Author: Ada Blood

In May, an executive order was signed that slashed public subsidies to PBS and NPR. These massive cuts to funding were justified with allegations of “bias” in these institutions. PBS SoCal will be hosting a star-studded “We Love Public Television” telethon to try to make up for these losses. They’re also celebrating 55 years of public television! Guests include Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ken Burns, Ziggy Marley, Lily Tomlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Marlee Matlin, Nicholas Ralph, Rick Steves, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Adam Arkin, Courtney Vance, Martha Plimpton, and more! Alongside veteran PBS hosts Rick Steves and Dr.…

No, this isn’t “Land of the Lost,” but Earth will be getting a second moon. Okay, well, its a “quasi-moon,” until 2083, according to NASA. A “quasi-moon” is a rare type of space object that travels almost exactly in sync with Earth. The newest addition to our celestial family was discovered by the University of Hawaii; it’s a little asteroid named 2025 PN7.  The team at the University of Hawaii first found the asteroid during a standard telescope survey earlier this year. After weeks of careful observation, NASA confirmed this asteroid is following Earth’s exact pace around the Sun. Scientists…

In 2023, Mattel created a Stevie Nicks-inspired Barbie for its Signature line. The doll wears a witchy, all-black look, with tambourine in hand, ala Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album “Rumors.”  Mattel and Nicks are teaming up for another doll, this time based on her first solo album, “Bella Donna!” “It’s almost like you almost kind of had to do that,” Nicks told People. “I mean, of course, they didn’t have to do that for me, but I explained, ‘It’s like they go hand in hand, and then they blend in and out of each other for the rest of my life.’…

It looks like the current loneliness epidemic has struck the animal kingdom, too. The Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, California, found a wild black bear who snuck inside to observe 3 bears that live in a habitat inside the zoo. The interloper was discovered when staff were doing a routine inspection of the Redwood Sky Walk. A staff member found the bear leaning on a gate to peer into the resident black bears’ habitat. “The wild bear did not appear aggressive and was observed interacting with Tule, Ishŭng, and Kunabulilh through their habitat fencing,” the zoo’s Facebook post reads. During…

Being single is great most of the time, but there are some days of the year that can be harder than others. You’d assume the top offender would be a romance driven holiday like Valentine’s Day, or New Year Eve with all the kissing. However, a recent study found that Halloween is the loneliest day for most singles.  The website Dating.com surveyed 1,000 single adults about their holiday emotions, 80% said they felt lonely on Halloween. 59% said Halloween is one of the hardest days of the year with 57% of those respondents saying it’s worse than Valentine’s Day. Over…

Netflix and Chernin Entertainment are partnering on a new series inspired by the Kennedy family. “Kennedy” is based on Fredrik Logevall’s book “JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956.” While the series is still in development, Michael Fassbender (“The Agency”) is already attached to play patriarch Joseph Kennedy Sr. “Kennedy” was announced almost two years ago. At the time, it was described as America’s version of “The Crown.” The series will focus on the intimate lives, loves, rivalries, and tragedies that shaped this iconic dynasty. The 8 episode 1st season will take place in the 1930s, chronicling Joe…

The Louvre in Paris is probably one of the most famous museums in the world, drawing 8.7 million visitors in 2024. On Sunday, October 19th, it was forced to temporarily close after a daring jewelry heist. The thieves wielded small chainsaws and got away with several pieces of jewelry worth millions. It is believed that around 9:30am local time, four individuals broke in through a window in an area that is under construction. Two were wearing yellow vests to pose as workers, with the other two on scooters. They also carried small chainsaws and angle grinders to break into the room…

Hollywood is littered with stories of projects that could have been, if a character had been cast differently. One of the most notable examples is Eric Stoltz playing Marty McFly for six weeks in Robert Zemeckis’ “Back to the Future,” only to be recast with Michael J. Fox. This sparked a decades-old rumor that Stoltz resented Fox. In his recent memoir “Future Boy,” Fox recounts meeting Stoltz for the first time, 40 years after the recasting.  Zemeckis originally wanted Fox for the role, but his commitments to NBC’s “Family Ties” prevented him from doing the film. A month and a half of…

Have you ever looked at a Thanksgiving turkey and thought, “I really wish this came out of a styrofoam cup?” Well, Nissin’s new limited-edition Cup Noodles flavors are here to make your questionable dreams come true! Introducing Turkey Dinner and Pumpkin Pie flavors that aim to put the word “moist” back into the holiday. That’s right, not only is Cup Noodles giving you Thanksgiving dinner at inflation-friendly prices, it’s also going to destigmatize the word “moist.” That is some complex carbohydrate! Cup Noodle wants to spare everyone the risk of overcooking the turkey or burning the pumpkin pie. These flavors…

We’ve got some great news for all you “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” fans out there. Kate McKinnon (“In the Blink of an Eye”) has joined the cast for season 3! She will be playing Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Aphrodite “can alter her appearance depending on the beholder” and “must be sure that Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) respects the power and importance of love before she agrees to offer aid on his quest,” the official character description reads. “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the popular young adult novels by Rick Riordan. The 3rd…