When Taylor Swift‘s Speak Now tour stopped at Gillette Stadium in 2011, she performed in the pouring rain for most of the show’s second half. Like the skies were somehow in on the joke, the first drops of rain fell right as she sang the lyrics: “With you, I’d dance …
Read More »'Happy Valley' Returns to Send Catherine Cawood Off Into the Sunset
It has been more than seven years since we last saw Catherine Cawood, the world-weary Yorkshire cop heroine of the excellent British drama Happy Valley, and our first new glimpse of her in forever seems about right. Catherine, still played by the great Sarah Lancashire, shows up at a construction …
Read More »Watch Lil Nas X Get Ruthlessly Pranked by Comedian Eric André
Between whippets, comedian Eric André dished on the upcoming sixth season of The Eric André Show at SXSW — his chaotic, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink late-night talk show wherein he gleefully terrorizes celebrity guests and regular folks alike. Who can forget the time Lauren Conrad sprinted out of his studio after André started …
Read More »Janelle Monáe Is Back From the Future and Ready to Play
J anelle Monáe slides down the front zipper on her onesie, slings the suit down her back, and wiggles her bare ass toward about 20 of her dear friends. It’s game night at Wondaland West, the homey Los Angeles campus where Janelle works and communes, complete with a studio, living …
Read More »'Barry' Plots Endgame With Most Action-Packed Episode of the Season
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Barry, “A Nice Meal.” “A Nice Meal,” the penultimate installment of Barry, opens with Barry hallucinating after an undetermined amount of time spent wearing the sensory deprivation goggles Jim Moss has placed over his eyes. There is darkness, then a glimpse …
Read More »'Succession': Alexander Skarsgård on Whether Lukas Matsson Is Elon Musk
If it looks like Alexander Skarsgård is having the time of his life playing Lukas Matsson, the swinging-dick tech mogul trying like hell to outmaneuver the Roy boys — while rocking a gold jacket and limited-edition kicks, no less — in Succession, it’s because he very much is. “I’m havin’ …
Read More »'Succession' Recap: Logan Roy's Messy, Devastating Funeral
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Succession, “Church and State.” “Today is just about today,” Kendall Roy insists early in “Church and State.” He is trying to broker a truce among his siblings on the day of their father’s funeral — to push aside thoughts of the …
Read More »Grifter Arms Dealer Is Only the Second American Convicted of Torture
In February of 2022, Ross Roggio, a 54-year old former paratrooper and con artist from Stroudsbourg, Pennsylvania, was the second American ever indicted for torture. Now, he’s the second ever convicted. On Friday night, in federal court, a jury unanimously concluded Roggio was guilty of 39 counts of torture, arms …
Read More »Foo Fighters Reveal Josh Freese as Their New Drummer
Foo Fighters officially revealed during their “Preparing Music for Concerts” livestream Sunday that renowned drummer Josh Freese will join the band full-time for their summer tour, filling the vacancy left by the late Taylor Hawkins. Dave Grohl and company promised a “few surprises” during the livestream, and they delivered as …
Read More »Federal Inquiry Finds Trump-Appointed CEO Abused Power at Voice of America
A federal inquiry has found numerous incidents of wrongdoing by a Trump appointee who served as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America, including attempting to force out agency executives for their political beliefs. The Office of Special Counsel found that “during his less-than-eight-month …
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