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Review: Saving the world, backward, makes for an uneven ‘Tenet’Video
“Tenet” is about saving the world, backward and in heels. Off-screen, Christopher Nolan’s quarter-billion-dollar palindrome shoulders a ridiculous load of covid-defying, multiplex-rescuing, world-saving expectations. A few days ago, Warner Bros. released a new trailer for “Tenet,” one that begins with a shot of John David Washington of “BlacKkKlansman” sporting a...
TV Q&A: Will WQED-TV ever boost its signal?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions Wednesdays at TribLIVE.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Please try and find out if WQED-TV has any plans to increase its transmitting power so those of us using antennas can watch their channel again....
Wiz Khalifa bringing delivery-only restaurant to Pittsburgh
A macaroni and cheese dish called “Mac and Yellow,” a “Taylor Gang turkey burger” and “blazed ends” brisket meal — all homemade dishes designed by Pittsburgh’s own Wiz Khalifa. And they’ll be available Oct. 1 when the multi-platinum recording artist opens Hotbox by Wiz, a chain of delivery-only restaurants coming...
Ligonier museum plans garden tour, plein air painting weekend
The natural beauty of the Ligonier area is the focus of two September programs scheduled at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. • The museum’s head gardener, Anne Clark, will lead a tour of the gardens on the museum grounds at 1 p.m. Sept. 18. “This tour...
Katy Perry gives birth to a baby girl named Daisy
Katy Perry has given birth to a baby girl named Daisy Dove Bloom. The pop superstar and her partner, actor Orlando Bloom, got UNICEF to announce the news on its Instagram account. Both Perry and Bloom are goodwill ambassadors for the United Nations agency that helps children. View this post...
TV Talk: Western Pa. natives compete on reality TV
Auditor Connor Trott, a former Pine-Richland High School student and Duquesne University grad, acquitted himself well this week in early episodes of CBS’s dating competition series “Love Island,” which airs at 9 p.m. nightly (with some exceptions) on KDKA-TV. The 23-year-old from Gibsonia came off as shy, old-fashioned and not...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh-filmed series ‘Manhunt: Deadly Games’ premiering on CBS
The series “Manhunt: Deadly Games,” which filmed in Pittsburgh from June to October 2019, will finally be available for local viewers to watch when it advances to its second window of distribution, premiering at 10 p.m. Sept. 21 on CBS’s KDKA-TV. “Manhunt: Deadly Games” was produced for Spectrum Originals, which...
Pittsburgh Camerata prepares for both live and virtual performances
The Pittsburgh Camerata’s upcoming season will include four programs, the first of which will be available exclusively for online viewing. The following three programs will be presented live in front of an audience, if possible, or as virtual performances to be viewed online, or as both. “During this time of...
Brandy emerges from her cocoon, conquers her demons on ‘B7’Video
When Brandy began crafting her newest album nearly three years ago, her intent was both benevolent and selfish. She wanted to give R&B fans the timeless music she’s been synonymous with, while also gain liberation from emotional bondage. She achieved her goal with “B7” — but she wasn’t prepared for...
What to stream: Fraudster filmsVideo
On Sunday, the draw-dropping docuseries “Love Fraud” drops on Showtime, following the exploits of one dirty, dirty john, a notorious con artist and prolific bigamist named Richard Scott Smith, or Scott, or Mickey. Smith combined dating websites and a charm offensive to swindle women all around the Kansas City area,...
Roman Polanski’s request to restore film academy membership denied
A judge on Tuesday denied Roman Polanski’s request to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards two years after he was expelled from it for raping a minor. The fugitive film director sued in April 2019, asking the court to compel the Academy of Motion Picture...
Police: Justin Townes Earle’s death was probable overdose
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville police said a preliminary investigation into the death of singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle shows his death was a probable drug overdose. Police spokesman Don Aaron said officers did a welfare check at Earle’s home on Sunday where he was found dead. A friend called police after...
