The January 30, 2025 concert to fundraise for organizations assisting in Los Angeles county fire relief – FIRE AID – was a great success with dozens of performers coming together… Billboard
To watch a replay, it’s on Netflix and their YouTube channel…
HOW TO HELP: Donate to the Los Angeles Fire Foundation – California Fire Foundation – World Central Kitchen (assisting with meals for evacuees, EMS personnel) – Los Angeles Regional Foodbank – League of California Community Foundations – American Red Cross
Families and businesses affected by the August 8, 2023 land and wildfires in Lahaina and Upcountry Kula on Maui continue to rebuild. To learn more and help with a monetary donation or volunteering efforts: Maui Nui Strong – Maui United Way – Pacific Disaster Center offers a list of verified organizations here
Oscar winning actor Ke Huy Quan for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was surrounded by his “Goonies” castmates while he was honored with the foot-and-hand-print ceremony in Hollywood… CNN
The most glamourous walkway – The MET Gala – announced their theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, and their board of co-chairs to lead the event including Colmon Domingo (TV’s “Fear the Walking Dead”) and A$AP Rocky (musician, rapper, actor: TV series “Mr. Robot”) as well as co-committee chairs like Olympic athlete Sha’carri Richardson and Grammy winner for Rap Album of the Year Doechii… E!
The Winners of the GRAMMY Award [official site] and Beyonce winning Album of the Year for “Cowboy Carter” as well as taking the statue for Country Album of the Year 🙂
Oof! #lostintranslation Actor-producer Reese Witherspoon shared how a friendship soured when she roasted a fellow actor when presenting an award – only to realize it was not “that sort” of presentation 🙂 E!
Lady Gaga’s next studio album has a name, “Mayhem”, and the speculation of her music’s upcoming tone and tempo are informed by her recent residencies in Las Vegas, movie roles… Billboard
Hawaii Island’s Kilauea continues to mesmerize and you can safely watch the spectacle via the U.S. Geological Survey’s YouTube channel
The teams are set for Super Bowl (59)…now for the entertainment in the Apple Music Halftime Show of rapper Kendrick Lamar with special guest, SZA 🙂 Take a look at how “The Evolution of the Super Bowl half time show” went from marching bands to highly choreographed, multi-genre crossing artists… CNN
“Get Started Transcribing for the National Archives” – This is an ongoing effort to create an accessible public source of the United States’ written materials while there are folks who can decipher the cursive handwriting of the past. It’s fun to take a look at how the correspondence between persons evolved over the generations… National Archives
Viral memes live forever online and sometimes screengrabs take on another life as new internet users discover older videos and images. For “Side-Eyeing Chloe”, it is a good example of how there are perks and downsides to this phenomenon 🙂 People
Director James Cameron wants fans of “Avatar” to brace themselves for a very different…Avatar…when “Avatar 3: Fires and Ash” plays in theatres… Empire
(below: official new trailer for SEASON 2!! of Max’s “The Last of Us”, debuting in April 2025)
Fans of sometime Kauai resident Carlos Santana will need to wait a bit longer to see his Las Vegas residency show after the award-winning musician took a hard tumble, breaking his pinky finger… Billboard
New year, new list of #finally getting to see big films including “Wicked: Part Two”, “Freakier Friday”, and Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) leading “Love Hurts” opposite Ariana DeBois next month… Huff Post
SCAM NOTICE – There are newer phishing scams that are coming to your smart device, email, texting, and social media accounts that appear to be sent from authentic or official addresses. When in doubt, delete! You can also refer to the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION‘s official pages for better practices when receiving messages and phone calls from numbers NOT in your contact list… Consumer Advice, Federal Trade Commission