My Kid Killed Santa With Capitalism (Guest Column)

Not long after I became general manager of a national cable network, I began to receive hate mail from those triggered by seeing a Black woman ascend to such a position. As upsetting as it was, I knew how I would handle it — just like my Uncle Hank did.

To a young generation, The Standard — which closed on Jan. 22, 2021 — was where they all came of age in Hollywood.

Editors note: Earlier this week, IATSE president Matthew Loeb informed President Joe Biden that the union’s members “stand ready to help build vaccination sites across the country, or to convert existing entertainment venues and convention centers into vaccination sites in order to get shots into the arms of Americans as rapidly as possible.” The Broadway League also promised support for the effort, joining other owners and operators of live venues in offering locations and staff to assist in

The film adaptation of the best-selling novel Where the Crawdads Sing has added rising stars Harris Dickinson and Taylor John Smith to the cast.

It’s 5 a.m., and my whole body is shaking. Not because I’m cold or having a caffeine or drug withdrawal, but because I have been up for 18 hours straight, six days a week, for the past three months, working on an unscripted TV show.

Sarah Kate Ellis Guest ColumnistIn 2014, my wife and I were invited to the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. When I first came out as a lesbian, I never imagined standing next to an Easter bunny in front of the White House balcony alongside my wife and our two kids.

Editor’s note: Yoruba Richen is the director and Mehret Mandefro and Lacey Schwartz Delgado are executive producers of American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free, a documentary that looks at the historical importance and overlooked contributions of Black performers. Focusing on Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier, the docu — also executive produced by Alicia Keys — airs tonight on PBS in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Maisie Smith is reportedly wanted by several major record labels amid rumours she’s set to quit her role as Tiffany Butcher in EastEnders.The actress first joined the BBC soap when she was seven years old and has starred on and off in the show for the past 13 years, but it’s claimed she has chosen not to renew her contract when it expires in October to follow in the footsteps of former co-stars Ben Hardy and Himesh Patel who have both made it big in Hollywood.There could be another option for

Last Wednesday afternoon, I was working at my desk when my 19-year-old son came out of his room. "Are you watching?" he asked me.

As a new political era dawns, Americans are reeling. Images of a violent insurrection incited by a sitting U.S.

Editors note: It’s been 10 months since live entertainment went dark at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and it may be another 10 months before live venues can safely reopen. Participating in a virtual conference held Saturday by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, Dr.

On January 6, rioters wielding bats and confederate flags stormed the U.S. Capitol yelling, “The steal is real, the steal is real.

Ben Foden has spoken candidly about his plans for the future, which include expanding his family with his second wife Jackie Smith, in an Instagram question and answer session with his followers.

There is a void. Where once there was sunlight. There is a void.

Dina LaPolt Guest ColumnistIn a judicial opinion filed last month, The State of Maryland’s highest court ruled that rap lyrics may be admitted in court as evidence of a defendant’s guilt. This blatantly racist decision is a travesty that sets a dangerous precedent.The case involves the January 2017 killing of George Forrester, who was shot by a drug dealer after he attempted to buy cocaine with a counterfeit bill.

A local pastor has been killed and two others have been injured after a shooting at Starrville Methodist Church in East Texas, according to the Smith County Sheriff's Office. Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said during a news conference that the confrontation occurred around 9:30 a.m.

Actor Demián Bichir has written numerous columns for Deadline on subjects ranging from the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the cruel forced separation of refugee children by the Trump Administration, the powerful imagery of Roma and the need to protect from Covid those locked up along the border for seeking the American dream.

Long before former Hulu chief Jason Kilar became disruptor in chief at WarnerMedia and put the entire 2021 Warner Bros slate on HBO Max, Fredric Rosen began changing the way concert tickets were sold as the Ticketmaster president/CEO, when the service became the leading computerized ticketing company in the world.