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Billy Joel, Tony Bennett to be honored in NYC next week

Alec Baldwin is set to be a guest speaker.

8 TV shows not to miss this week

Jimmy Webb on the hits that got away and the ‘wretched excess’ of ’70s LA

5 things you may not know about 'Hotel California'

Cinema Arts Centre rehires fired former co-director

Coming soon: 'Long Island Bank Robber' movie

Prada's new Milan exhibition turns a century of fashion into fresh discoveries

Walliams and Brand were leading UK comics. Now they are part of a reckoning over sexual misconduct

Judge jails Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, after he cut off his ankle monitor

Stacy Keach, star of stage and 'Mike Hammer' series, dies at 85

From ink to sacred text, Malaysia's Quran makers blend craft and faith

Prince Harry's wife Meghan makes first public appearance since father's arrest

Band won't attend their own Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Oprah Winfrey names Mary Lawson's 'Solace in Winter' as her new book club pick

TV

Versatile 'Tulsa King' villian is LI's Robert Davi

The Dix Hills-raised actor is Sylvester Stallone's adversary on the hit drama series.

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'Sly called me up'

4 takeaways: What was special about Election Day coverage?

News 12+ to shut down amid Optimum's financial troubles

'The West Wing' and 'The Diplomat' have much in common

Billy Joel

Will Billy Joel be able to perform again? Time and tests will tell.

Right now, doctors have told him doing a show is like getting a concussion.

MORE ON THIS TOPICMovin' out: Billy Joel's motorcycles on display at Christie's auction house

Movin' out: Billy Joel's motorcycles on display at Christie's auction house

First in NewsdayMotorcycle man Billy Joel to auction more than 70 bikes

What surgery did Billy Joel have to ease the fluid buildup on his brain?

AI-generated Billy Joel from 1971 to be featured in new documentary to screen on LI

Billy Joel tribute sets 37-date tour, with no stops planned for LI or NYC

Celebrities

Knicks come to Taylor Swift's defense

The online debate started after two Knicks guards were asked who is the most fake celebrity fan.

MORE ON THIS TOPICPopper: Give Towns credit for not sulking about contract

Ray Romano inducted into Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame

'I feel like a Long Islander'

What to know about Lewy body dementia, the disease that Patrick Stewart suffered from

Remembering the time Patrick Stewart came to Long Island

Mariah Carey's holiday pop-up bar returns to NYC

Verne Gay

Why we still love 'Lucy' after 75 years

The classic sitcom still lives on in reruns and in the hearts of Long Island and its fans.

MORE ON THIS TOPICRemember these 'classic' 'Charlie's Angels' episodes?TCM to show Eva Marie Saint marathon

Catching up with WCBS NewsRadio's Tim Scheld

Radio legend Pat Pagano gets ready to sign off

Theater

Broadway finds its Prince: Jordan Fisher cast as 'The Kid' in 'Purple Rain' musical

Jordan Fisher will star in the Broadway adaptation of "Purple Rain" as "The Kid."

LI lawyer turned lyricist gets musical ready for Tilles Center

Familiar faces rejoin 'The Book of Mormon' on Broadway: Nikki M. James and Rory O'Malley

Movies

Tinto Brass, Italian director known for erotic films 'Caligula' and 'Salon Kitty,' dies at 93

LOS ANGELES — Tinto Brass, the avant-garde Italian director best known for 1970s erotic films...

In another shake-up at DC Studios, Gunn and Safran are out as Skydance appoints Marvel vet Latcham

'Godzilla Minus Zero' stomps to a record-setting $31.6 million debut, clobbering 'The Cat in the Hat'

Oscar-winning Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio dies at 52

What to Stream: U2, 'Misty Green,' 'The Chosen' and Randy Travis

Music

Disterbenz goes from backing Wheatus to taking center stage

Gabrielle Sterbenz is ready to shine with an album and a Huntington concert.

Donny Osmond to perform on LI for 1st time in over 10 years

Journey music is 'in my DNA': Fans prep for final Coliseum show

Remembering U2's Long Island concerts

Foghat's drummer calls Long Island home

Learn about the art of guitar making from a master at Stony Brook fest

Radio

Report: Howard Stern to cut back SiriusXM work to 1 day a week

Stern, who currently does three weekly shoes, has reportedly laid off a dozen staffers.

Robin Quivers cancer-free after 14 years

Billy Joel Channel returns to SiriusXM, marking 50th anniversary of 'Turnstiles'

WWRL 'Urban Preacher' Bob Law dies at 86

More Entertainment

'The Diplomat' renewed for Season 5

'Boo!' and 'Ho, ho, ho!': Fall holiday shows for all occasions

Michael Douglas launching book tour in Nassau

16 biggest Oheka Castle pop culture moments

Billy Crystal's '860' extends run on Broadway

'Dancing With the Stars' headed to UBS Arena

Tom Hanks returning to Broadway with Kelli O'Hara

'Salty, Not Sweet' is Florence Fabricant's love letter to food

Remembering top 'SCTV' moments with show's biggest stars

LIers share what Apu's return to 'The Simpsons' means for South Asian TV representation

Fired co-director of Cinema Arts Centre to meet with board chair next week

It's no joke juggling comedy and a day job on LI

RAFER GUZMÁN

Former Cinema Arts Centre co-director hosting 'Cinema in Exile' series at other theaters

Recently fired Cinema Arts Centre co-director Dylan Skolnick will present his first pop-up event on Saturday at South Bay Cinema.

Visit 3 NYS state parks for free this weekend

LI plays a key role in Edward Burns' new novel

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