Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams experienced possibly the biggest repercussion of his recent comments about race when distributor Andrews McMeel Universal announced Sunday it would no longer work with the cartoonist. Andrews McMeel Chairman Hugh Andrews and CEO and President Andy Sareyan said in a joint statement that the syndication company was “severing our … Read more
LOS ANGELES – All at once, they were everywhere. After claiming their biggest triumph yet in an awards season full of them — the Screen Actors Guild Award for best ensemble to go with three of the four individual film SAG Awards — the cast of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was supposed to head … Read more
According to the report, the well-known Houston businessman put in a bid worth $5.5 billion. He purchased the Rockets in 2017 for $2.2 billion. According to other reports, the owners of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils also submitted bids. Amazon owner Jeff Bezos also reportedly hired an investment firm to … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Walter Mirisch, the astute and Oscar winning film producer who oversaw such classics as “Some Like It Hot,” “West Side Story” and “In the Heat of the Night,” has died of natural causes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Saturday. He was 101. Mirisch died on Friday in Los … Read more
The Brahmas held on and knocked off Orlando behind a three-touchdown game from quarterback Jack Coan. ORLANDO, Fla. — The San Antonio Brahmas held on for their first win in the XFL on Sunday in Orlando, defeating the Guardians 30-12. The Brahmas blew a late lead in the opener at the Alamodome last week, but … Read more
Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 30 points and 15 rebounds. Luka Doncic scored 26 points for the Mavs. DALLAS — Anthony Davis had 30 points and 15 rebounds, including a put-back dunk for the late lead, and the Los Angeles Lakers erased a 27-point deficit in a 111-108 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on … Read more
Giorgio Armani and a slew of fashion CEOs turned out Sunday for a premiere of documentary “Milano: The Inside Story of Italian Fashion,″ by Emmy-winning filmmaker John Maggio. The documentary gives due credit to Armani for putting Milan ready-to-wear on the map in the 1980s with the creation of the deconstructed jacket that made menswear … Read more