Tom Jones, Lyricist and Librettist of Long-Running ‘The Fantasticks,’ Dies at 95

Guy Lodge Film Critic It’s a failing of our society that we’ve allowed “interesting” to become a euphemism, a blandly veiled insult, something to say when no other praise comes to mind. Little in life is more important than interest: having it, attracting it, identifying it in any crevice of the everyday, making it strange and fresh in the process.

Caleb Landry Jones hits the red carpet with longtime girlfriend Katya Zvereva for the premiere of Dogman during the 2023 Venice Film Festival on Thursday (August 31) in Italy.

Hersha Parady, an actress who appeared in hit TV series including Little House on The Prairie and The Waltons has died, aged 78.The star had been fighting a battle against cancer, and had been 'robbed of her strength' by the brain tumour, her devastated son said. Hersha appeared as schoolteacher Alice Garvey for three years in the 1970/80s American TV series and even popular 1990s kids' TV show Kenan & Kel, where she played Principal Dimly for three episodes.

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston‘s friendship just got a bit sweeter.

Taylor Swift knows how to deliver a toast

, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy celebrated her wedding with Sulahry — a current student at Harvard Business School — in a gorgeous seaside event.

When you look at Adam Sandler’s filmography you may either think outrageous comedy or some seriously impressive dramatic turns in movies like Punch Drunk Love, Uncut Gems, and Hustle. But for his latest Netflix flick he is taking a back seat on camera by basically playing the beleaguered dad to his real life daughters Sadie and Sunny Sandler, all in fictionalized roles but nevertheless all still in the family. Sandler’s real influence in You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is as a producer and in this instance he has brought forward the right creative elements to make this adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s YA book a complete delight.

Lisa Vanderpump has spoken out about Rachel Leviss’ decision not to return for “Vanderpump Rules” season 11.

It was one of Scotland's longest unsolved cases - the murder of Renee MacRae and her three-year-old son Andrew, who disappeared near Inverness in November 1976.

Violence, sexual assault, traffic offences and hate crime in South Ayrshire have increased significantly over the last year. However, there have been drops in the other areas, such as drug dealing, robbery and antisocial behaviour.

Anyone who has ever had a chippy in Scotland will know that there are countless amazing spots for a supper across the country.

Raquel Leviss has some thoughts to share on “Scandoval.”

Raquel Leviss (who is now going by Rachel) is breaking her silence on Scandoval in her first extensive, tell-all interview.

Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott are officially engaged! The star and the Property Brother took to Instagram to share their happy news with the world on Monday, writing, «Forever starts now!!!»In the engagement selfie, Zooey and Jonathan are smiling and holding each other close as she shows off her ring. A post shared by Zooey Deschanel (@zooeydeschanel)ET can confirm that Jonathan proposed to Zooey in Scotland on Sunday during a family trip. Zooey’s two children were a part of it too.Jonathan and Zooey first met in the summer of 2019 while filming an episode of Apple TV+'s alongside their siblings, Emily Deschanel and Drew Scott.

— has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut.

“The Fantasticks,” the longest-running musical in history — has died. He was 95.Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut, according to Dan Shaheen, a co-producer of “The Fantasticks,” who worked with Jones since the 1980s.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Try to Remember,” the most famous song to have come out of the stage musical “The Fantasticks,” was noted for its autumnal feel, sung by someone reflecting back on youthful days. The happy irony is that Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt wrote that song prior to the show’s original 1960 staging when they were both still relatively young men of about 30, fellows who still had about two-thirds of their lives ahead of them.

Billie Eilish is keeping things positive with her ex-boyfriend, Jesse Rutherford.The «Bad Guy» singer took to her Instagram Story over the weekend to field questions from fans, which is when one person questioned her about her relationship with The Neighborhood frontman.Eilish answered, «Very very good friends only. My homie forever.»The musicians first sparked dating rumors back in October 2022, when fans spotted them having dinner at Los Angeles joint Crossroads Kitchen.They were then seen out at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Try to Remember,” the most famous song to have come out of the stage musical “The Fantasticks,” was noted for its autumnal feel, sung by someone reflecting back on youthful days. The happy irony is that Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt wrote that song prior to the show’s original 1960 staging when they were both still relatively young men of about 30, fellows who still had about two-thirds of their lives ahead of them.

Tom Jones, who wrote the book and lyrics for the musical “The Fantasticks” that ran for 42 years, died on Friday at his home in Sharon, Conn. He was 95 and passed from cancer, his son said.