The Texas Travel Awards recently released its list of 2023 winners — Boerne and New Braunfels won big and the San Antonio Zoo got a mention. Awards were given to the best destinations for varying categories that included arts and culture, families, foodies and outdoor adventures. “Sixty other categories split into two sections with statewide … Read more
Jacklyn Zeman, who played Bobbie Spencer for 45 years on ABC’s “General Hospital” has died at 70. Zeman died after a short battle with cancer, her family confirmed Wednesday. News of her death was first announced by the show’s executive producer, Frank Valentini. “I am heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Jackie Zeman,” … Read more
FRISCO, Texas – It’ll be a new experience for Garth Brooks when he steps onto the stage Thursday at the Academy of Country Music Awards — it’s his first time hosting an awards show. Co-host Dolly Parton will be there to help him out if he needs it — not that either showed any worry … Read more
NEW YORK – The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47. Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City … Read more
When Martin Scorsese premieres his latest film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20th, it will return Scorsese to a festival where he remains a key part of its fabled history. Scorsese premiered his masterpiece of urban alienation, “Taxi Driver,” in Cannes in 1976. Its debut was one of … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced its lineup for 2023 and the list includes some major acts, including Kendrick Lamar and the Foo Fighters. Additional headliners for the three-day festival include Mumford & Sons, Odesza, the Lumineers, Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, the 1975 and Hozier. View the full lineup here. This … Read more
ROME – For decades, Italy has worked to recover ancient Roman-era statues, Etruscan vases and other treasures that were looted from its soil and sold to museums around the world. Now, the country is coming to terms with the fact that it, too, has stolen items in its museum collections: the relics of a brutal … Read more