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The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest online news site, has admitted the headlines fronting an article that spotlighted antipathy toward the unvaccinated was a mistake. In an editorial on Saturday, the media outlet said it “stumbled badly” with a front page story that spotlighted anti-vaccination sentiments. The front…

The late Chadwick Boseman was honored today on the anniversary of his death by friends, colleagues and fans. The Black Panther star died from complications of colon cancer last year on this date, keeping his condition a secret from all but his closest associates and thus shocking the world with his untimely passing at…

Charlie Watts may be gone, but he’s far from forgotten by the bandmates with whom he built an international music juggernaut. The band released a tribute video late on Friday to its social media accounts, declaring that his drum set is closed for business. Watts died earlier this week of unknown causes. He had dropped…

The power of social media has won again, as Manifest is getting a fourth season. The passionate fans who helped resurrect the series following its cancellation by NBC rejoiced as news broke of the series returning via Netflix at, appropriately enough, 8:28 AM today. The Manifest actors all participated in the…

Actor Edgar Ramirez has shared via Instagram a very personal story about his loss from Covid-19. The Venezuelan actor is a Golden Globe and Emmy nominee who has appeared in such films as Carlos, Zero Dark Thirty, The Bourne Ultimatum, Hands of Stone, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and Wrath…

Sisters Serena Williams and Venus Williams said Wednesday that they will not play in the upcoming U.S. Open tennis tournament because of injuries. They join standouts Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in their withdrawals, marking the first major tournament since 1997 without the quartet of stars who have largely…

On Tuesday, Mandy Patinkin took to Twitter to discuss the personal experience that informed his performance in an iconic scene from The Princess Bride. Patinkin was prompted to talk about his experience by a TikTok video posted by a young woman named Amanda (Tiktok username: @Alaska_Webb), which was shared with him by…

Avi Gandhi, a former WME agent and executive at Wheelhouse, has joined Patreon as head of creator partnerships. Reporting to Chief Revenue Officer Kerri Pollard, Gandhi will oversee and enlarge the creator partnerships team, working with creators to help them optimize their presence on Patreon. Like Substack and a…

Chris Paul, an 11-time NBA All-Star with a sizable off-court portfolio, has joined “media flow management” software firm Greenfly as a strategic investor. Paul is described as a “power user” of Greenfly’s services, as a player as well as in his charity work and as former president of the NBA Players Association. He…

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney jokingly expressed their disapproval over a joke in the Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso, which poked fun at their ownership of the Welsh football club Wrexham AFC. The duo purchased the football club last year, and in Ted Lasso's newest episode "Rainbow," Higgins, played by Jeremy…

Amanda Seyfried posted a touching message to her late Big Love co-star Bill Paxton, who died four years ago in 2017 due to a stroke following open-heart surgery. The actress took to Instagram to express her gratitude for the time she spent on the HBO drama with Paxton, who played her on-screen father for the show’s…

Ryan Reynolds has thrown his support behind LeVar Burton’s ongoing campaign to host Jeopardy!, following EP Mike Richards’ exit from the podium. The actor said as much—albeit in oblique fashion—in a post published to Twitter on Friday. In it, he shared how he relates to Burton’s experience, given the time he himself…