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It’s December, and the holiday season is in full swing. So sip that cocoa, fill those stockings, and as you wrap holiday presents for your loved ones, be sure to turn up the volume to full blast so you can hear these enticing end-of-year offerings from Hulu over the crinkling of wrapping paper. With originals […]

Ridley Scott addressed long run times for movies in an interview with the BBC recently, and specifically noted that he kept his new historical epic Napoleon under three hours to reduce the audience’s “bum ache factor.” That’s quite interesting terminology used by Scott since “bum ache factor” sounds like a phrase that could have been […]

The attendance of pop star and current USC student Olivia Rodrigo at the UCLA-USC football game last weekend is the gift that keeps on giving to social media. The rivalry game, which UCLA won in dominant fashion on its way to a 38-20 victory, coupled with Rodrigo’s presence on the sideline, has resulted in a […]

With the inaugural Black Friday football game upon us between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets set to be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, the chance for corporate synergy is greater than a Jets three-and-out. Amazon already announced that deals will pop up during the game via a QR code, allowing football fans to […]

With Taylor Swift in the midst of the international leg of her Eras Tour and spending Thanksgiving in Brazil, not much is known about how she’s spending the holiday. Her Thanksgiving menu will probably generate more debate around family dinner tables across America than the 2024 election. We can only surmise what entrees the pop […]

Long-distance couples everywhere along with the rest of the free world have been experiencing major angst every time Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been forced to separate due to their busy careers. Now with the biggest holiday since their relationship went public upon us, not even the natural tryptophan found in turkey may be […]

The upcoming Monday night Eagles-Chiefs showdown is being called the “Family Reunion” game since it will feature the first rematch between Jason and Travis Kelce’s teams since last year’s Super Bowl, but it might have to call an audible at the line of scrimmage and change its name to the “Meet the Parents” game. Entertainment […]

Trying to silence Jon Stewart, one of the most influential political comedians of the modern era, is never a good idea. But determining if that’s what Apple intended to do by cancelling his Apple TV+ talk show, The Problem With Jon Stewart, is the task now faced by a special committee of the U.S. House […]

The source material might not be quite as rich as the life of Alexander Hamilton, but Gwyneth Paltrow’s fateful ski trip to Park City, Utah that led to a collision and then a lawsuit is apparently also worthy of getting its own musical. The Pleasance Theatre in London announced that a satiric musical entitled Gwyneth […]

Travis Kelce, aka Taylor’s Boyfriend, addressed the world’s favorite audible of the week when he brought up Taylor Swift’s lyric change on her song Karma at her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina over the weekend. For those just emerging from an Aaron Rodgers-style darkness retreat, Swift blew minds on Saturday when she changed […]

If you’re a Buffalo Bills fan, chances are you’ve gotten a text from at least a handful of friends last night and this morning checking in on how you’re doing after last night’s pitiful loss to the lowly Denver Broncos. The news of Bills’ offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey’s firing this morning may have eased the […]

He played his closest friend and longtime roommate on “Friends,” so it should come as no surprise that Matt LeBlanc’s touching tribute to Matthew Perry on social media makes it sound like their bond was awfully strong in real life as well. LeBlanc, who played Joey on Friends to Perry’s Chandler, took to Instagram to […]

It might not have been the upbeat hit of the summer like Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, but Billie Eilish’s own Barbie song “What Was I Made For?” is having a well-deserved moment. She was interviewed about it in depth by the LA Times in an article published Tuesday, where a number of other related […]

If Kim Kardashian’s hairstylist can’t make his marriage work, what hope is there for the rest of us?! Chris Appleton, part of Kim Kardashian’s inner circle, filed for divorce Monday from his husband of a little over six months, the actor Lukas Gage, according to TMZ. To think that a couple engaged within a few […]

Rumors that Rihanna is pregnant again are heating up online following some unsubstantiated posts on X (formerly Twitter). The fact check website Snopes investigated the claim on Monday that Rihanna is pregnant with her third baby with rapper A$AP Rocky and gave the claim a “false” rating. The tweet that started the rumors was posted […]

Taylor Swift has done her part to hopefully help put an end to the disturbing concert trend of audience members throwing objects on stage during shows. During the Buenos Aires stop of her The Eras tour, Swift took a time-out to share her thoughts on having things — presents or otherwise — tossed on stage […]

It seems park goers at Disneyland and Disney World may be taking Elsa’s famous advice to “let it go” a little too seriously. A Disney World subreddit thread in recent days and weeks has been insisting that an old urban legend from Disneyland and Disney World is very much true and in effect lately — […]

It seems the Simpsons producers are having a little fun with the media faux-hoopla created this week by the “news” that the show will be doing away with one of its long-recurring gags — Homer strangling Bart. Now the creative voices behind the first family of primetime animation are firing back the way they do […]

Looks like the filmmakers at Pixar are acutely aware of the anxious times teens find themselves living in now, if the new teaser trailer for Inside Out 2 is any indication. Disney dropped the trailer and movie poster for the highly-anticipated sequel on Thursday, with the film scheduled to come out in June 2024. Inside […]

A gruesome murder scene is unfolding in Encino, the heart of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, and the son of former Hollywood A-list talent agent Sam Haskell has been arrested in the case, according to TMZ. Samuel Haskell, 35, was arrested by the LAPD on Wednesday following the discovery of a female victim’s dismembered torso […]

