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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Wasserman’s Epstein ties cause chaos at his music agency. Artists and staff want him out by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — The sports and entertainment executive Casey Wasserman is facing calls to step down from his namesake music agency after his sexually charged emails surfaced in the Epstein f…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:23PM
Saturday, February 7, 2026

Twisted Sister’s future uncertain after Dee Snider resigns and 50th anniversary shows are canceled by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Twisted Sister has canceled all of its 50th anniversary performances following the departure of lead singer Dee Snider because of "a series of health challenges." In a statem…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Friday, February 6, 2026

Put down your headphones. Spotify wants you to pick up an actual book by Tribune News Service

Following major expansions to Spotify’s podcast branch, the audio streamer is turning its attention to its audiobooks. The Sweden-based audio platform said it is focused on bolstering onli…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly by Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Jan. 31, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powere…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Finneas calls out ‘powerful old white men outraged’ by Billie Eilish’s Grammys speech by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Finneas O'Connell took to social media to defend Billie Eilish and her Grammys acceptance speech from a specific demographic that was angered by her remarks. "Seeing a lot of…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:17PM

Movie review: Filmmaker Luc Besson takes a stab at ‘Dracula’ story by Tribune News Service

Perhaps every filmmaker feels like they have to make their version of “Dracula” at some point — and it certainly helps that Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel has been in the public domain for…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

Family guide to new movie releases by Tribune News Service

'PILLION' No MPA rating What it’s about: A young man finds himself in the thrall of a mysterious biker as they enter into a dominant/submissive relationship. The kid attractor factor: This…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

Dave Coulier says he’s cancer-free — again — months after tongue cancer diagnosis by Tribune News Service

For "Full House" star Dave Coulier, his cancer journey has "been a roller-coaster ride, for sure." Now that ride has seemingly come to an end. Coulier announced Wednesday, to commemorate Wor…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Review: ‘The Muppet Show’ returns with a delightful special and those timeless Muppets by Tribune News Service

After nearly 50 years, “The Muppet Show” returns, “back [says Kermit, your amphibian compere] on the very stage where it all started and then ended and then is maybe starting again dep…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

What to stream: Take a walk on the wild side with Alexander Skarsgård’s indie roles by Tribune News Service

Alexander Skarsgård is the moment. Not only does he co-star in the Charli XCX vehicle “The Moment,” a music industry mockumentary that just premiered at Sundance and is in theaters now,…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talk series to end this fall after 4 seasons by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Sherri Shepherd's daytime talk series "Sherri" is coming to an end, four years after the program was tapped to replace "The Wendy Williams Show." Syndication company Debmar-M…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM
Monday, February 2, 2026

What the Grammys had to say about history by Tribune News Service

History was made in more than one way at Sunday night’s 68th Grammy Awards. Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” won album of the year — the first Spanish-language LP to take the R…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:39PM

Day after Grammys, people still talking about Chappell Roan’s red carpet dress by Tribune News Service

In case one has forgotten, the whole point of walking a red carpet is to show off what you’re wearing ... and sometimes what you’re not. Which brings us to Chappell Roan at Sunday’s Gr…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:23PM
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Rapper Nur-D, pepper-sprayed and detained in Minneapolis, hires Rodney King’s lawyer to represent him by Tribune News Service

MINNEAPOLIS — After photos and video of federal agents violently detaining him in Minneapolis went viral, Twin Cities rapper Matt “Nur-D” Allen has retained the law firm that represent…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Friday, January 30, 2026

‘Josephine’ and ‘Nuisance Bear’ win top prizes at Sundance by Tribune News Service

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival announced its awards winners Friday, with Beth de Araújo's searing drama "Josephine" and Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman's environmental-themed documen…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:20PM
Thursday, January 29, 2026

‘Shelter’ review: Statham-led action drama is vaguely sturdy, little more by Tribune News Service

