BEVERLY HILLS — Here is the full list of nominations for Sunday night's 81st Golden Globe Awards: Best Drama Film “Oppenheimer” (Universal Images) “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures) “Maestro” (Netflix) “Past Lives” (A24) “The Area of Interest” (A24) “Anatomy of a Fall” (Neon) Best Film, Musical or Comedy “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Pedro Pascal and Melanie Lynskey are up for two of the most coveted Emmy Awards on Jan. 15, but both are also among this weekend's nominees for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Pascal, nominated for best actor in a drama for “The Last of Us,” is up for best guest actor in … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Television producer Nigel Lythgoe said Friday he is stepping down as a judge on the show “So You Think You Can Dance” after lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault, including that of Paula Abdul . Lythgoe is also co-creator and executive producer of the Fox dance competition series, whose 18th season is … Read more
Michelle Twichell, center, speaks with former Dunkirk Mayor Wilfred Rosas. At left is former village trustee James Lynden, who also voted against the water plan. Fredonia Trustee Michelle Twichell sharply criticized the Dec. 26 vote to decommission the water treatment plant and purchase water from Dunkirk in a conversation Thursday with … Read more
Do you want to operate the Dunkirk marina? A large Hanna Commercial Real Estate sign recently erected near Lake Shore Drive, across from the boardwalk, indicates that the adjacent marina is “available.” The listing on the real estate company's website states: “The marina activities and equipment are for sale, the new … Read more
OBSERVER Photo by Braden Carmen Fredonia teacher and softball coach Jesse Beers is also an accomplished high school wrestling referee. He claims he is not getting the assignments he deserves due to increasing travel costs. Jesse Beers is never one to sit idly by when he sees inequity in the world … Read more
LOS ANGELES — A judge declined Friday to immediately place Cher's son under the legal guardianship she seeks and opposes, but the court will take up the issue within weeks. What do you want to know Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jessica A. Uzcategui ruled that Cher's attorneys failed to provide Elijah Blue Allman and … Read more
LOS ANGELES — A judge declined Friday to immediately place Cher's son under the legal guardianship she seeks and opposes, but the court will take up the issue within weeks. What do you want to know Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jessica A. Uzcategui ruled that Cher's attorneys failed to provide Elijah Blue Allman and … Read more
Sports Illustrated was first published in August 1954. It eventually became America's iconic sports magazine with three million subscribers. But the magazine is going through difficult times and has recently been criticized for publishing articles using artificial intelligence. LA Times tech columnist Brian Merchant wrote about the demise of Sports Illustrated and joined Lisa McRee … Read more
LONDON — Actor David Soul, who rose to fame as the blonde half of the crime-fighting duo “Starsky & Hutch” in the popular 1970s television series, has died at the age of 80. His wife, Helen Snell, said Friday that “David Soul – beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother – passed away yesterday after a … Read more