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Celebrities

Taylor Swift Added Four Songs to a Year-Old Album at Midnight

Four new tracks did not launch a new album. They were poured into an old one, and that distinction is the entire reason this works. At…

By Mark Masterson · 6d ago · 3 min read

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

Sep 23
Celebrities
A Trust Run by a Manager and a Bank Now Controls Everything Dolly Parton Owned

Sep 22
Entertainment
Ed Sheeran Put the Macklemore Decision on His Promoter, Not the Stadium Owners

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.

The interesting thing about Prime Video killing its most-nominated series of the year is…

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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The Tupac Jury Is Being Asked About a Promise of Immunity, Not a Drive-By

Closing arguments begin Monday for Duane "Keffe D" Davis. The jury is not deciding…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 31

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After Michelle Obama Asked If Comedy Helps Politics, Jon Stewart Said He Has No Way to Know

On Michelle Obama's IMO podcast, Jon Stewart questioned whether satire helped or harmed America.…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 26

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Culural Icon Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Tim Curry had passed

Tim Curry, who died at his North Hollywood home late Tuesday night at the…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 26

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Celebrities

Bryson DeChambeau Went Public With a Girlfriend the Same Summer His League Ran Out of Money

Bryson DeChambeau spent Sunday afternoon walking off a golf course in Indianapolis with his…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 26

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Dolly Parton Died at 80 Still Owning the Song She Would Not Hand to Elvis

Dolly Parton died peacefully in Nashville on Tuesday at the age of 80, her…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 25

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Edward Furlong, Sober and 49, Is Back in Frame With the Terminator Cast

Robert Patrick posted a photograph this week from a convention hall at ExCeL London,…

By Mark Masterson · Aug 25

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Entertainment

Twenty Years After the Rose Bowl, Netflix Lets Vince Young Tell It Himself

Aug 25

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Celebrities

Meghan Markle Was in Talks for The Gentlemen. The British Press Got There First.

Aug 24

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Charles Melton as Kakashi: Why Naruto’s Live-Action Movie Found Its Mentor Before Its Heroes

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Dolly Parton Is Building an Avatar, a Museum and a Broadway Show While Her Doctor Keeps Her Home

Aug 22

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Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann and a Palm Springs Spa Walk Into the Emptiest Genre in Movies

Aug 21

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Larry David Moved On. Alan Dershowitz Is Still Having the Argument.

Aug 20

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The Case Against Duane Davis Is Built Almost Entirely Out of Duane Davis

Aug 19

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Robbie Williams Announced an Autism Diagnosis at 52 in the Middle of a Fashion Launch

Aug 17

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Celebrities

Hayden Panettiere Died at 36, Three Months After She Wrote the Whole Story Down

Aug 17

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Awards

The Pitt Swept the Astra Awards with the Format Streaming Spent a Decade Abandoning

Aug 16

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Nick Reiner’s Indictment Adds Lying in Wait, and Erases the Hearing That Would Have Tested It

Aug 12

Taylor Swift Added Four Songs to a Year-Old Album at Midnight

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

A Trust Run by a Manager and a Bank Now Controls Everything Dolly Parton Owned

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

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

What Dating Lessons Can You Learn From Classic Romantic Comedies

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

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

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

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

The Tupac Jury Is Being Asked About a Promise of Immunity, Not a Drive-By

After Michelle Obama Asked If Comedy Helps Politics, Jon Stewart Said He Has No Way to Know

Culural Icon Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Tim Curry had passed

Bryson DeChambeau Went Public With a Girlfriend the Same Summer His League Ran Out of Money

Dolly Parton Died at 80 Still Owning the Song She Would Not Hand to Elvis

Edward Furlong, Sober and 49, Is Back in Frame With the Terminator Cast

Twenty Years After the Rose Bowl, Netflix Lets Vince Young Tell It Himself

Meghan Markle Was in Talks for The Gentlemen. The British Press Got There First.

Charles Melton as Kakashi: Why Naruto’s Live-Action Movie Found Its Mentor Before Its Heroes

Dolly Parton Is Building an Avatar, a Museum and a Broadway Show While Her Doctor Keeps Her Home

Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann and a Palm Springs Spa Walk Into the Emptiest Genre in Movies

Larry David Moved On. Alan Dershowitz Is Still Having the Argument.

The Case Against Duane Davis Is Built Almost Entirely Out of Duane Davis

Robbie Williams Announced an Autism Diagnosis at 52 in the Middle of a Fashion Launch

Hayden Panettiere Died at 36, Three Months After She Wrote the Whole Story Down

The Pitt Swept the Astra Awards with the Format Streaming Spent a Decade Abandoning

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Nick Reiner’s Indictment Adds Lying in Wait, and Erases the Hearing That Would Have Tested It