Inside Broadway: John Douglas Thompson Says Watching An August Wilson Play Pushed Him Into Acting
Lauded by the New York Times as “one of the most compelling classical stage actors of his generation,” John Douglas Thompson currently stars in August Wilson’s Jitney, which made its Broadway debut in January at The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson and produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club, Jitney co-stars Harvy Blanks, […]
Beyoncé and Jay Z Are Opening a Restaurant in Hollywood: Report
*It looks lie Jay Z and Beyoncé have adapted quite well to Los Angeles. So well in fact that they are reportedly opening a restaurant business on Sunset Boulevard. So far most of the details are under wraps, but Love B Scott is reporting that the shuttered Cat and Fiddle location is being re-developed into […]
‘Kong: Skull Island’: EUR Film Review (4 Stars) by Kam Williams
*The beloved classic King Kong (1933), starring Fay Wray, revolved around an expedition to an uncharted island in the Indian Ocean inhabited by an array of prodigious prehistoric creatures. The explorers proceed to capture and cage a gigantic ape with plans to put him on exhibition in New York as the 8th Wonder of the […]
Universal Music Yanks ‘shETHER’ – Remy Ma Can’t Perform Nicki Minaj Diss Track
*Universal Music Publishing has shut down Remy Ma’s diss track, “shETHER,” directed at Nicki Minaj. The track, which samples Nas’ “Ether” (a diss track aimed at Jay Z, released in 2001), has virtually disappeared. There were reports that Nas himself had it taken down. But he wants you to know that that’s not the case. Nas […]
Once You Go Mac, You’ll Never Go Back: A Look At Apple’s Newest Tech Toys
*Apple unveiled a few new products late last year, possibly to appease Apple fanatics until the new, 10th anniversary iPhones arrive later this year. Even after all of the routine pomp and circumstance of the new products coming to market, neither the MacBook Pro with the new Touch Bar, the wireless EarPods, nor the […]
Barack and Michelle Obama Spotted at NYC Restaurant with Bono
*The Obamas and Bono did lunch in New York today and had crowds at the restaurant “hooting and howling,” a witness told Page Six. The U2 singer joined former first couple Barack and Michelle Obama at Stephen Starr’s restaurant Upland earlier today (March 10), and all hell broke loose. “Everyone in the restaurant knew they […]
Netflix to Air Roger Guenveur Smith’s One-Man Play ‘Rodney King’
*Roger Guenveur Smith’s one-man play “Rodney King” is headed to Netflix. In the show, Smith traces Rodney King through his entry into the national spotlight as the victim of police brutality, to his involuntary martyrdom that sparked the L.A. riots, to his lonely death at the bottom of a swimming pool. Smith has been performing the […]
50 Cent, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Movie ‘Den of Thieves’ Gets a Release Date
*The STX action thriller “Den of Thieves” starring Gerard Butler and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson will be released on Jan. 19, 2018, the company announced Friday. The movie will also star Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson, Jr. and Evan Jones, directed by Christian Gudegast from his original screenplay written with Paul Scheuring. Filming began Friday for […]
Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Foundation to Honor Tribe Called Quest, Dikembe Mutombo, Nelson Mandela
*We Are Family Foundation, the nonprofit founded by musician Nile Rodgers, will honor rap group A Tribe Called Quest, former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo and, posthumously, Nelson Mandela at the organization’s 2017 gala, report Variety. WAFF, which runs and supports programs dedicated to cultural diversity and boosting young leaders, will award A Tribe Called Quest […]
Pregnant Ciara Involved in Car Wreck in Los Angeles
*Ciara, currently pregnant in her third trimester, has been involved in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. Witnesses say the singer was behind the wheel of her white Mercedes SUV and making a left turn when a grey Volvo SUV slammed into the front passenger side of her vehicle. Police and Fire […]
Hilarious! Prof. Robert Kelly’s Babies Go Viral After They Bum Rushed His Live TV Interview (Watch)
*A toddler, an infant and an unidentified woman have gone viral for their hilarious interruption of a live television interview on BBC News. The segment dealt with Thursday’s impeachment of South Korean president Park Geun-hye. Regional expert and Pusan National University professor Robert Kelly was being interviewed from his home via Skype when his children suddenly burst […]
LAPD Does Welfare Check on Richard Simmons: ‘He’s Perfectly Fine’
*Police officers did a welfare check on Richard Simmons after questions about his whereabouts and well-being made headlines this week following a “Nightline” report about the podcast “Finding Richard Simmons.” A police source tells Us Weekly, “He is perfectly fine. Officers spoke with Richard and determined he is not in harm’s way.” Speculation about the former […]
Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment Producing ‘Harlem Hellfighters’ for History Channel
*Harlem Hellfighters, the fact-based graphic novel by “World War Z” author Max Brooks, will be adapted by Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment for a limited-series run on the History Channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Illustrated by Caanan White, Hellfighters was based on the real-life U.S. Army’s 369th infantry division, an African American unit fighting in […]
‘Trading Races’: Is This New Card Game Another Way to Play ‘Blacker Than Thou?’ (WATCH)
*So, you like to mess with folks and play games, huh? Wait! Nope, we’re not talking about playing games with people’s minds and stuff like that. What we have in mind is a new card game Kenyatta Forbes, a Chicago-based tech coordinator, has come up with “Trading Races,” a card game that challenges players to […]
Cardiologist Dr. Jacqueline Eubany Helps Save Women from Heart Disease
*Dr. Jacqueline Eubany, a California-based, board-certified cardiologist, is on a mission to help save women from becoming a statistic to America’s #1 killer of women — heart disease. In fact, Dr. Eubany is so passionate about helping women with their heart health that she has made it her life’s mission and penned her debut book, […]
