A week before the Foo Fighters‘ show at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday, Kate Coulson – a risk manager for a nearby bank – bought two tickets for the show on StubHub for $965. The price was steep, but she wanted to give her husband, Paul, an early birthday present. …
Read More »'Victoria and Abdul' Review: Dench Is 'a Pleasure' in Shallow Royal Film
Since Dame Judi Dench is acting royalty she has no trouble playing the hell out of Queen Victoria in her last years on the throne of England. Even better, she lets her ingrained mischief remove any hints of sanctimony from the old girl. Sadly, Victoria & Abdul, directed by the …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Writer Bryan Cogman Developing Fifth Prequel
A fifth Game of Thrones prequel is confirmed to be in the works, with veteran writer and co-executive producer Bryan Cogman at the helm. As reported by Entertainment Weekly, Cogman has been working closely with author George R.R. Martin to develop the project, which will join four prequels previously announced …
Read More »Shonda Rhimes Calls Emmys 'Embarrassing' After Hoopla Over Historic Wins
Shonda Rhimes didn’t mince words in a new interview with Vanity Fair, pointing out the bittersweet nature of Sunday night’s history-making Emmy wins. Donald Glover, Riz Ahmed, Sterling K. Brown and Lena Waithe were among those who were anointed a number of Hollywood’s “firsts” during the awards ceremony: first black …
Read More »Watch Aretha Franklin, Patti Smith Talk Clive Davis in New Doc Trailer
Apple Music unveiled the first trailer for Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, the streaming service’s exclusive documentary about the legendary music mogul. Through archival footage and interviews with dozens of the marquee acts that Davis discovered and cultivated, The Soundtrack of Our Lives paints a visual portrait of …
Read More »Taibbi: Single-Payer Movement Shows Life After Trump May Not Suck
“My critics will say that Trump, uncharacteristically, puts too much faith in bureaucracy; a single-payer plan would generate a gigantic agency to distribute funds to doctors. I’d point out that by creating one agency we do away with hundreds of smaller ones that are hard to monitor.” —Donald Trump, The …
Read More »Watch Samantha Bee Parody Deal-Making Between Trump, Chuck Schumer
Samantha Bee returned from vacation with a rapidpolitical recap on Full Frontal that covered everything from “Tuggin’” Ted Cruz’s accidental Twitter slip to President Donald Trump’s surprise deal with congressional Democrats. Last week, Trump shocked Republicans when he sided with Democrats on a plan to pay for hurricane relief and …
Read More »Watch Jimmy Kimmel Roast Ted Cruz After Twitter Porn Flub
Jimmy Kimmel knew he’d been handed comedy gold in the lead-up to his monologue Tuesday night after Ted Cruz was caught in the middle of a controversy surrounding a damning late-night “like” on Twitter Monday. “Senator Ted Cruz … so last night, his official personal Twitter account ‘liked’ – you …
Read More »British Art Dealer Sentenced for Stealing Ronnie Wood's Paintings
British art dealer Jonathan Poole was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing from his clients, includingRolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, Reuters reports. The 69-year-old dealer also represented Miles Davis and John Lennon’s estates.He plead guilty to 26 charges of fraud and theft made between 1986 and 2013, from …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Details New Album 'Heaven Upside Down,' Drops New Song
Marilyn Manson has detailed his upcoming 10th studio album Heaven Upside Downand shared the LP’s aggressive first single “WE KNOW WHERE YOU FUCKING LIVE.” The intense track, which premiered Monday on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show, finds Manson ominously describing the corruption of a sanitized society while alluding to …
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