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On TikTok, Bill Nye shows science of wearing a maskVideo
One of America’s most notable science guys is dropping some knowledge about wearing masks. Bill Nye took to TikTok on Wednesday night to detail the importance of wearing them in two videos. To demonstrate the effectiveness of masks, Nye blew into a candle while wearing a scarf around his mouth,...
Former Fox News host Shepard Smith to join CNBC this fall for evening newscastVideo
Shepard Smith will soon be back on the air. Smith, who left Fox News in 2019, is scheduled to host a new show on CNBC beginning this fall, the network announced Wednesday. “The News with Shepard Smith” will air weeknights at 7 p.m. Smith’s title will be chief general news...
East Huntingdon drive-in to screen exclusive Blake Shelton concert
The Evergreen Drive-In Theatre in East Huntingdon is among sites nationwide that will show the first installment of a new drive-in theater concert series from Encore Live. The July 25 musical event will feature country singer Blake Shelton with special guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins. Tickets go on sale...
Denise Richards details return to set on ‘Bold’ amid virus
LOS ANGELES — When Denise Richards returned to the set of CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” last week after the pandemic shutdown filming for three months, a detailed, specific plan was in place to keep everyone safe. The soap opera is under a microscope, as one of the first...
‘Hamilton’ release spikes surge in Disney+ app downloads
Although it’s difficult to verify viewership for streaming services, it looks like “Hamilton” is a box office smash for Disney+. A prerecorded version of the hit Broadway musical was released on Friday, spurring a surge in app downloads during the holiday weekend. From Friday through Sunday, Variety reports, the Disney+...
Spaghetti Western movie composer Ennio Morricone dead at 91Video
ROME — Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning Italian composer who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and often haunting soundtracks for such classic Hollywood gangster movies as “The Untouchables” and the epic “Once Upon A Time In America,” died Monday. He...
Trailer for Pittsburgh-filmed Seth Rogen movie debuts onlineVideo
The trailer for Seth Rogen’s latest movie, “An American Pickle,” which was filmed in and around Pittsburgh, debuted online Friday. While the film is set in Brooklyn, it’s easy to spot Pittsburgh locations in the trailer. From Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh to East Ohio Street on the North Side...
Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies
NEW YORK — Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television’s most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 99. Downs died of natural causes at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Wednesday, said his...
Review: ‘The Outpost’ is a visceral depiction of combat but little elseVideo
Located in a valley at the base of three mountains in northeastern Afghanistan, U.S. Army Combat Outpost Keating was by all standards indefensible. Yet on Oct. 3, 2009, some 50 U.S. soldiers held off hundreds of enemy fighters in a 12-hour firefight that resulted in Bravo Troop 3-61 Cavalry becoming...
2 Chaplin films to be screened via Zoom with live music by Pittsburgh pianist Tom Roberts
It seems everyone could use a good laugh in the trying times of the pandemic — and thanks to Charlie Chaplin and a local musician, the laughs are on the way. The Rangos Giant Cinema and pianist Tom Roberts are putting on a night of live music and silent films...
‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ reboot set for Comedy Central
Those lovable pair of teen delinquents from MTV are headed back to the couch. “Beavis and Butt-Head” will return for two new seasons on Comedy Central. Emmy-winning creator Mike Judge, who also gave us the long-running animated TV series “King of the Hill” and movies like “Office Space” and “Idiocracy,”...
Row House Cinema’s online video festival is the cat’s meowVideo
It’s “purr-fect, a-meow-zing and totally fur-tastic.” It’s the Quarantine Cat Film Fest, a 70-minute compilation reel available for online viewing courtesy of Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville. Row House is no stranger to cute cat videos, having previously screened the national CatVideoFest and its own Pittsburgh Pretty Kitties festival, a...
Fox News’ Ed Henry fired after sexual misconduct allegation
NEW YORK — Fox News on Wednesday fired daytime news anchor Ed Henry after an investigation of sexual misconduct in the workplace. The network said it had received a complaint on June 25 from an attorney about the misconduct. An outside investigator was hired and, based on the results of...
WPXI’s Cara Sapida reveals breast cancer diagnosis
As a reporter for WPXI, Cara Sapida says that one comment she’s heard repeatedly over the years is, “You just never think it could happen to you.” As a healthy woman in her 30s, she didn’t think she’d be getting a diagnosis of breast cancer, especially after having a negative...
Pittsburgh Black Lives Matter activist Tanisha Long featured on ‘Today’ show
A Pittsburgh Black Lives Matter leader was interviewed on NBC’s “Today” show on Tuesday. Tanisha Long, the founder of Black Lives Matter Pittsburgh and SW Pa., spoke briefly to hosts about her efforts to reach people in smaller communities across the region who might sympathize with the Black Lives Matter...
Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies
NEW YORK — Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according...
Review: Revolutionary ‘Hamilton’ arrives at an uneasy timeVideo
The revolution is finally being televised, thank goodness. The long-awaited live-capture of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s shake-the-rafters musical “Hamilton” comes out Friday on Disney+, a chance to celebrate America’s independence with some of its Founding Fathers. The timing seems ideal. Or, given all that has shook this nation in the past few...
Adult film star Ron Jeremy pleads not guilty to 3 rapes
LOS ANGELES — Adult film star Ron Jeremy pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth. Jeremy, 67, whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, entered the plea at his arraignment in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom to three counts each of forcible...
Review: Bogged down by Will Ferrell shtick, ‘Eurovision’ sings the wrong tuneVideo
Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams belt out cheesy pop earworms as fictional Icelandic dreamers in Netflix’s “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” channeling the camp spirit with which the actual Eurovision — an international songwriting competition started in 1956 — has been synonymous for decades. But one of...
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ again delays big summer releaseVideo
With reported cases of the coronavirus surging, Warner Bros. on Thursday postponed the release of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” further delaying Hollywood’s summer kickoff. The sci-fi thriller starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson will move from July 31 to Aug. 12, a Wednesday. In a statement, the studio stressed the...
Daytime Emmys go virtual in age of coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has turned daily life into a drama of untold proportions. The stars and shows that offer up afternoon entertainment through good times and bad are gathering remotely to hand out trophies in the evening at the Daytime Emmys. The women of “The Talk” — Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl...
Comcast offering free Wi-Fi for rest of year as nation works to reopen amid coronavirus
Comcast will keep its public Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots open to everyone, including non-Xfinity customers, for the remainder of the year, the company said Thursday. The provider in March announced it would open access to its 1.5 million hotspots to anyone amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We saw a huge jump in...
New ‘Hot Ones’ season kicks off with Tom Segura in socially distant episodeVideo
The show with hot questions and even hotter wings is back. “Hot Ones,” the YouTube interview show hosted by Sean Evans, dropped the first episode of its 12th season Thursday. Comedian Tom Segura, known for his Netflix standup specials and podcast “Your Mom’s House,” joined Evans remotely for his return...
2nd drive-in movie coming to Pittsburgh zoo parking lot
Tickets are available Thursday for the second installment of Pittsburgh’s drive-in movie series. The next drive-in movie night is scheduled for Saturday at the Pittsburgh zoo parking lot. This week’s showing is “A League of Their Own,” starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis. The film is rated PG. Gates open...
Review: ‘My Spy’ is formulaic fluffVideo
The “big man, little kid” comedy genre is a time-honored tradition and a seemingly required rite of passage for any professional wrestler making their way into more mainstream Hollywood roles. The trend was popularized with Hulk Hogan, in the likes of “Suburban Commando” and “Mr. Nanny,” and almost every current...
