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Whether we celebrate New Year’s at a riotous party, a packed outdoor venue, a church, or at home, everyone of us wants to “start the New Year right.” I’d like to share two of my favorite scenes from classic Hollywood movies that can either inspire you as you head out to party or make you smile from the comfort of your sofa. America has changed a lot since my grandparents and their fellow members of the Greatest Generation were young, but some things remain constant: for instance, music, kisses, glitzy outfits, noisy celebrations, and half-drunk party guests on New Year’s...

Actress Sharon Stone characterized cancel culture as the “stupidest thing” she has ever seen. Stone gave her thoughts on cancel culture during Thursday’s episode of the SiriusXM show “Just Jenny.” WATCH: Link“I think cancel culture is the stupidest thing I have ever seen happen,” Stone told host Jenny Hutt. “I think when people say things that they feel and mean, and it’s offensive to you, it’s a brilliant opportunity for everyone to learn and grow and understand each other.” “We all come from different ages, different cultures, different backgrounds, different things, and have had different experiences, different traumas, different upbringings,...

You should definitely rewatch 'It's A Wonderful Life' this Christmas, but the life of the real George Bailey is equally inspiring.“Celebrity” is lately becoming more and more synonymous with “easily-offended hypocrite who lectures fans to find a sense of self-morality.” Leonardo DiCaprio and Prince Harry shame us about climate change from private jets, while Harry Styles wears dresses to teach us about masculinity and Michelle Williams congratulates herself for killing her unborn child in the name of her career. There’s an ongoing epidemic of selfishness in Tinseltown. Wouldn’t it be refreshing if more stars found something other than themselves to...

Jane Wyatt, the lovely, serene actress who for six years on "Father Knows Best" was one of TV's favorite moms, has died, said her publicist. She was 96. Wyatt died Friday in her sleep of natural causes at her home in Bel-Air, according to publicist Meg McDonald. Her death also was confirmed by Bernard Johnson of the funeral home Gates, Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy Funeral Directors.