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Matt Drudge makes a dramatic debut in Impeachment: American Crime Story’s third episode, “Not to Be Believed,” which premieres Tuesday night on FX. The character does not get an introduction so much as a down-and-dirty origin story. In the episode’s opening scene, set in 1995, Drudge (played by Billy Eichner) manages the gift shop at

One of the attorneys isn’t asking for damages and simply wants the law ruled unconstitutional.  By Bess Levin September 21, 2021 One of the most sickening aspects of Texas’s new abortion law—aside from the fact that it effectively bans abortion at six weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest—is the way it is enforced.

Minor spoilers ahead. Reservation Dogs has charmed us all. The FX on Hulu comedy, co-created by Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo, debuted in August to rave reviews and immense critical praise (so much that it earned a 100-percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and, over the course of eight episodes, proved that it was worth every

The National Zoo in Washington D.C. announced Friday that all of its lions and tigers have tested positive for COVID-19. “Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers have tested presumptive positive for the virus that causes COVID-19,” a press release from the zoo reads. “Last weekend, animal keepers observed decreased appetites, coughing,

Fresh evidence has been uncovered that could change Weisselberg’s tune about flipping.  By Bess Levin September 20, 2021 Is Donald Trump going to live out his twilight years in prison? That‘s obviously a scenario that many people would love to see come to fruition, not just because of the immense damage he did to the

Hilarity ensued when Fat Joe pulled his peers into his Instagram Live show to instigate a Verzuz showdown between Diddy and JD. By Grant Rindner September 20, 2021  Snoop Dogg, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jermaine Dupri perform at the 6th Annual Global Spin Awards at The Novo by Microsoft on February 15, 2018 in Los

Rosie Perez didn’t take home an award during Sunday’s 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, but the Flight Attendant actress still considers the night a win. “Everyone kept asking me, ‘Are you nervous?’ ‘Do you think you’re going to win?’ And I was like I know I’m not going to win but I won. I’m the third

The consensus is, it’s about time. During Sunday night’s Emmys, Michaela Coel—actress, writer, and creator of the superb HBO show I May Destroy You—finally received some overdue awards-show appreciation for her masterpiece, a riveting and tenderly wrought series based on Coel’s own experience with sexual assault. Wearing a stunning neon Christopher John Rogers gown, Coel

Although he didn’t take home any hardware for his final season of his talk show Conan, the legendary late night host Conan O’Brien had an absolute field day at the ceremony, at one point derailing the show with his antics.  During the introduction for Chairman and CEO of the Television Academy Frank Scherma, O’Brien leaped

Where the eventful 2020 Emmys were socially distanced in intimate gatherings through zoom, the 2021 Emmys decided to party like it’s 2019 and not a year and a half into a pandemic. The first presenter of the night, Seth Rogen, kicked off the event with the question many viewers including myself had. Why is this

After a year that most of us spent inside in front of our televisions, the Emmy Awards are especially poignant this time around. Streaming services are poised for a triumphant night that will cast a further shadow on the status of traditional broadcast networks and once-dominant cable channels like HBO. Shows like Marvel Studio’s WandaVision

Facing bad conditions on the ground, state leaders are among those who want clearer guidance from the federal government on COVID booster shots.  By Charlotte Klein September 19, 2021 An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday overwhelmingly voted against recommending a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for almost

Cry Macho is the latest charming entry in a shockingly adventurous late period.  By Keith Phipps September 17, 2021 Clint Eastwood in ‘Cry Macho’©Warner Bros / Everett Collection On January 20, 2019, John Mulaney and Pete Davidson made an appearance on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” to deliver a report on what Colin Jost described

When it comes to music, not all years are created equal. We can go back to 1955 when Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis brought rock to the masses, thanks to the widespread adoption of the 7-inch single and the portableness of the transistor radio. And 1964 was certainly explosive with the

Can there be death by stereo with AirPods? By Jordan Hoffman September 18, 2021 Thirty-four years after its release, the L.A. teen vampire picture The Lost Boys is set for a remake. As reported in the Hollywood Reporter, a new Warner Bros. version is in the works with Noah Jupe and Jaeden Martell in the

