An Op-Ed piece by Mirta Ojito for The New York Times. Memories of empty shelves in Cuba come full circle. First, it was the hand sanitizer. Then, Clorox wipes, alcohol, thermometers and Tylenol vanished from the shelves. Soon after, the toilet paper was gone, and then the rolls of paper towels and the napkins, and […]
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“Saturday Night Live” brought back its infamous political cold open sketch in its second-ever “At Home” edition, and Brad Pitt was along for the ride. Pitt portrayed Dr. 31 more words
Miley Cyrus was the surprise musical guest for the April 25 “At Home” edition of “Saturday Night Live.” The singer performed a cover of Pink Floyd’s classic “Wish You Were Here” while seated fireside and accompanied by Andrew Watt, a noted guitarist, songwriter and all-around hitmaker, who recently recovered from coronavirus and spoke of the…
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The second-ever “Saturday Night Live: At Home” edition was a star-studded affair. Brad Pitt was the first special guest in the April 26 virtual episode of the NBC late-night sketch comedy show. 25 more words
In his first interview since abruptly retiring from “Hardball,” Chris Matthews owned up to the allegations of inappropriate behavior against him. In late February, journalist Laura Bassett revealed that Matthews made unprofessional comments to her while she was getting her makeup done to appear on his show. 12 more words
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World War II fantasy horror movie “Warhunt,” starring Mickey Rourke, has wrapped after it continued shooting during the Covid-19 crisis. The crew on the project, which shot in Riga, capital of Latvia, were allowed to continue working by abiding by government guidelines. 15 more words
Harold Reid, the bass singer in the long-running country vocal quartet the Statler Brothers, died Friday night at age 80. A post on the group’s website said that Reid “had bravely endured a long battle with kidney failure.” The group had retired in 2002 after being together in various configurations since 1955. They were inducted…
Gene Dynarski, who appeared as Izzy Mandelbaum Jr. on “Seinfeld” and on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died. He was 86. Dynarski died on Feb. 32 more words
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SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Prisoners of War,” the series finale of “Homeland.” “Homeland” went out on a high note Sunday with a 66-minute final episode that was full of the elements that defined the series. 18 more words
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SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Prisoners of War,” the series finale of “Homeland.” Carrie’s fate wasn’t sealed on the page until 24 hours before “Homeland” shot its final scenes. 23 more words
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