Conan O’Brien Will Host the 2025 Academy Awards
The 97th Oscars will be held on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theater at 4 p.m. PST, and broadcast on ABC, and presumably also ...
‘Some People Call It the City of Dreams, But I Don’t’
Payal Kapadia’s new film, All We Imagine As Light, is a shimmering portrait of a Mumbai where everyone goes and nobody feels ...
In Defense of the Sexiest Man Alive
One of monoculture’s final touchstones reared its head this week, maybe for the last time: People ’s Sexiest Man Alive.
The North Pole Puzzle
Dialogue from an NPC, often ...
Christian Nationalism, But Make It Fun: Tammy Faye
Spinning an evangelist grifter into a camp icon and sorta-feminist heroine is a little hard to take right now.
Elsbeth Flips The Bird
Elsbeth has always warned viewers against the dangers of monomania. A passion for one’s hobbies, a strong focus on one’s ...
King Lear at the Fountain of Youth
Kenneth Branagh and Jessica Revell as Lear and Cordelia. Photo: Marc J. Franklin/Courtesy The Shed Kenneth Branagh and ...
Cyndi Lauper on the Freest and Most Provocative Music of Her Career
Across four decades, Cyndi Lauper has excelled at dancing a different path than most of her peers. The singer is one of the ...
The Troubles Puzzle
She played Josie in “Never Been Kissed” ...
Maybe Ben Affleck Should Just Read Fan Fiction
Ben Affleck is convinced that AI will not replace filmmakers. Fanfic writers? Well, they should be worried. Discussing AI at CNBC investor summit Delivering Alpha on November 13, Affleck was pretty ...
The Onion Won the Battle for Infowars
Don’t expect the new owners of Infowars to make it any more truthful. Beloved satire website the Onion bought Alex Jones’s ...
76 Blind Items Led the Gossip Parade
February 2022: The Music Man premieres on Broadway. Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching band shako for the ...