Arts & Entertainment
CBS picks up ‘Big Bang Theory’ Sheldon prequel
the new show will be about the prodigal nine-year-old in high school
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CBS has ordered “Young Sheldon,” a prequel story of Jim Parson’s Sheldon Cooper of “The Big Bang Theory,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Young Sheldon” explores Sheldon’s life as a prodigal nine-year-old attending high school in East Texas. Iain Armitage has been cast as the leading role and Zoe Perry will portray his mother. Raegan Revord plays Sheldon’s twin sister Missy, Lance Barber will be Sheldon and Missy’s father and Montana Jordan is on board as George Jr., Sheldon’s older brother.
“The Big Bang Theory” creators Chuck Lorre and Steve Molaro will also be the showrunners for the spinoff.
A release date has yet to be announced.
Baltimore
This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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