Netflix’s first livestreamed comedy ‘Chris Rock: Selective Outrage’ to debut in March

Netflix announced that the Chris Rock comedy special titled “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” will be “the first-ever Netflix live streamed global event”. The show will be filmed in Baltimore, and stream at 7 p.m. Pacific on March 4. The streaming service announced that additional details would be shared soon. Netflix has already been expanding its …

Ariana Grande sends Christmas gifts to children in Manchester, England hospitals

Five years after a deadly bombing at her concert in Manchester, England, Ariana Grande continues to give back to the community. Per Manchester Evening News, Grande once again sent gifts to children spending their holidays in a hospital. The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity shared photos,” on Twitter from Christmas Day of dozens of gifts surrounding a …

Fourth electrical substation found vandalized in Washington State on Christmas

Officials confirmed that a fourth electrical substation in Washington state was found vandalized on Christmas Day, this coming after three others were attacked earlier in the day which left thousands without power. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, the vandals broke into a fenced area and destroyed equipment at the substation which caused a fire. …

Southwest Airlines cancels thousands of flights, leaving customers stranded

The widespread winter storm across the nation has now caused thousands of flight cancellations for Southwest Airlines, leaving customers stranded, perhaps for days.  According to flight-tracking website FlightAware, approximately two-thirds of Southwest’s flights were canceled as of Monday afternoon, the most of any other airline. FlightAware said that 2,700 Southwest flights were canceled, and another …

HBO shares first look at Jodie Foster starring in Season 4 of ‘True Detective’

HBO has shared that the fourth season of ‘True Detective’, titled ‘True Detective: Night Country’, will star Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, with Issa Lopez serving as showrunner. HBO released a teaser of what’s to come in 2023 that showed new footage of their upcoming series like The Last of Us, and gave viewers a first …

Jeff Garlin joins fourth and final season of Netflix’s ‘Never Have I Ever’

Jeff Garlin has joined the cast of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever for its fourth and final season. It marks the first series Garlin has joined since he was let go from ABC’s The Goldbergs a year ago following an HR investigation. Garlin has remained part of the ensemble at HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, where …

Apparent murder-suicide leaves 2 dead at Jehovah’s Witness hall in Colorado

Two adults were found dead at Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Thornton, Colo., after an alleged murder-suicide incident on Christmas morning. Police shared that an unidentified adult male is believed to have shot his wife before killing himself at about 9 a.m.on Sunday, Christmas Day. Police say the two adults were former members of the …

Death toll rises to 37 due to severe winter storm conditions across the U.S.

The death toll from the winter storm sweeping across large parts of the continental United States has risen to at least 37.   Many of those deaths were due to weather-related traffic accidents or from the cold, while some were the result of first responders not being able to treat medical conditions quickly enough because …

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ tops the holiday weekend box office

Even with severe winter weather affecting most of the country over the holiday weekend, Avatar: The Way of Water remained at the top of the box office for the second weekend in a row. Despite the release of three new movies this weekend, the film – starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana – took in an extra …

Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Taylor Swift nominated for Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards

Grammy-winning musicians Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Taylor Swift are all nominated for songs from movies that have are expected to also earn them Oscar nominations. Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick, Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” from Wakanda Forever, and Swift’s “Carolina” from Where the Crawdads Sing are up for the Outstanding Song …