Variety reports that Tony Awards Productions has altered its upcoming awards ceremony to conform with requests made by The Writers Guild of America, the union announced Monday evening. As a result, the WGA no longer has plans to picket the show. Details of the agreement were not revealed. It was believed that Ariana DeBose, who was set …
Peabody Awards cancels in-person ceremony amid Writers Guild of America strike
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images The Peabody Awards has scrapped this year’s ceremony due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. “As an organization dedicated to honoring the most compelling and empowering stories in broadcasting and streaming media, we recognize and respect the position that many of this year’s Peabody Award winners find themselves in,” the …
Megan Fox opens up about body dysmorphia and self-acceptance struggles
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Megan Fox is getting deep and personal about her journey towards self-acceptance and body image issues. In a candid interview with Sports Illustrated, the 37-year-old actress, one of this year’s cover models, revealed her battle with body dysmorphia, expressing that she never truly sees herself the way others do. “There is never a point in my …
Scoreboard roundup — 5/15/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Arizona 5, Oakland 2 San Diego 4, Kansas City 0 LA Dodgers 9, Minnesota 8 (12) Atlanta 12, Texas 0 Houston 6, Chi Cubs 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE LA Angels 9, Baltimore 5 NY Yankees 7, Toronto 4 Seattle 10, …
Could they BE any cuter? AI envisions the ‘Friends’ characters as toddlers
Warner Bros. Television The show Friends is still getting laughs on syndication and on streaming, but thanks to an Italian couple — and artificial intelligence wizardry — it’s now inspiring a new viral art collection. Luca and Anna Allievi are the people behind the Instagram account the_ai_dreams, which was already popular for using AI to …
Let’s-A Go! ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ coming to digital Tuesday
Universal The biggest hit of 2023 so far, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is coming home to digital platforms for rent or purchase on Tuesday. Universal’s adaptation of the beloved video game franchise stars the voices of Chris Pratt and Charlie Day, respectively, as Mario and his brother Luigi, as well as Jack Black, Seth …
New trailer for ‘The Bear’ season 2 shows Carmy, Sydney testing ‘chaos menu’ dishes
FX/Matt Dinerstein The full season 2 trailer of the hit FX series The Bear has finally dropped, and it shows some delicious new dishes. The two-minute trailer starts inside the now-newspaper-covered windows of The Original Beef of Chicagoland, where Golden Globe winner Jeremy Allen White‘s character, Carmy — the chef and restaurateur protagonist — has …
Martha Stewart makes history on the cover of ‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Issue
Sports Illustrated/Ruven Afanador At 81, Martha Stewart is gracing one of the new covers of this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the first octogenarian to do so. The photos were shot by famed photographer Ruven Afanador in the Dominican Republic. The homemaking icon also participated in a “making of” video, in which the former …
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ fan Will Poulter explains he “was scared” being the “new kid” on ‘Vol. 3’
Marvel Studios Will Poulter was the new kid on the block in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, both figuratively and nearly literally. His genetically engineered character, baddie Adam Warlock, is incredibly powerful, but also described as being a “child,” because he was taken out of his birthing pod too soon. The English actor admits …
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ splashing down on Disney+ and Max on June 7
20th Century Studios Avatar: The Way of Water is making a splash on Disney+ and HBO’s rebranded streaming service, Max, starting June 7. The follow-up to the highest-grossing movie of all time, which became the third highest following its December 2022 debut in theaters with a more than $2.3 billion haul globally, will come packed …