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D’oh!  “The Simpsons” is doing the Springfield version of a Christmas special, now streaming on Disney+.  “O C’mon All Ye Faithful” is a special double episode that follows British mentalist Derren Brown as he comes to Springfield. Events soon spiral into chaos, which includes Homer getting hypnotized into believing that he’s Santa. It also comes out … Read more

Kevin Prufer, author of “Sleepaway.” (Wyatt McSpadden) Book review Sleepaway By Kevin PruferAcre Books: 184 pages, $20If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Novels tend to portray dystopia as a messy, noisy business. Climate change brings devastating fires and floods; political … Read more

Hoda Kotb has no issue correcting people who assume she is the grandma of her young daughters. The 60-year-old shared advice for other “older” moms during the “Social Dilemmas” segment of “Today with Hoda & Jenna” Tuesday after a viewer wrote in to ask about the etiquette of reprimanding people who make the mistake. “Yes, … Read more

Walmart employees have begun to wear body cameras as concerns about crime and shoplifting are on the rise. The Arkansas-based retail giant recently began a pilot test involving multiple stores in the Dallas area to address an alarming rise in confrontations with unruly customers, a person familiar with the initiative told The Post. “While we … Read more

A multimillion-dollar mystery: Who really wrote the holiday staple ‘Jingle Bell Rock?’ Bobby Helms couldn’t have asked for a better first year in the music business. Blessed with a soft nasal twang that bore a resemblance to Webb Pierce, one of the reigning kings of country music in the 1950s, Helms caught the attention of … Read more

Justin Timberlake suffered an awkward wardrobe mishap during the Nashville stop on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour. (Richard Shotwell / Invision / Associated Press) Justin Timberlake’s world tour has yielded a moment that fans are unlikely to forget tomorrow. It all went down at the “SexyBack” singer’s Thursday concert in Nashville, while he was performing … Read more

9Yesterday, Kim Kardashian released a racy campaign for Skims’ Winter Heat collection. skims/Instagram Things are heating up for Kim Kardashian. Yesterday, the Skims founder released a campaign for her shapewear brand’s latest collection, called “Winter Heat,” which drops on Dec. 18 in a very Raquel Welch-inspired outfit. Leaving little to the imagination, the reality star … Read more

Pete Davidson walked the red carpet Monday for the first time in a year and a half. The comedian, 31, attended the Broadway opening of “All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich” to support his pal and fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum John Mulaney. Davidson posed for pictures in a brown leather jacket, black T-shirt, … Read more

Lily-Rose Depp on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images Lily-Rose Depp has shared some rare fun facts about her brother, Jack. The 25-year-old actress, who was born outside of Paris to Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, has split her time between America and France over the years, while her 22-year-old sibling has stayed abroad. Last … Read more

An animal caretaker collects a blood sample from a dairy calf vaccinated against bird flu at the National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, in July. (USDA Agricultural Research Service via Associated Press ) Bird flu has seen a resurgence in the U.S. this year, with California leading the pack. Since the Department … Read more