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‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Review: Questlove’s Vibrant Tribeca Opener

‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Review: Questlove’s Vibrant Tribeca Opener

Published by Daniella Wilson

The expansiveness of Questlove’s contact list is in full evidence in his new documentary chronicling the lengthy career of the legendary band Earth, Wind & Fire. Besides the many past and present band members on display, the film includes commentary by such figures as Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, H.E.R. and Flea, among others, all attesting to the band’s lasting influence. Oh, and there’s also Barack and Michelle Obama, commenting on such weighty issues as the intricacies of slow dancing to the band’s love songs. The musician/filmmaker — who has demonstrated his cinematic bona fides with his Oscar-winning Summer of Soul and Sly Lives! — delivers another superb effort with the colorfully titled Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World), receiving its world premiere as the opening night film of the Tribeca Film Festival days before airing on HBO.  Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World) The Bottom Line A shining star of a music documentary. Venue: Tribeca Film Festival (Gala)Director: Ahmir …

Aaron Judge’s 2-Run Homer in 1st Inning Leads Yankees Over Marlins 8-2 in Home Opener for 6-1 Start

Aaron Judge’s 2-Run Homer in 1st Inning Leads Yankees Over Marlins 8-2 in Home Opener for 6-1 Start

Published by Sam Flores

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the first inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 in their home opener Friday for their second 6-1 start in three seasons. Trent Grisham reached leading off with the first of 11 walks by Marlins pitchers and Judge drove a slider into the left-field seats against Eury Pérez (0-1). Ben Rice homered and hit a two-run double for the Yankees. Will Warren (1-0) allowed four hits in 5 2/3 innings, including solo homers by Xavier Edwards in the first and Owen Caissie in the fifth. Miami entered the game at 5-1, matching its franchise-best start, and had spent six days atop the NL East — double its total for 2021-25 combined. Miami pitchers had their most walks since April 2023; they had walked just nine in the team’s first six games. Pérez (0-1) allowed four runs, two hits and a career-high six walks in four innings. He forced in runs on consecutive pitches in the second when he walked …

‘A very strong opener’: The reviews for Saturday Night Live UK’s debut are in | Ents & Arts News

‘A very strong opener’: The reviews for Saturday Night Live UK’s debut are in | Ents & Arts News

Published by Daniella Wilson

Saturday Night Live UK’s opening show has been greeted with some positive reviews. The US version of SNL, broadcast in America on NBC, is a pop culture institution which has been running for 50 years, and launched the careers of stars including Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell. While expectations have been high at Sky HQ that a UK version of the format will be successful, others have pointed out the challenges of creating new event TV in such a fragmented media world. But, according to Steve Bennett, writing for the British comedy website Chortle, the SNL UK debut has delivered. “Whisper it, but I think they might just have nailed it,” he writes Image: Pic: Sky “[The show has] been greeted with either feverish excitement that it could instantly become as successful as its parent, reviving British sketch comedy at a stroke, or aggressive pessimism that it’ll be shit – an unwelcome transatlantic invasion that couldn’t possibly work with our more cynical sense of humour. “Neither is …

Pakistan-New Zealand Super Eights opener abandoned at T20 World Cup | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup News

Pakistan-New Zealand Super Eights opener abandoned at T20 World Cup | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup News

Published by Sam Flores

Persistent rain in Colombo forces abandonment of Pakistan’s game with New Zealand, which was to open Super Eights stage. Listen to this article | 1 min info Published On 21 Feb 202621 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Pakistan and New Zealand’s Super Eights match to open the second phase of the 2026 T20 World Cup was abandoned because of rain without a ball being bowled. The rain started at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium as soon as Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and chose to bat first on Saturday. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The post-toss interviews were completed, but with the forecast suggesting the game would be in doubt, there was little surprise when the teams ran for cover. More than 60 ground staff were on hand to cover the square and the majority of the playing surface. The persistent rain eventually led to the umpires calling the Group 2 match off at 9:05pm local time (15:35 GMT). Not even a five-over match was possible …

‘Cross’ Creator, Aldis Hodge Explain Epstein-Like Season 2 Opener

‘Cross’ Creator, Aldis Hodge Explain Epstein-Like Season 2 Opener

Published by Daniella Wilson

The opening scenes of Cross make it clear that detective Alex Cross (played by Aldis Hodge) and his childhood best friend and fellow detective John Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa) are facing a new kind of villain in season two of the Prime Video series based on the bestselling novels by author James Patterson. And if the new season seems ripped straight from the headlines — specifically, from the infamous Epstein files — the sex trafficking plot was actually written back in 2022/2023. When season two begins, viewers meet a beautiful young Hispanic woman named Luz (Jeannine Mason), who hides on a boat traveling to a remote island, perhaps in the Caribbean, to make a liquor delivery for a wealthy businessman named Richard Helvig. Luz’s accomplice, Donnie (Wes Chatham), makes the delivery to Helvig’s home while Luz hides on the boat. After Donnie and security personnel make their way to the mansion on the hill, Luz makes heads up the hillside to the house overlooking the ocean. Upon entering the house, Donnie surmises there is an orgy-type party going on. …

