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Punkie Johnson has bid “Saturday Night Live” farewell after four years in its cast.

What captivates me about Elizabeth Taylor is primarily her performances in two films: “The Taming of the Shrew” directed by Zeffirelli and Shakespeare, and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” directed by Nichols and Albee, where she starred alongside Richard Burton. I’ve also seen her in some of the original “Father of the Bride” films with Spencer Tracy, as I used to watch most comedies on TV. However, the adult dramas she was in, such as “Butterfield 8,” “Raintree County,” and “A Place in the Sun,” were not my preferred genre at the time, and I’m not sure if I’ve ever watched her early roles in “Lassie Come Home” and “National Velvet.”

For the first time since 2009, Willie Nelson (age 91) and Bob Dylan (age 83), two music legends still with us, embarked on a long journey together. On Wednesday evening at the Hollywood Bowl, they captivated the audience individually, contributing to this summer’s Outlaw Music Festival tour.

Veronica Fraley is scheduled to compete at the Paris Olympics for the first time Friday.

Born and bred in Los Angeles, Bianca Oblivion – an up-and-coming Mexican-American disc jockey – fully appreciates the significance of her forthcoming performance at Hard Summer, a major electronic music festival in Southern California.

On Sundays, Andrew Bird found particular significance. It was during those days that the melodies of jazz would seep into his unconsciousness before dawn – as a young adult residing in Chicago, he’d often fall asleep to late-night radio broadcasts playing the classics from musicians such as Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins.

Lately, it’s hard not to spot a K-pop artist on the Billboard charts, whether it’s the Hot 100, the 200, or any other popular music list.

Justin Timberlake’s DUI incident during the summer in the Hamptons continues to cause trouble for him, more like it keeps taking something away instead of giving.

It’s said that Odeon Cinemas will be shutting down its Covent Garden and Surrey Quays locations within the next fortnight.

Friends star Lisa Kudrow has further reflected on being fired from another iconic show.