Thursday, November 12, 2026

Celebrity

Songwriters Hall of Fame Ballot: Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Linda Perry Among Contenders

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has sent its ballot to the general membership. Voters can choose two performing songwriters and three non performers from...

American Music Awards Nominations: The Culture is Pretty Much Dead

Here they are. Sift through this rubble if you dare. Dick Clark Productions, now owned by the people who own the Hollywood Reporter and...

Ben Affleck A List “Argo” Premiere: Sting, Gere, Michael Douglas, Bette Midler for Dinner

What to do when everyone on the New York A list wants to see a movie that's already had a Hollywood premiere and is...

Too Much! Taylor Swift Has Four New Singles Out at Once

Maybe, like me, you weren't getting it. Taylor Swift, best known for dating scandals and her Kennedy summer, has four new singles out at...

Hollywood Trade Wars Begin As Deadline Buys Variety

The Hollywood trade newspaper wars have now begun-- or really lurched into a new nuclear level. Penske Media Group, which owns Nikki Finke's Deadline.com,...

“Beautiful Mind” Genius John Forbes Nash: “Economy Will Recycle Itself”

He wasn't a figment of anyone's imagination: John Forbes Nash, the famed game theory genius whose biography was the basis for the 2001 Oscar...

Lois Smith Will Get East Coast, West Coast Toasts Tuesday

Our beloved Lois Smith-- and I mean it -- will get east coast and west coast toasts on Tuesday. In New York, call 42...

Lois Smith. Greatest Hollywood Publicist of All, Dies at 85

Lois Smith has died at age 85. She was a great friend and mentor for 30 years. Lois was tough when she had to...