Celebrating movie icons: Isabella Rossellini
Rossellini talked about being the daughter of movie icons Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini and about playing playing an abused woman in Blue Velvet.
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Celebrating movie icons: Dennis Hopper
Hopper, who died in 2010, became famous for the 1969 hippie biker road trip movie, Easy Rider. "There was a lot of smoking grass on that picture. ... I didn’t do it. But I drank," he said in 1990.
The mythical 1982 DC Comics Style Guide is finally being reissued
The guide was created in 1982 to help ensure a consistent look for characters. For years fans have pushed for a way to buy this guide.
Conductor Jonathon Heyward is breaking barriers
As music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Heyward is the youngest to lead a major American orchestra and the first Black music director in the organization’s 107-year history.
9 people have died in connection to the listeria outbreak among Boar's Head products
The Boar's Head recall was first issued in July and linked to a ready-to-eat liverwurst product. The recall has since expanded to products including sliced ham varieties, sausages and loaves.
Jeff Goldblum was bullied growing up. It made him crave something 'finer'
Jeff Goldblum has a special brand of charisma — the kind that seeps its way into all of his roles. Whether it's in The Fly or Independence Day or Jurassic Park — or his newest show KAOS — every character feels like a version of Jeff Goldblum himself. He also brings that Goldblumian charisma to Wild Card, breaking into song as he reflects with Rachel about his life.
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Video game performers want protections from artificial intelligence
Video game technology has evolved rapidly in recent years, and it increasingly relies on AI. Performers who do stunts and behind-the-scenes body movements for games want their work protected.
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'Very demure, very mindful' trademark issue is 'handled,' TikTok influencer says
While Jools Lebron was captivating millions of people with her "very demure, very mindful" TikTok videos, at least two people submitted applications to trademark her catchphrases.
This is genius: A new graphic novel imagines conversations between Einstein and Kafka
Turns out Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka lived in Prague at the same time and had the same circle of friends. In a new graphic novel, Ken Krimstein puts us in the room with two 20th century geniuses.
Celebrating movie icons: Sidney Poitier
In this 2000 interview, Poitier talked about his disastrous first audition, why reading was a struggle and how he went on to become the most famous Black actor of his generation.