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Sixty-one years ago today, on August 14, 1965, The Beatles—the groundbreaking British quartet that forever reshaped popular music—recorded a landmark performance for The Ed Sullivan Show. Broadcast later that same month, the appearance solidified their position as worldwide icons, highlighted their magnetic stage presence for millions of American viewers, and further intensified the cultural frenzy of Beatlemania, marking yet another pivotal moment in their extraordinary ascent. The Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—formed in Liverpool, England, in 1960. Initially a skiffle group called The Quarrymen, they evolved through gritty performances in Hamburg’s club scene and Liverpool’s Cavern…
The Hollywood Creative Alliance handed out the 2026 Astra TV Awards on Saturday night, and The Pitt flatlined the competition. Noah Wyle’s HBO Max medical drama took home seven trophies, including Best Drama Series, Streaming Drama Ensemble, and Actor in a Drama Series for Wyle. The ceremony held in Los Angeles was hosted by Abbott Elementary star Lisa Ann Walter. Beef wasn’t far behind, picking up five awards including Limited Series and Limited Series or TV Movie Ensemble, with Oscar Isaac and Charles Melton also winning for their performances. Hacks and Shrinking each took home four trophies apiece: Hacks won…
Tyler Cameron’s final rose went to Tate Madden. Two years after confirming their romance, The Bachelorette alum proposed to the model during a romantic beach stroll in Little Palm Island, Florida. As Cameron and Madden captioned a joint Instagram post featuring photos of the special moment Aug. 15, “Better late than never they say.” In one photo, Cameron—donning white pants, a pinstriped button-down shirt and tan shoes—could be seen on one knee as he held a jewelry box in his hands. Meanwhile, Madden, 32, couldn’t contain her excitement over the milestone as she gave her fiancé a wide smile. Madden—wearing a floral print dress and…
For “Sacred Creatures” director Frieda Luk, belief can be comforting, ridiculous, exhilarating and hard to explain. “I’m really fascinated by when people believe in something,” she tells Variety. “One person believes in something, and then a group of people, and then it slowly becomes this massive phenomenon. It goes viral.” That fascination drives Luk’s debut feature, which world premieres in competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Starring Olivia Luccardi, James Cusati-Moyer and Romina D’Ugo, the Canada-Italy production follows three estranged siblings reuniting in rural Italy after middle sister Miriam (Olivia Luccardi) is released from psychiatric treatment following an experience…
MTV One of the biggest reality competition shows on TV isn’t sashaying away anytime soon: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has been renewed for Season 19 at MTV, TVLine has learned. A new season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” has also been ordered to accompany Season 19 — and you know what Mama Ru says about not watching “Untucked.” A premiere date for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 19 is not yet known, but if MTV sticks with its previous release schedule (as it has for the past six years), you can expect new…
Rihanna On Island Time With My Kids!!! Published August 15, 2026 5:01 PM PDT Rihanna’s making sure her kids learn about their roots … taking them back to her native Barbados for a visit filled with sweet treats. The singer-songwriter was spotted relaxing on the island … wearing a gray top over her swimsuit and walking right up to a coconut stand where she ordered treats for one of her sons and her daughter, Rocki. The crew sipped out of coconuts … and Rihanna was beaming at her son when he dug into the sides of his snack. Of course,…
Disney+ has opted not to move forward with a planned live-action television series based on the long-running Power Rangers franchise, according to a report by Deadline. The project, which had been in development at the streaming service for approximately a year and a half, will not advance beyond that stage. The series was being written and executive produced by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz, the team behind the successful Percy Jackson and the Olympians adaptation. That show is produced by 20th Television, the same studio attached to the Power Rangers effort. Steinberg and Shotz had been developing the new…
After a shocking TV death on Will Trent and multiple show cancellations, Scott Foley has booked his new job — and it has him reprising a familiar role. Foley, 54, appeared in the season 2 teaser for Hulu’s Scrubs revival, which aired at D23 on Saturday, August 15. He previously appeared in the original Scrubs series in seasons 1, 3 and 8 as Sean Kelly, who was a dolphin trainer who dated Dr. Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke) and later Dr. Kim Briggs (Elizabeth Banks). The actor’s return to Scrubs comes after he previously couldn’t appear in season 1. “I’ve had…
From 18th century Scotland to the fictional Kingdom of Corona, Disney‘s live-action Tangled has found its Queen Arianna. While Outlander star Caitríona Balfe was not featured in the footage teased Friday at D23, Disney has announced the 5x Golden Globe nominee will play Rapunzel’s long-lost mother in the adaptation of the 2010 animated fantasy musical. Balfe joins the previously announced Teagan Croft as Rapunzel, Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider and Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel in the Michael Gracey-helmed movie, from a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and Michael Montemayor. Announcing a March 31, 2028 release date during Friday’s D23…
Silo is back, and there are plenty more secrets waiting to come out. Apple TV’s hit sci-fi drama returned for Season 3 on July 3, bringing Rebecca Ferguson’s Juliette Nichols back into the mysterious underground world that has kept viewers guessing for two seasons. But this time around, the series is doing something a little different: Along with continuing Juliette’s story in the present, Season 3 goes back centuries to explore the events that helped create the world of Silo. When we last saw Juliette, she had made it back to Silo 18 after venturing outside and discovering that her…