Over a dozen hoarded cats may be released onto NYC streets Thursday as animal rescuers scramble to help: ‘Worst thing that could happen’

It’s a kitty conundrum. More than a dozen cats a Bronx woman has been hoarding are under threat of being kicked to the curb by her disgruntled husband – leaving good Samaritans racing against the clock to find them homes. The Animal Project NYC was tipped off and asked to intervene in the inhumane arrangement … Read more

‘The Bear’ isn’t about the pressures of fine dining. It’s about the damage alcoholism inflicts

In “The Bear,” Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) is an anxious perfectionist, and a child of an alcoholic. (FX) The doors to the Bear may be open, but the elephant is still in the kitchen. “The Bear,” FX’s Emmy-sweeping, meme-generating, kitchen-whites selling, deeply immersive experience of a series dropped on Hulu on Wednesday, and viewers … Read more

MMA community remembers Kimbo Slice as a ‘gentle giant’ with a ‘larger-than-life personality’

Kimbo Slice strikes a pose while promoting an upcoming fight with James Thompson in 2008. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Street-fighting sensation Kimbo Slice died at 42 Monday, creating a shockwave throughout the world of mixed martial arts. The fighter born Kevin Ferguson had been hospitalized for undisclosed causes near his home in Coral Springs, Fla., … Read more

King Charles privately congratulates Donald Trump on his inauguration, praises ‘special relationship’

King Charles III has sent a personal message of congratulations to President Donald Trump on his inauguration, the palace has confirmed. The monarch, 76, sent a handwritten letter to the 47th president as he reflected on the “enduring special relationship between the UK and US.” Charles’ private words were delivered to Trump Monday and congratulated … Read more

‘Young George Bailey’ Took Some Hard Hits

This time of year, film fans everywhere remind Bob Anderson of his wonderful life. Called Bobbie at age 12, Anderson was the clean-cut kid who portrayed Jimmy Stewart’s character, a young soda jerk, in the opening scenes of Frank Capra’s latent classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Stewart would later commend Anderson for his performance as … Read more

Critics to Get Taste of Own Medicine at Harvard Forum

“Critics are not accountable,” says Robert Brustein. “We want an exchange between the artist and the critic where they can talk about mutual problems and mutual resentments.” Brustein was describing this weekend’s “Critics & Criticism Conference,” a series of panel discussions co-sponsored by Brustein’s American Repertory Theatre and the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University. The … Read more

‘RRR’s’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ makes history with original song triumph at 2023 Oscars

M.M. Keeravaani, right, and Chandrabose accept the Oscar for original song at the 95th Academy Awards. in the Dolby Theatre. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Do you know … naatu? The academy proved it does Sunday night when the heel-tapping “Naatu Naatu,” from Indian blockbuster “RRR,” won the Oscar for original song, making … Read more

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