Brooklyn Nine-Nine just concluded its seventh season. A few thoughts on this season and its finale, “Lights Out,” coming up just as soon as I investigate a murder at a Cinnabon … I spent much of Season Seven’s first half resigned to the notion that Father Time is undefeated, even …
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Before Jody Porter was known to the world as the lead guitarist in Fountains of Wayne, he fronted the Belltower, a shoegaze-leaning rock group that made waves in the U.K. in the early Nineties. A decade before that, in the early Eighties, he was a young sailing instructor in Charleston, …
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Hours after Bernie Sanders ended his campaign for President on Wednesday, the Vermont senator gave his first interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show —and was pressed about endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden, now leading the Democratic nomination in the 2020 race. Colbert immediately asked Sanders if he’s …
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UPDATE: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the International Olympic Committee have agreed to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics, likely until next year, The Wall Street Journal reports. Abe said he spoke with IOC President Thomas Bach and they agreed upon a delay of “about one year,” though no exact …
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The first time Stephen Bruner comfortably called himself “Thundercat” was when he met Erykah Badu. “I was like, ‘Um my name is Thundercat. Hi,’” he says while laughing on the latest segment of “The First Time.” Before Thundercat kicked off his solo career in 2011, he played bass for Erykah …
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House Democrats and the Trump administration have reached a legislative deal to help Americans deal with the fallout and health concerns resulting from the coronavirus. The agreement, made on Friday and called the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, will include free coronavirus testing, paid emergency leave, jobless benefits, increased food …
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UPDATE: The start of R. Kelly‘s Chicago trial has been postponed until September 13th, 2021 due to ongoing concerns related to the coronavirus virus. The judge overseeing the trial cautioned that it could be further delayed, while prosecutors said at a hearing Tuesday that the trial is expected to last …
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Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton appear in a teaser for Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President, a new documentary about the 39th President of the United States. The film will open the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival at New York’s Beacon Theatre on April 15th, followed by a performance by …
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There were only two men on the crew for Taylor Swift documentary Miss Americana — and one was an assistant. “I always have a male production assistant because I feel like it’s important to show that men can get coffee for women,” director Lana Wilson tells Rolling Stone. “I’ve usually …
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On The Daily Show Wednesday, Trevor Noah mulled over some possible job prospects for Prince Harry after he and his wife, Meghan Markle, announced that they were effectively splitting from the royal family. Yesterday, Harry and Markle made the largely unprecedented move to “step back” from the royals and “carve …
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