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Cast reunions paying homage to milestone comedy and drama series from the past few decades were one of last night’s Emmy Awards’ main attractions. Taking place on a stage that recreated a signature setting from the show, the reunions brought back together stars from Grey’s Anatomy, The Sopranos, Cheers, Martin and Ally McBeal.

Turns out, it’s a longer, stranger trip. While LSD is often associated with 1960s hippies and Timothy Leary, that’s not the whole story. “The first era of global experimentation with consciousness-expanding substances took place much earlier than commonly thought, in the 1920s through the 1950s, rather than the 1960s and 1970s,” Benjamin Breen writes in his new book, “Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, The Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science” (out Tuesday). “Put another way: Timothy Leary and the Baby Boomers did not usher in the first psychedelic era. They ended it.” In this excerpt, Breen, an associate professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, writes of actor Cary Grant — who reportedly tripped on LSD 100 times — and Connecticut Congresswoman Clare Booth Luce experimenting with psychedelics well before hippies got trippy. Throughout 1959, psychedelic therapy captured the public’s attention in a way it would not again until the 2020s.

Caroline Brew editor Alec Musser, an actor known for “All My Children” and the 2010 comedy film “Grown Ups,” has died. He was 50. His fiancée Paige Press confirmed his death on Saturday via Instagram stories.

Jaden Thompson Herman Raucher, a best-selling author and the Academy Award nominated screenwriter of “Summer of ’42,” died Dec. 28 of natural causes at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn. He was 95.

EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Warburton will star in and produce The Unearthly, an indie blending elements of sci-fi, comedy and horror that will go into production in Connecticut early this year. Directing the pic for Centerboro Productions is Josh Sternfeld (Fortress: Sniper’s Eye).

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Fresh off NSYNC‘s headline-making reunion and new single last year, the boy band’s Joey Fatone has announced an upcoming tour with none other than the Backstreet Boys‘ AJ McLean. The pair will hit the road this March as part of the “A Legendary Night Tour,” where they’re set to perform the biggest hits from each of their bands.

Lorraine and This Morning star Andi Peters has reignited a feud with his Dancing On Ice partner, Tamara Sharp, as he said "We didn't get on" live on air. On Tuesday Morning's segment of Lorraine, Andi was seen living it up in Dubai as he informed viewers of the latest competition. As Dancing On Ice is currently on everyone's mind as the latest series is set to start in a matter of days, Andi couldn't help but mention his time on the first ever series - way back in 2006.

Michael Bolton is getting back on his feet again after a health scare last year. The 70-year-old “When A Man Loves A Woman” singer penned a heartfelt note to fans on Friday and revealed that he was diagnosed with a brain tumor before the holidays that will require him to take a break from the stage.“Just before the holidays, it was discovered that I had a brain tumor, which required immediate surgery.

Netflix comedy special, “Turbo Fonzarelli.”The event is set to debut Jan. 9 and comes just weeks after the “Saturday Night Live” alum, 30, mysteriously canceled several shows last month.Netflix dropped a quick teaser Wednesday, showing Davidson smoking a cigarette.The black-and-white clip then features the comedian walking out of a room to see his adoring, screaming fans.But then a voiceover joked: “What the f–k is a Turbo Fonzarelli?”The show synopsis reads that Davidson “delivers on what it means to grow up and turn 30, discussing love, life and living in the woods,” according to People.Fans were excited to see Davidson on their streaming screens once again.One screamed: “Wait on January 9th we get Pete Davidson’s new Netflix stand up special wooo!”Another fan added: “Eagerly waiting for this showw!”“Can’t wait for this,” someone else said alongside a chef’s kiss emoji.“Turbo Fonzarelli” is the actor’s second Netflix special, following 2020’s “Pete Davidson: Alive in New York.” (During that stand-up, he famously dissed his ex-fiancee, Ariana Grande.)The “King of Staten Island” star has recently taken his show across the country.

Gustavo Cisneros, a businessman who expanded his family business into one of the biggest and most diversified holdings in Latin America in the late 20th century, has died.

The Hollywood Reporter. A cause of death has not yet been announced.

Pete Davidson won’t be performing on stage for the next few weeks!

