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This image released by Warner Bros. Discovery shows Phanxine in a scene from the HBO television mini series &ldquo;The Sympathizer.&rdquo; (Hopper Stone/Warner Bros. Discovery via AP (Hopper Stone/Warner Bros.

‘The Sympathizer’ sprinkled with drama: Vietnamese voices no longer relegated to the background

This image released by Warner Bros. Discovery shows Phanxine in a scene from the HBO television mini series &ldquo;The Sympathizer.&rdquo; (Hopper Stone/Warner Bros. Discovery via AP (Hopper Stone/Warner Bros.

April 20, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment

Vietnamese journalist-turned-filmmaker Phanxinê remembers exactly when he decided to make movies in his native country rather than Hollywood. Read story

Orlando Bloom in an episode of the television series &ldquo;Orlando Bloom: To the Edge.&rdquo; (Photos by Casey Durkin/Peacock)

Orlando Bloom puts himself in peril for new TV series

Orlando Bloom in an episode of the television series &ldquo;Orlando Bloom: To the Edge.&rdquo; (Photos by Casey Durkin/Peacock)

April 20, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment

Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating something gross or visiting a new country. He wanted to risk death — with not one but three extreme sports. Read story

Tyler Perry signs renewal deal with BET

April 20, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment

The ever prolific Tyler Perry has signed a new, nonexclusive deal with BET to ensure fresh seasons of eight existing shows as well as a brand-new series. Read story

CBS orders daytime drama ‘The Gates’

April 20, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment

CBS Television Studios has ordered a new daytime drama developed under its partnership with the NAACP, the network announced on Monday. Read story

FILE - This still image from video shows Hadi Matar, of Fairview, N.J., at left, being escorted from the stage as people tend to author Salman Rushdie, center right, at the Chautauqua Institution, in Chautauqua, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2022. Rushdie&rsquo;s first book since the 2022 stabbing he thought might end his life is both explicit in the violence Rushdie sustains and heroic in the will to live that Rushdie retains.

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ unflinching about his stabbing

FILE - This still image from video shows Hadi Matar, of Fairview, N.J., at left, being escorted from the stage as people tend to author Salman Rushdie, center right, at the Chautauqua Institution, in Chautauqua, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2022. Rushdie&rsquo;s first book since the 2022 stabbing he thought might end his life is both explicit in the violence Rushdie sustains and heroic in the will to live that Rushdie retains.

April 20, 2024, 5:59am Entertainment

In Salman Rushdie’s first book since the 2022 stabbing that hospitalized him and left him blind in one eye, the author wastes no time reliving the day he thought might be his last. Read story

Lauren Richards, left, and Caitlin O&rsquo;Neil, co-owners of romance bookstore Tropes &amp; Trifles, pose for portrait inside their bookstore in Minneapolis, Minn., on April 4.

New romance-only bookstore first of its kind in upper Midwest

Lauren Richards, left, and Caitlin O&rsquo;Neil, co-owners of romance bookstore Tropes &amp; Trifles, pose for portrait inside their bookstore in Minneapolis, Minn., on April 4.

April 20, 2024, 5:58am Entertainment

Customers who walk into the Tropes & Trifles store know they’re about to encounter a happy ending. In fact, it’s guaranteed. Read story

Trey Anastasio, guitarist and singer-songwriter of the band Phish, poses for a photograph during an interview on Tuesday, in Las Vegas.

Phish’s Trey Anastasio keeps creativity going after 40 years

Trey Anastasio, guitarist and singer-songwriter of the band Phish, poses for a photograph during an interview on Tuesday, in Las Vegas.

April 20, 2024, 5:57am Entertainment

Phish has been performing for decades, but never has the band played the same show twice. Over the 40 years since the band was formed at a Vermont college, Phish has amassed a reputation for its dedicated legion of fans and the dazzling light shows that accompany the improvisational jams.… Read story

TV Questions: Will ‘OutDaughtered’ return with more?

April 20, 2024, 5:57am Entertainment

You have questions. I have some answers. Read story

Author Sophie Kinsella says she’s had brain cancer since 2022

April 20, 2024, 5:56am Entertainment

Bestselling author Sophie Kinsella revealed Wednesday that she was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022 and since then has undergone surgery, radiation and chemotherapy to treat the aggressive disease. Read story

Actor and author Brett Gelman sits for a portrait at Am Shalom on April 2, in Glencoe, Ill. (John J.

Brett Gelman’s book tour not going exactly as planned

Actor and author Brett Gelman sits for a portrait at Am Shalom on April 2, in Glencoe, Ill. (John J.

April 20, 2024, 5:56am Entertainment

After Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, actor Brett Gelman took to social media and loudly supported Israel. He called out Gen Z and “all you other fake woke liberals” for not reading enough history. He leaned prominently into pro-Israeli activism. In turn, backlash on social media accused him of… Read story