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Defying the series’ tradition of Red, Purple, and presumably other-colored Weddings that end with somebody inevitably getting their throat slit or literally puking out their own guts, the cast of Game Of Thrones have finally managed to watch someone get married without anybody being murdered. It probably helped that…

It’s been a weird week for Republicans being denied access to basic services—like farm-to-table steaks or standing next to Seth Rogen—with White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders reporting on Twitter today that a Virginia restaurant denied her and her family service, solely on the basis of who she is, and…

I used to think it silly how wild people went over peaches or ramps or morels—any highly seasonal crop that has a short window of availability. Something about the fervor rang false. Are they really that good? Any better than any other summer crop? It was all just a little too too. But now I think I get it. It’s not…

Vinnie Paul Abbott—best known as one of the founding members of glam-metal-turned-thrash-metal legends Pantera—has died. Working alongside his brother, lead guitarist Darrell “Dimebag Darrell” Abbott, Paul lent his drumming talents to Pantera for decades, with the two brothers charting ever-heavier sounds for the…

When Marvel’s Luke Cage premiered in 2016, it was met with much excitement and hope, in part because Mike Colter had made a hell of a first impression in season one of Marvel’s Jessica Jones. But as the Black Lives Matter movement grew, a black superhero, one who’s bulletproof, resonated for reasons beyond the page…

Goldie O’ Gilt, AKA Glittering Goldie, may be the most interesting and complex character within the DuckTales world outside of Scrooge McDuck himself. I’m not familiar with the character in her comic incarnation, but in the original show, Goldie was portrayed as a figure who betrayed Scrooge at one point, but then…

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No one has ever accused The Wire’s David Simon of not knowing his way around a good piece of profanity; this is, after all, the guy who built one of the best crime scene investigation scenes of all time out of two guys finding different ways of saying “Fuck.” Still, Simon was in fine form last night, as he celebrated…

Luke Cage is a lot of things: a crime drama, a comic book show, a modern take on blaxploitation. But this episode reveals that the writers and director of Luke Cage are able to deliver a taste of all these genres in one episode and pull off a devious misdirection. The first portion of “All Souled Out” is a light…

America is a stressful, chaotic cyclone of despair and trauma right now. Thankfully, for those in need of some respite to recover and recharge (before getting back out there), The Great British Baking Show is back in all its Mel-and-Sue, picturesque-British-countryside, biggest-problem-today-is-a-bagel glory. This new…

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Because Netflix series are intended for binge-watching, it’s difficult for a single episode to stand out. Episode three of Luke Cage was tremendous episode. The episode that would follow a stand-out episode would naturally feel like a bit of a letdown after such an emotional episode. “I Get Physical” features the…

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Calling stoner giggle-bear Seth Rogen “an avatar of ‘what’s the big deal?,’” Stephen Colbert congratulated first guest and Canadian ambassador of garrulous good will Seth Rogen on his home country’s recent decision to legalize recreational marijuana on Friday’s Late Show. “Now that marijuana’s legalized, is your work…

2018's been a weirdly good year for comedian and actor Tom Arnold. His ex-wife Roseanne Barr has been making bold strides in giving him things to publicly comment on, while the general timbre of the political times has pretty much caught up with his blustery, boisterous persona. Still, for all the fun Arnold seems to…

Welcome back to Trailer Happy Hour, where coffee is for closers, and “closers” are defined as “film and TV trailers featuring interesting subject matter for our shared perusal.” Today, we’ve got robot boyfriends, drunk angels, and the coming-of-age allure of a skating Jaden Smith, so let’s dive in.

After years of slow and steady development, the TV version of Clive Barker’s cult classic monster metaphor Nightbreed has finally landed itself a new home, with Deadline reporting that the adaptation has been picked up by Syfy. Written by Jigsaw’s Josh Stolberg, and produced by Barker and Morgan Creek, the TV series…

Sony’s attempts to leverage its rights to Marvel’s Spider-Man family of characters—but, critically, not Peter Parker himself—into its own little Spidey-free live-action superhero franchise continues to be one of the weirder going concerns in modern blockbuster films. We’ve already seen Tom Hardy as Venom, and heard…

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