Dear Abby: A few years ago, my sister and I took our kids on vacation together. She and I get along but have never been close. Sometimes I walk on eggshells around her because I never know what might make her upset. I thought we were having a good time on that vacation and getting along well, even though I was anxious. We were both taking pictures with our phones, and she handed me hers to forward myself some of the pictures. While I was looking at them, a text message pinged, and I checked it without thinking about it not being my phone. It turns out my sister had spent the entire vacation te ..read more

Ernest Hemingway once wrote that “Paris is a moveable feast.” I think he might have meant “transportable,” because a moveable feast changes dates but not location, whereas a transportable feast goes wherever you do. But what do I know? Holidays, like Easter or Passover, that move around the calendar are known as “moveable feasts.” But I would argue that any occasion that kicks off brunch season — whether it’s Mother’s Day or the first sunny Sunday after months of rain — is the ultimate moveable feast. Adding a whole egg adds richness to a Ramos Fizz. (Ross Taylor/The Virginian-Pilot) And brunc ..read more

By 2023, artificial intelligence had seeped into enough corners of a nervous film industry — buoyed by Barbenheimer, but fully aware of an imminent 2024 shortage of new titles — to become a seriously effective tool of labor unrest. Last year’s Screen Actors Guild contract, achieved after a lengthy, costly staring contest with industry producers and streamer honchos, added some guardrails designed to protect actors’ collective livelihood, noting “the importance of human performance in motion pictures and (AI’s) potential impact on employment.” Tye Sheridan knows about that impact. He’s an actor ..read more

Chris Pratt has long had his online detractors who’ve dubbed him Hollywood’s “worst Chris.” Now, the “Guardians of the Galaxy” star has angered a new segment of American society — architecture fans and preservationists. News outlets recently learned that Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger quietly bought a 20th-century modern “treasure,” the 74-year-old Zimmerman House in Brentwood, then “surreptitiously” demolished it last year with little warning, the Robb Report said. The iconic one-story home, built in 1950, was one of the earliest works of famed Southern California architect ..read more

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reportedly were invited to the Met Gala this year, but won’t attend, meaning that the celebrity world’s biggest night of fashion is losing some serious star power — as well as the potential to provide a setting for an A-list showdown between Swift and Kim Kardashian, her longtime nemesis who happens to be a regular at the event. TMZ reported Friday that Swift and Kelce have passed on walking the Met Gala red carpet together on May 6, with the Grammy winner and the NFL star each returning their RSVPs with “no.” TMZ said that Swift might be skipping what would have ..read more

By Muri Assuncao, New York Daily News The person allegedly punched by Ye in Los Angeles may not have been the rapper’s intended target, according to reports. The artist formerly known as Kanye West made headlines on Wednesday after reportedly punching a person in the face who he claimed improperly touched his wife, Bianca Censori. On Saturday, TMZ identified that man as either Mark or Jonnie Houston, twin brothers who own several hot spots in the L.A. area. But sources told the outlet Ye might have unintentionally punched the wrong twin. Related Articles Crime & Public Safety | Key playe ..read more

By George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune After failing to even be nominated in previous years, Cher, Peter Frampton, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne and Kool & The Gang will all be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2024, alongside repeat nominees Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band and hip-hop innovators A Tribe Called Quest. In a novel move, Frampton encouraged concertgoers to vote for him during his April 14 show at The Shell in San Diego by having the QR code for the ballot projected onto the large video screen behind him on stage. Five other artists who were also on ..read more

Dear Abby: I am a happy, decidedly single woman with a large group of friends who are all married. Most of us grew up together, and all of us have been like extended family for the past 25 years. This year, one of the wives lost three family members within three months. This has been devastating to her, of course, as well as to all of us as we watch her struggle to regain her footing in this new reality. I know firsthand the pain she’s living with. My problem is, she has started accusing me of having an affair with her husband. Nothing could be further from the truth! I’m torn between trying t ..read more

Dear Abby: The first Christmas my future husband and I were dating, he gave me an angel ring. I asked him to take me to a bar where my best friend worked so I could show it to her. When I showed it to her, she told me her cancer had come back. I gave her the ring and told her to hang onto it, hoping it would give her the strength to fight another round. Twenty years later, she became angry with me and wanted to end the friendship. I told her that it was OK and asked her to return the ring. Abby, my entire family saw my husband give it to me. But now she has made up this story about how she had ..read more

Meta-musical “A Strange Loop” tells the story of Usher, a Black, queer writer penning a musical about a Black, queer writer penning a musical about a Black, queer writer. Actor Kai Clifton, who plays Usher in the upcoming Boston production of the show, is also a Black, queer writer. “We’re extremely similar,” Clifton told the Herald of the parallels between actor and character. “There’s a strange loop within a strange loop for me here.” Hold on, more loops are coming. SpeakEasy Stage Company and Front Porch Arts Collective bring “A Strange Loop” to the Wimberly Theatre April 26 to May 25 after ..read more