Starz has canceled Shining Vale after two seasons, Deadline has confirmed. Sources close to production revealed that the Courteney Cox- and Greg Kinnear-led series “did not find a large enough audience” to continue.

Get ready, Barbz: Nicki Minaj is coming through!

Chicago duo Kathy, 64, and Cristina, 38 – who have been with the show since Season 1. Florida pair Mary, 59, and Brittani, 23, who have been with the show since Season 2, are also returning. Season 5 is also introducing four new pairs: Connecticut “pageant queens” Catherine, 56, and Gabriella, 23; Atlanta based dancers Sky, 45, and Skylar, 19; Houston, TX based Eva, 65, and Sunnie, 36.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. WWE‘s latest premium live event takes place tonight in Connecticut as Baron Corbin faces off against Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship at NXT Deadline. You can watch NXT Deadline tonight, Saturday, Dec.

The ’90s may have come and gone, but the music from that decade will live on forever. Depending on where you live, you can even relive the glory of the ’90s by seeing some of your favorite musicians perform IRL.The ‘I Love the ’90s Tour’ brings together some of the hottest acts of the ’90s so they can play their iconic hits.

Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons. He won five Emmys and was a member of the Television Academy Hall Of Fame.Tributes to the writer have poured in today (December 6). George Clooney said in a statement: “It’s hard to reconcile that at 101 years old, Norman Lear is gone too soon.

New York Times.The boundary-pushing TV legend — born July 27, 1922, in New Haven, Connecticut — also revolutionized the family dynamic in the 1970s with shows including “Good Times,” “Sanford and Son,” “One Day at a Time” and “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.” Throughout his decades-long career, he received many recognitions for his producing prowess and command of comedy.Nominated for 16 Emmy Awards total, Lear won six — including four for the Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton-starring “All in the Family,” which aired from 1971 to 1979. His catalog of sitcoms may have tickled audiences, but they also probed serious topics — including abortion, sexuality, alcoholism, drugs and mental health — which was especially notable during the more conservative 1970s, when the so-called 8 p.m.

Michaela Zee Henry Kissinger, the secretary of state for Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford who shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades, has died. He was 100.

Henry Kissinger, one of the key diplomats of the Cold War and a controversial National Security Advisor and Secretary of State for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, died tonight in his home in Connecticut at the age of 100.

Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state and national security advisor under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and advisor to George W. Bush, has died, according to a release from his Kissinger Associates. He was TK.

Valerie Wu Intern Scott “Top Ten” Kempner (pictured at left), founding member of bands The Dictators and The Del Lords, guitarist and songwriter, died Wednesday of complications from early onset dementia. He was 69. Kempner, who died at a nursing home in Connecticut, was born in the Bronx, N.Y.

Scott Kempner, a cofounder of The Dictators and The Del-Lords, died today at a nursing home in Connecticut at age 69 from complications of early onset dementia.

Paige Lorenze and her boyfriend Tommy Paul have moved in together!

When Bradley Cooper’s sophomore directorial outfit Maestro, an ambitious and extravagant Leonard Bernstein biopic, debuted at Venice, none of the film’s stars or crew made it on to the red carpet. SAG was 51 days deep into its strike against the studios. 

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Just about everybody in Hollywood is celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike after 119 days, but not everyone can do it with the same suave style as Kevin Bacon. The “Footloose” star posted a video on Thursday afternoon celebrating the end of the strike and performing his signature smooth dance moves in his unfinished barn. “Is this how I find out the strike is over?,” wrote one TikTok user on his video.

Meg Ryan recently admitted she doesn't believe she is cut out for the spotlight as she mounts her Hollywood comeback. The 61-year-old actress, who is starring alongside David Duchovny in the new romantic comedy "What Happens Later," reflected on her eight-year hiatus from acting in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight. "What Happens Later" marks her first film appearance since her 2015 directorial debut "Ithaca," which also starred her son Jack Quaid.

Jessy Schram is starring as Sawyer in the new movie Mystic Christmas, which premieres tonight on Hallmark Channel!

Raw Power to the hairstylist as a template. “An hour later I walked out with an embarrassing feathered shag, like the kind John Travolta had in Saturday Night Fever a few years later,” he writes.