Long Island Newsday: Entertainment
- Rapper DMX has died at age 50, family says
Friday - 04/09/2021 - 04:16 PMThe Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering "catastrophic cardiac arrest," according to the hospital in White Plains, where he died. He was rushed there from his home April 2.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Prodigal Son' films at LI's Marshall Field house
Wednesday - 03/31/2021 - 06:32 PM"It's such a beautiful location," says the location scout for TV's "Prodigal Son," which filmed at Marshall Field III Main House in Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, in Lloyd Harbor this week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Meet Dan Nigro, the LIer behind Olivia Rodrigo's smash 'Drivers License'
Thursday - 03/25/2021 - 09:18 AMDan Nigro formerly fronted one of LI's top emo bands. Now he's an L.A.-based writer-producer who helped craft the biggest song of 2021.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Spring TV and streaming preview: 46 great shows to watch
Friday - 03/19/2021 - 11:08 AM "Law & Order's" newest spinoff, Amazon Prime's adaptation of Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad" and Kate Winslet's return to TV are among the season's highlights.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Will there be a summer concert season? Answers to FAQ about COVID and entertainment
Friday - 03/12/2021 - 02:38 PMWill there be concerts at Jones Beach this summer? When can I see a Broadway show? The industry is finally beginning to show signs of life after a dormant year, so what's next?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- After Harry, Meghan's revealing interview, UK royals absorbing the shock
Monday - 03/08/2021 - 07:40 AMIn a two-hour soul-baring interview with Oprah Winfrey, the couple said they encountered racist attitudes and a lack of support that drove the duchess to thoughts of suicide.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Golden Globes 2021: Our critic picks who should, will win
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 05:00 AMGet ready for an unpredictable, unprecedented, mid-pandemic version of the Golden Globes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cops: Nicki Minaj's father killed by hit-and-run driver in Mineola
Tuesday - 02/16/2021 - 07:44 AMRobert Maraj was walking on Roslyn Road on Friday when he was hit by a car that kept going, Nassau County police said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Weeknd's halftime show was more like a dreary Monday morning
Monday - 02/08/2021 - 10:12 AMHis Super Bowl performance felt limited and inadequate.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LI musician Danny Calvagna of 45rpm dies of COVID at 66
Friday - 02/05/2021 - 01:54 PMÂ Calvagna of Deer Park was the lead singer of 45rpm, one of LI's best-known cover bands.
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- LI contestant cooks up competition on the new season of 'Top Chef'
Friday - 04/02/2021 - 10:30 AMByron Gomez of Central Islip is living the dream as one of the chef's competing on the new season of "Top Chef" premiering Thursday night on Bravo.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sag Harbor Cinema to begin screening movies again on April 9
Wednesday - 03/24/2021 - 07:34 PMThe landmark cinema, which was destroyed by a 2016 fire, will hold a "soft reopening" ahead of its "grand reopening" on Memorial Day weekend.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Oakdale's CM Performing Arts Center plans to be LI's first theater to reopen, on April 2
Wednesday - 03/17/2021 - 06:59 PMCM Performing Arts Center announced that it will reopen next month with performances of "Journey, Cross & Crucifixion" for Easter weekend.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ross Mathews reveals why he kept mum on relationship with LI educator
Tuesday - 03/16/2021 - 04:41 PMThe comic and TV personality says a past long-term relationship in the public eye made him want to be discreet during his yearlong courtship.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LIer gets home makeover on 'The Drew Barrymore Show'
Wednesday - 03/10/2021 - 06:11 PMKate Karan's Islip home got a fix-up and a surprise visit from Barrymore herself.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Three LIers team up on Alaska-based 'Great Food Truck Race'
Wednesday - 03/03/2021 - 04:49 PMThree Long Islanders who barely knew each other and didn't even own a food truck nonetheless toured Alaska last fall as contenders on Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Duchess of Sussex expecting 2nd child, a sibling for Archie
Sunday - 02/14/2021 - 04:52 PMThe baby will be eighth in line to the British throne. Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle married at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Their son Archie was born a year later.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
Tuesday - 02/09/2021 - 07:26 AMMary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Andrew Dice Clay to perform virtually from Governor's on Valentine's Day
Friday - 02/05/2021 - 12:25 PMThe Brooklyn native plans to deliver his sharp-tongued stand-up over Zoom through a panoramic design of three 10' screens where he can view the audience in their homes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lindsay Lohan asks student to take down Cameo message to her that went viral
Wednesday - 01/27/2021 - 07:34 PMLindsay Lohan posted a supportive message to a fan who was ready to come out as gay and was surprised when her message went viral.
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- Denzel Washington movie 'A Journal for Jordan' films at LI hotel
Wednesday - 03/31/2021 - 08:58 AMA film crew was at the Chalet Inn and Suites in Centerport on Monday shooting scenes for the upcoming "A Journal for Jordan" directed by Denzel Washington.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Billy Joel on Twyla Tharp: 'An irresistible force of nature'
Thursday - 03/25/2021 - 04:31 PMJoel recalls his Broadway collaboration with modern-dance icon Tharp in PBS' "American Masters: Twyla Moves," airing Friday at 9 p.m. on WNET/13.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LI teen stars in Nick's 'Drama Club,' 'Sopranos' movie
Wednesday - 03/17/2021 - 11:11 AMMerrick teen Chase Vacnin is on the fast track to success in Hollywood as a regular on the new Nickelodeon sitcom "Drama Club" and with a key role in the upcoming "Sopranos" movie.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LI's Natalie Portman, Lupita Nyong'o to co-star in Apple TV series
Thursday - 03/11/2021 - 01:53 PMThe adaptation of Laura Lippman's "Lady in the Lake" marks Portman's first TV-series lead role.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - J-Rod continues: Lopez, Rodriguez say they're still together
Sunday - 03/14/2021 - 01:50 PMJ. Lo and A-Rod are still J-Rod.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Bachelorette' Rachel Lindsay to appear in Adelphi online event
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 07:45 PMThe moderated event is open to students, alumni, faculty and staff of the Garden City college.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Remembering when 'Super Soul 16' WWRL ruled the radio world
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 11:28 AM"The Big RL" was the pinnacle of performance for Black radio personalities in the United States and became a model for the best of what Black radio could be.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Christie Brinkley, 67, gets her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Monday - 02/08/2021 - 09:10 PMThe supermodel posted a video on Instagram showing her receiving the shot at a pharmacy in Astoria.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here are the best and worst Super Bowl commercials
Sunday - 02/07/2021 - 09:29 PMBruce Springsteen's Jeep commercial moved us, but Bud Light Seltzer Lemonade's take on 2020 was, well, a lemon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire' inspires two new projects
Tuesday - 01/26/2021 - 02:01 PMA U.K.-based historical podcast and a video about the history of Scotch whisky both pay tribute to Joel's iconic No. 1 hit from 1989.
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