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Banksy confirms central London statue is his work
The sculpture of a suited man stepping off a plinth with a flag over his face appeared at Waterloo Place and has drawn growing crowds
Constance Zimmer’s podcast puts women’s aging stories at the center
Talk 50 to Me,” which Zimmer co-hosts, features women in their 50s discussing the realities of midlife and aging in their own words
Tupac Shakur’s family files wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles
The civil suit names Duane “Keefe D” Davis as the main defendant and seeks to identify alleged co-conspirators in the rapper’s 1996 killing
The Devil Wears Prada 2 brings back the cast, but review says the story wears thin
CBC critic Jackson Weaver says the sequel reunites Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci while trading the original’s sharper edge for nostalgia and glossy comfort viewing
The Devil Wears Prada 2 returns to Runway with sharper looks and thinner stakes
CBC critic Jackson Weaver says the sequel reunites Hathaway, Streep, Blunt and Tucci but leans on nostalgia while sketching a broad crisis for fashion media
Nedra Talley Ross, Last Surviving Ronettes Member, Dies at 80
Ross sang with cousins Ronnie and Estelle Bennett in the 1960s trio behind “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain
Megan Thee Stallion to Exit ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Earlier Than Planned
The rapper’s final Broadway performance is set for Friday, with no reason given by the production for the shortened run
Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ Endures as a 17-Minute Rock Snapshot
The VHS-era documentary captured fans outside a Judas Priest show and became a beloved artifact for a generation of rock listeners
Lost Boys’ Musical Review Sees Style, Spectacle and a Second-Act Drop
A critical summary of the Broadway adaptation points to strong ’80s rocker aesthetics and oversized stagecraft, with momentum fading later in the show
Jake Reiner describes ‘living nightmare’ after parents’ killings
Rob and Michele Reiner’s eldest son wrote that his world collapsed after learning they had been stabbed to death; his brother Nick has pleaded not guilty to murder