Olivia Newton-John, the celebrated pop culture icon known for her performances in Grease and Xanadu, as well as her Grammy-winning hits like “I Honestly Love You” and “Physical,” died Monday, Aug. 8. She was 73. Newton-John’s husband, John Easterling, confirmed her death on Instagram, writing that she “passed away peacefully …
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A clip of Ashton Kutcher saying he was “lucky to be alive” made headlines on Monday after the actor revealed he battled an autoimmune disease that led him to temporarily lose his ability to see, hear, and walk. Without going into detail, Kutcher shared that it took him “about a …
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It ends the only way it can end, with two of the toughest men in Los Angeles holding hands as one of them bleeds out on the periphery of LAX’s tarmac. For the greater part of two and a half hours, we’ve watched Neil McCauley — mastermind of heists and …
Read More »Inside 'The Sandman' — and Why Season 2 Could Be Sooner Than You Think
How do you adapt the unadaptable? Neil Gaiman‘s beloved fantasy comic book The Sandman centers around Dream, a godlike embodiment of humankind’s collective unconscious who looks like he might also sing in a Cure cover band. Its cerebral tales leap among eras and settings, including multiple pit stops in the …
Read More »Mike Tyson Slams Hulu Over 'Mike' Series: 'They Stole My Life Story and Didn't Pay Me'
Mike Tyson pulled no punches in his criticism of Hulu over their upcoming series about the boxer’s life, calling the streaming service a “slave master” that didn’t compensate him for Mike. “Don’t let Hulu fool you. I don’t support their story about my life,” Tyson wrote on Instagram Saturday. “It’s …
Read More »Anne Heche Crashes Car into L.A. Home, Sparking Fire That Sends Her to Hospital
Actress Anne Heche was rushed to a hospital Friday after driving her car through the front of a Los Angeles home, sparking a fire that engulfed the structure and sent its resident rushing to save her pets. “I’m OK, my dogs are OK, and my turtle is OK, but everything …
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Early in Lena Dunham’s bittersweet Sharp Stick, which goes wide this week, two young women are treated, yet again, to their origin stories. Their mother, Marilyn (Jennifer Jason Leigh), believes in ritual. Treina (Taylour Paige) is the biological daughter of a stranger Marilyn met and befriended some years ago, who …
Read More »'The Sandman': Neil Gaiman's Twisted Dark Fantasy Is Finally Brought (Almost) to Life
In an episode of Netflix’s new drama The Sandman, two characters discuss a shared fondness for the works of William Shakespeare. One of them objects to a recent King Lear production that drastically altered the story, while the other assures him, “The great stories will always return to their original …
Read More »Nathan Fielder Is Back With 'The Rehearsal:' Here's How to Watch It Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Rehearsal — the latest series from Nathan for You creator Nathan Fielder — is perhaps the funniest (and certainly the weirdest) show to grace television this year. …
Read More »'Easter Sunday' Is Jo Koy's Big-Screen Pitch to Get His Own Sitcom
If anyone deserves a sitcom, it’s Jo Koy. The definition of a working comic, the stand-up comedian tours constantly, hits all the late-night shows, and pumps out special after special, selling out theaters all the while. And yet, Koy has never been able to break out of his (presumably quite …
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