• Susan Boyle Puts Tour Considerations on Hold to Prioritize Health-Focus

  "When you sing, you put on a persona. I hide behind that person on stage. You can feel like death, but you have to put it on. The audience wants to see someone smiley. There are no firm dates for another tour. I'm taking baby steps. I've decided to record and see how it does first."

  

• Melania Trump's Background: Getting to Know the Future First Lady

  Unfortunately with all of the hazed frenzy surrounding her controversial husband, Melania seems at times relatively lost in the shadow of her husband's reputation. It would seem, however, that in just briefly reviewing her background and history, Mrs. Trump has plenty of interest---and warmth---of her own.

  

• ITV's 'Victoria' TV Drama DVD to be Released on Jan 31

  Popular ITV series Victoria, starring Doctor Who's Jenna Coleman, to be released for American DVD sales January 31, 2017.

  

• News Released on Disney's Live-Action Beauty and the Beast

  A live action film of Beauty and the Beast will be released by Disney in March; both fans of the original, animated film and newcomers alike are writhing with anticipation as the company continues to release tidbits in the form of clips, teaser trailers, merchandise and, most recently, a poster. The film is a reprise of the 1991 film, based on Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's fairy-tale adaptation, beloved for its central message of true beauty within.

  

• Duchess Kate of Cambridge: A Celebration of Her 35 Years

  As of January 9, 2017, Kate celebrated her thirty-fifth birthday; how exactly, no one knows. But such is certainly an appropriate time to celebrate her life---albeit, from a distance---as well as enjoy the collage of images that she and her growing family have bestowed in their daily as well as, no doubt at times, their painfully public life.