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Actor Javier Bardem torched for trying to cancel Pink after Macklemore controversy
Actor Javier Bardem has stepped into the middle of the controversy surrounding Pink, Macklemore and the Israel-Gaza conflict — and is now taking heat for it. The “No Country...
Texas man charged with capital murder after 5-year-old girl killed in roadway shooting
A Texas man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with a roadway shooting that killed a 5-year-old girl over the weekend, authorities said. Jeremy Porter,...
Small-market Rays complete AL East task as Yankees hope for playoff grudge match
The Yankees chased the Rays for most of the season. On Tuesday, that chase finally came to an end, as Tampa Bay clinched the AL East with a 6-1...
Yankees’ AL East fumble only assures them some playoff peril
At least they avoided being no-hit. Aside from that, it was a humiliating Tuesday night for the Yankees in the nightcap of both a doubleheader and their chance to...
Trump has tense exchange with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins at United Nations after White House media ban: ‘You should not be here’
On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, “You should not be here.” “It’s an...
Chris Spatola, ESPN college basketball analyst, unexpectedly dies at 47
Chris Spatola, the son-in-law of legendary college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and a member of his staff from 2007 to 2012, died suddenly at the age of 47. The...
Neil Pierre, 18, could be the USMNT answer to a longstanding problem
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — From family watch parties for World Cup games to a U.S. national team call-up in the span of 10 weeks, Neil Pierre is moving through milestones...
It took 18 hours and 10 minutes for darkness to overtake all the Giants positivity
It was 8:27 p.m. Monday when the collision happened, and maybe a minute later when the ESPN cameras slowed the ominous violence Zapruder-style to reveal the worrisome angle Jaxson...
Separating Giants fact from fiction after Jaxson Dart’s injury crusher
The Giants and their fanbase were hit with a devastating blow when Jaxson Dart was forced out of Monday night’s loss to the Rams and the internal fear is...
The Herbert Lust Collection Lands at Christie’s, Led by a $30M Giacometti
Herbert Lust with artist Monica Cook in 2014. Aria Isadora / BFA NYC As we approach the November marquee sales, auction houses are beginning to announce the estates they...
Best of TIFF: Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’
Giamatti and Moore in The Debut. Courtesy TIFF Outside the occasional blockbuster, you’re unlikely to experience mid-movie applause so thunderous that it drowns out whole lines of dialogue. And...
TIFF Remains a Launchpad Even as the Festival Blurs the Line Between Fandom and Industry
TIFF’s blend of glamour, accessibility and industry dealmaking continues to define Toronto’s brief transformation into a global entertainment capital each fall. Photo: Joshua Mellin for Observer Every September the...