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Broadway is anxiously awaiting to get everyone back into New York City theaters in the fall and have tapped Oprah Winfrey for a new marketing campaign on Monday (Aug. 30).  Titled This Is Broadway, the three-minute sizzle airing on all network morning shows and OprahDaily.com, is narrated by Winfrey as …

At one point in the long-awaited new film Candyman, billed as a “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 cult horror flick by the same name, a character is heading toward an inevitable confrontation with the monster. We’ve seen this moment a thousand times. The character knows now that evil is afoot. …

The BBC and Netflix are announcing a new partnership to develop and fund “new, ambitious dramas” featuring disabled creatives both in front of and behind the camera. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the five-year collaboration is meant “to increase representation of disabled talent both on-screen and off-screen, to widen the …

Adele’s romance with Rich Paul, Lebron James’ agent, appears to be going strong. According to Page Six, on Aug. 23, the two were spotted having dinner at Olivetta, which is a restaurant in West Hollywood, California. The outlet reports they were there with a small group of friends. See a …

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Starting a side hustle is never a bad idea. But many shy away from it because of the misconception that you have to dedicate most of your hours to build and scale a business venture. That may ring true in creative industries, but in e-commerce, you can earn income without doing …

Jussie Smollett’s attorneys are not allowed to call Kim Foxx, the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped the initial charges against the actor accused of staging a racist and homophobic attack against him in 2019, as a witness in his upcoming trial. Smollett is facing a six-count indictment accusing him of …

Image: @ElleDuncan This weekend, HBCUs will be representing during NASCAR’s regular-season finale. (I know, I can’t believe I typed that myself.) Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, who combined superpowers with Michael Jordan to form their own NASCAR Series Cup team in September, will be pulling up to Saturday’s Daytona …

Tristan Thompson gave some unsolicited advice and social media wasn’t feeling it. On Aug. 25, the 30-year-old wrote on Instagram, “Want to improve your health, your career, your life? Keep showing up. Keep showing up. Keep showing up.” Considering his on and off relationship with Khloe Kardashian, some folks thought …

Educators and parents alike play important roles in developing kids’ appreciation for literature: Your weekly guide to the best in books Patrick Zachmann / Magnum This week, kids and teachers across the United States went back to school, after a year and a half of remote learning and Zoom fatigue. …