Afghanistan lose to New Zealand in T20 World Cup opener | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup News

Afghanistan lose to New Zealand in T20 World Cup opener | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup News

Published by Sam Flores

Tim Seifert and Glenn ‍Phillips rally in the middle order to help New Zealand overcome Afghanistan in Chennai, India. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 8 Feb 20268 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share New Zealand pulled ‌off a steep chase against Afghanistan’s spin-heavy attack to begin their ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket victory in a Group D match in the south Indian city of Chennai on Sunday. In the 2024 edition of the tournament, it was a loss to Afghanistan that put New Zealand on the path to an early exit, but Mitchell Santner and his team did not ⁠let history repeat itself. Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of list Gulbadin Naib’s rapid 63 provided the bedrock of Afghanistan’s strong 182-6 following skipper Rashid Khan’s decision to bat first at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Tim Seifert (65) and Glenn Phillips (42) helped New Zealand overcome a top-order wobble and chase down the target with 13 balls to spare. “It’s always nice to …

Feyi-Waboso to miss England’s Six Nations opener as Roebuck steps in

Feyi-Waboso to miss England’s Six Nations opener as Roebuck steps in

Published by Sam Flores

Feb 6 : Wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of England’s Six Nations opener against Wales at Twickenham after pulling up with a leg injury in training, the Rugby Football Union said on Friday. The 23-year-old Exeter Chiefs player, who started all four of England’s autumn tests, was injured in training on Thursday and he will be replaced by Tom Roebuck on the right wing for Saturday’s match. England had named their starting lineup on Monday. “In an ideal world we’d have given him an extra week, but the world isn’t ideal as we know,” scrum coach Tom Harrison said. “We do a really good job of ‘what ifs’ and what might happen and combinations. Does it disrupt some plans? Yes it does, because it’s changing a player. But we’ve done everything we can to make sure the next player is ready.” It is another cruel blow to Feyi-Waboso, who missed the entire Six Nations tournament last year after the winger dislocated his shoulder while playing for Exeter Chiefs. Having been sidelined with a …

Keith Urban’s tour opener slams ‘absolutely ridiculous’ dating rumors following Nicole Kidman divorce

Keith Urban’s tour opener slams ‘absolutely ridiculous’ dating rumors following Nicole Kidman divorce

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Rising country singer Karley Scott Collins has hit out at the “absolutely ridiculous” rumors that she and Keith Urban are dating and have moved in together following his high-profile divorce from Nicole Kidman. Collins, 26, who opened for the 58-year-old country star on his 2025 High and Alive tour, shared a screenshot Sunday on her Instagram Story of a headline that read: “Keith Urban moved in with GF Karley Scott Collins? Fresh speculation amid divorce.” “Y’all this is absolutely RIDICULOUS and untrue,” she wrote, along with a laughing emoji. Speculations surrounding Urban’s dating life have swirled since Kidman filed for divorce in September 2025 after 19 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. The following month, Urban made headlines when he changed the lyrics of his Kidman-inspired song, “The Fighter,” to include the name of his guitarist, Maggie Baugh. The clip of the moment …

Glasgow Film Festival 2026 Sets Opener Exec Produced by Emma Thompson

Glasgow Film Festival 2026 Sets Opener Exec Produced by Emma Thompson

Published by Daniella Wilson

Everybody to Kenmure Street, the new documentary from Felipe Bustos Sierra that was executive produced by two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson, will open the 22nd edition of the Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) on Feb. 25. It tells the story of “one of Scotland’s most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory.” The film will world premiere at Sundance before getting its U.K. premiere at Glasgow. “In May 2021, a U.K. Home Office dawn raid in the Glasgow district of Pollokshields, one of Scotland’s most diverse neighborhoods, prompted local residents to rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbors,” explains a synopsis. “As word spread in the early morning of what was Eid celebrations for many locals, a handful of protestors swelled to hundreds of people, flooding Kenmure Street and making it impassable to the immigration enforcement van. The eight-hour stand-off made international headlines as the community organized itself in an extraordinary act of peaceful solidarity.” The film uses crowd-sourced footage from the day along with archive film and “set-designed …