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There are plenty of rabbit songs for your Easter playlistVideo
The Easter Bunny is hopping all across the world today, inexplicably leaving eggs behind despite being a mammal. There are also plenty of songs about rabbits to pad out your Easter playlist for today’s holiday get-together. Here are just a few. “Rabbit in a Log” (Trad.) This traditional folk tune,...
Behind the Art: Portrait captures longtime Greensburg Art Center member
At 99, Nina Stahlberg leads a weekly drop-in painting class at Greensburg Art Center and also monitors the gallery. The oldest and longest- tenured member of the center, Stahlberg also is the subject of an oil painting that hangs permanently in the center’s classroom. The portrait was dashed off one evening...
‘A Thousand and One’ is Teyana Taylor’s answered prayer
NEW YORK — Pulpits across America this Easter Sunday are sure to be filled with pastors preaching the longtime adage that “God may not be there when you want Him, but He’s always on time.” If they’re in need of a witness, Teyana Taylor would surely testify. “I just have...
3 new ‘Star Wars’ movies coming, including Rey’s return
LONDON — For “Star Wars” lovers, new entertainment is a little less far, far away — Lucasfilm announced three new live-action films in the franchise Friday. The news, which includes the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey in one of the films, was revealed at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023...
TV Talk: Kathryn Hahn, Carnegie Mellon grad share a role in Hulu’s ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Based on author Cheryl Strayed’s collection of “Dear Sugar” advice columns, Hulu’s “Tiny Beautiful Things,” now streaming, follows aspiring writer Clare (Kathryn Hahn, “WandaVision”), who lucks into a role as an advice columnist that allows...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 7-9
It’s Easter and Passover weekend, as well as the Pirates first home game of the season. Here are some entertaining ways to spend it. A dog-gone good time The Doggie Easter Egg Hunt is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the dog park and north lot at...
‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio’s death fentanyl-caused
LOS ANGELES — Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died last year because of fentanyl, his manager said. Coolio’s former longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press Thursday that Coolio’s cause of death was fentanyl...
Music, mayhem mix in upcoming Saint Vincent Summer Theatre shows
The upcoming Saint Vincent Summer Theatre season is feeling like “a return to normalcy” for producing artistic director Greggory Brandt. For its 53rd season, the theater will present three productions and welcome back its popular after-performance cabaret. Following a two-year pandemic shutdown, SVST presented two productions in 2022. This year’s...
Review: Arty movie ‘Showing Up’ about artists fails to sparkVideo
Michelle Williams plays a sculptor whose hot water heater has irritatingly busted in the languid “Showing Up.” That’s about it, plot-wise. Talk about nobody showing up. Director Kelly Reichardt, who also penned the film with her regular screenwriter, Jonathan Raymond, has created a tiresome bubble inside a bubble, focusing their...
Catan board game creator, Klaus Teuber, dies at 70
Klaus Teuber, creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island, has died after a brief illness, according to a family statement. He was 70. The board game, originally called The Settlers of Catan when introduced in 1995 and based...
A duo once more, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon come up for ‘Air’
NEW YORK — While Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were writing “The Last Duel,” their first screenplay together since their 1997 breakthrough, “Good Will Hunting,” they noticed that something in their winding and usually separate careers had been missing. “I remember my wife said to me one day: ‘I haven’t...
Movie review: Nintendo’s favorite plumbers return in frenetic ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’Video
Thirty years ago, the very first cinematic adaptation of a video game hit theaters. “Super Mario Bros.” based on the 1985 Nintendo game created by Shigeru Miyamoto didn’t exactly bring the game to life as much as it extrapolated a nightmarish cyberpunk world from its characters. “Max Headroom” directors Rocky...
Women run the fictional world of ABC’s ‘General Hospital’Video
As “General Hospital” marks its 60th anniversary, much remains the same for the longest-running scripted series in production in the United States. A hospital is still the backdrop for the soap opera, many of the veteran characters remain, the wealthy Quatermaine family looms large and the stories are about love,...
KDKA, WTAE anchors welcome new babies
A pair of Pittsburgh television news anchors welcomed new family members in the past few days. KDKA-TV morning anchor Lindsay Ward had a baby girl on Monday. Ward, who joined KDKA as a reporter in 2019, announced on Facebook the birth of Aurora Marie, who weighed in at 8 pounds,...
Bringing Lolita home: How to release a long-captive orca?Video
SEATTLE — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium. But it also...
‘Air’ follows Trafford native’s pursuit of Michael Jordan for NikeVideo
Most people won’t get a chance to see a movie made about their lives — much less see themselves portrayed by A-list Hollywood leading man Matt Damon. Trafford native John “Sonny” Vaccaro is about to get both. “Air: Courting a Legend” premieres Wednesday in theaters nationwide. Directed by Ben Affleck,...
Southside Johnny brings classic Jersey Shore sound to The PalaceVideo
When Southside Johnny hits the stage with the Asbury Jukes, he likes to tell the audience, “You’re more than welcome to enjoy yourself.” The invitation is extended to those who come to hear their raucous, horn-heavy, roots-tinged rock at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. “We’re gonna...
TV Talk: Another local TV news anchor will depart Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh continues to show its colors as a steppingstone TV news market: KDKA-TV weekend morning anchor Briana Smith is the latest to announce her departure. She posted to Twitter that she’s leaving KDKA after two years to become a reporter at the ABC affiliate in Philadelphia. Her last day at...
DiCaprio testifies in money-laundering case of Fugees rapper
WASHINGTON — Movie star Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court Monday morning as part of a trial involving international money laundering, bribery and a prominent rap artist. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel — a founding member of the iconic 1990s hip-hop group, The Fugees —- is accused of funneling money from a...
Review: ‘Choosing to Run’ highlights marathoner’s endurance
“Choosing To Run,” by Des Linden (Dutton) Running a marathon is a remarkable achievement for any runner, no matter the skill level or pace. Preparing for running those 26.2 miles is also absolute torture for anyone who tries it. Des Linden captures that sentiment perfectly in her memoir, “Choosing To...
Country singers Vincent Neil Emerson, JD Clayton to perform at Stage AE
Country singer-songwriters Vincent Neil Emerson and JD Clayton are coming to Pittsburgh for the first time. The two singers are performing at Stage AE on April 15. JD Clayton tour is in support of his debut album “Long Way From Home,” which was released earlier this year. The album features...
‘General Hospital’ turns 60: A behind-the-scenes look
ABC’s “General Hospital” marks its 60th anniversary this week, making it the longest-running scripted show currently in production on American television. The soap is marking the milestone with a fan favorite storyline, the Nurses Ball, a gala that raises money for charity. This week the residents of the fictional city...
Meghan to receive Ms. Foundation’s Women of Vision Award
NEW YORK — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown will receive the Ms. Foundation’s Women of Vision Award in May, the nation’s oldest women’s foundation announced Monday. The awards will be handed out at the Ms. Foundation’s annual gala on May 16 at New...
‘Son of a Sinner’ Jelly Roll reigns at CMT Music Awards showVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “Son of a Sinner” singer Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards, as the rapper-turned-country singer took home three awards on Sunday as an outsider who won over fans with his confessional songs. The tattooed singer got emotional during the show in Austin,...
Activist explores Native peoples’ history, recent issues during presentation at The Westmoreland
Miguel Sague Jr. finds value in reenactments involving Native Americans, such as those at Bushy Run Battlefield that have prompted widespread discussion over their appropriateness. But he conceded that, when non-Native Americans depict Native people, it can be tricky. “I think reenacting these battles is a good thing. It’s something...
