If Nanette was Hannah Gadsby’s attempt to, as the Tasmanain comedian put it in the show itself, “tell her story properly,” her new set, Douglas, finds her processing its aftereffects—and expanding it even further. It’s also, perhaps, her best troll yet. In the special, which premiered on Netflix Tuesday, Gadsby […]
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In news that’s almost as unexpected as it is delightful, Tuca and Bertie will air a second season after all. Lisa Hanawalt’s outlandish comedy, about two urban-dwelling birds in their thirties played by Ali Wong and Tiffany Haddish, will build its new nest at Adult Swim. Adult Swim, the nighttime […]
Denzel Washington did a good deed Thursday afternoon. The actor was driving in West Hollywood when he spotted a homeless man standing in the street in the face of oncoming traffic, TMZ reports. Washington got out of his car and stepped in. Washington wore a mask as he came to […]
Lana Del Rey has some questions for music critics—but given the way she framed them in a recent Instagram post, she’s likely to receive a lot more hate mail than answers. The Norman Fucking Rockwell singer wants to know why some singers can top charts with work about imperfect, sexual […]
Since its debut last month, Hulu’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People has been praised for its steamy sex scenes. The series follows a fraught romantic relationship between Marianne and Connell over the years, beginning during their high school years. Later episodes of the series also depicts the former’s exploration […]
Jamie Lynn Spears has officially returned to television. After more than a decade away from the small screen since her Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 wrapped in 2008, Spears has taken a special guest role in Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias. The romantic drama, based on Sherryl Woods’ novels by the same title, […]
Jerry Stiller had already built a career to be proud of before he joined Seinfeld as Frank Costanza, father to Jason Alexander’s George Costanza. But for most comedy fans, that grumpy dad character has become his greatest legacy. And Stiller’s son, Ben Stiller, is pretty sure he’d be fine with […]
Katy Perry will not be satisfied until you cover her in daisies! Daisies! DAISIES! On Friday Perry released a new video for “Daisies,” from her upcoming studio album. In the video, she wanders through the woods in an ethereal white dress—and eventually finds some rock formations and then a waterfall, […]
If you’re looking for something to erase Robert Pattinson’s viral pasta abomination from your memory, Stanley Tucci has provided the most potent antidote. In a diary for The Atlantic, the beloved actor documents a day in life as he now knows it—quarantined with his wife, two small children, and four […]
Johnny Depp’s former romantic partners, Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis, have come to the actor’s defense as he sues British tabloid The Sun for libel. In 2018, the newspaper ran a story with a headline calling Depp a “wife-beater,” referring to his ex-wife Amber Heard’s domestic abuse allegations, which Depp […]
Some of us might be adjusting to quarantine life, but Robert Pattinson has apparently been on this wavelength all along. Speaking with GQ, the actor described his unstable sense of time—and his… interesting eating habits. “I’ll have oatmeal with, like, vanilla protein powder on it,” Pattinson said by way of […]
From the moment it first debuted in 2000, Center Stage reigned supreme as the ultimate sleepover movie. Now, two decades later… it still does. On Tuesday, Center Stage celebrates 20 years as a cult classic. Critics savaged the film when it first came out—but everything they hated seemed to have […]
This post contains spoilers for Dead to Me Season 2. Maybe it’s the surreality of, well, everything lately—or maybe it’s just aged like the fine wines all of its characters toss back by the bottle. Whatever the reason, Dead to Me Season 2 hits even better than Season 1—fighting off […]
Alison Roman’s latest comments about Marie Kondo have not sparked joy. In an interview with The New Consumer about her increased popularity and the avenues she might pursue to capitalize on it, the popular food columnist discussed her hesitance to put her name on a product line—citing the Japanese organization maven […]