James Hormel (1933–2021), first openly gay U.S. ambassador

Carol Fran was a Louisiana blues singer and pianist known for singles including “Emmitt Lee” and “The Great Pretender.”Fran began performing and recording in Louisiana in the 1950s, debuting with the single “Emmitt Lee.” Mixing her blues music with soul and swamp pop, she became a popular Bourbon Street musician, as well as touring abroad.

Kim Kardashian has reached another ridiculous milestone. On Wednesday, September 1st the influencer hit 250 million followers on Instagram after being on the site for almost 10 years.

It’s already been a good year for TV fans, with critics raving about “Mare of Easttown,” “The Underground Railroad,” and “The White Lotus” (among others on lists like this one). As anyone knows, the most robust time for television is from when kids go back to school in the fall through Christmas.

Nia DaCosta just made history. Despite an end-of-the-month release and mixed reviews,  dominated the box office in its opening weekend.

Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday.

Director Joe Wright (“The Darkest Hour“) was extremely productive last year during the pandemic and shot a new movie “Cyrano” in Noto, Sicily, with a fantastic cast that includes Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage (“I Care A Lot“), Haley Bennett (“The Magnificent Seven“), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (“The Trial of The Chicago 7“), Ben Mendelsohn (“The Marsh King’s Daughter“), and Bashir Salahuddin (“Top Gun: Maverick“).

The Fiery Furnaces have announce their first set of tour dates in over ten years.The sibling duo made up of Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger will tour the US this autumn, with dates in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday. Smollett's attorneys also cannot mention various lawsuits linked to his case, Cook County Judge James Linn said.

CHICAGO -- Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday.Smollett's attorneys also cannot mention various lawsuits linked to his case, Cook County Judge James Linn said.

The leads in The Lion King prequel have been revealed!

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Jimmy Hayes was a former NHL forward who won an NCAA hockey championship with Boston College.Jimmy Hayes was a star player for Boston College who helped lead the team to an NCAA college hockey championship in 2010. He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2008 and made his NHL debut for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2011.

roars back to life this month. Bruce Springsteen has helped keep the lights on since late June, but a bona fide new play, “Pass Over,” opens Sunday night.

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorRicky D’Ambrose’s “The Cathedral” is set to bow at the Venice Film Festival.Starring Monica Barbaro and Brian D’Arcy James, the film was selected for the Biennale College Cinema 2020-2021 program, the development workshop created by the Venice Biennale for emerging filmmakers to produce micro-budget feature-length films.Semi-autobiographical in scope, the film focuses on Jesse, the only child of Richard (D’Arcy James) and Lydia (Barbaro) Damrosch.

Singer R. Kelly’s federal sex trafficking trial began today in Brooklyn, New York, his first time in front of a criminal court jury in 13 years.

Latest DIY project! Joy-Anna Duggar is flexing her renovation skills as she and her husband, Austin Forsyth, started to fix up an RV.

NEW YORK -- R&B star R. Kelly will be back in a criminal court on Wednesday, this time for opening statements in his long-anticipated federal trial arising from years of allegations that he sexually abused women and girls while pursuing fame and fortune.More than a decade has passed since Kelly was acquitted in a 2008 child pornography case in Chicago.