Month: September 2020

Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert, founder of the pioneering reggae group Toots & the Maytals, has died at the age of 77. Hibbert had been hospitalized in his native Kingston, Jamaica after contracting COVID-19. He passed away Friday, September 11th, surrounded by family, according to a statement. By incorporating elements of Jamaican ska and rocksteady alongside
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Roberto Machado Noa Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday: Peloton — The exercise equipment maker’s stock jumped 2.5% after the company handily beat earnings expectations for the fourth quarter. The company earned 27 cents per share, compared with the 10 cents expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Sales surged 172% during the quarter
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Word was leaking that more wide release date changes were afoot in the wake of Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 postponing from Oct. 2 to Christmas Day and here we have Universal/MGM/Bron/Monkeypaw’s Candyman moving from its Oct. 16 date to an unset future date in 2021. All studio partners are assessing a new date, and the latest
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As you’ve probably noticed by now, Donald Trump has spent the entirety of his presidency saying certifiably insane, 100% made-up stuff, including but not limited to suggesting he invented the word “caravan”; claiming you need an I.D. to buy cereal; insisting a hurricane was going to hit Alabama when it definitely wasn’t; telling people that
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Comic Relief has appointed the chief executive of the disability charity Humanity & Inclusion to its senior leadership team.  Comic Relief said Aleema Shivji would join as executive director of impact and investment in January.  Shivji has spent 15 years at Humanity & Inclusion, which works with disabled and vulnerable people affected by conflicts, disasters
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Fresh off of releasing his new album, Scott Hellman shares with HL the ‘uniquely’ personal ‘experiences’ that went into ‘Nonsuch Park,’ the inspiration behind his song ‘Lois,’ and more. There’s a lot of thought behind everything that Scott Helman puts out, and with his new project, there’s also a lot of heart. Nonsuch Park (sa),
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Peloton said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter sales surged 172%, as its high-tech stationary bike and treadmill became two of the hottest commodities for people looking to workout from home during the coronavirus pandemic.  The fitness equipment maker also offered Wall Street an eye-popping outlook for the current quarter and fiscal 2021, with sales of its bikes
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Here’s something we never thought we’d get to say: Will Smith and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s original Aunt Viv Janet Hubert have seemingly buried — or at least paused — their long-standing feud and will reunite for HBO Max’s Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion. On Thursday, Smith posted an Instagram photo of the cast
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It struck me not long ago that B-list comics villains, especially those with roots in the DC mythos, have enjoyed a renaissance since the advent of The CW’s Arrowverse. Their presence has been particularly notable on The Flash, where not only have we been treated to a revival of Mark Hamill’s Trickster and the cerebrally enhanced Gorilla Grodd,
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