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Programs with the biggest Facebook followings among city slickers, farm folks and whatever the Extended Black Belt is According to a recent study conducted by the New York Times, where a viewer lives plays a consistent role in what they watch. The midtown Manhattan paper of record published some cool colored maps online Tuesday to demonstrate which TV shows were most popular, based on some good old-fashioned American geography. TheWrap recommends you click over to check out the neat graphics, but before that... Читать дальше...

Although she was known best for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the Star Wars Universe, the actress appeared in many other movie.

Octavia Spencer calls the three NASA mathematicians chronicled in her new movie, “Hidden Figures,” “unsung heroes,” and can’t believe the story of their contribution to the space program has been so overlooked. In an episode of the “Close Up With TheWrap” video series shot at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Spencer sat down with NASA astrophysicist Andrea Razzaghi to discuss what it was like being a woman working for NASA. In Ted Melfi’s “Hidden Figures,” Spencer plays Dorothy Vaughan... Читать дальше...

Carrie Fisher was a celebrity guest on “8 Out of 10 Cats,” a British comedy panel show, for its Dec. 21 Christmas special–it was, it seems, her last television appearance before her death on Tuesday. Before answering the question, the panelists marveled at the idea that the Princess Leia actress was actually on the show with them, and “8 Out of 10 Cats” being a comedy show, it naturally segued into some “Star Wars” jokes — mostly about comedian Joe Wilkinson’s uncanny resemblance to Chewbacca. ... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Charlottesville City Council member is resigning from his teaching position after he recently came under fire for crude tweets he made years ago that disparaged white people. Bellamy was placed on administrative leave after the tweets — which some officials described as racist, sexist, homophobic — surfaced last month.

This is a cliché at this point, but the year 2016 has taken yet another iconic celebrity.

Harrison Ford paid tribute to his “Star Wars” costar Carrie Fisher, who died on Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack just days before. Fisher died on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest on board of a flight from London to Los Angeles on Dec. 23.  On Saturday, the actor also released a statement upon hearing of Fisher’s health emergency: I’m shocked and saddened to hear the news about my dear friend. In time for the book’s release, the actress told People that she and Ford — who at the time was a married father of two ... Читать дальше...

2 Snow Sessions shows feature 10 acts Dance off the last days of 2016 with Snow Sessions, two one-day concerts featuring 10 acts, including Bay Area favorites Del the Funky Homosapien and Andre Nickatina. The first session hits the Catalyst in Santa Cruz on Thursday, Dec. 29, followed by a session at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom on Friday, Dec. 30. [...] if you’re in the mood to party in the snow, head to South Lake Tahoe for SnowGlobe Music Festival, a four-day outdoor music festival that runs Thursday-Sunday, Dec. Читать дальше...

Miramax CEO Stephen Schoch is stepping down before the end of the year and will be replaced by chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi on an interim basis, the company announced Tuesday. Miramax recently acquired the rights to Black List script “I, Tonya,” about disgraced Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding. The studio’s senior management team currently includes Al-Khelaifi, who is also Chairman of beIN Media Group and the parent of French soccer team Paris-Saint Germain; Zanne Devine, EVP Film & Television; Adrienne Gary... Читать дальше...

[...] in their fourth straight year of performing the raunchy puppet musical “Avenue Q” for New Conservatory Theatre Center, actors Chris Morrell and Will Giammona are joys to watch onstage. Just as the show, a kind of “Sesame Street” for adults, has become an unlikely holiday tradition for the 35-year-old LGBTQ theater company, so have Morrell and Giammona become unlikely puppetry experts, leading boot camps for new cast members each year. Under the direction of Dennis Lickteig, the two have developed... Читать дальше...

Carrie Fisher’s death Tuesday left a galaxy of her “Star Wars” compatriots without their princess, and they shared mournful tributes in her memory. “No words,” Fisher’s co-star Mark Hamill wrote in a tweet, accompanied by a photo of them together in character. Harrison Ford, who played Han Solo in the sci-fi series, remembered Fisher as “funny and emotionally fearless” in a statement on Tuesday. The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams shared his own tribute to Fisher, calling her “brilliant and beautiful... Читать дальше...

New Year’s Day is usually filled with college bowl games, but because it falls on a Sunday, the NFL gets the spotlight in the final regular-season weekend of the year. NBA and NHL also have some Sunday action. College football games are Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday. Oakland Raiders vs.

GOP leaders are planning a vote on a set of rules changes when Congress convenes in January that includes fines for members who use electronic devices to take pictures or video from the House floor. "House Republicans continue to act as the handmaidens of the gun lobby refusing to pass sensible, bipartisan legislation to expand background checks and keep guns out of the hands of terrorists," said spokesman Drew Hammill.

