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'Super Bowl,' Queen Latifah's 'Equalizer' top weekly ratings

'Super Bowl,' Queen Latifah's 'Equalizer' top weekly ratings

For the week of Feb. 1 to Feb. 7, the 20 most-watched programs in prime time, their networks and viewership, according to Nielsen figures released Tuesday: 1. Super Bowl LV, CBS, 91.6 million. 2. Super Bowl LV Post-game, CBS, 51.5 million. 3.
Review: An ode to the strength and ferocity of mothers

Review: An ode to the strength and ferocity of mothers

“The Four Winds,” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press) It’s 1921 in Texas, and 25-year-old Elsa Wolcott is considered by her own parents to be an ugly, unmarriable spinster. Elsa’s family is wealthy, but she is horribly unhappy.
Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton

Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton

Bell's decision to dump an all-sports format at three Canadian radio stations is likely all about profit, says one media industry expert.
Tahar Rahim breaks out in Guantanamo drama ‘The Mauritanian’

Tahar Rahim breaks out in Guantanamo drama ‘The Mauritanian’

Kevin Macdonald was going to turn down directing “The Mauritanian.

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. A Promised Land by Barack Obama, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3. Think Again by Adam Grant, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 4.
Korean American K-pop stars promote mental health awareness

Korean American K-pop stars promote mental health awareness

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — K-pop star Eric Nam was having a meeting in New York when he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. “I thought I was going to have to call 911,” he said, recounting the experience from 2019.

Queer online series meets eager Russian LGBTQ audience

MOSCOW — Russian film director Andrei Fenochka says his online series about queer young people is important for LGBTQ people in a country that bans gay “propaganda” among minors.
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76

Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76

LAS VEGAS — Mary Wilson, one of the original members of the Supremes, the 1960s group that helped establish the Motown sound and propelled Diana Ross to superstardom, has died. She was 76.

The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store

Movies US charts: 1. Let Him Go 2. 2067 3. Tenet 4. The Big Short 5. Promising Young Woman 6. Groundhog Day 7. Greenland 8. Synchronic 9. Wild Mountain Thyme 10. The War with Grandpa Movies US charts - Independent: 1. 2067 2. Promising Young Woman 3.
Folk activist Judy Collins revisits her first live album

Folk activist Judy Collins revisits her first live album

NEW YORK — When she was 24, folk singer Judy Collins went onstage in New York City to record her first live concert and maybe inspire social change. Last month, she returned to the same stage to do the whole thing again.