In a new audiobook edition of the “Odyssey,” Homer’s nearly 3,000-year-old epic poem, the voice of the British actor Michael Caine delivers the story’s soaring opening lines in his distinctive, gravelly staccato. “Tell me, O Muse, of that sagacious man who, having overthrown the sacred town of Ilium, wandered far and visited the capitals of…
Michael Ovitz, the co-founder of CAA, stormed out of a deposition on June 1 after being asked about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Ovitz was being questioned by a lawyer for Julia Ormond, the actress who has sued CAA for allegedly setting her up to be sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein in December 1995. Ormond’s…
CHICAGO — Michael J. Embler, a director at Ventas, Inc. (), acquired shares of the real estate investment trust’s common stock on June 3, 2026, according to a recent SEC filing. Embler purchased 2,500 shares at a price of $78.81 per share, totaling an investment of $197,025. Following this transaction, his direct ownership in Ventas,…
Fashion has always sat uncomfortably in the great art institutions of the West, the question of whether it belonged under the same roof as masterworks and heroic marbles a subject of perennial debate. After all, these creations weren’t hung on a wall or put on a pedestal; they were (cue dismissive sniff) worn. They may…
They came in their sequined gloves and shiny loafers, their black fedoras and red leather jackets. They danced in the aisles and sang the hits at the top of their lungs. They moonwalked, kicked their legs and leaned like smooth criminals. They let bygones be bygones. Critics have largely savaged “Michael,” the biopic of Michael…
“Michael” is a megahit. In one of the biggest disconnects between reviews and ticket sales in memory — certainly for a non-sequel — the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” overcame animosity from critics and was on pace to collect about $217 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Lionsgate, which produced the PG-13 movie, released the box…
The Cage Sunday, 9pm, BBC One For his stress-inducing follow-up to gritty police drama The Responder, cop turned screenwriter Tony Schumacher shifts his focus to a chintzy Liverpool casino. Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha star as workers who realise they are both recklessly skimming from the business. She is a stressed single mum trying to…
Leaving Neverland accuser James Safechuck has offered a statement in support of survivors of childhood sexual abuse amid the release of the Michael Jackson biopic. Safechuck was one of the two men who came forward with allegations of childhood sexual abuse against the singer in the 2019 documentary. (Jackson denied the allegations throughout his life.)…
In a history-making moon walk, Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic is now on course to launch light-years ahead of expectations at the domestic box office with a debut approaching $90 million. Michael looks to earn $37 million to $38 million on Friday alone for a projected three-day opening of $88 million or more in a…
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe has given a live debut to a new solo song ‘The Rest Of Ever’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – watch below. The legendary singer has been working on his first full solo album for several years and while he has said in recent weeks that it has taken “longer than I wanted”, he has said he is now adding the finishing…
