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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Country singer Chase Matthew talks about dreams come true and his faith ahead of Pittsburgh show 
Earlier this year, Chase Matthew checked off an item from his bucket list. Then a few months later, he got to do it again. The 25-year-old rising country music singer hit the stage on March 14 at the iconic Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, with a return engagement earlier this...
TV Q&A: Why don’t HGTV designers include TVs in their home makeovers?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I wonder why most designers on HGTV shows refuse to put the homeowners’ TVs back after they redesign the home. They usually put a painting...
Madonna schedules new Pittsburgh stop for February
Madonna’s return to Pittsburgh has been set. The iconic pop diva finally lands at PPG Paints Arena on Feb. 5, 2024. The singer had postponed her career-spanning “Celebration Tour” in late June because of what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection” and her ongoing recovery. On Tuesday, LiveNation announced...
Kennywood’s classic Turtle ride to shut down for rebuild
There are only a few days left to ride The Turtle at Kennywood this season. Park officials said that after 96 years in operation, the ride’s center foundation needs to be replaced. The Turtle’s last day of the season will be Sunday. “It’s time,” said Gary Miller, the project manager....
Broadway-bound revival of 'The Wiz' finds its next Dorothy, thanks in part to TikTok
NEW YORK — A 24-year-old triple threat who toured in “Hairspray,” competed on “American Idol” and came to the attention of casting agents with her TikTok videos has landed the plum role of Dorothy in the Broadway-bound production of “The Wiz.” Nichelle Lewis will star in the national touring show...
Fiction writers fear the rise of AI, but also see it as a story to tell
NEW YORK — For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. More than 10,000 of them endorsed an open letter from the Authors Guild this summer, urging AI companies not to use copyrighted work without permission or...
You Are Here is a thriving part of Jeannette's cultural scene
When something is meant to be, it will be. Case in point: You Are Here in Jeannette. The art gallery and maker space recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, despite its founders not starting with a clear vision of what exactly they wanted to do. Jen Costello of Hempfield and Mary...
Photos: Weather disrupts Outlaw Music Festival featuring Willie Nelson, John Fogerty at Star Lake
Willie Nelson just isn’t ready to stay home. Even after turning 90 earlier this year, the country music legend was “On the Road Again” Saturday as the Outlaw Music Festival visited the Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown. Unfortunately for fans in attendance, thunderstorms — rather than Nelson’s “Blue Skies”...
New mural, lighting project add to downtown Greensburg aesthetics
The South Pennsylvania Avenue parklet in downtown Greensburg is getting a face-lift with the addition of a mural on the wall of a building on its north side. The mural is sponsored by Suzanne and Michael Ward, owners of City Cribs 2 and RSVP Gifts and More. Both the parklet...
Murrysville artist will launch augmented reality app at Export's annual community festival
It’s been quite some time since a train rumbled along the tracks through downtown Export. But through the technological magic of augmented reality, visitors at the annual Export Ethnic Food & Music Festival will get a chance to see one, at least on their smartphones. The festival will include the...
Italy gets back 266 antiquities from New York seizures, Houston museum
ROME — Italy celebrated the return Friday of 266 antiquities from the United States, including Etruscan vases and ancient Roman coins and mosaics worth tens of millions of dollars that were looted and sold to U.S. museums and private collectors. The returned items include artifacts recently seized in New York...
A half-century of hip-hop: Genre has evolved, branched out over the decades
Hip-hop has come a long way since DJ Kool Herc started isolating funk-record instrumental breaks to make Bronx dance parties even more danceable. Along the way, it traveled to all corners of America, mutating and evolving into the wide variety of sounds and artists we have today. Here are some...
TV Talk: ‘Telemarketers’ pulls back the curtain on the phone calls everyone receives (and hates)
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. HBO documentaries come in all shapes and sizes, but “Telemarketers” (10 p.m. tonight) may be one of the most DIY homemade efforts yet. A shaggy, shambolic docu-series not without its charms, “Telemarketers” takes viewers behind...
Q&A: Kelsea Ballerini on her divorce EP and people throwing things at concerts
LOS ANGELES — Back in February, recording artist Kelsea Ballerini quietly released an EP of strikingly intimate and vulnerable songs about her recent divorce from Australian musician Morgan Evans, with no expectation of performing or promoting them in the way she would a traditional album. But after receiving an overwhelmingly...
Emmy Awards move to January, placing them firmly in Hollywood's awards season
LOS ANGELES — The strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards have a new date — one that places them squarely within Hollywood’s awards season, for a change. Fox announced Thursday that the Emmys will air Jan. 15 from the Peacock Theater at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. The show will air...
Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban 'Barbie' over gender and sexuality themes ahead of Mideast release
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — “Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film over its themes about gender and sexuality have raised questions over how widely it will be released. Kuwait announced its ban late Wednesday, saying...
Taylor Swift announces October release of '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' at Eras Tour show
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift closed the 2023 U.S. leg of her landmark Eras Tour at the Los Angeles SoFi Stadium in a big way by announcing the fourth edition of her re-recording project: “1989 (Taylor’s Version.)” After playing a few tracks from her “1989” era live, the pop star...
Gabby Barrett returns home for postgame concert at PNC Park 
At 23, country singer Gabby Barrett is in her glory days. That’s the name of her latest single, which she’ll sing during a Friday concert in PNC Park, following the Pirates game against the Cincinnati Reds. The concert is included in all tickets for the game, which starts at 7:05...
Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80 
Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” mined and helped reshape American music, has died at 80. Robertson died surrounded by family, a statement from his manager said. From their...
Pittsburgh native Billy Porter selling house, feeling financial strain of SAG and WGA strikes
The ongoing writers and actors strikes in Hollywood are starting to take a financial toll on entertainers fighting for fairer wages, from the rank and file to stars like actor Billy Porter. “I have to sell my house,” Porter said during a recent interview with Evening Standard. “Yeah! Because we’re...
Hollywood strike matches the 100-day mark of the last writers' strike in 2007-2008
NEW YORK — The Hollywood writers strike reached the 100-day mark on Wednesday, matching the length of the landmark 2007-2008 strike. The milestone comes as the U.S. film and television industries remain paralyzed by dual strikes by its actors and screenwriters. There’s no foreseeable end — a negotiating session last...
Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of 'Searching for Sugar Man' documentary, dies at 81
DETROIT — Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit. He was 81. Rodriguez’s legacy would take off back home after the singer and...
Bell Township real estate agent, client to be featured on HGTV's 'House Hunters'
In nearly 10 years of selling real estate, Lori Weig-Tamasy received a request she had never heard before from a client. “She told me she applied to be on HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’ and that she thinks she got accepted,” said Weig-Tamasy of Bell Township, a real estate agent for Century...
Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion 
LOS ANGELES — A judge sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for shooting and wounding hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford handed down the sentence to the 31-year-old Lanez, who was convicted in December of three felonies: assault with...
Wayne Brady, host of 'Let's Make a Deal,' comes out as pansexual
Wayne Brady is opening up about his sexuality, revealing that he’s “attracted across the board.” The “Let’s Make a Deal” host sat down with People for a vulnerable discussion about shame, sexuality and mental health that was published on Monday. “I am pansexual,” he told the outlet. “In doing my...


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