Independent Venue Week launch Just Ask campaign to support disabled artists perform live

EXCLUSIVE: As it approaches the launch of its free, ad-supported streaming service, Chicken Soup for the Soul has set content deals with Kin and Reel One Entertainment and lined up a slate of originals.

The top songs about love are sure to get you through this Valentine’s Day.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMK2 Films, the banner behind Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World,” has boarded “Love Life,” the anticipated next film of laureled Japanese director Koji Fukada. Fukada’s credits include the 2016 movie “Harmonium” which won the jury prize at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, as well as “A Girl Missing” which played at Toronto. His latest film, “The Real Thing” was part of Cannes 2020’s Official Selection.

Owen Wilson stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week to promote his brand new movie, Marry Me.

EXCLUSIVE: Larry Teng has been tapped as director and executive producer on CBS Studios’ CW pilot Walker: Independence, executive produced by Jared Padalecki. The project fall under Teng’s overall deal with the studio.

Gold medal love! As Team USA’s finest athletes compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, their loved ones are some of their biggest fans.

Shaun White's sensational career as one of the world's most celebrated snowboarders has come to an end. The 35-year-old star gave a tearful goodbye to his Olympic career Friday in Beijing after falling short of a medal.The Flying Tomato, the early moniker he earned for his lush red locks, finished in fourth place in the men's halfpipe final. The California native was eyeing a spot on the podium during his third run, and while he landed the gravity-defying triple cork 1440 — a trick that once sent him to the hospital — White wound up falling on his next trick, evaporating his chances of taking home a medal at his final Olympic Games.

EXCLUSIVE: Game of Thrones and Cruella star Joel Fry, Bridgerton‘s Phoebe Dynevor and No Time to Die and 007 franchise star Rory Kinnear are set to star in the romantic comedy The Bank of Dave written by Piers Ashworth and directed by Chris Foggin.

Kleefeld Art Museum at Cal State Long Beach, which has undergone an ambitious renovation and expansion, will open next month with exhibits by two important and influential abstract artists: Linda Besemer, who identifies as queer, and Mark Bradford, who identifies as gay.

Pete Davidson is casually dropping brand-new lovey-dovey pro-Kim Kardashian content in everyday conversation! And we’re loving it!

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are giving Super Bowl fans a look into their relationship and home life in a new commercial for Amazon's Alexa. In the Super Bowl spot, Jost shows Johansson Alexa's game day prep, which includes dimming the lights, turning on the game, and even chilling some rosé.«It's like she can read your mind,» Johansson says, sending the pair into an alternate scenario where Alexa can, in fact, read their minds. They're seen in bed together and when Johansson starts talking to Jost first thing in the morning, Alexa says, «Ordering fresh mint mouthwash extra strength.»When Johansson rehearses a cringeworthy scene from a new play that's starting on March 8, Alexa says, «Setting reminder to fake your own death on March 8,» as Jost rushes to silence the device. In another scene, the couple are watching a romantic movie and Jost asks, «When you have to do those love scenes with hot guys, is that fun or is that the worst?»«It's the worst!» Johansson insists as Alexa plays Fleetwood Mac's «Tell Me Lies.» «It's probably better Alexa can't read your mind,» Jost says at the end of the commercial. The couple tied the knot in October 2020 and welcomed their son, Cosmo, in August 2021. «Alexa, it's game day.» Scarlett Johansson and @ColinJost give us a first look at their Amazon #SuperBowl ad together!

Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki became huge stars thanks to their work on The CW series Supernatural and their relationship with the network is going to continue for years to come.

Cynthia Nixon, went from being ambitious in her career and somewhat settled in her marriage to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) to pushing her career to the back burner and falling for Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez), a non-binary, semi-celebrity comedian. The plot for the beloved character has been polarizing, to say the least, with Nixon publicly defending Miranda's journey multiple times. In a new documentary special, which was released by HBO Max on the same day as the show's season 1 finale, Nixon reveals that Miranda actually had an entirely different love interest when the reboot was first conceived. «Originally, when [showrunner] Michael [Patrick King] was trying to think about what would happen in our season, he talked about Nya, Miranda's professor being the romantic relationship,» Nixon shares, referencing Professor Nya Wallace, played by Karen Pittman. «Nya was a straight character and Miranda's a straight character and I was like, 'Well, that doesn't sound very sexy at all.' Two women who've gotten to this age and who are now just fumbling around.

Independent Venue Week 2022 and why it’s more important than ever to shine a spotlight on these live music spaces.Between lockdowns, last-minute cancellations, high rents, Brexit uncertainty, and the  battle for meaningful government support, the last two years have seen the UK’s grassroots music scene endure unprecedented levels of instability. As the most recent wave of coronavirus starts to recede, it’s tempting to view 2022’s Independent Venue Week as something of a victory lap for those that have endured.“Now more than ever, it’s more and more important for small venues to be shouted about,” Julian Ive of Newcastle venue The Cluny told NME.

At Wide Eyes Open Palms, Long Beach’s only coffee shop owned and operated by queer women, the kitchen is closed for the foreseeable future, but the cafe remains open.

Casa Amor all to keep an eye out for, it’s safe to say that looking for love in the Love Island villa isn’t the easiest task. But it also seems dating on the outside world is just as difficult for one 2021 Islander who has opened up about their chronic illness.Priya Gopaldas, who joined last year’s series of the ITV2 as a late entrant and coupled up with Brett Staniland before they were dumped as a couple, has candidly opened up about suffering from a lung condition called non-CF bronchiectasis and how it affects her love life.The trainee doctor was diagnosed with the chronic condition – which occurs when the lung's airways are damaged and inflamed by large quantities of mucus – when she was 15 years old after being hospitalised with pneumonia a year earlier.Priya explained, “I had this dreadful cough for about 18 months afterwards and I kept bringing up so much phlegm.

Mary J. Blige is more than ready to «turn that Dre track way up high» when the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show kicks off next month. Yes, that's a hint at what she's cooking up as far as her performance goes, but the 51-year-old singer's even more ecstatic about the «major» vibes she and her legendary counterparts will send when they soon take the stage.In an interview for s February 2022 issue, the nine-time GRAMMY-winning singer opened up about the significance of joining the likes of Dr.