Dakota Wesleyan University has been named to the Prairie Business magazine’s list of 50 Best Places to Work for 2021. The list was announced in September. Employees throughout the region nominated their companies, highlighting some [Read More…]
Watch Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga in ‘Passing’ trailer; Ashton Sanders to play Bobby Brown in Whitney Houston biopic
Courtesy of Netflix Netflix has released the first trailer for Passing, Rebecca Hall‘s directorial debut, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. As previously noted, the film is based on Nella Larsen‘s 1929 novella of the same name. It follows two mixed-race women, played by Thompson and Negga, who reunite in their adulthood and discover that one …
Ellen Pompeo hints ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ finale is “not far off”
ABC/Mike Rosenthal Ellen Pompeo provided an update about the fate of her long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, and teased that the show may be ready to hang up the scrubs after 18 successful seasons. “They’re not far off,” Pompeo, 51, told Entertainment Tonight when discussing fans’ theories that the five-time Emmy winning show will come to an end soon. The actress, …
Nicole Kidman reflects on her marriage to Tom Cruise: “I was young”
Kidman in Nine Perfect Strangers – Hulu Once upon a time, Nicole Kidman was married to Tom Cruise. Now she’s reflecting on that time in her life, specifically about how she was treated by the media. When asked by Harper’s Bazaar if she was annoyed with the media’s obsession over the high profile relationship, the Australian actress replied, “I was young. …
How Meghan Trainor avoided the biggest workplace hazard on ‘Top Chef: Family Style’
Courtesy Peacock Top Chef‘s Padma Lakshmi has been open about the fact that she gains 10 to 15 pounds while taping each season of the show. So of course, Meghan Trainor was concerned about the issue when she signed on to host the new Peacock cooking competition Top Chef: Family Style. But as Meghan tells ABC Audio, she wasn’t going to let it …
Tobias Menzies dedicated his Emmy win for ‘The Crown’ to the late Michael K. Williams
Eli Joshua Ade/HBO — Sophie Mutevelian/Netflix Tobias Menzies couldn’t accept his Emmy for his work in The Crown on Sunday night, but he just gave his “acceptance speech” via social media — and dedicated his win to actor Michael K. Williams, who died on September 6. A “very humbled” Menzies congratulated his “brilliant fellow nominees,” adding, “[I] want to dedicate this to …
“Something wicked this way comes”: See Denzel Washington in stark teaser for ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
A24 Films Academy Award-winning Fargo co-writer-director Joel Coen has raised the curtain on his upcoming take on Shakespeare‘s The Tragedy of Macbeth. Featuring multiple Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, Coen’s wife and frequent collaborator, the teaser is brief, but creepy and stark. Shot in black and white, it shows Washington as the title character and McDormand as his Machiavellian wife, who eyes Scotland’s …
‘Dear White People’: Justin Simien explains the purpose of ’90s music & why the series will never be “over”
Photo: Eric Charbonneau Justin Simien had a lot to unpack for the final season of his critically-acclaimed Netflix series, Dear White People. Unlike previous seasons, where the creator went in focused on topical issues centered on race and culture, Simien says he “started the season from a heart place.” “I went in going like, ‘What am I …
Emmy won ‘Kenobi’: ‘Halston’ Emmy winner Ewan McGregor teases anticipated ‘Star Wars’ series for Disney+
Francis Specker/CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ewan McGregor was all smiles backstage at the Emmy Awards Sunday night, and he had a reason to: he had just picked up his first TV trophy, for portraying mercurial designer Halston in the Netflix limited series of the same name. He also gave fans a quick …
Sioux Falls man convicted in meth case sentenced to 20 years
SIOUX FALLS, SD. (AP) — Authorities say a Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was convicted for dealing large quantities of methamphetamine. Christopher Walker, 50, was indicted by [Read More…]