In the remote Alaskan village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, students are allowed 10 excused absences a year for subsistence activities, primarily hunting. “If you don’t do subsistence activities, you die,” says the school principal in the documentary “One with the Whale,” airing this week on public television as ...Read more

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

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23: The Beekeeper

23: Drive-Away Dolls

23: American Star

23: Harley Quinn: The Complete Fourth Season

23: Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 2

23: Monolith

23: I Am Cuba

30: Mean Girls (2024)

30: Mean Girls (2004)

30: Madame...Read more

Two years ago, Swifties were Googling Joni Mitchell due to “whispers” of Taylor Swift portraying the folk legend in a biopic.

Mitchell responded with “If she’s going to sing and play me, good luck.” But that’s neither here nor there.

The association inspired many among her fan base to dig into one of the greatest singer-songwriters...Read more

Celine Dion has objectives as she battles Stiff Person Syndrome.

“I want to be the best I can be, ” Dion says in an interview in the new edition of Vogue France. “My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again!”

A return to live performance, someday, is also motivating the superstar resident of Lake Las Vegas. But while Dion is steadfast in ...Read more

By any reasonable measure, David Fincher had made it by 1990. He was directing rapturous music videos for Madonna ("Express Yourself," "Vogue") and doing lucrative ads for top brands worldwide. The production company he co-founded, Propaganda Films, had cornered the MTV market, helping launch the careers of such future notables as Spike Jonze ...Read more

An updated take on a beloved high school comedy tops the DVD releases for the week of April 23.

"Mean Girls": An adaptation of the musical based on the 2004 film, starring Angourie Rice as Cady Heron and Reneé Rapp as Regina George.

"There’s a lot of fun onscreen in this 'Mean Girls' ... but it also feels like a condensed skim of the story ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The release of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department introduced a new crowd to vintage typewriters last week. But a lack of understanding around how the machines were first built is causing a flurry of miscalculated fan theories.

In promotional videos for Swift’s new album, she’s seen using an old typewriter. When ...Read more

Nicki Minaj proved to not be here for the nonsense after a fan threw an object at her during a concert — she threw it right back.

The 12-time Grammy nominated rapper was captured on video intercepting a pink bracelet and then hurling it into the audience during the Detroit stop of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour.

The incident happened while she...Read more

Kid Cudi broke his foot Sunday after jumping from a stage at the Coachella festival in Indio, California, ending his set early.

The 40-year-old rapper, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, jumped down while performing “Memories” in the Sahara tent, landed awkwardly and rolled over, according to fan footage.

Security guards helped him to his ...Read more

Morgan Wallen has broken his silence about his April 8 arrest on suspicion of throwing a chair from the top of a six-story Nashville bar.

The “One Thing at a Time” and “Whiskey Glasses” singer said in a Friday tweet that he’s “not proud” of his behavior and that he accepts responsibility for his part in the incident that played ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Like many of its victims of the past week, “CSI: Vegas” has been cut down in its prime.

The reboot of the series that put Las Vegas on the television map won’t live to see a Season 4. According to multiple news outlets, it’s been canceled by CBS to make room for new dramas, including “NCIS: Origins,” a new take on “...Read more

After a 30-second Super Bowl teaser sent Marvel fans into a frenzy, the full trailer for “Deadpool and Wolverine” dropped Monday morning, featuring all the hallmarks of a “Deadpool” movie: extravagant fight scenes, fourth-wall-breaking and plenty of F-bombs.

In the trailer, Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool is enlisted by the Time Variance ...Read more

A new video on Beyoncé‘s Instagram has set the record straight about her natural hair and shut down any criticism that she’s unqualified to sell hair care products because she wears wigs.

Since the launch of her hair care line, Cécred, fans have posted videos demonstrating how the products perform on their hair, but now Queen Bey and her ...Read more

Chris Pratt has long had his online detractors who’ve dubbed him Hollywood’s “worst Chris.” Now, the “Guardians of the Galaxy” star has angered a new segment of American society — architecture fans and preservationists.

News outlets recently learned that Pratt and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, quietly bought a 20th century ...Read more

Eric Braeden, the actor who has spent 40-plus years playing self-made businessman Victor Newman on "The Young and the Restless," has just been honored with his 10th Daytime Emmy nomination — two decades after his first win.

Braeden, nominated for lead performance in a daytime drama series, hasn't been recognized for his role since 2004, as he...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — As far as we are concerned, legendary songstress and actress Bette Midler has the right idea.

On Sunday, Midler announced on X, the platform formally known as Twitter, she wants to play Melissa Schemmenti’s (played by Lisa Ann Walter) mom on ABC’s hit mockumentary Abbott Elementary.

“Since I’m now using this website to...Read more

SANTA ANA, Calif. — While this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio is now in the past, Goldenvoice is already looking to the future, having announced the dates for the next installment in 2025.

The three-day, two-weekend festival will return on April 11-13 and April 18-20, 2025.

Advance tickets ...Read more

The person allegedly punched by Ye in Los Angeles may not have been the rapper’s intended target, according to reports.

The artist formerly known as Kanye West made headlines on Wednesday after reportedly punching a person in the face who he claimed improperly touched his wife, Bianca Censori.

On Saturday, TMZ identified that man as either ...Read more

NEW YORK — If ambience were the secret to theatrical success, the new Broadway revival of “Cabaret” that opened on Sunday at the August Wilson Theatre would be the hit of the year.

The venue has been transformed into the Kit Kat Club, the Weimar era Berlin nightspot, where the naughty pastiche score by John Kander and Fred Ebb gets to ...Read more