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A presidential campaign is beginning without late-night television hosts who helped us laugh through past ones, both a cultural loss and an opportunity for new voices. David Letterman is gone, taking his unmatched ability to have serious conversations with public figures and not skimp on humor. Jay Leno’s rat-a-tat pace of one-liners is history. Jon Stewart exits next month, along with a research team that allowed him to bust politicians and journalists for hypocrisy. Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Larry Wilmore and Kate McKinnon are the most likely comic stars to emerge for Decision 2016. “As much as it’s sad to see Jon leave and have Letterman and Leno gone, it’s not like the new class coming in will be doing plate spinners,” said Rory Albanese, executive producer of “The Nightly…

Panama is joining several other Latin American nations in dropping out of the Miss Universe pageant in protest over Donald Trump’s comments about immigrants. The Miss Panama Organization and the Telemetro television channel say that this year they won’t participate in or broadcast the Miss Universe contest partly owned by Trump. They say the move is “a message of solidarity” to Mexicans offended by Trump’s recent description of Mexican migrants as rapists and as people who bring drugs and crime to the United States. Panama hosted the pageant in 1986 and 2003. Contest organizers and broadcasters in Costa Rica and Mexico also have pulled out of the event.…

HOW FACEBOOK STARTED IT AND APPLE MUSIC WILL CONTINUE IT What do you like? Maybe you like Taylor Swift, Barack Obama and Philadelphia. Or, perhaps, you like hot dogs, Arnold Schwarzenegger and soul music... if not all six of these things. Whatever you like, you have probably used that hugely popular social networking website, Facebook, to publicly indicate your fondness for these things. As will become clearer in this article, it can be easy to underestimate the degree of influence of Facebook's 'like' function since it was introduced in 2009. It is difficult to miss the 'like' button during even the most cursory use of Facebook. All posts made by your friends can be 'liked' - all that you need to do is click on that little icon that looks…

July 4th went off like a dud at the box office. Anticipated new releases “Magic Mike XXL” and “Terminator Genisys” fizzled, leaving the popular holdovers “Jurassic World” and “Inside Out” to top the holiday weekend. Despite the brawny enticements of Channing Tatum and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the four-week rule of Universal’s dinosaur sensation “Jurassic World” continued with an estimated $30.9 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Pixar’s acclaimed “Inside Out” nearly caught up to the runaway dinos, taking in $30.1 million in its third weekend of release. The strength of those June hits and the unfortunate timing of July 4th this year coming on a Saturday (rather than stretching out a long weekend) meant the sequels “Terminator Genisys” and “Magic Mike XXL” both failed to match previous installments. Paramount’s “Terminator Genisys,”…

Dreams Worth More Than Money Meek Mill The Philadelphia native had to delay the release of his second studio album from September due to the revocation of his bail, which led to a three to six month jail sentence. However, the finished project appears to have been worth the wait, with Future, Drake, Diddy, The Weeknd and Nicki Minaj just some of the represented guest talents. FIVE FACTS: 1. Meek Mill is the stage name of Robert Rahmeek Williams. 2. He released his debut studio album, Dreams and Nightmares, in 2012. 3. He is the boyfriend of Minaj, who appears on the new single “All Eyes On You”. 4. Mill has said that the title of Dreams Worth More Than Money was inspired by his realization that there is more to…

NEW YORK (AP) -- There’s loud talking, snoring and, of course, phones ringing. But theater etiquette might have taken a turn for the bizarre on Broadway last week with a dead cellphone. A patron at the Tony Award-nominated play “Hand to God” on July 2 climbed onstage just before the show began to try to recharge his phone in what looked like an outlet. Ushers at the Booth Theatre quickly converged, and the young man was pulled off the stage. A public announcement was made warning patrons to avoid any similar acts, and ushers were stationed near the offender in case anything else untoward occurred. He apparently got the message. Actress Sarah Stiles tweeted: “(hash)fullmoon or (hash) idiot?” The attempt to recharge was, in the end, pointless: The onstage outlet…

Jerry Weintraub, the dynamic producer and manager who pushed the career of John Denver and produced such hit movies as “Nashville” and “Ocean’s Eleven,” has died. He was 77. Weintraub’s representatives say he died Monday of cardiac arrest in Santa Barbara, California. Weintraub became a top concert promoter in the 1970s, working with the likes of Elvis Presley and shaping John Denver’s career. He then tackled the movie business and produced such films as “Oh, God,” “Diner” and “The Karate Kid” and its sequels. Though Weintraub’s attempt to found his own studio ended in bankruptcy, his success as an independent producer spanned decades, including 2013’s Emmy-winning “Behind the Candelabra.” He died with numerous projects in development, including the recently debuted HBO series “The Brink” and an upcoming remake of “Tarzan.”…

A FEAST OF FUNNINESS AHEAD Millions of people love the two animated comedy movies of the Despicable Me franchise, which star the super-villain Gru and his peculiar cylinder-shaped yellow minions. They will have to wait another two years before Despicable Me 3 hits theaters - but, in the meantime, there is something that could be even better for those fans who reckon that those little yellow people have too long been underused and overlooked on the big screen. It's true - the minions now have their own film! FROM DRACULA, TO NAPOLEON, TO... SCARLET OVERKILL So, what has happened to Gru? Well, a more relevant issue is what hasn't happened to the minions - as the new movie, which is simply called Minions and has already been released to British…

