Entertainment

CHICAGO – The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local): 4 p.m. “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been released from jail after posting bond. Smollett walked out of the Cook County jail in Chicago on Thursday about two hours after a hearing in which the judge set his bond at $100,000. [...] Read More »

CHICAGO – The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Tyler Perry, Andy Cohen and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are among the well-known figures weighing in on the criminal charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. Perry, the actor and filmmaker, offered Smollett prayers on Facebook and wrote that [...] Read More »

CHICAGO – The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Jussie Smollett’s attorneys and family members left his Chicago bond hearing without speaking to reporters. One of the attorneys, Jack Prior, told the judge during Thursday’s hearing that Smollett maintains “these are outrageous allegations” and denies they are true. [...] Read More »

NEW YORK – Sasha Sagan, daughter of the late Carl Sagan, is working on a book her publisher is calling “part memoir, part guidebook and part social history.” G.P. Putnam’s Sons announced Thursday that Sagan’s “For Small Creatures Such As We: Finding Wonder and Meaning in Our Unlikely World,” is coming out in October. She [...] Read More »

CHICAGO – The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local): 3:05 p.m. Prosecutors say “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett misled police and the public to believe that that his attackers were white. Smollett, who is black and gay, is charged with staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself to drum up [...] Read More »

Al BeeberLethbridge Heraldabeeber@lethbridgeherald.comChristmas is almost here and this weekend, many who celebrate the holiday will be checking out broadcast TV networks and specialty channels for favourite holiday movies.And there is surely one which everybody is attached to in some sentimental way.The definition of a Christmas movie is a broad one. Many consider “Die Hard” to [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A few days ago when I read Judas Priest was going to be in Calgary next year, I thought to myself “too bad they don’t come to Lethbridge.” It was wishful thinking because, let’s face it, Judas Priest is among the high priests of metal, a legendary band that certainly [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Entertainment means different things to different people. For some, it’s lacing up skates and grabbing a hockey stick, for others hitting a movie or a live music performance. For others, it’s sitting in front of a television watching Netflix — which I just got hooked on thanks to my son [...] Read More »

Canadian comedy series on Crave TV Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It’s almost time to hoist a few Puppers! Letterkenny Live! -The Encore is hitting the Enmax Centre stage on Dec. 14 and it’s a show fans won’t want to miss. “Letterkenny,” the hit Crave TV show, is Canadian comedy at its most irreverent and [...] Read More »

The Glorious Sons and The Beaches show rock is alive and kicking Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Rock and roll is alive and in great hands as The Glorious Sons and The Beaches showed a packed Enmax Centre house on Tuesday night. Not just Canadian rock, but rock period. The Kingston and Toronto bands, rising [...] Read More »