For Mary Steenburgen, dreams don’t have an age limit. So, the longtime actress and songwriter is fulfilling one of her lifelong dreams with the release of “Anywhere With You,” a collaborative song co-written with Troy Verges and Caitlyn Smith and recorded with the help of a few recognizable friends: co-stars …
Read More »'Barry' Jumps Forward in Time and Becomes a Huge Bummer
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Barry, “Tricky Legacies.” Last week’s “It Takes a Psycho” ended on a startling transition. One moment, we were seeing Sally deciding to run away with Barry; in the next, we were in a desolate Midwestern location where an older Barry and …
Read More »Free Ed Sheeran! Songwriters Explain Why the 'Let's Get It On' Case Was a Near-Disaster
After threatening to quit his musical career if he lost the case, Ed Sheeran was, to say the least, highly relieved Thursday (May 4) when a federal jury ruled that his song “Thinking Out Loud” (co-written with Amy Wadge) doesn’t infringe on the copyright of Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It …
Read More »'Succession' Recap: A Sex-Fueled Tom and Shiv Hit Their Breaking Point
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Succession, “Tailgate Party.” If you are a fan of prestige TV in general, chances are you have heard the fable of the frog and the scorpion many, many, many times. It is among the most overused thematic devices of this era, …
Read More »Jennifer Coolidge Gives Shout-Out to Striking Writers at MTV Movie & TV Awards
Jennifer Coolidge won the Comedic Genius Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday. Along with celebrating and joking that the award was “made of her favorite food: popcorn,” she gave props to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers who went on strike last Monday, May 1. …
Read More »Inside the 'Death Match' that Helped Doom Tucker Carlson at Fox
In the spring of 2020, Tucker Carlson went to war with one of Fox News’ most powerful figures. Carlson had grown so furious with Fox’s communications and PR chief, Irena Briganti, that he attempted to get her fired, people familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone. Briganti, formerly a key …
Read More »See Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and More Perform at King Charles III's Coronation Concert
Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Take That, and Nicole Scherzinger were among the artists to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III at a star-studded concert Sunday at Windsor Castle. Perry — performing on arguably her biggest stage since the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show — delivered a rendition of “Roar” …
Read More »Richard Dreyfuss Says Oscars' Best Picture Diversity Standards 'Make Me Vomit'
Richard Dreyfuss criticized the Academy Awards’ diversity and inclusion standards — which go into effect in the Best Picture category in 2024 — in a new interview. “They make me vomit,” the Oscar-winning actor told PBS’ The Firing Line of the guidelines. “Because this is an art form. It’s also …
Read More »MTG Blames 'Evil Forces,' Not Guns, for Texas Shooting
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting in Allen, Texas, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took to Twitter to blame anything but guns for the violent incident that left at least nine people, including the suspected gunman, dead. Instead of focusing on America’s gun culture, Greene blamed “mental illness, drugs, …
Read More »'Sunshine & Tan Lines': F1's Lando Norris Is Listening to More Than Just Engine Noises
Lando Norris is one of the fastest men on the planet — at least while behind the wheel of McLaren’s MCL60 — but on race days, the one thing the 23-year-old Formula 1 driver is looking to do before lights out is slow himself down. Serenity is crucial for any …
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