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Over the last few years, Netflix has swiftly established itself as the new destination for televised stand-up, supplanting old mainstays like Comedy Central, and even the venerable institution of the HBO hour-long special, as the place where up-and-coming comics (and established arena-headliners) go when they want to…

Given that we’ve had multiple updates from DC, Warner Bros., and New Line about how the upcoming superhero film Shazam! is basically going to knit everyone in America a sweater made of smiles to make sure you know how family-friendly and light-hearted it’s gonna be, it’s a little surprising this news took so long to…

It’s hard not to feel empathy for a child who finds herself abruptly sent back to a birth country she doesn’t even remember—that’s why a path to citizenship or legal residency for DACA recipients has comparatively broad bipartisan support, even as every other element of immigration policy remains deeply polarized.…

For most people born before the Obama presidency, Minions—the ones bludgeoned into relevancy by Universal and the Despicable Me franchise—have become a source of ire. Virtually impossible to avoid, the yellow, amorphous creatures have managed to upset parents, conspiracy theorists, and Miguel fans alike. But Joe Pera…

There’s a fun oral history of modern comedy classic Step Brothers over at The Ringer today, and in the piece director Adam McKay reveals that early drafts of his and Will Ferrell’s screenplay came in at nearly 200 pages.

Late last month, we reported that Disney was going to have to delay Indiana Jones 5 past its original 2020 release date, as Steven Spielberg hasn’t been able to find a script he’s completely happy with and therefore won’t be able to start filming on time. Jonathan Kasdan, son of Raiders Of The Lost Ark writer Lawrence…

Skyscraper, this weekend’s new excuse to watch Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson swat bad guys around like an angry, veiny bear, looks like it belongs to another era. A super thin plot about a former FBI agent turned security guard protecting Hong Kong’s highest skyscraper from dastardly terrorists screams direct-to-VHS…

Let’s get right to it: Apparently, The Handmaid’s Tale now has a line of branded wines. Why the fuck does The Handmaid’s Tale have a line of branded wines?

One year after wrapping up his first big box office hit, Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts likely didn’t expect to find himself embroiled in the kind of bizarre, violent drama you’d expect to see in a gritty action movie. But, according to a new, must-read profile from GQ, that’s exactly the kind of life…

Last month, we borrowed a replica of KITT—the crime-fighting 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am that co-starred with David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider—to drive from LA to an ’80s and ’90s car show in San Francisco. But KITT didn’t make it to San Francisco. Actually, not even close.

The contents of the suitcase in Pulp Fiction remain one of the great un-answered ambiguities in pop culture. As always, Tarantino knew exactly what he was doing, engineering the mystery to inspire endless debate via the various dazzled responses of the people who see what’s inside. It can feel like a tired argument…

Multiple characters in Avengers: Infinity War state that intergalactic warlord Thanos’ ultimate goal is to restore balance to the universe by wiping out half of all life, and by the end, he finally makes it happen thanks to the limitless power of the Infinity Gauntlet. The movie then showed the devastating aftermath…

Re-released in October last year, the insanely-popular Ponyo is down to its all-time-low price of $13 on Amazon. It includes a ton of special features, like an interview with Hayao Miyazaki and making-of content.

Winston Duke made millions of new fans as beefy vegetarian M’Baku in Black Panther—which, believe it or not, was his first feature film role. Now he’s set his first starring film role, as Deadline reports: He’ll be playing late MMA fighter Kimbo Slice in the upcoming biopic Backyard Legend, currently being written by …

We might as well just start with the facts here: Insane Clown Posse member Violent J has a daughter named Ruby. Ruby is a furry. Recently Ruby bought an OISK-brand fur-suit via Chinese retailer AliExpress. Ruby was not satisfied with the quality of said fur-suit. In turn, Violent J and Ruby have made their…

In this seemingly satire-proof age, here are a few tips to help you differentiate real news sites from imitators, both skilled and otherwise:

Part of the magic of live theater is that anything can happen. A performer could flub their line. A prop may not function the way it’s supposed to. An Academy Award-winning actor may scream at you in character for five minutes. While that last one may seem pretty unlikely, it’s exactly what happened to the audience…

Hello there. My name is Paul Maroon, and I’m a professional musician who’s played in bands for the past 30 years, most recently in a group called The Walkmen. In that time, I’ve picked up a fair amount of information, some of which is actually pretty useful: How to kill a week at a Toronto airport hotel. How to solve…

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It’s been a long week without TV comedians lobbing brickbats at the daily conveyor belt of Trump administration targets, as literally every late-night host took the July 4 holiday as a patriotic excuse to refresh, and reload. Stephen Colbert had plenty of bad news from our long national nightmare to catch up on in his…

Anker’s Alexa and Google Home-compatible smart bulbs have been massive hits with our readers, and today you can score some of the best prices ever on both the color and white models.

A couple of weeks ago, we ran down our list of the year’s best albums so far, already a lineup that makes for a solid year in music. But there’s still a whole six months’ worth of releases coming our way. In addition to the records we were anticipating at the beginning of the year that still haven’t come to pass—like…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Tuesday, July 10. All times are Eastern.

Welcome to Development Hell, the fiery pit into which we fling recent developments in casting, distribution, and everything else that’s new and mildly interesting in the Boschian phantasmagoria of the entertainment industry.

It’s a day of celebration here on the internet, and if you don’t already know why then we are deeply envious and also deeply sorry for the thing we’re about to bring into your life. That’s because today, July 9, happens to be the 9th anniversary of the worst thing ever posted on Twitter. Oh sure, Donald Trump has…