When people think about Jennifer Lopez, they definitely aren’t picturing someone unsuccessful. J.Lo has been a hit at pretty much everything she’s tried—dancing, acting, singing, and now launching her very own beauty line, JLO Beauty. Lopez made a promotional video with Sephora for Latinx Heritage Month and opened up about the fact that things aren’t

The actress scored well in show jumping at the Longines Global Champions Tour. By Jordan Hoffman September 18, 2021 Mary-Kate Olsen jumped her way to an impressive third-place ranking during an equestrian event in Rome on Saturday, as reported by Britain’s Daily Mail. The 35-year-old co-star of Full House, Passport To Paris, and Beastly competed

The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards take place tomorrow, after a year in which many of us consumed more television than we ever have before. After all, the pandemic kept many of us at home, and thanks to the proliferation of streaming services, there have never been as many series on-air (or online) as there are

The long, constantly viral rollout of Montero tops even Drake and Kanye. By Grant Rindner September 17, 2021 Lil Nas X at the Met Gala on September 13. (Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)Sean Zanni We live in an age of baroque album rollouts. Drake had his billboards. Kanye had his troika of

Can you blame him?  By Bess Levin September 17, 2021 Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, would you say you’re so completely over this shit? And that you’re thoroughly pissed? Pissed at the people who are to blame for us still having to worry about school closures and positive cases and whether or not we’ll

“If [the media thinks] you are antiabortion or something personally, they think that’s the way you always will come out,” Thomas lamented in a recent speech, warning that such assumptions will “jeopardize any faith in the legal institutions.” By Caleb Ecarma September 17, 2021 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, arguably the bench’s most conservative member,

Jennifer Lopez is back in Los Angeles after her and Ben Affleck’s whirlwind week in Venice and New York City, and it didn’t take long for her to have another street style moment. The singer was photographed heading into a dance studio yesterday. Her choice workout attire? A pink sports bra, an off-the-shoulder cropped sweater,

Anti-vaxxers recently put down their tubs of horse paste to let everyone around them know that they don’t care for the term “unvaccinated” anymore. “From now on, I refuse to be referred to as ‘unvaccinated,’” posted conservative TikToker @lindsey00kemp. “I want everyone to now call me Pureblood.” The trend spread on TikTok, as anti-vaxxers quickly

Next month, an auction at Mike Hall’s famous “field of dreams” will likely attract a sizable crowd. But when buyers come, he won’t be celebrating. Not much, anyway. For decades, the host of the highly popular Rust Valley Restorers TV series has tended to his now 550-strong collection of cars in Tappen, B.C, returning some

That sound you hear is the gang at Fox News screaming in a pitch only dogs can hear.  By Bess Levin September 16, 2021 The White House hasn’t announced anything, but Barack Obama’s transportation chief has urged Joe Biden to go for it, a turn of events that would no doubt result in Fox News’

The series was to be fronted by Usher, Priyanka Chopra and Julianne Hough. By Grant Rindner September 16, 2021 Julianne Hough attends the “America’s Got Talent” Season 14 Finale at Dolby Theatre on September 18, 2019 in Hollywood, California.Courtesy of Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images. When details of The Activist were first announced on September 10, it

When a New Brunswick artist put his brush to canvas to create a portrait of his idol Gord Downie after the musician died of cancer, he never imagined his work would end up on pages published by one of Canada’s most renowned self-help authors Robin Sharma. Read more: Calgary artists get ‘groundbreaking’ opportunity to showcase

The rapper revealed on Monday that she did not attend the Met Gala due to the event’s vaccine requirements. By Emily Kirkpatrick September 16, 2021 The White House would like to have a word or two with Nicki Minaj after the rapper revealed on Monday she didn’t attend the Met Gala due to the event’s

Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend in Trinidad did not become impotent after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Trinidad officials know. They checked. And they’re pretty annoyed that they had to do it, as there is no documented evidence of a coronavirus vaccine having that kind of side effect — though the disease itself can impact fertility. Nevertheless,