Stephen Curry may be a superstar, but he's not above dressing up as Santa Claus for the holidays.

Comedian Proops returns to Punch Line Greg Proops grew up in San Carlos and launched his career in the San Francisco comedy scene. The venue is a good showcase for his fast and smart delivery, and wry look at politics, culture and the human condition.

If you’ve got relatives in town for the holidays who insist that their San Francisco experiences won’t be complete until they’ve been to Fisherman’s Wharf, a newish option that’s open on New Year’s Day is the San Francisco Dungeon. In operation since 2014, the 60-minute immersive theater experience features spooky, comical and sensationalized scenes of Bay Area history, including a descent in a mine shaft elevator, an interrogation by judge “Mad Meade,” a drink with saloonkeeper Miss Piggott and... Читать дальше...

Two of the most vivacious and unpredictable stars of recent television comedy — Tituss Burgess (“The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) and Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock”) — will join the San Francisco Symphony for a New Year’s Eve celebration. With Edwin Outwater conducting the orchestra, the program promises a blend of suave musical fare and comic high jinks. The two stars will deliver excerpts from the Frank Sinatra songbook, familiar Broadway melodies and plenty of seasonal numbers delivered with the outrageous... Читать дальше...

The restoration of Marcel Pagnol’s “Fanny” trilogy (1931-36), which celebrates village life in southern France, pleases no one more than Berkeley chef and author Alice Waters, who will introduce each of the films this week at the Berkeley Art Museum’s Pacific Film Archive. “I first watched ‘Marius,’ ‘Fanny’ and ‘César’ in 1970, when the old movie film had degraded to the point that you could barely make out the words of the subtitles,” Waters said, but the message shone through anyway. More than ever now... Читать дальше...

Not a bad bet, then, to close out the year dancing with him at 1015 Folsom’s New Year’s Eve party. Kaytranada’s music is heavy on complex and danceable beats, which are direct references to his Haitian roots. If you’re looking for an entry point to his sound, you can’t go wrong with “Glowed Up,” a track that features Anderson .Paak, and somehow manages to highlight nearly all of Kaytranada’s strengths in a single, simmering track.

Actress died Dec. 27 after suffering from a heart attack before the holidays The actress reprised her role as Princess Leia in director Rian Johnson’s “Episode VIII,” which the official “Star Wars” Twitter account tweeted had wrapped production back in July. The “Star Wars” films sometimes involve reshoots and re-looping — sometimes extensive ones, as was the case with the new “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” — an individual with knowledge of the production said that Fisher had completely finished her scenes on the new film. Читать дальше...

Brian Culbertson is a world-class multitasker — a keyboardist, trombonist, writer, arranger, producer, bandleader and founder of the Napa Valley Jazz Getaway festival. On his latest album, “Funk!,” he’s at it again, mixing up his smooth-jazz sounds with slap bass and wah-wah guitars, evoking the gritty soul of acts like Parliament and Prince (whom Culbertson once jammed with). The change in direction — first heralded by 2008’s “Bringing Back the Funk” — signals a headier, sweatier live show, too... Читать дальше...

Based on his tweetstorm, former 49ers offensive lineman Anthony Davis took the "at Christmas you tell the truth" line from 'Love Actually' to heart this holiday season.

Carrie Fisher’s ‘Fresh Air’ Interview: 9 Brilliant and Hilarious Quotes (Photos) What she told Terry Gross about Harrison Ford, her mother, and the teenage boys who obsessed over Princess Leia Carrie Fisher, who won over the hearts of moviegoers when she shot to fame off her portrayal of princess-turned-general Leia in “Star Wars,” died Monday after suffering a heart attack on a flight Friday afternoon. Almost exactly one month before she passed away, the quotable and lovable Fisher appeared on... Читать дальше...

"Pareja Grinch" se mete a una casa, come las golosinas (AP) — Aludiendo a dos sospechosos como la "pareja Grinch", un comisario de Mississippi dijo que un hombre y una mujer entraron a una casa y se comieron los dulces de Navidad antes de huir.

(AP) — A West Virginia nonprofit group has fired its director after she wrote a Facebook post referring to first lady Michelle Obama as an "ape in heels." Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's office said Tuesday that Pamela Ramsey Taylor, executive director of the Clay County Development Corp., was removed following an agreement with the nonprofit's board of directors. The Appalachian Area Agency on Aging will manage the nonprofit daily for six months while the Clay County organization makes any changes needed for compliance as a state contractor... Читать дальше...