"Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B" starring Alexandra Shipp drew the ire of viewers during its premiere on Lifetime a few days back, with some fans voicing out their unhappiness with the show.
Last week's telecast of the 18th Annual Hollywood Film Awards on CBS ended up getting less than stellar rating from the coveted 18-49 year demographic. But still the show managed to attract about 3.7 viewers which put it just behind other major networks.
Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma, this was confirmed by Dr. Jean-Francois Payen, the physician who treated him in Grenoble, France, after his skiing accident in the Swiss Alps. Whether or not this means that Schumacher is recovering is not certain as his family has not provided any update about his condition while experts have provided conflicting theories.
The new Android OS 5.0 Lollipop update will come to the Nexus 5, 7 and 10 sometime this week. With this comes a flurry of information about new features and bugs. The first major point is that the update is going to roll out on the air for some devices such as the Nexus 5, 7, 9 and 10. However, when the update arrives it will be dependent on carriers.
After a long, long wait, fans may finally get to read the highly anticipated novel "The Winds of Winter" by George R. R. Martin by the middle of next year. The upcoming book is the sixth in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series from which the hit TV series "Game of Thrones" is based.
No news is bad news as far as the release date of the iPod Touch 6 is concerned. Over the past few months there has been a trickle of news about the iPod Touch 6G.
Quentin Tarantino is planning on retiring after making his 10th film. Currently he is working on his eighth film which incidentally is titled "The Hateful Eight."
Police detective Stella Gibson (played by Gillian Anderson) and serial killer Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan) are back in Season 2 of "The Fall" which has just premiered on BBC.
After a series of delays, the movie "Uncharted" appears to be back on track and is expected to be released in 2016.
Black Friday deals at Walmart are being stretched over five days this year, with some of the best ones taking place on Thanksgiving Day itself. With major retailers such as Target and Best Buy placing emphasis on spreading deals over many days, Walmart seems to have followed suit.
"Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice" is well on its way to becoming one of the most talked about movies of all time even though it will only hit the big screen on April 29, 2016.
Chinese authorities have detained multiple pastors and church workers from Beijing Jiaquan Church, an independent house church that has operated in the capital for more than two decades. ChinaAid founder and President Bob Fu said his organization is “urgently concerned for the safety, health and legal rights of every Jiaquan pastor and church co-worker who has been taken away.”
A planned church in East Java Province in Indonesia is facing renewed opposition from Muslim residents who argue that an address discrepancy in permit documents should halt construction. Residents in the Dukuh Kukun area of Babat Jerawat Urban Village, Pakal District, Surabaya, say the address listed on the official permit does not match the church site in the CitraLand housing complex.
National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School may continue pursuing plans to become the nation’s first religious charter school while its legal challenge to an Oklahoma law moves forward, a federal judge ruled. According to Baptist Press, the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation is challenging provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act that bar religious organizations from operating publicly funded charter schools because of their religious character.
Former President Joe Biden received an award from Planned Parenthood of Delaware on Thursday and used his remarks to defend his abortion-rights record while encouraging supporters to continue their efforts. Biden spoke at Planned Parenthood of Delaware’s 22nd Annual Chocolate & Champagne Gala in Claymont, where former first lady Jill Biden presented him with the Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award.
A bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators called on President Donald Trump to raise China’s persecution of Christian pastors and other religious minorities during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week. Led by Sens. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., the lawmakers thanked Trump for diplomatic pressure they said helped secure the July 3 release of Beijing Zion Church founder Ezra Jin after 266 days in detention.