Dustin Diamond, the former child actor who found fame on the enduring NBC Saturday morning sitcom “Saved by the Bell” but struggled to find work in later years, died on Monday in Florida. He was 44. The cause of death was small-cell carcinoma, according to Mr. Diamond’s father, Mark Diamond, who said that his son…… MORE
Billy Joel appears optimistic that the pandemic won’t block live shows by year’s end. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honoree is resuming his monthly residency at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 5. He has scheduled monthly dates at the iconic New York City arena through April. Joel began his monthly residency in January…… MORE
Thinking about Monday and the start of the work week can be dreadful, but Dunkin’ has a plan to perk up coffee drinkers with a new promotion called “Free Coffee Mondays.” Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Starting Monday, February 1 and every Monday after that, until February 22, Dunkin’ Perks members can enjoy…… MORE
It was Justin Timberlake, after all, who along with Janet Jackson at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show gave birth to the phrase “wardrobe malfunction’’ and together were embroiled in “Nipplegate.’’ As the infamous halftime show culminated, Timberlake pulled off part of Jackson’s outfit, briefly exposing her right breast in front of a TV audience…… MORE
Geddy Lee has revealed why Rush does not have a collection of unreleased music to be packaged into a retrospective collection. “No, there’s nothing,” Lee confirmed to Rolling Stone in a new interview. “There’s nothing there. There’s nothing left. There might be half-finished demos somewhere where we got halfway through and went, ‘Oh, this song sucks.’ And it never…… MORE
A violin cover of Van Halen’s “Eruption” has been unleashed on the world. The rendition comes courtesy of Unlucky Morpheus, a Japanese metal band that’s been together since 2008. The star of the show is Jill, the group’s violinist and only musician to appear in the song’s video. With the exception of a few full-band…… MORE
Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Cicely Tyson, who distinguished herself in theater, film and television, died on Thursday afternoon. She was 96. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing,” her manager, Larry Thompson, said in a statement. “Cicely thought of her new memoir as a…… MORE
A teenage boy’s sweatshirt gets used and abused in a Tide ad set to run in Super Bowl 55—but this is more than a day in the life of a grimy, generic jacket. The spot introduces us to the Jason Alexander Hoodie, plastered with the former Seinfeld star’s computer-generated face, which changes expression to reflect…… MORE
Phil Collins may have finally gotten his ex-wife Orianne Cevey out of his $40 million Miami mansion and sold the home to a new owner, but there’s still one thing left for the on-again, off-again couple to beef over: all of the musician’s stuff. Now that Cevey and her new husband, Thomas Bates, have agreed…… MORE
As CNN correspondent Tim Mintier and a NASA official narrated, Space Shuttle Challenger lifted into the sky on Jan. 28, 1986. CNN was the only news network covering the launch live from Kennedy Space Center in Fla. Their words were punctuated by long pauses of silence when the screen showed what looked like an explosion.…… MORE
