Category: 5. Entertainment

For Garth Brooks, 2025 wasn’t just another year on the calendar—it was an unforgettable chapter in his legendary career still fueled by passion, gratitude, and connection. From emotional goodbyes to record-breaking shows, the Country Music…

It takes a hard shove to free the greenhouse door from the grip of overnight frost. It opens suddenly, with a clatter. Inside, it’s quiet enough to hear a mouse’s footfall, which was what I thought might be the source of the rustling, down…

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It can seem like there is a new David Attenborough nature documentary every couple of months, but in the case of Wild…

The Sunshine Coast’s largest live music venue is shutting down, with the owners saying they would need at least double the number of bookings to stay afloat.

The Station is the second live music business to close at the Birtinya site after…

The American actor Isiah Whitlock Jr, who played a corrupt politician on HBO crime drama The Wire and had roles in numerous Spike Lee films, died at age 71 on Tuesday, his manager said.

“It is with tremendous sadness that I share the passing of…

An equally architectural lineage, again in Italy, can be seen in another Christmas dessert, the subject of endless debate among sweet-toothed enthusiasts: which is better,  the Milanese Panettone or Verona’s Pandoro?

The latter, created…

Isiah Whitlock Jr, who was known for his memorable acting roles on The Wire and Veep, has died at the age of 71, according to his manager.

“It is with tremendous sadness that I share the passing of my dear friend and client Isiah Whitlock Jr,”…

“If you knew him – you loved him. A brilliant actor and even better person,” Mr Liebman wrote.

“May his memory forever be a blessing. Our hearts are so broken. He will be very, very missed.”

In statements to Hollywood news outlets, he added that…

One thing Keating will not be doing is making any New Year’s resolutions.

“If I’ve got to make changes, I make them now. I won’t wait till a certain date, because I’ll only fail.”

He pauses, suddenly looking more wistful.

“Really for me it’s…