Michael Butler, the Tony-winning producer who brought Hair to Broadway in 1968 and later produced the film adaptation and many other productions of the show, died Monday in Santa Barbara. He was 95. His attorney confirmed the news on behalf of Butler’s family but give not provide details. As a producer, social figure and international
NORTH HILLS — A man is in the hospital Tuesday after he was shot in North Hills. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at 9:55 p.m. Monday to 15651 Nordhoff St. west of the 405 Freeway in front of a Jack in the Box, where they learned the victim and a suspect
Donald Trump is loving it. He danced after making the announcement about the announcement, all smiles and signature clenched fists. He has the look of a man who is back in the game – the rhetoric, too. On stage in Ohio, Mr Trump labelled Nancy Pelosi – Speaker of the House of Representatives – an
A former senior civil servant who claimed Sir Gavin Williamson told them to “slit your throat” has made a formal complaint against him, telling Sky News’ Beth Rigby his “words and actions had an extreme impact on my mental health”. The allegations were made last night in The Guardian and included claims that Sir Gavin,
The Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems, researchers have warned. “Amadey bot, the malware that is used to install LockBit, is being distributed through two methods: one using a malicious Word document file, and the other using an executable that takes the disguise of the Word file icon,”
BEAUTY. For those who don’t know, Chris Stapleton has had a long-standing relationship with Ram Trucks. He’s even recorded a kickass cover of Al Green’s “I’m A Ram” for commercials, and he recently announced that he’ll be releasing the full version at the end of the week. With that being said, it appears that Ram
Billy Strings and his father, Terry Barber, have shared “John Deere Tractor,” a new track from their forthcoming collaborative album Me/And/Dad, due out on Nov. 18. Released on Friday (Nov. 4), “John Deere Tractor” is a plucky, bouncy tune accompanied by the fiddle of Michael Cleveland. The track is a letter home to the narrator’s mother about his desire
I wince every time I see the book I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, which is often, considering it’s in my Libro.fm library. It’s pretty safe to assume the title and cover are meant to elicit a strong, immediate reaction. Which: A+ job. It’s not meant to be a joke, as the book
By day, he’s an animator for an ad agency in Seattle. But outside of his 9-to-5 job, he’s “Sunday Nobody,” a pseudonymous artist whose grandly absurd projects aim to delight a young, internet-savvy audience, using the kind of cultural touchstones that make for overnight virality. In fact, you may have already seen a TikTok in
Fraser Is Back “People are amazing,” Fraser says in a pensive first look at Aronofsky’s controversial adaptation. A24 has finally released a teaser trailer for the upcoming drama The Whale — spotlighting the first look at actor Brendan Fraser‘s full-body transformation for the role. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, The Whale is adapted from the acclaimed
Realme 10 Pro+ key display features have officially been revealed by the company ahead of its launch on November 17 in China. The poster from Realme indicates that the front display of the smartphone will feature a hole-punch cutout to the centre. The Chinese company also claims that the chin of the smartphone will be
The cost of the average annual grocery shop has risen by almost £40 in just one month, according to an industry report which is warning it is too early to say when food price inflation will peak. Kantar Worldpanel reported a fresh record grocery inflation figure of 14.7% for the four weeks to 30 October,
In her first interview since the attack on her husband, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Monday that it was the result of “a flame fueled by misinformation,” as evidence shows the suspect embraced far-right conspiracy theories. Paul Pelosi, 82, is home and recovering from the early-morning October 28 attack at their
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,978 more cases of the coronavirus since over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases to 3,496,108 as of Monday, Nov. 7. Officials reported 16 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Friday for a total of 33,015 deaths since tracking began. Hospitalizations figures are pending information
Donald Trump has repeatedly teased that he will run for president again in 2024 – and is vowing to make a “very big announcement” next week in Florida. Speaking at a rally in Ohio the night before polls open for the midterms, Mr Trump said: “I’m going to be making a very big announcement on
The latest proposals for a major shake-up of parliamentary constituencies across the UK have been unveiled. Ten more seats would be created in England – taking the total number of MPs from 533 to 543. Wales would lose eight seats, going down to 32 MPs – with two seats removed in Scotland to leave 57
Facebook appears to have silently rolled out a tool that allows users to remove their contact information, such as phone numbers and email addresses, uploaded by others. The existence of the tool, which is buried inside a Help Center page about “Friending,” was first reported by Business Insider last week. It’s offered as a way
Randall King is such a class act. Over the last few weeks, King has been releasing videos shot with the Hard Livin’ Band as a part of the Hard Livin’ Sessions project. He most recently dropped the video for “You In a Honky Tonk.” This is one of my top Randall King songs because it
Just before the pandemic, accomplished singer-songwriter Jerry Joseph traveled from his home in Portland, Ore. to Water Valley, Miss. to fulfill a longtime dream of recording a record with his longtime friend, Drive-By Truckers‘ founding member Patterson Hood. It was there, at Truckers’ bassist Matt Patton’s studio Dial Back Sound, that they crafted The Beautiful Madness,
I never thought of myself as a sci-fi or fantasy reader, not until several years ago. When my son was born, I started reading comics, which led into reading Star Wars books, and thanks to fellow Rioters, found myself exploring SFF books. I realized that I had been largely basing my assumption that I wasn’t