NEW YORK (AP) -- Queen Latifah started with “The Star-Spangled Banner” and ended with a rap classic, Amy Schumer told raunchy jokes despite some children in the crowd and country singer Sara Evans was a vocal powerhouse when she covered Sam Smith. The performers headlined the inaugural Fourth of July Freedom Festival at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, which organizers plan to hold annually. Latifah closed the event benefiting the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which began Saturday night and went into Sunday morning. She was versatile, going from jazz standards to Broadway tunes to rap - mirroring her adaptable career. “Shout-out to all of our men and women in uniform. Shout-out to my father, Vietnam veteran. Thank you so much daddy,” she said. She ended with her hip-hop…

For nearly a century, insulin has been a life-saving diabetes treatment. Now scientists are testing a tantalizing question: What if pills containing the same medicine patients inject every day could also prevent the disease? Thirteen-year-old Hayden Murphy of Plainfield, Illinois, is helping researchers determine if the strategy works for Type 1 diabetes, the kind that is usually diagnosed in childhood. If it does, he might be able to avoid the lifetime burdens facing his 5-year-old brother, Weston. They includes countless finger pricks and blood sugar checks, and avoiding playing too hard or eating too little, which both can cause dangerous blood sugar fluctuations.Hayden Murphy is among more than 400 children and adults participating in U.S. government-funded international research investigating whether experimental insulin capsules can prevent or at least delay Type…

NEW YORK (AP) -- Brandon Maxwell, Lady Gaga’s longtime stylist and a designer in his own right, plans to show his first full ready-to-wear collection at New York Fashion Week in September. Maxwell has created numerous looks for Gaga over the years, including a silver gown with a plunging neckline and high slit for this year’s Grammys and a majority of the outfits she has worn for her Cheek to Cheek tour with Tony Bennett. Known for a bold but glamorous aesthetic, Maxwell is listed in The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 most powerful stylists in Hollywood. His fashion week debut was announced Monday.…

Billy Joel married girlfriend Alexis Roderick in a surprise ceremony at the couple’s annual Fourth of July party. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo presided over Saturday’s nuptials at Joel’s Long Island estate, the singer’s spokeswoman Claire Mercuri said. The small group of family and friends at the party didn’t know the couple planned to exchange vows. Among those in attendance were Alexa Ray Joel, his daughter with his second wife, model Christie Brinkley, and actor Kevin James. People magazine first reported the wedding. Joel, 66, and Roderick, 34, have been dating since 2009 and are expecting their first child. This is his fourth marriage. Joel is currently on tour. On Wednesday, he set a record for most performances by a single artist at Madison Square Garden with his 65th show,…

Prince William and his wife, Kate, marked a milestone for their newborn baby Princess Charlotte on Sunday - a christening ceremony on Queen Elizabeth II’s country estate that was steeped in royal tradition. Hundreds of fans outside St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, a sprawling royal estate near England’s eastern coast, cheered as William and Kate arrived with toddler Prince George and 9-week-old Charlotte, who was in a vintage pram. It was only the second time Britain’s newborn princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, has been seen in public since she was born on May 2. Charlotte was dressed for the occasion in a replica of the intricate lace-and-satin christening gown made for Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, also named Victoria, in 1841. Until 2008, that original gown…

The Grateful Dead is making Chicago’s Soldier Field come alive like no rock band ever has. In a news release, Soldier Field says the 70,764 tickets sold for Friday night’s show broke a previous record for any event at the stadium when U2 sold 67,936 for a 2009 show. That record lasted all of one day. On Saturday night, Soldier Field reported that 70,844 tickets were sold for the show. The band has one more show Sunday of what they say will be their last show ever as the Grateful Dead. Soldier Field spokesman Luca Serra says the fans are getting their money’s worth. Both shows started at about 7:30 at night and Friday night’s show ended at 11:35 and Saturday night’s show ended at midnight.…

Manglehorn There’s seemingly something missing in the lives of the middle-aged, but otherwise happily married creative New Yorkers Josh (Ben Stiller) and Cornelia Srebnick (Naomi Watts). They get a sniff of what that ‘something’ could be when they encounter the free-spirited young couple Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda Seyfried), in this openly funny cross-generational comedy. FIVE FACTS: 1. While We’re Young is written, produced and directed by Noah Baumbach. 2. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. 3. Other members of the cast include Charles Grodin, Brady Corbet, Ryan Serhant and Maria Dizzia. 4. Shooting took place in September 2013 in New York City. 5. James Murphy composed the film’s score. The Gunman One of this generation’s greatest actors, Sean Penn, takes on the true…

Idina Menzel, who has crossed over from the Broadway stage to the Billboard charts, is still surprised that she’s able to sell concert tickets like a proper pop star. “It’s hard to cross over like that and that’s what this whole last year has been about for me,” Menzel said in a recent interview. “So I’m trying to take it in and be proud of that.” Menzel, 44, will kick off a North American tour Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia. She’ll play nearly 40 shows, including stops in Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago and Washington, D.C. The tour will wrap up Oct. 3 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. “It’s amazing to go into new territories and have people buy tickets to your show that you never knew in a million…