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Larry King, TV host who gave boldface names a cozy forum, dies at 87

Larry King, the suspendered impresario of cable television whose popular CNN interview program - with its guest-friendly questions and conversational banter - was a premier safe haven for the famous and infamous to spill their secrets, hype their projects and soften their image, died Jan. 23 at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 87.
Jennifer Lopez worked the dance track 'Let's Get Loud' into her inauguration medley. It actually made perfect sense.

Jennifer Lopez had already sung the famed folk song "This Land is Your Land" and was midway through "America the Beautiful" when she paused to deliver a patriotic message at President Biden's inauguration: "One nation, under God," she said in Spanish. "Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
New Batwoman Javicia Leslie always wanted to be a superhero

Last year, Javicia Leslie was asked on a podcast what she wanted her next acting role to be.
'The Dig' is a movie about archaeology, but it's also a lovely meditation on what lasts

On the eve of World War II, a self-taught English archaeologist, working at the behest of a Suffolk widow with a curiosity about what lay beneath several earthen mounds on her property, made what is considered to be one of the more significant discoveries in British archaeology.
Judy and Mickey would have loved the TikTok 'Ratatouille' - 2021's answer to 'Let's put on a show!'

Like every other place in Theater Land, Tryout Town has resettled on the Web. It actually proves to be an advantageous setting for works-in-progress like the embryonic and revolutionarily assembled "Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical" that made its debut Friday, in a benefit digital production for The Actors Fund.

Larry King is interviewed by Leon Harris, left, at the Newseum in downtown Washington, D.C., for a special event,

Larry King, TV host who gave boldface names a cozy forum, dies at 87

Jennifer Lopez sings before Joe Biden is sworn in as president on Jan. 20. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jonathan Newton

Jennifer Lopez worked the dance track 'Let's Get Loud' into her inauguration medley. It actually made perfect sense.

With Kate Kane gone, Ryan Wilder (Javicia Leslie) is the new Batwoman. MUST CREDIT: CW

New Batwoman Javicia Leslie always wanted to be a superhero

From top, Carey Mulligan, Archie Barnes and Ralph Fiennes in

'The Dig' is a movie about archaeology, but it's also a lovely meditation on what lasts

Judy and Mickey would have loved the TikTok 'Ratatouille' - 2021's answer to 'Let's put on a show!'

Phyllis McGuire, star of popular 1950s vocal trio the McGuire Sisters, dies at 89

Wonder Woman survives a pandemic and polarizing reactions to remain one of the top superhero franchises

Hospital discharges Toon Bodyslam

The Best
Photo by: Nicholas Brealey — Handout

Book World: Dissecting athletic greatness: Nature, nurture, lucky breaks and a 'quiet eye'

The Game Awards hosted Zoom calls with hundreds of fans. They were surprisingly orderly.

Netflix's foreign-language shows see popularity soar in the U.S.

Bob Dylan just sold his entire catalogue of songs to Universal Music

Photo credit: BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK to hold first livestream concert this month

Yeo Yann Yann won the award for her role as a single mother struggling to cope financially and mentally while taking care of her 19-year-old autistic son in 'Invisible Stories'. Photo: Yeo Yann Yann/Instagram

Malaysian star Yeo Yann Yann wins Best Actress at Asian Academy Creative Awards

Gary Oldman stars as the screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz in

Who actually wrote 'Citizen Kane'? David Fincher's 'Mank' revives the debate.

Gary Oldman stars as the screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz in

Who actually wrote 'Citizen Kane'? David Fincher's 'Mank' revives the debate.

British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London on Nov. 19, is ready for a post-pandemic world. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Tori Ferenc
/Photo by: Tori Ferenc — For The Washington Post

Andrew Lloyd Webber believes in the imminent return of Broadway and the West End

Netflix partners up with Pavena Foundation, Samaritans for Thai version of Wannatalkaboutit.com

Madison Reyes as Julie in Netflix's

22 feel-good movies and TV shows you can watch with the whole family

Malaysian director becomes pride of nation

Geoff Edgers (top) and Lewis Black on Oct. 30 in Edgers' weekly Instagram Live show

Q&A with Lewis Black: Hating Facebook, learning to yell from his 102-year-old mother and why he's tired of being the grown-up

Rome Is Burning
Photo by: Princeton — Handout

Book World: What was Emperor Nero really doing while Rome burned?

Modern Dog tuning up for 4 acoustic concerts

Fact-checking 'The Crown': How icy were Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher with each other?

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