As the international refugee crisis was wobbling past its tipping point in late 2021, a small patch of no-man’s-land between two Eastern European nations was turning into a hot spot. Migrants who were fleeing turmoil in the Middle East and parts of Africa had been told that they could find …
Read More »Ebon Moss-Bachrach Says Taylor Swift's 'Love Story' Lyrics Are 'Burned Into My Heart'
Ebon Moss-Bachrach will forever hold a certain spot in Swiftie lore thanks to an iconic scene in The Bear, in which his character Richie jubilantly sings along to Taylor Swift‘s “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” in one of the most triumphant moments of the series so far. Now, Moss-Bacharach says that …
Read More »How 'Tuesday' Brings Death to Life With Heart, Humor, and a Giant Bird
To Julia Louis-Dreyfus, funerals can be a great place to laugh — “maybe one of the best laughs you would ever have,” she says. “In dark times, a good laugh is almost like a drug. It’s bumping up against something it’s the opposite of, which makes it much more needed.” …
Read More »Pat Sajak's 'Wheel of Fortune' Farewell Reached 11 Million Viewers, Biggest Audience in Four Years
Pat Sajak‘s last episode as a host of Wheel of Fortune on June 7 received historic viewership. New data from the final episode, revealed Tuesday, showed that Sajak’s Fortune farewell episode drew in 11 million views — the highest viewership of the show since April 2020. The viewership made the …
Read More »'Don't Tell Me I Can't Do Something': June Squibb on Kicking Ass in 'Thelma'
If there’s one thing June Squibb has always known, it’s that she wanted to pursue a career in acting on her own terms. She’s the first to admit that she’s stubborn, but it’s a trait that has served her well over the past seven decades as she transitioned from local …
Read More »Jon Stewart Calls Out GOP Hypocrisy on Crime, Guns Coming From Red States
Jon Stewart took the opportunity on Monday’s episode of The Daily Show to lay out “a quick state of play” on the upcoming presidential election in November, while also debunking the GOP narrative of crime in major cities. “I guess the election has basically boiled down to each candidate accusing …
Read More »Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses His 'Very Complicated Relationship' With Donald Trump on 'Colbert'
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on The Late Show on Monday night to promote his new memoir, On Call. The former Chief Medical Advisor to the President of United States took the opportunity to chat with host Stephen Colbert about his challenging relationship with Donald Trump during the Covid pandemic. After …
Read More »Naomi Scott Is a Pop Star Pursued by Evil in 'Smile 2' Trailer
Pop star horror is on trend in Hollywood this year. Paramount Pictures has dropped a trailer for Smile 2, which centers on a “global pop sensation” played by Naomi Scott who begins to experience terrifying events while on tour. In the clip, Scott embodies singer Skye Riley, a Lady Gaga-like …
Read More »Natalie Portman Has a Dark Secret in 'Lady in the Lake' Trailer
There’s a mystery at the heart of Natalie Portman‘s new Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake. In a new trailer for the limited series, which premieres July 19, Portman embodies a Sixties housewife on the trail of a dead woman, played by Moses Ingram. Ingram’s character Cleo narrates the …
Read More »'Welcome to Wrexham' Wins No Matter What
This post contains spoilers for the third season of Welcome to Wrexham, which is now streaming in its entirety on Hulu. Last week, I found myself wildly cheering a play in a game that happened a yearand a half ago, in a sport I had never much cared about previously, …
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