The Bear roars while Beef and Succession win big during a sentimental Emmy Awards

Monday evening’s Emmy Awards brought big wins for Succession, The Bear and Beef, an EGOT for Elton John, and paid tribute to beloved shows of the past after a months-long delay from the Hollywood strikes pushed the ceremony honouring series that aired in 2022-2023 into the new year. Host Anthony Anderson, who starred in black-ish, opened the show with a … Read more

A primer on the 2023 Emmy Awards — and why they were delayed

The 2023 Emmy Awards are arriving in 2024. Hollywood’s two strikes meant a four-month delay for television’s annual celebration of itself — the awards were originally slated for last September. But both strikes have now been resolved and the show will go on. The event will be held Monday night at the Peacock Theater in Los … Read more

British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for films Michael Clayton and The Full Monty, dead at 75

Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in The Full Monty, Michael Clayton and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, has died, his family said. He was 75. A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said Wilkinson died suddenly at home on Saturday. It didn’t provide further details.  Wilkinson was nominated for … Read more

From Barbenheimer to Britney, these are the pop culture stories that kept us entertained in 2023

Let’s get the honourable mentions out of the way, first. Rihanna performed at the SuperBowl — and announced a pregnancy while she was onstage. The Beatles released a new song using an old demo from the late John Lennon, featuring additions by Paul McCartney, the late George Harrison and Ringo Starr, as well as a little help … Read more