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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe 33rd edition of the New York LGBTQ+ film festival NewFest will kick off with the east coast premiere of “Mayor Pete,” the Amazon Studios documentary about Pete Buttigieg run for president in 2020.Now Pres. Joe Biden’s secretary of transportation, the former mayor of Indianapolis had hoped to have been the youngest and first openly gay president of the United States.The 2021 hybrid edition of NewFest will take place Oct.

Super Bowl week events. They definitely know I’m a fan.“As far as other NFL players, I’ve got several friends on different teams.

Bob Jenkins was a TV and radio sports announcer, best known for decades of Indianapolis 500 coverage.Jenkins was with ESPN when the network debuted in 1979, one of its first anchors. He anchored “NASCAR on ESPN” from 1979 to 2000.

Amari Bailey‘s name is in the headlines after his mom Johanna Leia went on a romantic dinner date at Dodgers Stadium with Drake. The model, 40, and the rapper, 34, sparked romance rumors on July 8 after he set up a sweet date night for the pair.

Netflix‘s comedy series The Upshaws has been renewed for season 2!

Dr. Ei-ichi Negishi was a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work, which paved the way for new medicines and OLED televisions.Negishi shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with two other scientists, all of whom worked to create new organic molecules by linking carbon atoms in a technique known as palladium-catalyzed cross coupling.

Megan Fox continues to be flawless in public while doing her thing!

The return of a live audience to the Indianapolis 500 also saw the return of a veteran driver to the winner’s circle.

Castroneves, 46, is the fourth driver to win the famous race four time, joining racing legends A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr.

The Indianapolis 500 is back!

The Indianapolis 500 is back to normal after a year that saw it join other traditional sporting events in moving out of their regular slots.

INDIANAPOLIS -- “This Is Us” actor Milo Ventimiglia will serve as the honorary starter for Sunday's Indianapolis 500.Ventimiglia will wave the green flag and start the 105th running of the race.

Memorial Day weekend because of the pandemic and held without spectators for the first time in its 104 runnings. It was the lowest rating and viewership in the history of the storied race even after Indianapolis Motor Speedway lifted its usual local blackout last year because spectators were not permitted.There had not yet been an announcement on the local television blackout for the 105th running on Sunday.

Simone Biles proves she is the greatest of all times (GOAT) after becoming the first woman to land Yurchenko double pike during a competition.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Chart-topping, platinum-selling country recording artist Jimmie Allen will perform the national anthem at this year's Indianapolis 500.Allen will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before drivers are called to their cars May 30 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NBC will telecast “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” for the third consecutive year.Allen made history in 2018 as the first Black artist to launch a career with two consecutive No.

This year, Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes at a peculiar time where members of the community are simultaneously celebrated and attacked. In April Chloé Zhao and Yuh-Jung Youn made Oscars history, less than a week after an Indianapolis shooter killed four members of the Sikh community, and nearly a month after an Atlanta gunman carried out a mass shooting that left eight victims, six of which were Asian women, dead.

Edgar Harrell was the last living U.S. Marine who was serving on the USS Indianapolis during World War II when it was torpedoed and sank.Harrell was stationed aboard the USS Indianapolis in 1945, guarding components of the atomic bomb it was carrying.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jimmie Johnson will make his first Indianapolis 500 start this year after all — with the television crew, not on the racetrack.NBC Sports said Tuesday it will use Johnson for studio coverage of the Indianapolis 500 on both race day and qualifying weekend.The seven-time NASCAR champion is now an IndyCar rookie running only the road and street courses, a decision that has sidelined Johnson for the four ovals on the schedule including the Indianapolis 500.

EXCLUSIVE: Hilary Swank is revving up her next feature project.

Bobby Unser, the racing legend who was one of only 10 drivers to the Indy 500 at least three times and a member of the legendary racing Unser family, died Sunday at his home in New Mexico. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced the news today.

Bobby Unser was a racing driver who was one of only 10 drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 three times.This is a breaking news story. We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.

Wanda Sykes gets her game on in a round of Twister in the first teaser for Netflix’s upcoming comedy, The Upshaws.

Family is funny business.

Antonio Ferme editorNetflix released a trailer for “The Upshaws,” which premieres on May 12.Created by Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes, the series follows the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis struggling to step up and take care of his family without a blueprint for success.The series stars Mike Epps, Wanda Sykes, Kim Fields, Page Kennedy, Diamond Lyons, Khali Spraggins, Jermelle Simon, Gabrielle Dennis and Journey Christine. Hicks and Sykes serve as executive producers

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She will rock you! Miley Cyrus‘ fans were floored by her heavy-hitting performance of classic Queen songs between men’s basketball games at the NCAA March Madness Final Four on Saturday, April 3.

Miley Cyrus came to rock.

Miley Cyrus was the musical guest at the NCAA’s ‘Final Four’ basketball tournament last night (April 3), and covered some rock’n’roll classics.Following the game between the Baylor Bears and Houston Cougars in Indianapolis, Cyrus played a show paying tribute to frontline workers, in which she took on classics by Queen, Stevie Nicks and Blondie.Alongside renditions of some of her own hits including ‘Wrecking Ball’, Cyrus also played versions of Queen classics ‘We Will Rock You’ and Don’t Stop Me

CBS' Clark Kellogg has had a front row seat for Indianapolis' metamorphosis from sleepy Midwest city to a thriving pro town that also serves as the NCAA's home.Kellogg was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the eighth overall pick in 1983, when Indianapolis was still referred to as “Naptown.” But that was before the city was able to lure the Colts from Baltimore, as well as attracting many amateur events.

Truly heartbreaking…

Get ready to meet “The Upshaws”.

ESPN is looking into alleged comments byt college basketball analyst Dan Dakich last week during an argument about monetary compensation — or lack thereof — to collegiate athletes. During the back-and-forth, Dakich went after several academics who disagreed with him, using Twitter and his Indianapolis radio show to do so.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The president of the The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields resigned on Wednesday, days after the institution apologized for posting a job listing seeking a new director who would maintain the museum’s “traditional, core, white art audience.”The museum's board of trustees and board of governors said in a public letter that Charles Venable's resignation was “necessary for Newfields to become the cultural institution our community needs and deserves.” It said Chief Financial

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields has apologized for a job listing seeking a new director who would maintain the museum’s “traditional, core, white art audience.”The wording was a bullet point in a six-page job description that also said the museum was working to attract a more diverse audience.

TMZ, Entercom — which owns 235 radio stations, 20 of which are country music stations — has no plans to reinstate Morgan's music to their playlists, despite his current LP, "Dangerous: The Double Album," sitting atop the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Similarly, Emmis Communications said its popular country music station in Indianapolis has no plans to bring Morgan back into its song rotation for the time being. On Feb.

March Madness, the annual college basketball ritual that leads to the Final Four and national title game, will unfold on a traditional TV schedule, according to Turner Sports and CBS Sports.