Author: Amy Davis

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced cult filmmaker John Waters will be getting a star on the Walk of Fame. The director is probably best known for “Hairspray,” which was adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical.  Outfest submitted the nomination for Waters. Outfest is a California based nonprofit that provides support to LGBTQIA+ artists. They also organize a film festival in Los Angeles. The organization will be covering the $55,000 fee to have the star installed. “I certainly didn’t imagine any of this happening,” Waters said. “But I wanted to go out and see the world, and at the same time…

In the second half of June, planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will appear in order in the predawn sky. This cosmic event started on June 10th, with Mercury visible over the horizon. Seeing all five planets align will become easier to see as Mercury climbs higher into the sky. That’s right, no telescope or special glasses required. This event will be visible with the naked eye, at the right times. Unless you’d like to see Saturn’s rings, then you may want to break out the telescope. June 16th was a remarkable good time to see the occurrence, at about…

Jason Blum really wants both the “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Friday the 13th” franchises under Blumhouse’s roof. The studio already has the rights to horror touchstones“Halloween” and “The Exorcist.” Blum even believes he could get actor Robert Englund to reprise his role as Freddy Krueger. While promoting the company’s newest film “The Black Phone,” Blum indicated if he could get the rights to “Nightmare on Elm Street,” he believes he could get the beloved actor to come back to play Freddy. All this despite Englund saying multiple times over the years that his days of being the horror icon…

Even though Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, we know very little about its inner workings. Most of what we see of the planet are swirling vortex clouds in the upper atmosphere. While these clouds are really cool to look at, they do block our view of what’s underneath. Step aside Galactus- Jupiter may also have a taste for planets. New research has indicated the gas giant may have formed by eating baby planets.  In this new study, researchers were able to look a bit closer by using gravitational data collected by NASA’s Juno space probe. That data…

In honor of Juneteenth, Pharrell Williams hosted the annual Something in the Water Festival this past weekend. During the event, there was an NAACP panel focusing on the student debt crisis. The panel was held at the St. Regis hotel in Washington, D.C. where Williams surprised five student leaders with the news their loan debt was canceled.  “Pharrell forever changed their lives. This was a powerful moment,” NAACP’s National Director of Youth and College Wisdom Cole said in a NAACP press release. “Now just imagine if President Biden made this a reality for all student debt holders in America. Student…

Kim Kardashian has been accused of damaging one of Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dresses. The famed “Happy Birthday” dress was loaned to Kardashian by Ripley’s. She wore it for a brief period of time at the 2022 Met Gala.  The decision for Kardashian to wear the 60-year-old dress has been controversial from the beginning. Some worried this would open the door for other wealthy elites to basically rent historic garments. There is no denying that Monroe singing “Happy Birthday” to former president John F. Kennedy is a historically significant moment.  But by far the biggest concern was damaging the garment. The…

Zac Efron (“The Greatest Showman”) will be starring in a new film “The Iron Claw.” A drama from A24, the film is based on the lives of pro wrestling’s legendary Von Erich family. It is written and directed by Sean Durkin (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”). We know the film will follow “the story of the Von Erichs, a dynasty of wrestlers who made a great impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.” The film’s title “The Iron Claw” is even a direct reference to the family. It is the name of a trademark wrestling hold they…

Wrestling mogul Vince McMahon will be voluntarily stepping down as CEO and Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (WWE). His daughter, Stephanie McMahon, will be taking over in the interim. But Vince will remain the head booker for the company’s on-air product and will keep his creative roles. This decision is due to a current probe into possible misconduct on the part of McMahon. A June 15th report from The Wall Street Journal detailed an investigation by the WWE into a $3 million payment, which was allegedly sent from McMahon to a female employee to cover up a consensual affair.…

Oreo’s official TikTok and Instagram have announced a new flavor- Neapolitan! That’s right, Oreo will be giving their sandwich cookie spin on the classic tri-flavored treat. The snack will consist of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry layers of cream. 3 layers will certainly be interesting to twist apart. It also swaps out the classic chocolate cookie for a waffle cone-flavored one. They will even have the signature waffle cone crisscross pattern stamped in. Just in case you forgot, this is a popular flavor of ice cream. To be fair, this flavor is a bit of a cheat, since it’s really 3 different…

Adobe has announced a pilot program in Canada to test a free, web-based, version of their Photoshop image editing program. Canadian users can sign up for a free Adobe account to access some of the program’s features. A spokesperson for Adobe told CNET that “all editing features are available.” It is also described as “freemium,” which means that some features may require a paid subscription or upgrade later on down the line. While there are many image editing programs on the market for free and paid, nothing has captured the market like Photoshop. “We want to make [Photoshop] more accessible…