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Jon Stewart, Re-Signed One Year at a Time Since 2024, Now Has Two Years at The Daily Show

“Jon Stewart is a generational talent and ‘The Daily Show’ continues to be one of the most influential franchises on television and a cornerstone of Comedy…

By Mark Masterson · 5h ago · 2 min read

Celebrities
A Judge Will Let Halle Berry’s 13-Year-Old Son Testify at Friday’s Restraining Order Hearing

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Law & Justice
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Gets 40 Years to Life for Tupac Shakur’s Murder, and He Would Be 101 Before He Could Be Paroled

Oct 13
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Shane Gillis Dropped an F-Bomb Live on SNL, and NBC Aired It Unbleeped Before 10 PM on the West Coast

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Hugh Hefner’s Widow Asks Jessica Biel to Drop a Playboy Mansion Movie. Its Director Grew Up There.

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By Mark Masterson · Oct 9

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By Mark Masterson · Sep 25

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Harvey Weinstein Was Sentenced to 15 Years for the 2006 Assault of Miriam Haley

Every account of Wednesday’s hearing leads with the number 15, and 15 is not…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 23

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By Mark Masterson · Sep 22

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Ed Sheeran Put the Macklemore Decision on His Promoter, Not the Stadium Owners

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By Mark Masterson · Sep 20

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After Winning an Emmy for Mocking Trump, South Park Is Renaming Itself South America

South Park won an Emmy for mocking Trump, then renamed itself South America. The…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 13

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What Dating Lessons Can You Learn From Classic Romantic Comedies

Seven classic romantic comedies, read for the behavior rather than the endings, plus the…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 8

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Prime Video Canceled Spider-Noir on a Friday. Two Days Later It Won Five Emmys.

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By Mark Masterson · Sep 7

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Ink, the Murdoch Origin Story Murdoch Himself Blessed, Opened Venice to a Four-Minute Ovation

Danny Boyle’s Ink premiered Wednesday night in the Sala Grande on the opening evening…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 3

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A Jury Took Less Than Three Hours to Convict Duane Davis on Evidence He Supplied Himself

A Las Vegas jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder on…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 1

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The PS5’s 100 Free Channels Are an Advertising Business, Not a Perk

Sony switched on Live TV on PS5 on Monday, dropping more than a hundred…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 1

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By Mark Masterson · Aug 31

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