“Stranger Things” star David Harbour underwent intermittent fasting and Pilates to shed dozens and dozens of pounds over just eight months so he could convincingly play the Sheriff Jim Hopper in the recently released fourth season. “I lost about 80 pou…
Macy Gray deletes tweet claiming anti-trans comments were ‘grossly misunderstood,’ tells critics to ‘fk off’
Macy Gray is changing her tune. A day after the Grammy Award-winning singer said she’s been a long-time supporter of the transgender community, she is now telling her critics to “fk off.” For the last few days, the “I Try” singer has been criticized on…
Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russian court
WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to controversial drug charges in Russia after she was allegedly caught with cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. “I’d like to plead guilty, your honor. But there was no intent. I didn’t want…
McConnell says gun rights not ‘core of the problem’ after Highland Park mass shooting
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that easy access to guns is not the “core of the problem” after America suffered another mass shooting on the Fourth of July. Repeating conservative talking points, the Senate Minority Leader suggested tha…
White House speaks with Brittney Griner’s wife, responds to WNBA star’s letter
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Wednesday with the wife of Brittney Griner, the WNBA star imprisoned in Russia on drug smuggling charges. During the phone call, the president offered support and read Cherelle Griner a draft o…
Tim Allen’s yacht leaks fuel into Michigan marina, shuts down water over holiday weekend
Tim Allen’s yacht could have used a little home improvement. The “Toy Story” actor accidentally shut down a Michigan marina over the July 4 weekend when he pulled his yacht into the dock and trailed leaking fuel all the way in. Between 30 and 50 gallon…
Deadly listeria outbreak traced back to Florida ice cream company
A deadly, multi-state listeria outbreak in Florida has been tied to Big Olaf Creamery, an ice cream brand sold only in that state. “Consumers who have Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream at home should throw away any remaining product,” the Centers for D…
Woody Allen’s next film will be in French and ‘may be the last’
Controversial director Woody Allen is trading in la-di-das for ooh-la-las. The embattled “Annie Hall” director, 86, is pivoting from New York neuroses to actually filming in French for his newest — and potentially final — movie, he told Paris-based wee…
Highland Park native, ‘Mrs. Maisel’ star Rachel Brosnahan has ‘no words’ after parade massacre
Highland Park, Illinois, native Rachel Brosnahan is reacting to the massacre that ended six lives during what should have been a celebratory Fourth of July parade Monday in the Chicago suburb. The Emmy-winning “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star, 31, took to …
Highland Park has formed backdrop for iconic 1980s movies, from ‘Risky Business’ to ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’
Before Monday’s tragic mass shooting, affluent Highland Park, Illinois, had another claim to fame – as the film set for several iconic 1980s movies. One was “The Color of Money,” starring Paul Newman, Tom Cruise and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, in whic…