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Sound Advice: A power bank to get charged up about and stereo system options
Powerful, flexible mobile charger: A power bank is a portable charger that draws its power from an internal battery. Charge it up and take it with you, and you can charge your devices whenever and wherever you want. I just finished testing a power bank charger that may be my very favorite one yet.
The LISEN Ultra Slim MagSafe Power Bank is ...Read more

La Santa Cecilia reacts to ICE ruling: 'We have to show strength'
LOS ANGELES — Amid growing fears of renewed mass deportations, the beloved L.A. band La Santa Cecilia hopes its upcoming musical performances can provide moments of joy and humanity for Angelenos.
“As musicians, we get the chance to open up a space like that for people to feel, to dance and feel happy,” says La Marisoul, the band’s lead...Read more

Mandy Moore felt 'helpless' after sons' health struggle
Mandy Moore felt "super helpless" after her sons were diagnosed with RSV.
The 41-year-old actress has opened up on how her sons August 'Gus' Harrison, four, and Oscar 'Ozzie' Bennett, who turns three next month, were both diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus at the same time in 2023.
She told PEOPLE magazine: "It was a super helpless ...Read more

Jon Cryer won't be part of Charlie Sheen comeback 'cycle'
Jon Cryer doesn't want to be part of Charlie Sheen's "cycle"
The Two And A Half Men star had some reservations about taking part in Netflix's new documentary about his former castmate, and he insisted he doesn't want to "build him up" or "tear him down".
Speaking in aka Charlie Sheen, Jon, 60, said: "I worked with Charlie Sheen for eight years...Read more

Robert Irwin praises mother Terri for handling Steve Irwin's death with 'such grace'
Robert Irwin says his mother "picked up the pieces with such grace" after Steve Irwin died.
The Dancing With The Stars contestant, now 21, was just two years old when the Crocodile Hunter icon died aged 44 in 2006 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray, and he has recalled how his mother Terri kept the family together.
He told PEOPLE ...Read more

Kit Harington and Keira Knightley join Harry Potter audiobook cast
Kit Harington and Keira Knightley have been cast in the new Harry Potter audiobook series.
The Game of Thrones actor and Black Doves actress are among the 10 new stars lending their voices to the Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions.
Kit will voice Professor Lockhart with Keira taking on the role of Professor Umbridge in the upcoming ...Read more

Mary McNamara: Nate Bargatze is an odd choice to host the Emmys but he may be the night's only real surprise
LOS ANGELES — The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards are mere days away and, as someone who regularly writes about them, I’m trying to locate my tenterhooks, but it’s a bit tough this year.
Though it would never do to discount “The Bear,” there should be plenty of self-love from the entertainment industry as “The Studio” and “Hacks” ...Read more

'The Long Walk' review: Marching into America's heart of darkness
Walk or die.
Those are the simple rules in "The Long Walk," director Francis Lawrence's bleak and harrowing tale of survival set against a backdrop of a fascist America. The bad guys are in control, and for sport, 50 young men — one from each state, chosen by lottery — are set about to walk for their lives. If they slow down, they're shot ...Read more

'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' review: Satisfying end of an era
In the case of “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” parting is such sweet — and delightfully sappy — sorrow.
We’ve been through so much with the aristocratic Crawley family of the TV-and-film franchise’s namesake fictional Yorkshire estate — and the clan’s servants — that it’s hard to believe the series “Downton Abbey” ...Read more

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck 'don't care if they oversaturate the marketplace' together
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck will never stop acting together even if they "oversaturate the marketplace".
The two life long friends - who met at high school and first worked with on 1997's Good Will Hunting - have made three films together in the last four years, with The Last Duel, Air and The Rip.
Matt has revealed how he started crying after ...Read more

JoJo Siwa 'craving' wedding to Chris Hughes
JoJo Siwa is "craving" a wedding to Chris Hughes.
The Karma singer embarked on a relationship with the former Love Island hunk earlier this year after they met while taking part in Celebrity Big Brother and she admitted their romance is different to anything she's ever experienced before.
Speaking on the Reign with Josh Smith podcast, she said...Read more

Dame Anna Wintour reveals what she really thought of The Devil Wears Prada
Dame Anna Wintour thought The Devil Wears Prada was "highly enjoyable".
The 75-year-old Vogue editor-in-chief is largely viewed as the inspiration behind Meryl Streep's tyrannical magazine editor in the movie and though she has previously avoided questions about the film, she's now admitted she thought the 2006 feature was "fantastic" and ...Read more

Olivia Colman gets 'bored' with theatre roles
Olivia Colman gets "bored" working in theatre.
The Roses actress admitted she "struggles" giving the same performance every night because she has a "short attention span" and she also has to work hard to get over her nerves ahead of opening night.
Speaking on the Dish from Waitrose podcast about love-hate jobs, Olivia - who last performed on ...Read more

Zosia Mamet details leaving show due to 'intense' showrunner
Zosia Mamet quit "one of the biggest shows on television" because of an "intense" showrunner.
The Girls actress recalled a tense confrontation very early in her career after playing a recurring role on an unnamed major TV show grew increasingly difficult because of the demands of a "spirited and opinionated" figure behind the scenes.
In an ...Read more

Leonardo DiCaprio reveals how he lands roles with top directors
Leonardo DiCaprio works with top directors by simply letting them know he's "ready and game".
The 50-year-old actor is working with Paul Thomas Anderson for the first time in new thriller One Battle After Another, and he has opened up on his process when it comes to landing jobs with the likes of Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino.
Speaking...Read more

Glen Powell reveals how Chris Pratt's Guardians of the Galaxy role changed his own career
Glen Powell thinks Chris Pratt helped leading men become "more silly and buoyant".
The 36-year-old actor - who has starred in the likes of Top Gun: Maverick, Anyone But You and Twisters in recent years - has reflected on how he finally managed to break out in Hollywood after starting out in an era where "Robert Pattinson was probably the ...Read more

Kate Moss reveals David Bowie's nickname for her
Kate Moss has revealed David Bowie used to call her Smasher.
The 51-year-old supermodel has opened up about her friendship with the late rock icon - who died aged 69 in 2016 - and revealed his unusual nickname for her.
Speaking on BBC Radio 6 Music's new series Music Uncovered - David Bowie: Changeling, she said: "David, who by the way's ...Read more

Q&A: 'The Girlfriend' star says TV mom directing his sex scenes wasn't awkward. At all
ANAHEIM, Calif. — In the new limited series “The Girlfriend,” actor Laurie Davidson plays Daniel, a young doctor whose life takes a turn after he introduces his real-estate agent girlfriend Cherry to his extremely wealthy parents, Laura and Howard.
Though he’s in his late 20s, Daniel is still a bit of a mama’s boy. His mother Laura, ...Read more

Review: 'Seen & Heard' examines Black TV history, shining light on its successes and struggles
Issa Rae, of "Insecure" fame, is an executive producer of (and a major figure in) a new two-part documentary, "Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television," premiering this week on HBO and streaming on HBO Max. Presented as a film by Giselle Bailey, with a directed by credit shared with Phil Bertelsen, it's not a comprehensive accounting — ...Read more

His apocalyptic art film 'Sirât' dances in the face of oblivion. Maybe that's why people love it
TORONTO — The smile is beatific, blissed out, even at an ungodly hour on our Zoom call from France. A week later, when I finally meet 43-year old filmmaker Oliver Laxe in person at a private Toronto celebration for his new movie "Sirât," he radiates serenity. He's the happiest (and maybe the tallest) person in the room.
"One of the first ...Read more