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Remembering Robert Redford in photos: The life of the Oscar-winning director and activist
Robert Redford, the acclaimed Oscar-winning director, activist and founder of the Sundance Film Festival, died Tuesday, at 89. See photos from throughout his remarkable life and career here. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors....
Country singer Riley Green becomes 1st Star Lake show announced for 2026
Country singer Riley Green will bring his Cowboy As It Gets tour to Pittsburgh next year, with his show being the first announced for the 2026 season at the Pavilion at Star Lake. Known for songs like “Worst Way,” “Jesus Saves” and “I Wish Grandpas Never Died,” Green will play...
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his best-loved characters, died Tuesday at 89. Redford died “at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by...
Q&A: Scott McCaughey on pulling a doubleheader with The Baseball Project, The Minus 5Video
Somewhere in Europe, there exists live footage of an unreleased song about Roberto Clemente, penned by R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills. The Baseball Project — a music supergroup now comprised of R.E.M.’s Mills and guitarist Peter Buck, guitarist Scott McCaughey of The Young Fresh Fellows, guitarist Steve Wynn of The Dream...
Emmy Awards ratings up 8% with CBS audience of 7.4 million
LOS ANGELES — Ratings for the Emmy Awards have continued their climb from all-time lows as the television industry looks to shake off the shake-ups of recent years. About 7.42 million viewers tuned in to watch the Nate Bargatze -hosted 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS, according to Nielsen company...
Suspect in Seattle home invasions of Macklemore and celebrity athletes pleads not guilty
SEATTLE — A man accused of breaking into the homes of Seattle-area celebrities, including baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki and hip-hop artist Macklemore, and pepper-spraying people he encountered inside pleaded not guilty Monday to multiple charges. Patrick Maisonet, 29, was arrested at his home in on Aug. 21 in...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Connie RosesVideo
The rising Pittsburgh hip-hop artist Connie Roses is on his fourth release of the year after “What We Got To Offer pt. 2” dropped earlier this month. “People should understand and explore the album the same way a writer commits to world building in a book,” he said. “There is...
‘The Pitt’ wins big at Emmys
HBO Max’s Pittsburgh-set ER drama “The Pitt” won best drama, lead actor (Noah Wyle) and supporting actress (Katherine LaNasa) awards at the “77th Emmy Awards” Sunday night on CBS, besting Apple TV+’s frontrunner, “Severance.” In accepting his first-ever Emmy, Wyle thanked his fellow nominees, the show’s production crew, HBO Max...
‘The Studio’ breaks record for comedy Emmys as ‘Adolescence’ and ‘Severance’ also score big wins
LOS ANGELES —“The Studio” made Emmy history Sunday night with its 12th trophy as the AppleTV+ movie-business romp became the winningest comedy series ever in a season. “Studio” co-creator Seth Rogen won for acting, directing and writing. Along with nine wins claimed at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, it broke...
‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ opens to $70M, biggest anime debut to claim top box-office spot
LOS ANGELES — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle” carved out a place in box-office history this weekend as the Japanese anime film sliced straight to No. 1 — outpacing the horror sequel “The Conjuring: Last Rites.” The Sony-owned Crunchyroll release shattered expectations with a mighty $70 million...
Blink-182 rocks 1st day of Four Chord Music FestivalVideo
In Blink-182’s song “Turpentine,” co-lead singers Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus join their voices together to belt out “What If I’m not like the others?” For any of the thousands of pop-punk/emo fans gathered Saturday at Four Chord Music Festival, they found plenty of kindred spirits as they sang, bounced...
TV Talk Fall Preview: Few new scripted shows as broadcasters rein in expensesVideo
Following the Emmy Awards (8 p.m. Sept. 14, CBS), the TV season begins its annual kickoff with a few premieres this week (Fox’s “Name that Tune” and “Weakest Link” on Monday; ABC’s “High Potential” on Tuesday), more new shows coming next week and most of CBS’s series deploying new episodes...
