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22 storiesElizabeth Holmes documentary opens as reviewers debate its approach to truth
You Can See Everything, a documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, is in theaters from October 15, according to IGN. Reviews praise its approach to truth and performance, while TIME question…
Al Pacino named recipient of SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
Al Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award. The 86-year-old actor will receive the prize on February 28 at the Actor Awards in Los Angeles, AP reported.
Faber halts UK supply of Sally Rooney books over Palestine Action support
Faber said it would stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the United Kingdom because current legislation prevents it from passing on her UK earnings. Rooney agreed to the decision after pledging to support Palestine Action, which Britain h…
RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, dies at 34
RJ Mitte, known for playing Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, has died at 34, his representatives confirmed. NBC News reported that he died Monday in Brownsville, Texas; officials said an investigation was ongoing and did not disclose a cau…
Shane Gillis faces backlash over 'SNL' remarks about women's gym clothing
Shane Gillis drew criticism for derogatory comments about women's gym clothing during his latest stint hosting "Saturday Night Live." Actor Dan Levy condemned the remarks, while CNN reported on October 14 that the show and NBC had not publi…
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Dies at 102
Eva Marie Saint, an Oscar-winning actor known for “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles at 102. Her publicist, Jeff Sanderson, said the cause was natural causes and that she was surrounded by …
Jim Bakker, televangelist felled by sex and fraud scandals, dies at 86
Jim Bakker, the television evangelist who built the PTL ministry and the Heritage USA theme park with his first wife, Tammy Faye, before a sex and financial scandal brought the empire down, died Monday at 86. His wife, Lori Bakker, announce…
Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in literature
Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson, 76, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in literature, announced at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday. The academy cited "her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the c…
Paramount developing live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film with CD Projekt Red
Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, reports citing Deadline said. CD Projekt Red and Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura are attached to produce; no cast, director or release date…
Robert Kelker-Kelly, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘General Hospital’ actor, dies at 62
Robert Kelker-Kelly, the soap opera actor known for playing Bo Brady on “Days of Our Lives,” has died at 62, a Missouri medical examiner’s office confirmed. Police in St. Peters, Missouri, said officers were dispatched at about 8:16 p.m. on…
British novelist and politician Jeffrey Archer dies at 86
Jeffrey Archer, the British bestselling novelist and former Conservative politician, has died aged 86, his publisher HarperCollins said, according to CNN. Archer sold over 300 million copies worldwide and was jailed in the 2000s for perjury…
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at 70
Freddie Jackson, the Grammy-nominated R&B singer known for 1980s hits including “You Are My Lady” and “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake),” has died at 70. His family said in a statement on his official Instagram account that he died Mond…
Replica Oval Office near White House updated to match Trump's second-term design
The People's House: A White House Experience, a museum exhibit in Washington, has overhauled its replica Oval Office to reflect President Donald Trump's second-term design choices, adding gold-hued flourishes, two dozen portraits in gilded …
Sicario 3 to reunite Blunt, del Toro and Brolin, with new writer and director
A third Sicario film is moving forward, with Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin set to return, according to reports cited by IGN and Polygon. Steven Knight is writing the script and Padraic McKinley is attached to direct. The doc…
Oprah Winfrey picks Amanda Rizkalla’s debut novel “Hungered” for her book club
Oprah Winfrey announced Tuesday that her new book club selection is “Hungered,” a debut novel by Amanda Rizkalla that came out in May. The novel follows 12-year-old Sofia, who lives with her mother and younger brother in their car. CBS News…
Indian actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar dies at 75
Indian actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar has died at 75, Reuters and the Associated Press reported. According to AP, he died Thursday at his home in the western Indian state of Goa, of a suspected cardiac arrest, as reported by the Press Tru…
National Book Foundation Announces 2026 National Book Awards Finalists
The National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards on Tuesday, with five nominees in each of five categories. Fiction finalists include Edwidge Danticat, Valeria Luiselli and Morgan Thomas. Winners will b…
Kennedy Center Honors to move to Capital One Arena for first time
The Kennedy Center Honors will be held at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7, the first time in the event's nearly 50-year history that it will take place outside the Kennedy Center, the center announced Friday. The c…
Avatar: Seven Havens debuts on Paramount+ as reviews differ on animation
Avatar: Seven Havens begins on Paramount+ on October 9, with a story set 225 years after The Legend of Korra. Reviewers praised aspects of its premise, while GamesRadar+ criticised inconsistent animation and hard-to-follow action.
‘Tenzing’ film puts Everest climber Tenzing Norgay in the spotlight
“Tenzing,” an Apple Studios film directed by Jennifer Peedom, tells the life story of Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa who with Edmund Hillary made the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest. IGN reports it opens in select theaters on October 9,…