Can you smell what President The Rock is cooking? That’s a question we could be asking ourselves after some eye-opening revelations from Dwayne Johnson regarding his interest in running for president. Johnson was the first guest on former Daily Show host Trevor Noah‘s new Spotify podcast, What Now? with Trevor Noah. During the interview, Noah […]

Christopher Nolan just gave an in-depth interview to Variety with many fascinating insights into his filmmaking process and what the massive box office success of Oppenheimer means for the movie industry. The article is also noteworthy for what Nolan chose not to say, specifically regarding his feelings for the latest installment in the Batman franchise […]

The question has to be asked, in the name of SEO results, is Taylor Swift causing a reverse-Jessica Simpson curse on Travis Kelce’s performance on the football field? Or, to put it in a slightly more positive light, is Travis Kelce now only able to perform at a high level when Taylor Swift is in […]

Beloved comedy filmmaker Judd Apatow gave a sprawling interview to The Playlist in which he covered a number of subjects, including the potential for a sequel to his Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann 2012 tale of middle aged malaise This Is 40. Given the fact that it’s been about 10 years since that film’s release, you […]

Despite Regina George’s best efforts to stop trying to make fetch happen, it appears to be imminent! Paramount has just dropped the trailer for the upcoming big screen adaptation of the Mean Girls musical and it looks like another winner from the brilliant mind of Tina Fey. The trailer might tease that “This isn’t your […]

Jessica Simpson, the latest in a string of 90s pop stars currently in the midst of a comeback attempt, is focusing today on another achievement — the sixth anniversary of her sobriety. The singer reshared a 2017 photo of herself that represented a low point for Simpson. She took to her Instagram Stories to share […]

Add Hootie and the Blowfish to the list of seminal bands from the 90s on the verge of making comeback tours. On the heels of the Blink-182 reunion, NSYNC getting back together at the MTV VMAs (and adding tracks for the upcoming newest Trolls sequel), and even talk of the Spice Girls getting back together […]

With the highly anticipated release of Taika Waititi’s upcoming underdog soccer film, Next Goal Wins, it’s only natural for the mind’s eye to wander nostalgically to favorite soccer movies of years past. And since these are sports movies we’re talking about here, we better make this “best of” list competitive and rank the top five […]

ABC revealed that Michael Strahan will continue to be absent from his hosting position on Good Morning America this week. He hasn’t appeared on the show since late last month and an ABC spokesperson issued a statement to People elaborating on the absence. “Michael Strahan will not be with us this week as he is […]

As fond remembrances of Matthew Perry continue to pour in, one from a former Friends guest star is particularly resonating with fans of the show. Apparently a storyline was scripted in Season 5 where Perry’s character, Chandler Bing, was going to cheat on Courteney Cox’s Monica Gellar — but a last minute plea by Perry […]

Apparently Nick Jonas isn’t the only brother in the family who gets jealous. According to an exclusive report on DailyMail.com, Joe Jonas has made it known he thinks it is “too soon” for his estranged wife Sophie Turner to be passionately kissing another man in public, after she was photographed doing just that recently in […]

D’oh! The Simpsons, not far removed from its controversy surrounding the Apu character, announced in very meta fashion that it would be making another major change to the show in the interest of sensitivity and evolving attitudes. The recurring iconic joke in which Homer strangles Bart when his son angers him will be retired. The […]

The girl talk on Selling Sunset Season 7 got pretty steamy over dinner when reality star Bre Tiesi dropped the bombshell news that she’s slept with A-list actor Michael B. Jordan. The reveal came in the context of a conversation about which celebrities the ladies of Selling Sunset would want to sleep with. Chrishell Stause […]

Wherever might Donald Trump Jr. have gotten the idea to put his own vanity ahead of the law and public interest? After the former president’s son gave his testimony in the Trump family’s civil fraud trial against their business on Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. apparently asked the courtroom sketch artist tasked with capturing his image […]

If none of the words of that headline make sense to you, you might not be part of Generation Z. To catch you up quickly, this is a story about two popular video game streamers — Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins and Herschel ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm IV — in a bit of skirmish over the preeminent platform […]

This is some pret-ty, pret-ty, pret-ty good news for Curb Your Enthusiasm fans. HBO just announced the release date for the upcoming Season 12 of its flagship Larry David comedy. HBO chief Casey Bloys revealed the news at a press event Thursday that the show will make its triumphant return in February of 2024. “I […]

Hot off the success of one of the two new seasons of animated classic Futurama on Hulu, the streamer has decided to double down and order two more seasons of the revived series. The episode order will be for an additional 20 episodes of the Matt Groening created futuristic comedy, with 10 episodes per season. […]

British actress, singer-songwriter and model Suki Waterhouse spurred pregnancy rumors when she and her romantic partner of five years, the actor Robert Pattinson, went for a hike in Los Angeles and she appeared to be sporting a baby bump. The DailyMail.com website is reporting exclusively that Waterhouse, 31, looked like she was showcasing a growing […]

In what sounds like it could have been a storyline for Stevie Budd on Schitt’s Creek, the real life actress behind the popular character Emily Hampshire issued an apology after backlash ensued over her poor taste Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Halloween costume choice. Hampshire, who dressed as Johnny Depp alongside her friend who was dressed as […]