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Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Time’s Up has its Oscars moment and touts diversity, inclusion and intersectionality

May 11, 2019 at 11:08 a.m.

Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein — a perennial Oscars fixture — wasn't at Sunday's Academy Awards but his presence still loomed large. Host Jimmy Kimmel ribbed the mogul and others sullied...

Barbra Streisand had her dog cloned — twice — and PETA isn’t happy about it

December 17, 2018 at 4:26 p.m.

Barbra Streisand has been blazing trails in Hollywood for half a century, and she appears to be doing the same in the world of animal cloning. In a new interview...

Oscar contender ‘The Shape of Water’ facing copyright infringement lawsuit

May 11, 2019 at 11:07 a.m.

Fox Searchlight, Guillermo del Toro and others associated with the Oscar contender “The Shape of Water” are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the estate of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright...

Quincy Jones apologizes for dishy ‘wordvomit’ interviews

December 17, 2018 at 4:26 p.m.

Quincy Jones says he's "an 85-year-old bow-legged man who is still learning from his mistakes." Specifically, that you shouldn't publicly spill very private, scorching-hot tea. The 28-time Grammy-winning producer issued...

<p>In this Jan. 17, 2016, file photo, Amy Schumer arrives at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. </p>

Amy Schumer marries chef Chris Fischer

May 13, 2019 at 10:44 a.m.

Amy Schumer is a married Mrs.! The “Snatched” star confirmed Thursday that she and her chef-beau, Chris Fischer, tied the knot during a seaside ceremony. The announcement came in the form of...

Country star Vince Gill adds his voice to #MeToo with song about sexual abuse

December 17, 2018 at 4:29 p.m.

Country music star Vince Gill chimed into the #MeToo movement Tuesday night by showcasing a personal song about sexual abuse. The 21-time Grammy winner wrote "Forever Changed" "years ago," but...

‘Girls’ creator Lena Dunham and musician Jack Antonoff split

December 17, 2018 at 4:33 p.m.

"Girls" star and creator Lena Dunham and longtime beau Jack Antonoff have called it quits. Dunham's rep confirmed to The Times on Tuesday that the outspoken actress and the Grammy-nominated...

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s partner opens up about his addiction and the relapse that led to his death

December 17, 2018 at 6:26 p.m.

Illuminating the late Philip Seymour Hoffman's longtime struggle with addiction, Mimi O'Donnell, his partner and mother of his three children, opened up about their relationship in a heartbreaking new essay...

‘Fuller House’ star John Stamos is expecting his first child

December 17, 2018 at 6:14 p.m.

Everyone's favorite uncle is finally going to be a dad: John Stamos is having a baby. The "Fuller House" star, who plays beloved rocker Uncle Jesse on the rebooted sitcom,...

George Clooney and Matt Damon explain what and when they knew about Harvey Weinstein’s conduct

December 18, 2018 at 12:12 a.m.

Oscar winners George Clooney and Matt Damon on Monday further condemned producer Harvey Weinstein, their former mentor who had a hand in launching their careers in the 1990s. The "Suburbicon"...

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