Elgin Baylor, the Los Angeles Lakers legend, Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA All-Star, has died of natural causes, the Lakers said Monday. He was 86. Baylor’s wife, Elaine, and daughter, Krystal, were at his side when he died, the NBA said. “Elgin was the superstar of his era — his many …
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March, 2021
February, 2021
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17 February
Vince Gill, Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd and Rissi Palmer open up about the state of country music
Country music’s biggest stars, Maren Morris and Luke Combs, will have a conversation at the Country Radio Seminar Wednesday about how artists have a responsibility to help open up the genre to diverse voices and make changes for the better. The industry has long avoided uncomfortable questions about its history …
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January, 2021
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22 January
“The Simpsons” yet again made eerily accurate predictions – this time about Inauguration Day
Many people couldn’t help but draw similarities between Inauguration Day 2021 and the past. No, they weren’t comparing it to past presidential inaugurations, but to old scenes in “The Simpsons.” The 2000 episode “Bart to the Future” is a play on “Back to the Future” – but it very much reflects our …
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8 January
Los Angeles Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda dies at 93
Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has died, the team announced. He was 93. The Dodgers confirmed that Lasorda died Thursday night after suffering a heart attack. “Lasorda suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home at 10:09 p.m.,” the team said. “He was transported to the hospital with resuscitation …
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November, 2020
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17 November
The NFL’s first all
Next week’s Monday Night Football game will make history. For the first time in the NFL, an all-Black crew will officiate the November 23 game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Los Angeles Rams. The crew will be led by referee Jerome Boger, who has been officiating for 17 …
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October, 2020
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6 October
Led Zeppelin prevails in “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism case after Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a copyright claim over Led Zeppelin’s classic “Stairway to Heaven,” capping a long-running legal dispute over the song. A lower court in California last March had ruled that the British rockers had not swiped the song’s opening riff from “Taurus,” which …
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September, 2020
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3 September
Star Wars actor John Boyega says Disney sidelines actors of color
John Boyega is accusing Disney of failing to develop complex minority characters in the Star Wars film trilogy, which ended last year. The actor told GQ that the entertainment giant did not know what to do with the roles played by him and and other non-White actors in “The Rise …
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June, 2020
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21 June
Passage: Voices of inspiration
It happened this past week … the passing of two gifted women who helped soothe and inspire troubled lands. Jean Kennedy Smith died Wednesday at her home in Manhattan. The last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy, she led a mostly quiet life of charitable works, until – at …
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May, 2020
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1 May
Gigi Hadid confirms pregnancy rumors
Rumors surrounding super model Gigi Hadid and singer Zayn Malik began swirling earlier this week, with TMZ reporting the couple was expecting a baby together. Both Hadid and Malik remained silent about the topic — until Thursday night. Hadid appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and confirmed that she is expecting. …
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April, 2020
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19 April
“Sunday Morning” Matinee: “A Chorus Line in Quarantine”
As Broadway show cast members, and their audiences, all self-isolate at home, leaving stages dark during the coronavirus pandemic, dancers have not let their passion go without an outlet. The video “A Chorus Line in Quarantine” originated on a private Facebook group among the company of the 2006-2008 Broadway revival …
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