TV amp; Movies

When the second season of Euphoria premiered last January, the first episode “Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door” ended with a brutal bang that left most viewers in shock. In the final scene, Fezco, the lovable drug dealer played by Angus Cloud, approaches sadistic jock Nate …

Angus Cloud, who played the soft-spoken and beloved character Fezco on Euphoria, died on Monday at the age of 25. The Oakland native, who had never acted before the hit show, was scouted for the series while walking down a street in Brooklyn. “[The] first time I watched myself on …

At one point in the new season of Netflix‘s Heartstopper, a pair of adult chaperones on a school field trip observe the various romantic entanglements of their students. One is touched and a bit amused by it all, while the other feels wistful about it. “When you don’t figure out …

The cultural phenomenon of Barbenheimer, the double-viewing fiasco of Warner Bros.‘ Barbie and Universal’s Oppenheimer, has lined the pockets of both studios while movie-goers dress up to head to their theaters and make the ultimate commitment to the bit. Many brands have also played into the popular social marketing, but …

So you’re hungry, and you want to eat something healthy. Maybe a salad. Whoops. Romaine lettuce and spinach are prolific carriers of foodborne pathogens (a 2006 baby spinach contamination led to a severe E. coli outbreak). OK, so maybe a chicken sandwich. Not so fast: It remains industry practice to …

Zooey Deschanel doesn’t need you to like her. Sure, the California native has spent almost two decades bringing her signature deadpan comedy and effortless emotion to screens big and small. She went from a few television appearances to a part in the rock film Almost Famous, and followed it up …

Paul Reubens, the actor who portrayed beloved character Pee-wee Herman that amused kids and adults of multiple generations, died on Sunday night at the age of 70. The cause of death was an unspecified cancer. “Last night, we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer, and …

Paul Reubens, the actor who created and portrayed Pee-wee Herman and delighted generations of kids and adults with his singular zaniness, died Sunday night, at the age of 70, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Though Pee-wee was largely ostensibly as children’s entertainment, the character’s appeal was vast, and Reuben’s …

You piss off a bar full of surly bikers by telling them to shut up so you can make a phone call and then knock over about a dozen over their motorcycles? If you’re Pee-wee Herman, the perpetual man-child character created by the late Paul Reubens, who died Sunday at …

It was the laugh that got you first: A staccato giggle combined with what sounded like a T. rex’s roar. If you watch The Pee-wee Herman Show, the HBO special taken from Paul Reubens’ 1981 stage show that — along with a handful of appearances on Late Night with David …