Inclusive theater troupe will hold holiday-play auditions in September
Auditions for a holiday play by inclusive theater group Acting Up will be at the First Presbyterian Church pavilion, 3202 North Hills Road in Murrysville. It is not an open casting call due to health and safety regulations. All potential participants must call or email to make an audition appointment....
Southwestern Pa. artists vie for ‘Art of the State’ exhibition awards
Finalists for awards in the 53rd annual “Art of the State” juried exhibition at The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg include six artists from Westmoreland County and nine from Allegheny. Because the museum remains closed due to the covid-19 pandemic, winners will be announced on Facebook and Twitter at...
First lady opens student art exhibit on women’s suffrage
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump is marking the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote with an art exhibit based on works by children from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The first lady called adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that granted women voting...
‘Hoax’ book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox News
Brian Stelter knows critics accuse Fox News of bending the truth in order to maintain its staunch support of and closeness to President Donald Trump. As CNN media reporter and host of “Reliable Sources,” he’s often one of them. He wasn’t prepared to hear the extent of concerns about the...
Early Pittsburgh punk band Little Wretches release album recorded in 2001Video
When Robert Wagner got into the music business, he didn’t know how to hook up a microphone. He hadn’t even been to a live concert. But he knew it was something he wanted to continue for the rest of his life. “I know some of these people are going get...
Mattress Factory installations explore race, sexuality, ecology
Two new exhibits at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh’s North Side explore timely issues of life on earth. “Feeling the Spirit in the Dark,” by Pittsburgh-based artist Shikeith, and “The Museum of All Things,” by Canadian-born artist Jennifer Angus, will run through March 31 in the installation art facility’s Monterey...
Megan Thee Stallion says person who shot her was Tory Lanez
LOS ANGELES — More than a month after she was shot in the feet after a party in the Hollywood Hills, Megan Thee Stallion said for the first time Thursday night that fellow hip-hop star Tory Lanez was the person who pulled the trigger. “Yes … Tory shot me. You...
After 6 decades, Laurel Ballet founder closes school doors
After more than six decades of training ballet students, Eleanor Tornblom, owner and artistic director of Laurel Ballet in Greensburg, is calling it a career and closing her studio doors. “I’m 83, and I’ve done this all my life,” Tornblom said from her Greensburg home. “It’s over, and that’s a...
Pittsburgh rocker Joe Grushecky to perform for Democratic conventionVideo
Pittsburgh rock icon Joe Grushecky will be a featured performer today at the Democratic National Convention. Grushecky will play “That’s What Makes Us Great” with his band, the Houserockers, along with a solo acoustic version of “Never Be Enough Time,” during a 14-state meeting this afternoon. Grushecky wrote “That’s What...
‘Love in the Time of Corona’ is ‘time capsule’ of the times
NEW YORK — From grappling with big life decisions to a marriage on the brink, a new four-part miniseries tackles relationship struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson, who are married in real life, co-star and executive produce “Love in the Time of Corona,” which airs...
WISH 99.7 morning host Cris Winter announces she’s left the station
On-air personality Cris Winter announced Tuesday on her “Cris Winter In The Morning” Facebook page that after working close to 40 years in Pittsburgh radio, her days on the air are over — for now. Winter said she was dismissed Friday after her show on WISH 99.7. “When you look...
Arts, cultural groups in Southwestern Pa. can apply for new pandemic relief grants
In response to the ongoing impacts of the covid-19 pandemic, a group of 15 foundations and a private Pittsburgh-area donor have announced the Arts|Equity|Reimagined Fundto help regional arts and cultural organizations weather the effects of the shutdown. The fund is open to all groups but “will prioritize small to medium-sized...
Actress Sharon Stone criticizes covid-19 testing in MontanaVideo
HELENA, Mont. — Actress Sharon Stone is criticizing the availability of covid-19 testing in Montana, where her sister and brother-in-law are hospitalized with the respiratory virus. The Meadville native posted a video Sunday on Instagram expressing frustration that there aren’t enough tests for front-line workers and people who have had...
