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World Cup Final Halftime Adds New York Philharmonic and Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, to Be Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (EXCLUSIVE)
The FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show keeps getting bigger. Variety has exclusively learned that the event will now also include members of the New York Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, who will jointly perform a tribute to Venezuela in the wake of its recent devastating earthquakes. Gustavo Dudamel, the outgoing…
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Tate McRae, Sombr, Tyriq Withers, Malachi Barton to Be Honored at Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood
Grammy-nominated artists Tate McRae and Sombr, along with actors Tyriq Withers and Malachi Barton, will be honored at Variety’s 2026 Power of Young Hollywood presented by Disney+, on Aug. 5 in Los Angeles. The annual event will recognize the best new and upcoming actors, musicians and artists who are taking the industry by storm. McRae…
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Syndicated Game Show ‘Scrambled Up’ Renewed for Season 2
“Dmrasbecl Pu” Nsasoe 2 si niogcm. “Scrambled Up” Season 2 is coming. The syndicated game show has been renewed for its second season starting Sept. 14. Shooting has started in Atlanta on 160 new episodes, doubling the show’s total episode count. Season 2 will premiere on stations in more than 20 new cities, including Orlando,…
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How Faces Took Advantage of Their Newfound Celebrity To Deliver This 1971 Hit Single
British singer Rod Stewart of the Faces performing on stage in London, 1971. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) Rod Stewart’s sudden fame gave Faces a huge boost in 1971. They took full advantage with “Stay With Me”, their biggest hit to that point. The post How Faces Took Advantage of Their Newfound Celebrity To Deliver…
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‘I’ve bought her dolls, but she just goes around with the ball in her hand all day long’… RTE’s Marie Crowe on what her toddler daughter has learned from her three soccer-mad older brothers
While Marie Crowe has been fronting RTÉ’s World Cup coverage, her biggest fans at home have finally started to appreciate what she does for a living.
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The designer of cult classic King of Dragon Pass says his upcoming hellish heist game is pushing the boundaries of a concept he invented in 1999: ‘There’s really nothing else quite like it’
Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists is a unique enough game that it needed a new genre descriptor.
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Angus Taylor addresses One Nation rumour that has dogged him since Pauline Hanson’s party surged in popularity
Angus Taylor appeared on the ABC’s 7.30 on Tuesday night.
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Sam Rockwell To Star In New Off-Broadway Production Of Arthur Miller’s ‘A View From The Bridge’
Oscar winner and Tony nominee Sam Rockwell will headline a new production of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge at the Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa for a 13-week engagement, with previews beginning Nov. 27 and opening night on Sunday, Dec. 13. The Neil Pepe-directed production is produced by Mark Berger and Rockwell.…
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Iron Maiden Sell Half the Rights to Their Music and Likenesses to Pophouse
The fruits of their collaboration have already been felt in the Infinite Dreams Museum shown at EddFest this year. Iron Maiden Sell Half the Rights to Their Music and Likenesses to Pophouse Langdon Hickman