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John Oliver says it’s time to end SantaCon, the annual event in which revelers dressed as Saint Nick spend a night out drinking… and, too often, getting into trouble.  “However fun and whimsical it may sound, it isn’t,” Oliver said in a web-exclusive clip during the “Last Week Tonight” hiatus.  Then, he cut to news […]

Image copyright Marc Brenner Image caption McAvoy is known for playing the young Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series Generations of actors have donned prosthetic proboscises to play Cyrano de Bergerac. James McAvoy tells BBC News why his portrayal does without one. The first thing you notice when James McAvoy takes to the stage

Alicia Keys is set to once again host the Grammy Awards next month, and she thinks it will be an opportunity for artists to “speak their truth.” The singer spoke with Billboard about her second straight hosting gig in an interview published Thursday. When asked if she thought the 2020 Grammys would get political, Keys replied,

A Welsh artist who sells his paintings to world champion boxers hopes the winner of the Anthony Joshua v Andy Ruiz II fight will do the same. Patrick J Killian, a former boxer from Newport, has sold his paintings to Tyson Fury, Terence Crawford and Andy Ruiz after he beat Joshua in their first bout.

North Korea says it’s preparing a “Christmas gift” for America, and Trevor Noah isn’t sure he wants to know what it is. The “Daily Show” host roasted the latest development in President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s relationship on Thursday after Trump seemingly rubbed the North Korean leader the wrong way with comments at the

Image copyright Ladbaby Image caption The star recorded his new single with his wife, Roxanne, at Abbey Road studios YouTube star LadBaby, who scored last year’s Christmas number one with an ode to sausage rolls, is mounting a second assault on the charts. The “dad blogger” has rewritten Joan Jett’s I Love Rock & Roll

If there’s one word to describe the “mean” singer, it’s kind. Taylor has been known to spend hours signing autographs for her fans, and she even invited a fan — teen cancer patient <a href=”https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mcguire-teen-cancer-patient-taylor-swift-academy-country-music-awards_n_1301082″>Kevin McGuire</a> — to be her date to the ACM Awards. Taylor has said, “No matter what happens in life be

If you’ve followed Todd Haynes’ three-decade career — from the audacious short “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story” and the glam-rock fantasia “Velvet Goldmine” to the kaleidoscopic Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There” and the gorgeous romance “Carol” — his new legal drama about environmental corruption, “Dark Waters,” might seem like a left-field choice. It’s plottier

Lena Dunham is doing her best to recover from a broken heart.  For her, that process has involved a major move: The “Girls” actor is living in Wales while filming a new project, an experience that she has found very healing.  The actor and author joked during an appearance on the “The Jonathan Ross Show”

Chicago rapper Juice WRLD, 21, died Sunday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to HuffPost. A spokeswoman said he was pronounced dead shortly after 3 a.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, the spokeswoman said, and the medical examiner’s office will provide updates after it’s completed.