Q&A: Guitarist Ryan Lee Crosby on how he discovered Bentonia bluesVideo
Singer-songwriter Ryan Lee Crosby calls his latest album an “authentically made modern-day analog field recording of a century-old blues tradition.” The new album, “At the Blue Front,” was released Aug. 20 and recorded at the Blue Front Cafe — considered the oldest juke joint in the U.S. — in Bentonia,...
Kourtney Kardashian visits Pittsburgh museum, restaurant with Blink-182 in town for music festival
Kourtney Kardashian paid a visit to a pair of Pittsburgh destinations Friday, with her husband Travis Barker’s band Blink-182 in town for the Four Chord Music Festival. The reality TV star and Barker, the drummer for the pop-punk band, each shared Instagram stories from the Andy Warhol Museum of “Ten...
Sewickley ‘Their Story’ documentary nears completion
Two years ago, the Sewickley Valley Community Fund awarded a major grant to support a committee formed to produce a documentary based on a book by longtime Sewickley resident Bettie Cole. Her book, “Their Story,” drew from more than 100 interviews with African-American residents, capturing their experiences of living and...
The Pixies and Spoon bring no-frills night of rock to Pittsburgh
Are you the type of person who goes to a concert hoping to hear 50 songs in one night? Well, you should have been at Stage AE on Friday. In the course of about four hours, three acts jetted their way through dozens of tunes with the efficiency of an...
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 years
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple told The Associated Press. The three-time Olympic champion snowboarder and the former star of “The Vampire Diaries” made a mutual decision to part, according to the...
Sterling K. Brown has 3 Emmys, but Dan Fogelman has a bottle of scotch and a story
SAN DIEGO — Sterling K. Brown has three Emmys, including best actor in a drama for “This Is Us.” His friend, “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman, has none, despite nine nominations. Both are heading into Sunday’s Emmy Awards with fresh nominations, this time for the first season of their...
TV Talk: Deluge of new, returning scripted streaming/cable series on the wayVideo
Broadcast networks may be moving away from expensive scripted series, but streaming services, especially Netflix, show no sign of slowing down with dozens of new and returning shows planned to debut over the next three months, including: “Black Rabbit” (Sept. 18, Netflix): Brothers, played by Jude Law and Jason Bateman,...
Rilo Kiley bring reunion tour to Pittsburgh after long hiatusVideo
Rilo Kiley opened up a time capsule that took a sold-out Pittsburgh crowd back to the early 2000s. The long-absent indie rock band is back on the road for the first time in 17 years, with their Sometimes When You’re On You’re Really (Expletive) On tour making a stop Thursday...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 12-14
As with every weekend, there’s so much going on in the Pittsburgh area in the next few days, from entertainment to sports to mouthwatering food and more. Here are just a few of the events to put on your radar. Science Center (Re)Launch Day The Carnegie Science Center — whoops,...
Analyst Matthew Dowd loses his MSNBC job following Kirk comments; reporter in Florida suspended
Political analyst Matthew Dowd is out of a job at MSNBC after his on-air comment following conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing about “hateful words” leading to “hateful actions.” MSNBC said Thursday that Dowd, a paid political analyst, is “no longer with the network.” Both MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler and Dowd...
Q&A: James McMurtry on touring, new album, why he writes ahead of Pittsburgh show
If James McMurtry doesn’t make it to Pittsburgh for his show next week, he already has a sneaking suspicion where he’ll be. “Hopefully they’ll let us back in from Canada the night before because we got to hop up to Toronto and do a date,” he said. “If we don’t...
Greensburg art exhibit features 101-year-old Penn Township artist
Nina Whitfield Stahlberg meandered among chairs, desks and bookcases at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library last week, directing her son, Kevin, on where to hang 35 paintings featured in her latest art exhibit. Those stopping in to check out books would hardly suspect that the Penn Township resident will celebrate...
Americans still give awards shows consideration, a new AP-NORC poll finds
LOS ANGELES — Many Americans still want to thank the academy, at least a little. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve watched all or most of an awards show on TV or streaming in the past year, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...
