Pop Culture
William Shatner is setting the record straight after reports claimed he’d been hospitalized earlier this week. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, speculation surfaced that the Star Trek icon had been rushed to a Los Angeles hospital. His longtime representative, Harry Gold, quickly reassured fans in a statement to PEOPLE. “I spoke to Bill earlier this evening. […]
Robert Redford, the Hollywood icon whose golden-boy charm carried him from leading man to acclaimed director and champion of independent film, died Tuesday at his home in Sundance, Utah. He was 89. Cindi Berger, CEO of Rogers & Cowan PMK, confirmed the news: “Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at […]
Pop icon Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce have announced their engagement after nearly two years of dating. The couple confirmed the news via a heartfelt joint Instagram post on August 26, 2025, captioned, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” The post, set to Swift’s song “So High School,” featured […]
Former Police bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland have filed a lawsuit in London’s High Court against Sting (Gordon Sumner) and his publishing company, claiming millions in missing royalties. The dispute centers on songwriting credit and payments for the band’s 1983 hit “Every Breath You Take,” which continues to earn Sting an estimated £550,000 annually. […]
August 25 is the 50th Anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run. It was the album that changed my life. I first heard Born to Run in my late teens, and was immediately drawn to the positive, forward-looking aspect of the record. As a young person, it served as a guidepost of how adulthood “ought […]
Cracker Barrel unveiled a brand new logo on Tuesday, dropping the familiar illustration of a man leaning against a barrel and opting for a clean, text-only design. It’s the first time in nearly five decades that the brand’s logo consists solely of lettering. When the Old Country Store chain first launched in 1969, its logo […]
In the fall of 2005, Troye Kinnett received the call to do some recording for the Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a musical that John Mellencamp was working on with Stephen King at the time. Six months later, the Muncie, Indiana native began touring with Mellencamp’s band, playing keyboards, accordion, harmonica, and singing backing vocals. […]
Rapper and Singer Sean Kingston was sentenced on Friday to three and a half years in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme in which he used his celebrity status to obtain luxury goods worth $1 million without paying for them. In March, a jury convicted Kingston and his mother, Janice Eleanor Turner, of conspiracy to […]
In recent years, sports betting has exploded in popularity, moving from shady backrooms to slick mobile apps and mainstream advertising. But as legal and illegal betting markets expand, an unsettling trend has emerged: wagers being placed on Little League baseball games. Little League Baseball has expressed concern over this, calling for fans to stop betting […]
The future is uncertain for iconic shock jock Howard Stern as rumors are circulating about SiriusXM cancelling his show. The U.S. Sun, citing sources, reported earlier this week that the show would be canceled after nearly 20 years. “Stern’s contract is up in the fall and while Sirius is planning to make him an offer, […]
Loni Anderson, best known for her role as receptionist Jennifer in the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati”, has died at the age of 79. Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” […]
10 Iconic Music Videos That Aired On MTV Today marks 44 years since a groundbreaking moment in music and television history. At 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981, MTV (Music Television) made its debut, transforming pop culture and the way we experience music. The first video to air was The Buggles’ aptly named “Video Killed […]
