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Mere days after performing amongst the thunderous roar of thousands at the Windy City Smokeout music festival in Chicago, country music powerhouseDierks Bentleystill sounded like he was floating on cloud nine about his first big show since the pandemic began. “You always say, ‘Oh, it’s a show I’ll never forget,’ but really, we’llneverforget that show,” the multi-platinum singer/songwriter tells PEOPLE in a recent interview. “Everyone in that crowd wasall in. There was that usual euphoria feeling up there, but it was also mixed in with the added celebration of just beingbeyondlast year....

Dionne Warwickstole the show this weekend onSaturday Night Live… and it was technically her show to begin with. The six-time Grammy Award winner, 80,made a surprise appearanceSaturday on the recurring sketchThe Dionne Warwick Talk Show, in which cast memberEgo Nwodimimpersonates the iconic singer as the host of her own talk show. “You know what? I’m tired of interviewing people who are not icons. Please welcome me,” Nwodim, 33, said as the real Warwick joined her onstage in a sequined sweatsuit, telling her: “I’m so excited for you that I’m here....

As a proposedWhitney Houstonhologram tourcontinues to draw mixed reactions, cousinDionne Warwickstands firm in her opinion — she isnota fan. “I haven’t a clue as to what that is. It’s surprising to me,” the legendary singer, 78,toldEntertainment Tonighton Thursday. “I don’t know what it is. I think it’s stupid, but whatever it is that’s what it is.” Pat Houston — the chart-busting diva’s sister-in-law and estate executor — told theNew York Timesthat a musical featuring Whitney’s music has also been proposed....

Photo: Marvel; Inset: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The director appeared on Deadline’sHero Nationpodcastwhere he spoke aboutGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3being the last installment in the franchise featuringChris Pratt,Zoë Saldanaand the rest of the team as fans know it. “This is the end for us, the last time people will see this team of Guardians,” Gunn said of the third movie, which is due in theaters on May 5, 2023. Gunn, who helmed the first two volumes for Marvel, said the upcoming film is “big....

Bob Chapek; Scarlett Johansson.Photo: getty (2) During an earnings call on Thursday, Chapek spoke about the dual releases of films in movie theaters and on Disney+, telling Wall Street analysts, “We value flexibility in being able to make last-minute calls,” according toDeadline. He added that he and former CEO Bob Iger, who now serves as chairman of the board at Disney, “determined” the dual release plan for several of this year’s movies “was the right strategy to enable us to reach the broadest possible audience....

Photo: Walt Disney World One of Walt Disney World’smost iconic resortshas officially returned — with aMoanamakeover. Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort reopened on Monday after nearly a year of reconstruction. The resort opened with the Magic Kingdom in 1971 and has been a favorite of parkgoers ever since. In September 2020, Disney announced thatthe resort would not be reopeningwith the park as originally scheduled due to plans for major renovations. (Itshut down in mid-Marchdue to the coronavirus pandemic....

A former Virginia doctor who pleaded guilty to fetal homicide was spared decades behind bars last week after a request for leniency from his ex-girlfriend — the same woman whose tea he spiked last year with an abortion-inducing drug, killing their unborn son. Fiske had been at Imran’s house discussing how they were going to raise their child when he slipped the drug into her drink, knowing it would cause her to miscarry, according to the court records....

New ace , new showrunner , new composer , and now a new logo — the next season of Doctor Who is n’t due until October , but it ’s definitely shake thing up already . BBC Worldwide hired agency Little Hawk to design the logo , which was done in collaboration with showrunner Chris Chibnill and executive producer Matt Strevens . Along with unveiling the new feeling — rather strike alongside that image of a silhouetted Thirteenth Doctor ( Jodie Whittaker ) standing near the TARDIS — the BBC also dropped this brief animated TV ....

Chance the therapy dog visiting a patient at Shriners Children’s Lexington.Photo:Shriner’s Children’s Lexington Shriner’s Children’s Lexington The rescue dog is the firsttherapy dogto work atShriners Children’s Lexington. Before going through training and getting his job at the Kentucky hospital, Chance was found starving to death with a bullet lodged in his shoulder. Chance acclimated quickly to losing a limb and soon charmed an adopter. “I rescued Chance six weeks after his amputation....

A North Carolina dog just gave birth — and broke a record in the process! Perfectly Imperfect Pups(PIPs), a foster-based Raleigh rescue, took in a Great Dane named Meadow on Oct. 8. Two days later, she gave birth to 15 puppies. Meadow’s litter is the largest the rescue has seen in its three years of operation, Nicole Kincaid, PIPs' founder and director, tells PEOPLE. It is also the biggest litter she has seen in her 13-year rescue career....

Dolly Parton.Photo: Sam Hodde/Getty Dolly Partonis “not one to sit around doing nothing.” The 77-year-old country music legend made it clear she has no plans to retire anytime soon. “I would never retire,” she toldGreatest Hits Radiohost Ken Bruce on Thursday. “I’ll just hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song onstage someday, hopefully one I’ve written. But anyway, that’s how I hope to go because we don’t have much of a choice in that....

Don Reinhoudt.Photo:SBD World’s Strongest Man SBD World’s Strongest Man Don Reinhoudt, who won the World’s Strongest Man title in 1979, died this week at age 78. The former wrestler died on Monday following a car crash in upstate New York, according to officials. New York State Police said instatement issued on Wednesdaythat police troopers from SP Fredonia had responded at 10:40 am on Monday to a collision involving one vehicle on Glasgow Road in Pomfret, Chautauqua County....

Photo: Kevin Kane/WireImage Don Wilson, a founding member of the pioneering surf rock groupThe Ventures, has died. He was 88. “Our dad was an amazing rhythm guitar player who touched people all over world with his band, The Ventures,” his son Tim said in a statement. “He will have his place in history forever and was much loved and appreciated. He will be missed.” Born Feb. 10, 1933, in Tacoma, Wilson founded The Ventures with his friend Bob Bogle in 1958....