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Twenty years after their mass suicide made headlines across the world, Heaven’s Gate is still one of the most notorious cults of the 20th century – not to mention one of the most recognizable. In March 1997, America was shook by the strange story that included mass suicide, wild public-access-style videos, an obsession with U.F.O.s and, in true late-Nineties fashion, tracksuits and matching Nikes. They also had a new recruitment tool: the Internet. Heaven’s Gate has the distinction of being the first well-known American cult of the Internet era, using the new technology to share their beliefs with a wider audience and also to make a living. They derived a large portion of their income from designing web pages. Formed in the Seventies, they had become reclusive by the start of the 1990s and started attempting to recruit members online using the organizational name “Higher Source” for the website . Though the web would eventually become central in the organization, the … [Read more...] about Heaven’s Gate 20 Years Later: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

A month after Johnny Depp won his multi-million defamation trial against Amber Heard , the ex- Pirates of the Caribbean star now officially faces the first attempt to smack down his legal victory, with a harsh one-two-punch. “For all the reasons set forth above, and for the reasons set forth on the record during the hearings and at trial, in the Motions in Limine and Motions to Strike, Ms. Heard respectfully requests this Court to set aside the jury verdict in favor of Mr. Depp and against Ms. Heard in its entirety, dismiss the Complaint, or in the alternative, order a new trial,” says a not unexpected memorandum filed July 1 in Virginia Circuit Court by the Aquaman star’s attorneys. Heard has long alleged that she suffered violent domestic abuse from Depp. She told a UK court in 2020, and the US trial this year that she had also been repeatedly sexually abused by Depp. Almost from the moment the over $10 million verdict came down on June 1 … [Read more...] about Johnny Depp’s Winning Verdict Should Be Tossed Out For New Trial, Amber Heard Says; Jury Vetting Questions Raised

Backgrid The Playboy Mansion's face-lift is now in its 4th year, with expenses breaking the $1 mil mark, but to the naked eye ... it's hard to see where all that money's going. According to building permits, the property's had a bunch of work done since 2020 ... including a revision of the roof, adding detached living quarters, interior revision, an updated elevator, new fire sprinklers, underground generator, new lighting, fixing the basement foundation and removal of the spa area to install a new one. Backgrid Tons of permits have been filed, and the most up-to-date number we can see for all those renovations is $1.6 million. Backgrid Playboy Mansion Renovations So Far Costing Just Over $1 Million As we reported, the place had $1M in renovations as of 2020, so that's hardly a quantum leap over the course of 4 years. The fix-ups began back in 2019 when billionaire Daren Metropoulos started filing permits to renovate the … [Read more...] about Playboy Mansion Remodel Continues for 4th Year, Still Slow Going

Ten years ago, most people hadn’t even heard of a podcast. Now, they’re an integral part of the media landscape, and none more so than those about true crime . To rank the best, we polled true-crime aficionados about their favorite shows, then sifted through the top choices. Whether they cover a new case each episode or present a story over the course of a season, these picks each shaped the genre in their own way. Some are the results of deep investigative journalism; others are by amateur sleuths trying to help families find answers. Some focus on bringing publicity to cold cases in underrepresented communities, and some changed the way we think about crime storytelling altogether. Perhaps equally important, they’re all great listening, promising the kind of captivating intrigue that continues to draw generation after generation to true crime: tragedy, mystery, a search for answers, and always the hunger for justice. 25. CounterClock Fans of procedurals will bond with … [Read more...] about The 25 Best True-Crime Podcasts of All Time

Bharti Singh turned a year older today on July 3. The popular comedian received special birthday wishes from her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa on her big day. Many TV celebs and such as Avika Gor, Yuvika Chaudhary and others also extended heartfelt wishes on social media. The Kapil Sharma Show castmate as she is with her baby Gola. It must be noted that Bharti and Haarsh embraced parenthood for the first time earlier this year. Singh is celebrating her birthday with her friends and family in Goa. Haarsh shared an adorable picture on his Instagram stories to wish his lovely wife. He wrote, “Happy Birthday my love” in his caption. Many industry friends also wished her by sharing pictures of her on social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mubeen Saudagar (@mubeensaudagar) Meanwhile, Bharti also celebrated the fact that her son Gola turns 3 months old today on her … [Read more...] about Bharti Singh Rings In Her 38th Birthday; Avika Gor, Yuvika Chaudhary And Other Celebs Extend Heartfelt Wishes

