Philip Roth tribute to be held in his native New Jersey

NEW YORK – Authors Ottessa Moshfegh and Susan Choi and actors John Turturro and Mary-Louise Parker will be among dozens of featured guests at a Philip Roth tribute in the late novelist’s New Jersey hometown. “Philip Roth Unbound” — a reference to Roth’s novel “Zuckerman Unbound” — will run in Newark the weekend of March … Read more

The Golden Globes return Tuesday in a 1-year audition

After going dark for a year, the Golden Globes return to the air Tuesday on a one-year audition to try to win back their awards-season perch and relevancy to a Hollywood that shunned the awards after an ethics and diversity scandal. Stars and studios boycotted last year’s ceremony, which NBC opted not to televise, saying … Read more

‘Spare’ but not stingy: takeaways from Prince Harry’s memoir

From the book’s opening citation of William Faulkner, to Prince Harry’s passionate bond with his wife Meghan, you could almost call the Duke of Sussex’s memoir “The Americanization of Prince Harry.” Bereaved boy, troubled teen, wartime soldier, unhappy royal — many facets of Prince Harry are revealed in his explosive memoir, often in eyebrow-raising detail. … Read more

‘It’s football. It’s supposed to be fun’ | TCU’s social media team on viral video success, memes and magical season

“We were like, oh, okay, this team could go on a serious run here. And I guess a serious run led to some unserious memes,” TCU’s Jonathan Petrie said. FORT WORTH, Texas — The creative media team behind TCU Football’s social media has one final, celebratory postgame video it’s hoping to show you. If No. … Read more

San Antonio Zoo’s ‘Cry Me A Cockroach’ fundraiser returns

SAN ANTONIO – Vengeful exes can rejoice — the San Antonio Zoo’s ‘Cry Me A Cockroach’ fundraiser has returned for another year. The fourth-annual fundraising event will begin Tuesday, Jan. 10, and go through Feb. 14. The program will allow people to purchase a live cockroach, a frozen rat, or veggies, and zoo staff members … Read more