Ghost Players keep Field of Dreams nostalgia going with passion for Iowa, baseball
Nearly four decades after “ Field of Dreams ” brought a group of dead baseball players to life with a homemade diamond on an Iowa farm, Keith Rahe and his traveling troupers are still dedicated to keeping the cornfield mystique alive. Once the long days of filming had passed and the fantasy flick had shifted […]
Higher-income families more likely to enroll kids in organized sports: poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly see major benefits to children playing organized sports, a new poll finds, but higher-income families are more likely to participate. Learning teamwork and reducing screen time are among the perceived benefits of youth sports, according to the AP-Ipsos survey. About half of U.S. parents with K-12 school-aged children say their […]
New York’s Still Here Is Heading West
Bucking trends Jumping into Hollywood doesn’t mean Still Here will stray from its pared-back product ethos. Eighty-five percent of Still Here’s product mix is denim, and 80% of denim sales are from core styles as opposed to seasonal, more trendy pieces. “It’s not trend chasing or newness or whatever. It’s just everyday sales,” Maurice says. […]
Zurich Film Fest 2026 Galas: I Play Rocky, Josephine, Possible Love
The Zurich International Film Festival unveiled highlights from its gala program Thursday, with a selection of “auteur cinema for a broader audience” in the words of festival boss Christian Jungen —that should further cement Zurich’s position as a key international stop for awards season. The gala lineup includes several of this year’s buzziest titles, among […]
Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Finance New Film With Trans Cast
Lilly Wachowski, who co-directed The Matrix franchise, is opening up about the struggle to get financing for her new film that features a “wall-to-wall trans cast.” During a recent interview on KCRW’s The Business podcast, the filmmaker acknowledged that it’s unfortunately “not the greatest time in the industry to be trying to make these kinds […]
Patricia Heaton revealed she got sober after son called her out
Patricia Heaton divulged that a singular interaction with her son acted as the wake-up call that ultimately moved her to stop drinking. “Right before the pandemic, my children had left home and I wasn’t working,” the “Everybody Loves Raymond” actress, 68, told Woman’s World in an interview published Wednesday. “The things that had always anchored […]
Allison Janney, 66, makes frank confession about never getting married or having kids
Allison Janney doesn’t regret never having kids. The actress, 66, spoke about never being married or having children on the “Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky” podcast episode that dropped Tuesday. Janney admitted she’s thought about marriage, and revealed she went to a fertility specialist in her 40s. “I always thought I would get married, just because […]
End of Oak Street Box Office Opening Targets Spider-Man: Brand New Day
It’s dinosaur mayhem at the box office as two newcomers about the prehistoric beasts — The End of Oak Street and PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie — set out to challenge the behemoth that is Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Warner Bros. releases director David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street in 3,400 North American […]
Kennedy Center board set to vote on whether to move forward with closure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center’s board is expected to meet Thursday to consider plans for the performing arts venue’s future after a federal judge blocked an earlier move for a two-year closure that would allow for substantial renovations. Ahead of the meeting, the Kennedy Center’s management said it would present the board with three […]
‘Howard Stern Show’ ‘insane’ women-only dress code rule revealed
Female employees working for “The Howard Stern Show” are reportedly not allowed to always wear sneakers in the office, despite men being able to. The US Sun reported Wednesday that female workers hide their shoes under desks at the SiriusXM office in New York City. “There is this rule that it doesn’t matter what kind of […]