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Once again, Scottish actor James McAvoy has put himself into the Star Trek conversation, with another pitch to play a younger version of Sir Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard. James McAvoy has had a varied career garnering awards and accolades in dramas like The Last King of Scotland, as well as more mainstream outings like playing a young Charles Xavier in several prequels to the X-Men films featuring Sir Patrick Stewart in the same role. McAvoy is an avowed Star Trek fan, and when Star Trek: Picard was in development, he volunteered his services on more than one occasion to play a young Jean-Luc Picard, noting he was uniquely qualified.

Key PointsLucie Arnaz celebrated her parents on the 75th anniversary of I Love Lucy. The daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz lauded the landmark sitcom and its writers. "I could not be more proud to be a part of this family," Arnaz wrote of her parents and brother Desi Arnaz Jr. Lucie Arnaz just helped celebrate a milestone anniversary of her parents Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's landmark show. "Happy 75 years I Love Lucy," she captioned a 2011 interview she did with the Television Academy. "You're still lookin' great!!! "She explained in the video that the sitcom had been about four friends, sure, but it was more importantly a story of "unconditional love. "Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter. "Because it seemed like no matter how much trouble the Lucy character would get into, there would always be somebody at the end of the day to say it's all right, you know," said Arnaz, the sister of Desi Arnaz Jr. "And they would still love her. "She added, "We remember the show for its laughs, but, oddly enough — because people talk about this all the time and ask me, 'Why do you think? Why do you think?'

Stand-up comedians have always had a reverence for what they like to call a “comic’s comic” — a fellow comedian who works with such distilled purity and edge, diving head-first into the gnarly metaphysics of comedy, that the comics end up worshipping him more than the public does. (He’s the stand-up-comedy equivalent of an ultimate cool indie-rock cult band.) Gilbert Gottfried was a comic’s comic. So are Larry David and Doug Stanhope and Maria Bamford. And Norm Macdonald was one too, except that as you watch Judd Apatow’s juicy and haunting documentary “Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald,” you realize that there was a special thing about him. He was a comic’s comic…who everyone else loved too. As the movie demonstrates, Macdonald’s credentials as a comic’s comic were unassailable. We see his very first network television appearance on May 9, 1990, on “Late Night with David Letterman,” where he did a bit about the devil commanding someone to kill his family and chop them into bits and stuff the pieces into a duffel bag. (Then the killer learns that the devil is a friend who was kidding.)

"9-1-1: Nashville" returned for its second season on Thursday, concluding with a touching tribute to Fiona Lowe, who died on September 29. She was just 13 years old. The episode's broadcast ended with an on-screen dedication that read "In Loving Memory," along with a recent photograph of the deceased. According to a medical examiner, Fiona Lowe's death was ruled a suicide.

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'I couldn't walk anywhere without getting stopped for photos,' says Const. Sukhvinder Sunger. While Const. Sukhvinder Sunger is a traffic cop, and can be found patrolling Vancouver on a motorcycle, his appearance marching in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city, turned him into a celebrity for a month, catching the eyes of people around the world. That's because, as the Vancouver Police Pipe Band Drum Major, Sunger appeared in the 76th annual Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in full, formal attire, making a splash in front of hundreds of thousands with his kilt, turban and windswept beard. "If you're a pipe band enthusiast, this is the Super Bowl," Sunger tells Vancouver Is Awesome. "It's on bucket lists. "The tattoo is a prestigious event for the Scots and fans of Scottish culture. It's full of pride, showcasing classic aspects of Scotland, with traditional Highland dress, bagpipes and military parades. It's a point of pride that people come from around the world to experience it. And at this year's event, Sunger became an unexpected star, with a visually arresting uniform. And, as a Sikh man, he wore a turban, a first for a drum major in the tattoo.

Key PointsCandace Cameron Bure opened up to EW about her time on Special Forces, including getting ill on Thursday's episode. "It was the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life," she says of getting gassed in a gas chamber on the Fox show. Bure also recalling nearly quitting and why she stayed. Candace Cameron Bure pushed herself to her limits on Special Forces. The 50-year-old Full House alum opened up to Entertainment Weekly about her experience in the Malaysian jungle for season 5 of the Fox series, including the moment she threw up on Thursday's episode after being gassed in a gas chamber. "It was the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life. I had no idea how chemical warfare affects your body," Bure says. "I mean, how would you know unless you're in it? And it was horrific. "Bure notes that the cameras were the last thing on her mind when she felt ill. "I know when you watch the show or you're thinking, 'Oh, this is reality television.' But I would say that this is actually a special forces course that happens to be filmed," she explains.

Jon Gosselin fiercely defended his son Collin after the 22-year-old’s new memoir made shocking allegations against his mother, Kate Gosselin. Jon said he was proud of Collin’s bombshell book, “In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood,” and shut down any allegation that he’s mentally ill — which Kate claimed in a TikTok comment Tuesday.

Music icon Billy Joel is giving a rare update on his health and he sadly says he may never perform again. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter the “Just The Way You Are” singer said when it comes to his future as a performer … “I don’t know. I have to take a series of tests before I know, but … I’m not allowed to drive. And I can’t do performances because what the neurologist told me, every time you do a show, it’s like you’re getting a concussion.”