It feels like the beginning of something big. Analysts and fans have been talking about it since the Fourth of July, feeling some feelings about it, like it’s something we’ll be looking at for years to come. On Thursday, October 13th, in advance of the Los Angeles Clippers playing the Portland Trail Blazers in a preseason match-up, Paul “The Truth” Pierce – 2008 NBA Finals MVP, en route to the hall of fame, playing his final season with the Clippers this year – laid down some law about what he sees as the “new generation.” “I understand when you have great players on losing teams who are tired of losing, struggling in the playoffs every year – you’re the lone star,” he said on a league-sponsored Sirius XM show. “I’ve been in that position. I could have left Boston years ago, but I stuck it out. I just feel like when you’re that close, as a competitor, you don’t go join the team that just put you out.” When he said he understood, he was referring to his experience carrying the … [Read more...] about Why Golden State Warriors Aren’t Really the NBA’s Bad Guys

Moviegoing is definitely back with viewers flocking to franchise films that 1) continue to roll out in the first sustained barrage of big new titles since Covid, and 2) continue to do huge business as they stick around in theaters. They’re sucking up screens and exacerbating a release-pattern quandary for independent distributors seeking signs that a rising tide raises all boats. The widest specialty indie opening this week, Bleecker Street’s Mr. Malcom’s List , will gross $851,854 through Sunday and an estimated $1.03 million for the four-day weekend on 1,384 screens — an estimated PSA of $745. The well-reviewed, period romp with a strong, diverse cast a la Bridgerton and the same Jane Austen-esqe antecedents is classic counterprogramming but there is a lot to counter. From Minions: The Rise of Gru at no. 1 with a massive opening weekend; to Top Gun: Maverick at no. 2 and holding strong in week six, plus Elvis, Jurassic World Dominion and Lightyear. Thor: Love and … [Read more...] about ‘Mr. Malcolm’s List’ Has Subdued $1M Weekend Amid Franchise Fever – Specialty Box Office

Kelsey Grammer is teasing the long-awaited Frasier revival could begin shooting this fall. ViacomCBS officially greenlit the Paramount+ series last February. “Shooting? There were some conversations about October, maybe a little later. I don’t know,” Grammer revealed in a video preview from his appearance on The Talk airing on Monday (below). “There are a couple of other things coming up. We’ve developed a couple of other projects that look like they’re going to shoot first..” Grammer confirmed they’re “in the final stages of the final script for the first episode of the Frasier reboot and it looks pretty good,” he added. “I’ve had a couple of runs through it, and I cried, so you know, I’m happy. The actor said he credits the titular character, played by himself, as being the key element to the revival’s success. “The key ingredient for the Frasier reboot is actually Frasier, honestly. It was always called [ Frasier ], so it’s me, the key is me,” … [Read more...] about Kelsey Grammer Teases When ‘Frasier’ Revival Will Begin Shooting

Ground-breaking France-based British theater director Peter Brook , who revolutionized 20th-century theater, has died at the age of 97-years-old in Paris. The director, who pioneered taking theater outside of traditional theatre houses, mounting productions in unexpected venues such as gymnasiums, abandoned factories and old gas works, was renowned for his experimental and out-of-the box approach to staging classic and new works alike. He was born in West London to parents of Lithuanian Jewish heritage on March 21, 1925. After attending Westminster School and Oxford, he put on his first production, Dr Faustus at the Torch Theatre in London in 1943. By his early 20s, he had been appointed director of production at the Royal Opera House, where he distinguished himself with an experimental production of Richard Strauss’s Salome featuring sets by Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali. In the 1950s, he started working with the Royal Shakespeare Company, directing … [Read more...] about Revolutionary British Theater Director Peter Brook Dies In France aged 97

The gloves have come off in the ongoing battle that will decide the fate of small theatre in Los Angeles. A day after Actors’ Equity announced that attempts to resolve the dispute had failed, a group of actors and local theatre owners said tonight that they will go ahead and serve the lawsuit they filed against the union last October to stop it from forcing small legit theaters in Los Angeles to pay their actors minimum wage. Under the current rules, many small theatre actors work for as little as $7 a day. The plaintiffs, including actors Ed Harris, Amy Madigan and former SAG president Ed Asner, claim that scrapping the union’s 99-seat theatre waiver, which has been in place since 1989, will force many of the city’s small theatres to close. “We will serve the lawsuit and defend vigorously against Equity’s efforts to have the case dismissed,” the dissident actors and theatre owners said in a statement issued minutes ago. “We will ask the NLRB to enjoin Equity from putting its new … [Read more...] about Dissidents Vow To Take Actors Equity To Court Over Fate Of Small Theatre In LA