The remaining members of the band The Beach Boys are “deeply saddened” by the death of founder Brian Wilson. “The world mourns a genius today, and we mourn the loss of our cousin, friend, and partner in an amazing musical adventure.” It was announced on Wednesday that Wilson passed away at the age of 82. […]
The American former film producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually abusing a former production assistant. He was acquitted of another charge. The jury in New York could not reach a verdict on a third charge. Weinstein has been convicted in a case that had to be retried. The former film producer
Yvon Jaspers is working on a television program about Parkinson’s disease. It is a personal project for the presenter, she says in the LINDA.vakantieboek. The disease was diagnosed in her 43-year-old brother Willem. Parkinson’s turned her family’s life upside down. “My brother is admirably coping well with this diagnosis. He is positive and especially not
Fred van Leer and Richard Groenendijk are launching a new podcast on June 19th called Fred en Ries. In the weekly episodes, the two Rotterdam natives will discuss “provocative dilemmas and striking observations,” they announced. The conversations take place at Groenendijk’s kitchen table. A regular guest is Jopie Parlevliet, an alter ego of Groenendijk, who
Goldband will not be seen at Zwarte Cross next month. The Hague band has decided to cancel the performance “in good consultation” due to the controversial new festival owner KKR. Previously, Youp van ‘t Hek and Claw Boys Claw also decided not to come to Zwarte Cross. Last year, it was announced that KKR had
The anniversary season of Who is the Mole? starts on Saturday, November 1st. For the 25th anniversary of the program, an extra edition of eight episodes has been made. The participants have not yet been announced. The special season will also be presented by Rik van de Westelaken, who has traveled to Portugal with the
Dutch journalists, through their editors-in-chief and together with the Dutch Association of Journalists and Free Press Unlimited, are calling for political action to protect Palestinian journalists. They are doing so in a letter that will be presented to outgoing Minister Caspar Veldkamp (Foreign Affairs) on Wednesday. Palestinian journalists have to do their work under extreme
Tatjana Simic was “heel zenuwachtig” om terug te keren in de rol van Kees Flodder. Dat vertelde de 62-jarige actrice, die te zien is in een spin-off over het personage dat zij in de serie Flodder speelde, in gesprek met Radio 10. Nadat de serie Flodder in 1999 was gestopt, leerde Simic nooit meer teksten
AVROTROS and producer Hollands Licht have released a statement regarding Victor Reinier’s departure from the series Flikken Maastricht. The broadcaster states that they have received ‘a substantial number of reports’ from both cast and crew members regarding the actor’s attitude and behavior. The broadcaster and the producer want to emphasize with the statement that there
Lucy Liu will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 78th Locarno Film Festival. The actress will accept the Career Achievement Award on August 14 at the Swiss event. Liu’s latest film will premiere at the festival. Rosemead is based on true stories and is about a terminally ill Chinese immigrant who faces a disturbing