Spoiler alert: Major spoilers for "The Traitors: New Blood" follow. A new theory exposing "The Traitors" may be coming to fruition. After a near-flawless first half of Season 5, two traitors now face heavy scrutiny after one faithful coined the theory "Fruitgate. " The Emmy-winning competition series' first all-civilian season, titled "New Blood," has so far been a traitor streamroll, though things may take a turn after last week's twist. The three traitors were required to "murder" a faithful in plain sight by tossing one an apple and having them catch it. And while they successfully eliminated a player, the treacherous trio did not go undetected. Though one faithful saw through the fruitful scheme, the rest remain a discombobulated bunch. Paranoia has turned friends against one another, often with disastrous results. Here's what to know about the Oct. 15 episode. How many traitors are left in 'New Blood'? Three traitors remain on Season 5, "New Blood," as the faithful have so far banished other faithful. Boston pilot Tomica Adams and New York funeral director Joe Vanella were the two original traitors, who recruited Florida marketing professional Katie Fites to join them.

Key PointsMauricio Umansky, known for appearing on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills with estranged wife Kyle Richards, was forced to leave Special Forces due to a rib injury. He tells EW about his recovery and competing on the Fox show with his daughter Alexia. Earlier in the season, Alexia made headlines for revealing she had been assaulted in the past. Despite his best efforts, Mauricio Umansky's time on Special Forces was cut short. "I was very sad," Umansky, 56, tells Entertainment Weekly in an exclusive interview. "I was very disappointed, to be quite honest with you, because I'm not a quitter and I really wanted to stay on. "The real estate mogul, who appeared on the Fox series with daughter Alexia Umansky, left during Thursday's episode after he revealed a rib injury that he sustained during the combat test earlier this season. "I think LeSean McCoy was the one that was supposed to fight Matt Barnes and he couldn't handle the toilet, so I was next in line to fight Matt Barnes," he continues, referring to McCoy's self-elimination on the Oct. 1 episode. "I took one punch in the rib.

Welp, we were certainly overdue for an episode of The Traitors: New Blood that actually gave us something to talk about and, for better or worse, “A Murder Of Necessity” gave us just that in the form of a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it mission, a baffling roundtable, and #Fruitgate. But first, an answer to the cliffhung question, “Who ‘bit’ the poisoned apple?” The answer, it turns out, arrives before Alan can even make it official. Joe can’t sit on his guilt long enough to let the reveal play out properly: He confesses directly to Niyyah that he murdered her, unprompted and visibly anxious about it. “I had to sacrifice a Faithful,” he tells her. “I did not want it to be you… Niyyah, I love you, I’m sorry.” Strategically, the confession costs him nothing—Niyyah’s already dead, the info goes nowhere—which is also what makes it a little curious. To be clear, murdering Niyyah isn’t technically a sin; it’s the gig. Joe’s a Traitor, betrayal is the job, and he’s spent most of this season doing it almost gleefully. That’s what makes the graveside apology sit oddly. Niyyah, in her exit confessional, reads it as Joe needing to clear his conscience, and maybe that’s all it is.

Key pointsJohn Goodman says he had a "bad time" when Roseanne made him famous in the late 1980s. "I wish I would've taken to it better. I didn't," he said. "It took a long time to deal with it," he added. John Goodman is reflecting on becoming a household name. The Raising Arizona star discussed a turning point in his career when TV success made him famous on a scale he never expected. "It changed in '88 with Roseanne," he said during a career retrospective with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. "That's when I was told, 'You'd better get a publicist and get a hold of this stuff.'"Goodman said he had trouble adjusting to his new reality. "I had a bad time dealing with how famous I'd gotten all of a sudden," adding that he recalled thinking. "Well, that ain't me" at the time. "It took a long time to deal with it," he said. Goodman for 'Roseanne'Credit: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyGoodman said he eventually worked through it and "got that out of the way" but still sometimes struggles with "the negotiations you have to go through and "the things you have to do to sell a film" to audiences through publicity.

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Friday, October 16, 2026, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we’ll learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for October 16, NYT Connections #1,223! Read on if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Connections game. If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day, bookmark this page. (If you play Wordle or Strands, check out our hints for those games, too.) Below, I’ll give you some oblique hints at today’s Connections answers. And farther down the page, I’ll reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! The category types in today’s Connections puzzleHere are spoiler-free hints that describe the type of each category in today’s Connections:Yellow category - Similar meaning. Green category - Related (proper) nouns. Blue category - Wordplay. Purple category - Wordplay.

It’s a shame that one of the season’s more annoying Faithfuls is the one who actually stumbles onto the Traitors’ trail. If you’re wondering why The Traitors: New Blood seems much more rushed than a typical American Traitors season, it’s because it is! We are losing 18 to 28 minutes per week due to the shift from Peacock to NBC, and I am grumpy about it. This is why I don’t feel like I understand the ties between the players and why the annoying ones take up so much space! Did it take my sister-in-law mentioning this for me to realize it? Yes. I’m the youngest child; I just go along with things.