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TV Q&A: How did a reporter’s hairstyle change so quickly?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I noticed a while back that all of a sudden Trisha Pittman’s hair was longer than the day before. Has she been wearing a wig?...
How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
NEW YORK — Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York. The yellow banana fixed to the white wall...
Duane Betts keeps the music alive with Allman Betts Family RevivalVideo
Duane Betts isn’t quite sure how this year’s Allman Betts Family Revival tour will feel. The eighth annual celebration — meant to honor the music of Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts and The Allman Brothers — will be the first since the death of his father, Dickey Betts, in April. “Last...
West Deer native pens supernatural young adult novel set in his hometown
Anyone who grew up in West Deer Township during the 1990s may feel a spark of familiarity reading Josiah Golojuh’s new young adult novel “The Paper Boy.” That’s because the author grew up there and modeled the book’s setting off of his own childhood experiences. “It’s not a true story,...
Post Malone, Jelly Roll to play PNC Park in MayVideo
Post Malone and Jelly Roll have graduated to a stadium show after selling out their last several concerts in Pittsburgh. Presented by Post Malone, the Big Ass Stadium Tour will hit PNC Park on May 29, 2025, with special guests Jelly Roll and Sierra Ferrell. Malone sold out the Pavilion...
‘Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon
NEW YORK — It’s not the holiday season until the house is full of festive music, from classics to covers and reimaginations across genres, for all to enjoy. In honor of the most wonderful time of the year, here are some of the best new holiday releases for the 2024...
TV Talk: Netflix’s ‘Spellbound’ seeks to cast a spell on viewersVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Netflix’s new animated musical “Spellbound” introduces a soundtrack of songs by Alan Menken (“The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast”) and Glenn Slater (“Tangled”) in a tale that emphasizes the need to accept change. Ellian...
Dwayne Johnson’s $200 million-plus Christmas movie opens to $34.1 million
LOS ANGELES — Moviegoers were not exactly feeling the Christmas spirit this weekend, or at least not based on their attendance at “Red One” showings. The big budget, star-driven action comedy with Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans sold $34.1 million in tickets in its first weekend in theaters, according to...
Hollywood stars gather for honorary Oscars event celebrating Quincy Jones, Bond producers, more
LOS ANGELES — Many of Hollywood’s biggest stars are set to gather in Los Angeles Sunday night for the annual Governors Awards. The event, put on by the film academy’s board of governors, is honoring the late Quincy Jones, James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, filmmaker Richard...
Dave Matthews Band delivers top-tier jams at Pittsburgh concert
Friday night is always a good time for a jam session, and the Dave Matthews Band will always strike that chord. The newly-minted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees took the stage at PPG Paints Arena and served up almost three hours of tunes. Don’t let that show length...
Ringo goes country, again. The ex-Beatle mixes peace and love with twang and heartache on new album
LOS ANGELES — Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr. It’s been a low-key part of his of his career since his Beatle beginnings, so it was not a serious swerve for him to make a whole country album, the forthcoming “Look Up,” a collaboration with the modern maestro of classic...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 15-17
Does music rule your free time? Do you love a good beer on a cool night? How about checking out some new flicks? Pittsburgh is bursting with opportunities for every hobby this weekend. Check out a few here. Beers of the ‘Burgh Winter Warmer Get into a fancy holiday mood...
TV Talk: ‘Landman’ marks Taylor Sheridan’s best series yetVideo
“Landman,” streaming Sunday on Paramount+, is Taylor Sheridan’s best series yet. It’s even more entertaining than “Yellowstone.” Partly that’s the perfect match of actor and material — Billy Bob Thornton was born to play oil company fixer Tommy Norris. But it’s also the subject matter — West Texas oil, but...
Comedian and TV star David Cross to perform at Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
David Cross is a prolific actor, comedian, author and director, but many may know him as the eccentric Tobias Funke from critically acclaimed sitcom “Arrested Development.” He’s also starred in “Mr. Show with Bob and David,” three “Alvin and the Chipmunks” movies and self-made series “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of...
Revamped Linkin Park brings From Zero tour to Pittsburgh next yearVideo
A reunited Linkin Park — with a new lead singer — will bring their world tour to Pittsburgh next year. The alternative rock/metal band is launching an extensive tour, with a stop Aug. 19 at PPG Paints Arena. Opening in Pittsburgh will be Jean Dawson, while other stops on the...
Dave Coulier has Stage 3 cancer: ‘Doesn’t sound great,’ but it’s ‘very treatable’Video
“Full House” star Dave Coulier, who played the Tanner family’s zany Uncle Joey, has cancer. The 65-year-old publicly disclosed his diagnosis Wednesday, telling People and appearing on NBC’s “Today” to confirm that he was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma five weeks prior. Representatives for Coulier did not immediately respond...
TV Talk: WTAE announces new weekend morning anchor
WTAE general assignment reporter Lily Coleman will become the station’s new weekend morning news anchor effective Nov. 23. Coleman, who reported weekday mornings before most recently filling in as morning traffic/noon anchor while Elena LaQuatra has been on maternity leave (LaQuatra will be back to work next week), has also...
Social media reacts to Sexiest Man Alive pick
John Krasinski has emerged victorious as People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive — and social media users have many thoughts. Krasinski, 45, is best known for his role of Jim Halpert on the NBC’s The Office. He’s also a producer, director and writer who’s been married to actress Emily Blunt...
‘Wheel of Fortune’ blunder leads to free sausage for all. Here’s why
Sausage lovers are in luck this World Kindness Day. Johnsonville sausage is offering a free round of sausage Wednesday to people who post online about a kind act using the hashtag #KeepTheInternetJuicy. Why? The initiative was inspired by the viral “Wheel of Fortune” clip where contestant Will Jordan guessed the...
Exodus guitarist Gary Holt talks tour, memoir, Slayer reunion, late Iron Maiden singerVideo
Playing thrash metal — a style of music rooted in speed and aggression — takes a toll physically, as Exodus guitarist Gary Holt can attest. “I’m suffering from arthritis everywhere, neck down to my feet, literally just every joint in my body is (expletive) up,” he said. “But you just...
John Krasinski named People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday night during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Krasinski starred in “The Office” before launching the “Quiet Place” franchise and leading the...
TV Q&A: Why do stations cover high school football from the end zone?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: One thing I’ve always wondered when watching highlights of high school football games — on really all the local news channels — is that they...
People to announce 2024 Sexiest Man Alive
Who will unseat Patrick Dempsey as People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive? The world is just hours away from finding out. People said it will reveal its 2024 Sexiest Man Alive at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday on the Late Show with Steven Colbert — cementing the new “Hollywood hottie.” Dempsey, known for...
Chris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer
Chris Wallace says he’s leaving CNN after three years and, at age 77, is eager to see what a transformed media environment has to offer. “When I look at the media landscape right now, the people who are going independent, whether it’s podcasting or streaming, that seems to be where...
Megan Fox is expecting a baby with Machine Gun Kelly
LOS ANGELES — Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are expecting to grow their family. Fox announced her pregnancy in a social media post Monday. She appeared in a photo covered in black ink while holding her baby bump and another of a pregnancy test that said “Yes.” “Nothing is...