In theaters this week and starring enduring and appealing English action star Jason Statham, “Shelter” proves to be a competent slice of action-driven drama, but it’s pretty far from d…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Spotify paid out a record $11 billion into the music industry last year by Tribune News Service

Last year, Spotify paid out more than $11 billion to the music industry, bringing the company's total payouts since launch to nearly $70 billion. The milestone year reflected the "largest an…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Grammys 2026 predictions: Who will win, who should win and the Bad Bunny of it all by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — A year after Beyoncé finally took home a long-overdue award for album of the year, music's royalty will gather Sunday night to find out what fresh justice or outrage might b…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,’ Episode 2: Enter the Targaryens. Here’s their family tree by Tribune News Service

This story contains spoilers for " A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," Episode 2, "Hard Salt Beef." ____ Could things be looking up for Ser Duncan the Tall? The second episode of "A Knight of t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

Review: Eddie Izzard’s breakneck solo ‘Hamlet’ opts for cracking good storytelling over subtlety by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — To be or not to be, that is the question for a solo version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Eddie Izzard, the wry, gender-fluid British comedian who came to attention with a strea…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

‘Wonder Man’ shows, again, why the MCU is superior on TV with a grounded Hollywood story by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Don't stop me if you've heard this one before, since I'm admittedly something of a broken record on the subject, but I very much prefer Marvel's television series, which tend…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM
Friday, January 23, 2026

He-Man escapes his corporate job to battle Skeletor in first ‘Masters of the Universe’ trailer by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — By the power of... gray cubicle walls? Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Studios unveiled the first teaser trailer for "Masters of the Universe" on Thursday, which shows Eternia'…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM
Thursday, January 22, 2026

All the 2026 best picture Oscar nominees, ranked from worst to best by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — This was a year of big swings and I'm not just talking about Timothée Chalamet's ping-pong serve. The Academy Awards feel like they're in motion, too — a body less affixed…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:17PM

‘Return to Silent Hill’ review: Video game adaptation frustrates and compels by Tribune News Service

Watching “Return to Silent Hill,” the film adaptation of the acclaimed psychological survival horror game Silent Hill 2, is like watching the latter through a broken mirror. All the orig…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

The 10 movies we’re most excited to see at the Sundance Film Festival by Tribune News Service

Can it really be the festival’s final year in Park City, Utah? Braced as we are for nostalgia at every world premiere in the Eccles or every late night spent at the Library with a cup of c…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Singers, musicians come together to perform at ICE sites in Minneapolis by Tribune News Service

MINNEAPOLIS — When his weekly song circle group performed at the Renee Good shooting site Jan. 13 in Minneapolis, Timothy Frantzich got a new lesson on the old folk tunes he had been playi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:19PM
Saturday, January 17, 2026

David Lynch lives on, plus the best movies in LA this week by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This week The Times published its rankings of the 101 best Los…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

Paging Noah Wyle? Meet the new chief doctor on ‘The Pitt’ by Tribune News Service

It’s the hottest TV show that isn’t about the steamy romance between hockey rivals.“The Pitt” returned earlier this month for its second season with a fresh gust of awards wind to pr…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:40AM
Friday, January 16, 2026

Foo Fighters mark Dave Grohl’s birthday — and support a good cause — at SoCal benefit show by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Dave Grohl had a solution in mind for anyone who didn't know the words to the song he and the other Foo Fighters were about to play Wednesday night at Inglewood's Kia Forum. …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Q&A: Don Was talks Pan-Detroit Ensemble and its Grateful Dead-focused tour by Tribune News Service

PITTSBURGH — Going from playing in a band like Was (Not Was) to working with Bonnie Raitt and then playing with the Grateful Dead is quite the stretch, but it makes perfect sense for a mus…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM

Movie review: ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ a taut continuation of zombie world by Tribune News Service

Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) spends a lot of time alone. Coated in iodine to stave off the zombie virus that has laid waste to England for three decades, he sometimes dances alone in his o…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AM

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