Will Mariah Carey's ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ remain the all-time longest-reigning Hot 100 No. 1 indefinitely?

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at the Queen of Christmas re-capturing one of the most hallowed records in Billboard ...
USA Today

Spike Lee drops surprise film with sweet 'Highest 2 Lowest' connection

Spike Lee may be a filmmaking phenom, but he also has a soft spot for music. The Oscar-winning director, 68, released a new short film inspired by his latest movie "Highest 2 Lowest" on Tuesday, Nov.
E!

Brenda Song Reveals Family Traditions She’s Passing Down to Her, Macaulay Culkin’s Kids

Brenda Song was living the sweet life as a kid, and she wants her sons to have the same. And Brenda even incorporates her parents—who live close by—into the holiday activities with her toddlers. “We ...
WBUR

Harper Lee's 'The Land of Sweet Forever' showcases previously unpublished works

The cover of "The Land of Sweet Forever" and author Harper Lee. (Courtesy of HarperCollins and Rob Carr/AP) “How thrilling, then, to encounter a time capsule from the start of Lee’s career.” That’s ...
The New York Times

Harper Lee’s Conflicted Loves Emerge in a New Collection

“The Land of Sweet Forever” includes stories and essays by a writer who grappled with her Southern roots. By Laura Miller Laura Miller is a books and culture columnist for Slate and the author of “The ...
Los Angeles Times

Harper Lee’s wry humor is on ample display in posthumous ‘Land of Sweet Forever’ collection

Fortunately for avid bibliophiles, Harper Lee was an inveterate pack rat. Born in rural Monroeville, Ala., in 1926, the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” — whose first name is Nelle, her grandmother ...
Indiana Gazette

Brenda Lee (Good) Baker

With great sorrow, we announce the passing of Brenda Lee (Good) Baker, of Stanley, N.C. She went home to her Lord and Savior on Thursday Oct. 15, 2025, at the age of 64, after a brief battle with ...
Staten Island Advance

Whisper sweet nothings to an adoptable pet. Oct. 4-5

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The ability to “speak” on command was likely one of the first skills you learned for your dog if you’re like most dog owners. Your dog can then utilize this simple method to ...
South Bend Tribune

Brenda Lee Clark Fuhs

Brenda Lee Clark Fuhs, age 66, of French Lick, previously of Santa Claus, passed away at 10:45 a.m., on Friday, September 12, 2025, surrounded by her family. Brenda was born on February 14, 1959, in ...
Commercial Appeal

Conversations on Elvis: Brenda Lee and Tony Orlando share memories of the King

There were fond memories, emotional stories, plenty of laughs and a few tears shed during the annual Conversations on Elvis panel on Aug. 15 at the Graceland Soundstage. The event came as part of the ...
Stereogum

Saintseneca – “Sweet Nothing”

It's been, what, seven years since the last Saintseneca album? Zac Little's long-running, ever-evolving Columbus indie-folk outfit has released a bunch of tracks since 2018, but that's when they ...