The Arts

Mitch Margo, who rode ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ to the top of the charts, dies at 70

LOS ANGELES — Mitch Margo was just 14 when he and some Brooklyn pals recorded “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” a doo-wop version of a Zulu folk song that had been recorded dozens of times over the decades. But for the New York boy group, the song proved to be a powerful elixir as it climbed […]

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

As Culture Ministry tsks at nudity, Jerusalem’s Dance Week takes off

By Jessica Steinberg Machol Shalem, a Jerusalem dance center and host of the ongoing Jerusalem International Dance Week, will allow performances with nudity, but will make sure those troupes don’t receive any public funds. That was what the umbrella dance organization told the Ministry of Culture and Sport and the Jerusalem municipality, after the two

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

If this Hollywood legend is to be believed, Geraldo Rivera may be the next media figure whose skeletons come out

Geraldo Rivera, Bette Midler After providing a controversial defense of Matt Lauer after his firing from NBC over allegations of sexual misconduct, Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera may be facing some issues of his own as an allegation made against him in the past comes back around. Rivera released a memoir in 1991 called “Exposing Myself.”

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Angela Lansbury blasts critics for ‘brutishly’ taking sexual harassment comments ‘out of context’

Angela Lansbury lashed out at critics for taking her “out of context” after her comments on women’s roles in sexual harassment sparked a social media uproar. The 92-year-old “Murder, She Wrote” actress, who is starring in BBC1’s upcoming mini-series “Little Women,” said she’s “devastated” that people are upset over her comments this week about the

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

New Matt Lauer accuser says he called her to his office for a meeting and woke up on his floor

Janelle Monae Performs On NBC’s “Today” Following the firing of NBC’s Matt Lauer and the subsequent damning report detailing his alleged sexual misconduct towards his coworkers, the network reportedly received two additional complaints about him, including one from a former NBC employee who accused Lauer of summoning her to his office for sex in 2001.

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

One disgusting hot mic clip of Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira from 2006 shows how he really was around his female co-hosts

lauer After the abrupt firing of TODAY show host Matt Lauer, a fixture in NBC’s lineup for years, a deluge of on- and off-air stories and statements have hinted at — if not confirmed — the sexual and professional misconduct Lauer stands accused of committing. Lauer was fired after an NBC employee reportedly made a

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Remember the great Jim Nabors with his hauntingly beautiful rendition of “Silent Night”

jim nabors usmc silent night On Nov. 30, we lost Jim Nabors, an icon of the screen who played Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show.” For many, Nabors was a major part of growing up, and seeing him alongside Andy, Barney and Opie gave us plenty of smiles. And while he was a fantastic

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Here’s to Australia TV’s ‘A Place to Call Home’

© Oliver B. Pollak  RICHMOND, California — Australian, New Zealand and Canadian films take a while to migrate to the US. This can be agonizing, even more than waiting for next seasons Downton Abbey. Season closers leave hooked viewers on the edge of their compassion and anticipation. We’ve binged on A Place to Call Home, set in

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International, Oliver Pollak, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Music fans, fellow Jews lay George Fogelman to rest

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Fellow Jews and fellow musicians joined forces on Wednesday, Nov. 27, to pay last tribute to George Alan Fogelman, 72, who died of cancer on Nov. 22 while under hospice care, leaving his wife Gail, two children, three grandchildren, nieces and nephews and many friends. Rabbis Joshua Dorsch

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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Roger Waters concerts pulled from German TV in light of his Israel boycott

Controversy over Roger Waters’ support for an anti-Israel movement has led to German television executives pulling the plug on plans to televise the former Pink Floyd frontman’s rock concerts, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As of now, five TV and radio stations in the country have opted out of airing Mr. Waters concerts next summer,

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Trevor Noah enters ‘Pocahontas’ debate, mocks Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Pow Wow Chow’ writings

Comedian Trevor Noah did some digging into Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s past this week after “Pocahontas” comments made by President Trump, but what he found put him at odds with his ideological ally. The host of “The Daily Show” told his studio audience on Tuesday night that the president’s ongoing “Pocahontas” jokes surrounding Ms. Warren

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

NBC fires ‘Today’ host Matt Lauer over ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’

Matt Lauer was fired from NBC’s “Today” show Wednesday after the company said it received a complaint about the co-anchor concerning “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” The stunning announcement certain to disrupt the morning TV landscape was read at the top of NBC’s iconic program by Lauer’s on-air partners Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb,

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

NPR chief news editor David Sweeney ousted after sexual harassment allegations

Less than a month after its top news executive, Mike Oreskes, resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct, National Public Radio has lost another senior editor after female journalists accused him of sexual harassment. David Sweeney has stepped down from his role as NPR’s chief news editor following accusations by at least three current and former

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA