Fifty years after Woodstock helped define a generation, one of its original organizers is planning an anniversary to remember. After months of teasing, Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang has officially announced a 50th anniversary concert is coming to Watkins Glen, New York, this summer. The three-day festival will take place Aug. …
Read More »Google “Home Alone” commercial: Macaulay Culkin is “Home Alone” as Kevin McCallister again in new Google ad
Kevin McCallister had to fend off two bumbling burglars all alone on Christmas in the iconic 1990 movie “Home Alone.” If only he’d had a little help back then. Now, 28 years later, Macaulay Culkin is reprising his role as Kevin McCallister, fending off burglars in a new ad. But …
Read More »Cristy Caserta, “The Bachelor” contestant, dies at 38
Cristy Caserta, a former contestant on “The Bachelor,” died Thursday in Florida, the Sunrise Police Department told CBS News. She was 38. Caserta was attending work-related training around 8 a.m. Thursday morning when she had what appeared to be a seizure, Officer Luis Fernandez said. Her head slammed on the …
Read More »Woman regrets sharing photos of “Cosby Show” star Geoffrey Owens working at grocery store
TRENTON, N.J.— The woman who took photos of a former “Cosby Show” star while he worked at a Trader Joe’s in New Jersey says she cried for half an hour after the strong social media backlash against the photos that allegedly “job shamed” the actor. Many celebrities defended Geoffrey Owens …
Read More »Aretha Franklin’s legacy will live on with namesake asteroid, NASA says
The world is mourning the loss of the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, but her legacy will live on in outer space. Shortly after Franklin’s death was announced Thursday morning, NASA tweeted its tribute and referenced an asteroid named after the icon. The U.S. space agency says it named asteroid …
Read More »John Oliver gifts Russell Crowe’s jockstrap to support Alaska Blockbuster store
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” wants to offer Blockbuster Video some support. The TV personality is trying to give one of the chain’s last locations in the world a little help drawing customers away from streaming movies online. Oliver has offered to send the store …
Read More »Sarah Silverman, Michael Sheen call it quits
Sarah Silverman and Michael Sheen have broken up. The 47 year old comic announced the split with the 49-year-old British actor on Twitter: They were first linked romantically in 2014 after they met on the set of Showtime’s “Masters of Sex,” notes aceshowbiz.com. The British tabloid the Mirror says Silverman …
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