead the star-studded cast of the upcoming film Fortitude. The film, which will be directed by Simon West, is a World War II […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025