After playwright Jeremy O. Harris’ hit show Slave Play had its final performance at the Golden Theatre on January 19th, 2020, he was applauded by some for changing the way audiences engaged with Broadway theater — but also found many detractors. Harris had insisted on being a co-producer of the show, made sure to offer
Month: February 2021
This Walking Dead article contains major spoilers. The war between the Whisperers and our beloved heroes finally came to a head in The Walking Dead season 10. As you can imagine, things got very bloody, as the war brought the lives of several important characters to an end in the process. The cold-blooded Alpha struck
A stray mention in my Feb. 14 column of a classic-era KFWB disc jockey prompted a note from reader Bob Watson of Upland, who first off gently corrected my spelling. Or rather, as he said, my transcription of the spelling from a 1959 student newspaper article, which was wrong. The DJ’s name was Elliot Field,
At a place in downtown Orlando this weekend, Donald Trump still rules America. The Conservative Political Action Conference – CPAC for short – is being held in Florida to bypass COVID-19 restrictions. Here, delegates queue up to have their photo taken with a gold statue of the former president wearing flip flops and carrying a
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has ruled out any chance of a speedier end to lockdown, telling Sky News the last thing the business needed was a “stop, start” return to normal life. Mr Sunak told Sophy Ridge on Sunday that the roadmap the prime minister has set out was the right “cautious but irreversible approach”. But
Screenwriter Nick Schenk has signed with Management 360 for representation. His next project, Cry Macho starring and directed by Clint Eastwood, wrapped production in December. Schenk is the first writer to pen three projects for Eastwood, his previous screenplays, Gran Torino and The Mule ranking as the veteran star’s #1 and #2 highest box office (in films with him
The cybersecurity world is constantly evolving to new forms of threats and vulnerabilities. But ransomware proves to be a different animal—most destructive, persistent, notoriously challenging to prevent, and is showing no signs of slowing down. Falling victim to a ransomware attack can cause significant data loss, data breach, operational downtime, costly recovery, legal consequences, and
Moto Watch, Moto Watch One, and Moto G Smartwatch have surfaced online as the next-generation Motorola smartwatches. The new Moto Watch models could launch later this year. Meanwhile, a couple of images showing the design of the smartwatches have surfaced on Twitter. One of the new models, the Moto Watch, appears to come in a square-shaped
Rail fares in England and Wales are going to rise above inflation for the first time in seven years – with the government accused of “pricing the railways out of existence”. Increases had been based on the Retail Price Index since January 2014, but this policy has been axed because of the “unprecedented taxpayer support”
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been easy for Dylan Jakobsen, but it has been an opportunity to re-center himself and his priorities. His new song “Don’t Ya Think?,” premiering exclusively on The Boot, musically expresses a desire to keep a positive outlook and live each day to the fullest, even with the world around him partially shut
One year ago today… One year ago today, Tyler Childers and the boys took the stage at Rupp Arena, a hometown show of sorts in Lexington, Kentucky. Opening for Sturgill Simpson on the epic A Good Look’n Tour, that run of shows was ultimately cut short thanks to the damn Coronavirus. And now here we are
The 78th Golden Globe Awards are taking place tonight, February 28th, and will be hosted by Saturday Night Live alums and all-around hilarious women, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The dynamic duo will be hosting the event from opposite coasts with the broadcast beginning at 8 PM EST / 5 PM PT on NBC. The
Exclusive Grace VanderWaal isn’t seeing stars, she’s seeing dollar signs … because we’ve learned she’s getting paid a nice chunk of change for her lead role in “Stargirl.” The 17-year-old singer is off to a pretty strong start financially in her acting career after securing top billing in the Disney+ movie, “Stargirl.” According to her
Tom & Jerry takes the top spot at the box office in its debut weekend. The live-action and animation hybrid earned $13.7 in its opening days, a surprisingly solid start for the film given that the pandemic is still a factor. This could be a ray of hope for struggling movie theaters, and that’s despite
It’s hard to believe that after 30 years the speculation of what a Coming to America sequel might look like can finally be put to rest. The long-awaited arrival of Amazon Prime Video’s original movie Coming 2 America is upon us and the excitement, especially in a pandemic, is, in a word, explosive. Of course,
Joziah Jason, a 10-year-old 5th grader, started a podcast to share his love of reading. Known as “R.E.A.D. Books with Joziah” (Read, Explore, Adore & Discuss), the Ypsilanti, Michigan, native offers book reviews and recommendations to his audience. “Reading can take you pretty much anywhere you want to go,” Joziah stated in an interview with
What if The X-Files or Fringe had a grand unified theory that attributed all of the mysterious phenomena its government operatives investigated to one cause? Such is the question posed by Debris, J. H. Wyman’s latest sci-fi offering premiering on NBC March 1. The series’ title refers to pieces of wreckage from an alien spacecraft
Runners make their way down Wentworth St. while running the SRLA 18 Mile Hansen Dam Action Challenge Saturday morning in Lake View Terrace. Students had been training to run in the annual Los Angeles Marathon originally scheduled for March. However, the marathon has now been postponed until a later date due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
US regulators have approved Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID jab, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated and setting the vaccine up for additional approvals around the world. The J&J vaccine is the third authorised in the US following ones from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, both of which require two doses. COVID-19 has claimed more than
Guildford High Street, with its pretty cobbled streets, chi chi shops and historical architecture, is the perfect example of an affluent commuter suburb. But even this pleasant corner of Surrey hasn’t been immune from the economic shock of the pandemic. The Hair and Beauty Bar has been a staple on the High Street for 21
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