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‘NCIS’ Brings Back Michael Weatherly for Season 24
“NCIS” is bringing back a familiar face for Season 24. Michael Weatherly is set to reprise his role of Tony DiNozzo for a season-long arc on the CBS crime procedural starting this fall. Details on what brings Tony back into the fold or how many episodes he’ll appear in remain under wraps, but his storyline…
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As France reels from record heat, JPMorgan leads race to buy cooling firm in spite of cultural aversion to A/C
As France boils under record summer temperatures, the race is on for a French cooling and heating network operator — and JPMorgan Chase is currently leading the competition. JPMorgan has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner to buy Idex for at least $3.5 billion from the Paris-based private equity firm Antin Infrastructure Partners in spite of…
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Ava Dash, 26, gives update on fling with Kyle Cooke, 43, after they’re seen kissing in the Hamptons
Ava Dash is playing coy about her relationship status after she and “Summer House” star Kyle Cooke were caught locking lips in the Hamptons over the weekend. “We were having a good time,” the “Next Gen NYC” star, 26, explained in an exclusive new interview with Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea.” When asked if she would…
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After threat of cuts, California expands subsidized child care by more than 20,000 spaces
California will expand the number of state-subsidized child-care spaces by 22,770 following months of uncertainty and threatened cuts to a vital program for working parents. Leaders and advocates in the child-care industry had been anxious for months and lobbying legislators in the hopes that Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has supported early childhood education, would make…
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All the Songs in Amazon’s ‘Elle’ Soundtrack, From Mariah Carey to Bikini Kill
Prime Video’s “Elle” yanks Elle Woods from her picture-perfect Bel-Air dreamhouse and places her in gloomy Seattle, bringing with it the city’s signature 90s grunge movement. The soundtrack for the first season of the “Legally Blonde” prequel series matches this grunge aesthetic. The pilot begins with Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” as the backdrop to Elle’s Sweet…
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The Kids Aren’t Alright With MAGA
—Zach D Roberts—NurPhoto/Getty Images There’s no denying that President Donald Trump has a vise-like hold over the current Republican Party. Time and again, he has shown an uncanny talent to chuck chaos at even bipartisan bills, like the one House Speaker Mike Johnson sent to the White House on Monday only to be met with…
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Is Your Air Conditioning Killing People Thousands of Miles Away?
When horrible things happen to people you care about, it’s only natural to seek someone to blame. If you ask the mayoral administration in charge of Paris, France, it seems responsibility for Europe’s devastating heatwave is being placed on the United States’ affinity for air conditioning. Last week, recently-elected Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire went on…
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Many indie festival films struggle to get distribution. Alamo Drafthouse is trying to change that.
Dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is launching a new initiative to show unreleased independent films that had successful festival runs, a move that comes as specialty films have struggled to gain distribution. The Alamo Exclusives program, announced Wednesday, will give limited theatrical runs to films that showed at festivals including Sundance, the Toronto…
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Nothing Can Stop FIFA World Cup’s Dominance | Chart
What are the entertainment offerings that consumers are most excited about? It’s a question that marketers, distributors, advertisers and media publications are always asking. ScreenShare, a data partnership between Screen Engine/ASI and TheWrap, tracks the Top 10 most-mentioned entertainment options every week and whether each has gained or lost momentum compared to the prior week.…
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An Explosion Knocked Out Anduril’s Rocket Motor Test Site in Mississippi
A rocket motor exploded during a test at an Anduril facility in Mississippi last Friday, marking another setback in the startup’s hopes of becoming a major supplier of missile propulsion systems for the defense industry. Anduril publicly confirmed the incident after an inquiry from WIRED. No one was injured in the blast, which damaged Anduril’s…