6+ hour, 43+ min ago   (646+ words) By Lee Roderick, Past President of the National Press Club (The Hollywood Times) 8/26/26 – “Who is going to change your light bulbs?” That’s a question a leading expert asks aging Americans. When pre-retirement workers 50 and older were recently surveyed on what…...

18+ hour, 58+ min ago   (427+ words) Hollywood Times I am in shock. I met Dolly back in the late ’70s. We had the same manager, and I was lucky enough to meet her and know her throughout the years, and then we ended up with the same…...

19+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1638+ words) Palm Springs CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/25/26 – What happens when your refrigerator doesn’t just keep the wine chilled, it starts trying to connect with your guests? For longtime comedy collaborators Karla Carmony and Amy Boyd of Particular Situation Productions, that absurdly…...

19+ hour, 21+ min ago   (540+ words) “When we were shooting STRAIGHT TALK, Dolly would ask me to listen to a song she had just written. She rubbed her fingernails together for the percussion and of course sing some incredible song. I look back at those days…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (131+ words) Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at age 80, her family announced Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The beloved singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist leaves behind an extraordinary legacy spanning more than six decades. Parton gave the world classics including “Jolene,” “9 to 5,” “Coat…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1361+ words) Odalys Nanin falls firmly into the second category. I recently caught up with my friend and Hollywood Times colleague over Zoom to talk about her newest short film, Love and Other Devastations, a romantic comedy selected for this year’s Cinema…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1474+ words) Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/24/26 – Forty years is certainly something to celebrate. But when an organization was founded during one of the darkest chapters in LGBTQ+ history, a 40th anniversary carries with it much more than candles, champagne and congratulations....

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1166+ words) The intimate but outstanding cast featured three actors: Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (“The Walking Dead,” “Straight Out of Brooklyn”), Jen Ponton (“Dietland”, “Come on In”), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”, “Everything Sucks”). Resentment is produced by Gone Fishing Media but is distributed…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1459+ words) Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/24/2026 – There are some interviews that feel like interviews, and then there are conversations that feel like you have simply stumbled into someone’s world for a little while. Talking with Sean Jones was very much…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (533+ words) With surprise guests, costumed fans, and seismic trap beats, the underground artist transformed a packed theater into a world entirely his own. Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8-24-2026 By the time Slayr took the stage at the Belasco Theatre on…...