Entertainment
5 hours ago
‘Scary Movie’ tops box office, slaying ‘Masters of the Universe’ and adding to low-budget streak
The summer box office is booming — but not because of the usual suspects. After three weeks of indie horror dominance at the box office, the slasher spoof "Scary Movie" topped ticket sales with $55 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily besting the far-from-mighty "Masters of the Universe."
6 hours ago
Tony winners thank voice teachers and babysitters as Broadway crowns ‘Schmigadoon!’
The most infectiously joyous of awards shows, the Tonys often feel like a summer camp reunion — make that a theater camp reunion — except with tuxedoes and gowns replacing the shorts and tees.
3 days ago
A Taste of Keene Returns Saturday with New Vendors, New Layout and Plenty To Sample
The sixth annual Taste of Keene returns Saturday with more than 30 food vendors, 21 beverage vendors, live entertainment and dozens of menu items ranging from pork belly and seafood to vegan specialties and desserts. Festivalgoers browse vendor booths and sample food during the 2024 Taste of Keene in downtown Keene. The popular culinary event returns Saturday, June 6, with a new layout along Main Street, more than 50 participating food and beverage vendors, and live entertainment in Railroad Square.
3 days ago
Keene ArtWalk Opens Tonight with Art, Music and Downtown Celebrations
Keene ArtWalk opens Friday evening with a reception and downtown celebration featuring dozens of artists, live music, and community events.
4 days ago
Choose ‘Trainspotting’: Ewan McGregor and Danny Boyle reflect on the life-changing film
Ewan McGregor, for a fleeting moment after "Trainspotting" came out, felt like a rock star. The kinetic film about four heroin addicts in late-1980s Scotland was and, 30 years later, remains defining — in his career, in the culture and in his understanding of what true artistic satisfaction can feel like.
4 days ago
What to watch for at the Tony Awards on Broadway’s biggest night
Twenty-four shows on Broadway received Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy and the box office attention they usually bring.
5 days ago
Dutch court allows rapper Ye concerts in the Netherlands
A judge in Amsterdam on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a Jewish organization to block two performances by the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, ruling that the concerts are not a threat to public order.
5 days ago
Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
Actor Shia LaBeouf was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to punching three people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras.
5 days ago
Lawyers for Lively and Baldoni battle in a New York court despite settling claims weeks ago
On Monday, lawyers for Blake Lively were back in court, trying to get a judge to make Baldoni pay her legal bills plus other penalties. They said she's entitled to the money under a California law because Justin Baldoni's countersuit, which claimed she had defamed and extorted him, was thrown out last year by a judge.
7 days ago
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married, local officials in London confirmed to The Associated Press. They tied the knot Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Hall.
1 week ago
Keene SwampBats Open 2026 Season Thursday
The Keene SwampBats open their 2026 season Thursday night at Alumni Field as the defending NECBL champions begin a quest for the franchise’s first-ever back-to-back title, featuring returning stars, local talent, and a summer full of family-friendly promotions.
1 week ago
A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors
Amazon remains the dominant force, but physical, brick-and-mortar stores have rebounded — and stores owned by authors such as Ann Patchett are now a niche unto themselves, found everywhere from Brooklyn to New Mexico.
1 week ago
YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn't for the big budget "Star Wars" movie, "The Mandalorian and Grogu, " which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.
1 week ago
Historical Society Highlights Marlow’s Revolutionary Spirit Ahead of 250th Celebration on WKBK
MARLOW, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) With cannon fire, colonial reenactors, patriotic ceremonies and even a British tea service planned, Marlow is preparing…
2 weeks ago
Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death
Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.
2 weeks ago
Monadnock Music Expands Its Mission of Making Classical Music Accessible Across the Region
Monadnock Music’s 61st summer season will bring free chamber music concerts, opera collaborations and family programming to venues across the Monadnock Region.
2 weeks ago
The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’
Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.
2 weeks ago
What tastes like a Korean pancake and is purple all over? An Oreo inspired by K-pop group BTS
Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers' growing interest in global flavors.
2 weeks ago
Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes
The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition began Tuesday and concludes Thursday night.
2 weeks ago
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop opens for tours. Here’s what’s inside the once-hidden puppet studio
Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world's most beloved children's characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity. Now Jim Henson's Creature Shop, the workshop founded by the legendary creator of the Muppets, is drawing back the curtain.
