E.l. Doctorow, Author Of 'ragtime,' Dies In New York At 84

When the celebrated Brazilian author Marcelo Paiva started writing his 2015 memoir Ainda Eustou Aqui (I’m Still Here), he wanted to record his family history as his mother, Eunice Paiva, started losing her memory. Eunice was in her eighties and had been living with Alzheimer’s for over a decade—causing her to forget her past as an influential human rights lawyer and activist in Brazil.

Armie Hammer’s comeback is picking up steam after nabbing the starring role in Uwe Boll’s latest film, “The Dark Knight.”   Hammer is set to play the crime-fighting titular character in the vigilante thriller, which is scheduled to begin principal photography in Croatia on Jan. 27. The embattled actor, who saw his career come to […]

The Costume Designers Guild is set to honor Janelle Monáe as the recipient of the Vanguard Spotlight Award at the Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDGA). “Celebrating a trailblazer who ignites the imaginations of cognoscenti and audiences alike, the Costume Designers Guild Vanguard Spotlight Award is a tribute to a performing artist who sets new standards in their […]

Blake Lively’s lawyers issued a new statement to Variety (first published by People magazine) rejecting claims that Lively’s legal battle against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni is due to a “feud” over “creative differences” on the movie. Lively’s legal team said their clients “serious claims of sexual harassment and retaliation” […]

The nominations for the 14th annual New York Game Awards were revealed Tuesday. Among the games nominated for the top honor, Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year, are: “Balatro,” “Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth,” “Astro Bot,” “UFO 50,” “1000xResist,” “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,” “Metaphor: ReFantazio” and “EA Sports College Football 25.” […]

Fights broke out all the time on The Jerry Springer Show, the NBC talk show that ran from 1991 to 2018, where guests went on to discuss their deepest, darkest secrets and confront their biggest enemies. But the drama that played out on TV was only half the story. In the two-part documentary, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, out Jan.