Month: June 2021

NXT returned last night (June 15) from the Capitol Wrestling Center (CWC) in Orlando, Florida. You can find the results at the live blog here. “It’s time for a change” After weeks of “bedlam and carnage” on the weekly NXT show, a frustrated GM William Regal admitted at Takeover: In Your House that in his seven years things had never been as bad as they were right now. The straw that broke the camel’s back appeared to be all of the brawls between members of the fatal five-way before the main event, but the fight between Dakota Kai and Shotzi Blackheart couldn’t have helped matters. Seemingly rendered impotent by the refusal of anyone on the roster to acknowledge his authority, Regal vowed that it was “time for a change” to NXT. Was that change a submission specialist from Souther...

The Killers and Bruce Springsteen have joined for a new song, “Dustland.” It’s a new duet rendition of the band’s 2008 single “A Dustland Fairytale,” from the album Day & Age. The song arrives with an explanation from Brandon Flowers about how the song came about, quoting a text message he received from Springsteen. Check out the song and Flowers’ note below. Flowers has been a Springsteen fan for some time; the band’s second album Sam’s Town was notably influenced by records like Born to Run. The two musicians down in conversation last year for the latter’s Letter to You Radio podcast series, during which they discussed their influences and songwriting. The Killers’ most recent LP Imploding the Mirage was released last year. The band began teasing the follow-up, and a reunion with or...

Rita Moreno responded to critiques that musical adaptation In the Heights failed to represent Washington Heights’ Afro-Latino population in remarks made on Tuesday. In a guest appearance on The Late Show, the Puerto Rican actor defended Lin-Manuela Miranda, who wrote the music and lyrics of the original musical upon which the film is based and also produced and starred in the film. Moreno said the criticism, which has focused on the dearth of darker-skinned Afro-Latinx characters in the movie, “really upsets me.” (Miranda co-produced Moreno’s documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.) She continued, “You can never do right, it seems. This is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America. I couldn’t do it. I me...

NXT returned last night (June 15) from the Capitol Wrestling Center (CWC) in Orlando, Florida. You can find the results at the live blog here. “It’s time for a change” After weeks of “bedlam and carnage” on the weekly NXT show, a frustrated GM William Regal admitted at Takeover: In Your House that in his seven years things had never been as bad as they were right now. The straw that broke the camel’s back appeared to be all of the brawls between members of the fatal five-way before the main event, but the fight between Dakota Kai and Shotzi Blackheart couldn’t have helped matters. Seemingly rendered impotent by the refusal of anyone on the roster to acknowledge his authority, Regal vowed that it was “time for a change” to NXT. Was that change a submission specialist from Souther...

RELATED STORIES Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Cruel Summer‘s Season 1 finale. Proceed at your own risk! The truth was finally revealed during Cruel Summer‘s season finale, but not without one final surprise twist. During a face-to-face chat inside Martin’s home, Jeanette and Kate came to the realization that it was actually Mallory whom Kate thought had seen her. Mallory had witnessed Jeanette breaking into Martin’s home and spotted a blonde in the window, but since she never saw the mystery woman’s face, Mallory assumed it was Martin’s girlfriend or sister. Then when Kate was rescued, Mallory realized the truth, but chose to protect Kate, who forgave Mallory for keeping such a big secret after they became friends. Then Kate later planted a kiss on Mallor...

When one door closes, another opens: And with Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” the door is closing on Kelly Dodd and opening for returning cast member Heather Dubrow. Braunwyn Windham-Burke, who was on the show for two seasons, and Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, who was on the most recent season, also will not return. A Bravo spokesperson confirmed to Variety the departures of Dodd — a controversial firebrand who’s been in the cast since 2016 — Windham-Burke and Vargas. Their contracts were not renewed for the show’s upcoming 16th season, which is set to begin production next month. Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, and Emily Simpson, however, are all returning to “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” or “RHOC,” as it’s nicknamed. One or two new women will al...

On Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show, Rita Moreno spoke out against criticism of Lin-Manuel Miranda that she said “really upsets” her. “It’s like you can never do right, it seems,” said the screen legend. Moreno worked with Miranda on her new documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, which charts her journey from humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to success on Broadway and in Hollywood. The criticism she’s referring to pertains to the lack of Afro-Latinx representation in Warner Bros.’ In the Heights, the film adaptation of his acclaimed Broadway musical, on which he served as composer, lyricist, producer, co-writer and star. “This is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America. I couldn’t do it. I mean, I would lov...