PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Debate on marijuana will be on the table again as state lawmakers gather for the 2022 legislative session in South Dakota this month. So far, more than two dozen of 38 [Read More…]
Quentin Tarantino announces dates for ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT auction
ABC News/Stephen Iervolino Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino has announced auction dates for his exclusive NFTs from his groundbreaking 1994 crime epic, Pulp Fiction. Each of the seven non-fungible tokens will give owners exclusive access to seven scenes, including audio commentary and handwritten notes that promise, “a unique look into the mind and creative process of Quentin Tarantino.” Broken into …
‘Yellowstone”s season 4 finale scores 10 million viewers
Paramount Network Weeks after its prequel series, 1883, became the most-watched original series premiere ever on Paramount+, last Sunday’s Yellowstone‘s season 4 finale lassoed 10 million viewers on the Paramount Network. The Kevin Costner-starring Western-themed drama managed to wrangle 9.3 million of those viewers live — that is, without relying on streaming. That’s no small feat in today’s entertainment …
Don’t hook up: ‘Don’t Look Up’ emergency number actually connected viewers to naughty hotline
Netflix (NOTE NATURE) Viewers of Adam McKay‘s dark comedy Don’t Look Up, streaming now on Netflix, discovered an X-rated Easter egg after dialing a number suggested by Leonardo DiCaprio‘s character, astronomer Randall Mindy, to relieve stress caused by a “planet-killer” asteroid hurtling towards Earth. The number, 1-800-532-4500, connects to a sex hotline. The PSA in the film features DiCaprio’s Mindy …
South Dakota minimum wage to jump 50 cents in January
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s minimum wage will go up on Saturday. The minimum wage will rise 50 cents on Jan. 1, from $9.45 an hour to $9.95 an hour. A state law passed [Read More…]
South Dakota AG impeachment investigation begins in secrecy
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers met behind closed doors on Tuesday as they launched an impeachment investigation into the state attorney general for his conduct surrounding a fatal car crash last year. [Read More…]
South Dakota reserves jump 42% thanks to COVID relief funds
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s reserves increased 42% in one year thanks to an influx of federal COVID-19 relief dollars, according to a new report. South Dakota Public Broadcasting reported Thursday that the state’s 2021 [Read More…]
In Brief: Chris Evans to play Gene Kelly; More COVID drama for ‘The View’, and more
Chris Evans, star of Marvel’s Captain America and Avengers films, is reportedly in talks to play the late Hollywood song-and-dance legend and Singin’ in the Rain star Gene Kelly in an upcoming untitled film project based on an original idea of Evans’, according to Deadline. The film is about a 12-year-old boy who works on the MGM Lot in 1952 and begins to create …
‘The Bachelor’ host Jesse Palmer warns Clayton: Don’t “be lazy”
ABC/John Fleenor Fresh off The Bachelor‘s exciting season 26 premiere on Monday, former Bachelor and new host Jesse Palmer stopped by Becca Kufrin and Serena Pitt‘s Bachelor Happy Hour podcast to share his approach to hosting the show, and his advice for new Bachelor Clayton Echard. “I think a big part of hosting The Bachelor and helping Clayton is being empathetic and sympathetic…to the emotional roller coaster that goes on …
Lupita Nyong’o tests positive for COVID-19, drops out of ’The 355’ press day
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Kering Another celebrity has unfortunately tested positive for COVID-19, this time it was Lupita Nyong’o. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday the Oscar winner announced, “I too have tested positive for COVID-19. I’m fully vaccinated and taking care in isolation, so I trust I will be well.” “Please do all you can to keep yourself …