English

Entertainment at Newser

Thursday, Nov 29

18

UN Bestows Protected Status Onto Reggae Music

www.newser.com

The UN is going to bat for Bob Marley. And Peter Tosh, and Toots and the Maytals, and all reggae music, really, as the musical genre has just been added to a list of protection-worthy items based on "intangible cultural heritage," the BBC…

17

Mariah Carey Proves the Christmas Creep Is Real

www.newser.com

It's Nov. 29. If you've already had enough of the decorations and Christmas music, it's possible you're not a Scrooge—you're just suffering from overexposure. The "Christmas creep" appears to have begun earlier than usual this year, if…

15

Quentin Tarantino Is Now a Married Man

www.newser.com

Quentin Tarantino can now claim his own true romance. People confirms the 55-year-old director married 35-year-old Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick in a small ceremony Wednesday in Los Angeles. The two met nearly a decade ago while…

14

'Hundreds' of Texts Could Derail Les Moonves' $120M CBS Exit

www.newser.com

A "monthslong cascade of hundreds of text messages" could cost Les Moonves $120 million. That's the crux of a New York Times expose that details a triangle with the former head of CBS, a floundering Hollywood manager, and an actress who…

Wednesday, Nov 28

21

Handmaid's Tale Sequel Coming, 'Unconnected' to Show

www.newser.com

More than three decades later, fans who were left hanging at the end of The Handmaid's Tale are getting a sequel from author Margaret Atwood. The Testaments , set 15 years after the events of Handmaid , will be released next September,…

NPR Cuts Ties With Film Critic After Rape Joke

www.newser.com

New York magazine film critic David Edelstein has been booted as a contributor to NPR's Fresh Air after an ill-advised joke made in the wake of director Bernardo Bertolucci's death. Edelstein posted a still shot of the rape scene from…

18

Metal Band Breaks Up in 'Epic' Way

www.newser.com

Well, this is awkward. A Canadian metal band has broken up after two members of it were part of an infidelity triangle—dirty laundry that was aired very publicly. "Due to the unfortunate reality of our guitarist f---ing my girlfriend of…

08

Springsteen on Mental Health: 'I Am Not Completely Well'

www.newser.com

In an extensive new profile for Esquire , Bruce Springsteen opens up about the difficult relationship he had with his father growing up—one that made more sense when Springsteen found out, as an adult, that his father had been diagnosed as…

Tuesday, Nov 27

21

SpongeBob Squarepants Creator Is Dead at 57

www.newser.com

It's a sad day in the fictional world of Bikini Bottom. Stephen Hillenburg, the man who created SpongeBob Squarepants and his undersea pals, has died at age 57, reports Variety . Hillenburg, who revealed last year that he had ALS, didn't…

18

Bollywood Star Pays Debts of 1.4K Farmers

www.newser.com

Amitabh Bachchan, one of the highest paid actors in Bollywood, briefly mentioned his desire to help farmers after one appeared as a contestant on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , which he hosts. And boy, did he follow…