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Jim Gordon, rock drummer who killed mother, dies at 77
By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press
Thu,03/16/23-8:52PM , 86 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Gordon, the rock ‘n’ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys but suffered from growing mental health problems and spent the second half of his life in prison for killing his mother, has died at 77.
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Marcus Samuelsson appears the 7th annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show, in support of prostate cancer awareness on Feb. 1, 2023, in New York. Samuelsson and fellow chef Jonathan Waxman have launched an effort to honor trailblazing restaurants founded by women and people of color. They host “A Seat at the Table,” an eight-part Audible original series. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP, File)

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Chef Marcus Samuelsson elevates diversity of culinary world
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON - Associated Press
Thu,03/16/23-1:36PM , 101 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Marcus Samuelsson is keen on leading with intention. That focus is seared into the delectable dishes prepared at his popular restaurants, but it is also expressed with his staffing.
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Composer Stephen Sondheim appears at the premiere of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" in New York on Dec. 3, 2007, left, and Joe Mantello appears the premiere of HBO Films' "The Normal Heart" in New York on May 12, 2014. Sondheim's last musical “Here We Are” — once known as “Square One” — will begin performances this September at The Shed’s Griffin Theater with a book by David Ives, best known for the play “Venus in Fur.” Mantello will direct. (AP Photo)

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Stephen Sondheim's last musical finds a New York City stage
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Thu,03/16/23-10:01AM , 128 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — The late Stephen Sondheim's last stage musical — an adaptation of two films by Spanish surrealist director Luis Buñuel — will be given an off-Broadway stage this year, offering theatergoers a chance to see a new work by musi
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This image released by Paramount+ shows Patrick Stewart as Picard, left, and Ed Speleers as Jack Crusher in the "No Win Scenario" episode of "Star Trek: Picard." (Trae Patton/Paramount+ via AP)

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‘Star Trek’, swear words and TV characters’ changing mores
By TED ANTHONY - AP National Writer
Thu,03/16/23-1:03AM , 339 Reads
For nearly four decades, Jean-Luc Picard of “Star Trek” has largely been presented as genteel, erudite and — at times — quite buttoned up. Yes, he loses his temper. Yes, he was reckless as a callow cadet many years ago. Yes, he occasionally gets his hands dirty or falls apart.
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