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She won an Oscar but was famous as ‘Pigeon Lady’: Irish actor Brenda Fricker dies
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (342+ words) The Irish character actor died Thursday night in Dublin after a period of ill health, her agent, Phil Belfield said in a statement. Fricker became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award, taking the supporting-actress prize in 1990 for…...
What to watch: ‘Lucky’ series turns Marissa Stapley’s novel into addictive TV
23+ hour, 57+ min ago (623+ words) The Mercury News What to watch: ‘Lucky’ series turns Marissa Stapley’s novel into addictive TV This week, we review an addictive crime-thriller series and another brilliant anime release from Netflix. “Lucky”: Apple TV’s thoroughly enjoyable adaptation of author Marissa Stapley’s…...
Larry David associate confirms Cheryl Hines was snubbed from new show
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (538+ words) When people began to realize that Larry David’s longtime, on-screen wife Cheryl Hines was conspicuously missing from his new HBO show, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” rumors began circulating that Michelle Obama was somehow behind the casting snub,…...
Real Housewives’ star apologizes for son’s role in California brushfire
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (318+ words) Jennifer Pedranti of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” apologized on social media on Thursday for her son’s involvement in a brushfire that burned about seven acres in Ladera Ranch on Tuesday, July 7. “I would like to clear up the…...
List of Emmy nominees in top categories
1+ week, 1+ day ago (549+ words) “Hacks,” another HBO series, got the second most nominations when the Emmy nominations were announced Wednesday in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, NBC announced that “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star Mariska Hargitay will host the Sept. 14 ceremony. “The Diplomat”; “The…...
Dun-dun: Mariska Hargitay hosting this year’s Emmy Awards
1+ week, 2+ day ago (438+ words) Mariska Hargitay is hanging up her badge for the night and getting dolled up as she prepares to host the Emmys. The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star — who has earned eight Emmy nominations and one win for her nearly…...
Ahead of America 250, Petaluma writer made a signature cocktail for each U.S. state
2+ week, 2+ day ago (805+ words) Bay Area-trained baker and longtime cookbook author Kim Laidlaw — currently based in Petaluma — took a leap into unfamiliar territory when she took on an ambitious project: to craft a cocktail cookbook ahead of the United States’ 250th birthday. The vision? To…...
Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley snubbed 2 ‘Jersey Shore’ co-stars from wedding: report
2+ week, 4+ day ago (367+ words) Jenni “JWoww” Farley reportedly excluded two of her “Jersey Shore” co-stars from the guest list of her recent surprise wedding to Zack Carpinello. Neither Angelina Pivarnick nor Ronnie Ortiz-Magro scored an invite to the festivities on Wednesday, a source told…...
Alex Witt leaves MS Now after nearly 30 years of reporting
2+ week, 4+ day ago (253+ words) Veteran reporter Alex Witt is leaving MS NOW after nearly 30 years behind the anchor desk. The 65-year-old television journalist plans to leave the organization she joined in 1999 later this summer, according to a network spokesperson. The California native has logged…...
James Burrows dies at 85; legendary TV director also was co-creator of ‘Cheers’
3+ week, 6+ day ago (930+ words) By Beth Harris | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — James Burrows, who helped create volumes of laughter as director of more than a thousand episodes of such classic television comedies as “Cheers,” “Taxi,” “Friends” and “Will and Grace,” died Friday. He was…...