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“What is soul?” George Clinton asks in the song of the same name, the final track on Funkadelic’s eponymous 1970 debut album. “I don’t know,” his bandmates shout-answer through plumes of extraterrestrial pot smoke. “Soul,” Clinton responds, “is a ham hock in your cornflakes.” “Soul,” he adds in the next verse, “is the…

One of the central storylines of A Star Is Born is Jackson Maine’s (Bradley Cooper) struggle with hearing loss and tinnitus, made worse by the fact that he’s a musician who performs live concerts and exposes himself to loud sounds on a daily basis. While most of us aren’t famous musicians playing shows every night,…

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry collapsed on Saturday night after joining Billy Joel for a performance of “Walk This Way” at Madison Square Garden. The 68-year old rocker was apparently suffering from breathing problems, and paramedics reportedly inserted a tracheal tube down his throat before rushing him to a…

“Ryan Reynolds will be starring as Pikachu” is never a sentence one would expect to write in earnest, but as both 2018 and Ryan Reynolds’ diverse career have proven, anything is truly possible.

The idea of gay conversion therapy has served as fodder for satire (Brüno, But I’m A Cheerleader) and drama, with 2018 serving as host to two heart-rending tales of the practice in The Miseducation Of Cameron Post and Boy Erased. Now, it will unfold in a genre that’s perhaps most indicative of its dehumanizing…

Stan Lee, comics-industry legend and co-creator of such timeless characters as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Black Panther, Thor, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four, has died. The Hollywood Reporter confirms the news. He was 95.

As you may recall, back in October, after a little over a year of falling ratings and growing controversy, the Today show parted ways with third-hour host Megyn Kelly. The former Fox News personality went too far in her defense of blackface as a legitimate Halloween option, and was shown the door by both the show and …

The proud warriors of House Michigan and House Penn State are engaged in a bloody war for control of the realm of college football. While the fighting between the two contestants, banners flying Penn State’s mighty lion and Michigan’s wolverine sigils, was fierce, a half-time break saw something of a truce emerge…

Netflix is leaning hard into the holidays this year, releasing a veritable slew of yuletide content to distract you from the fact that nobody roasts chestnuts over an open fire anymore. The streamer got Kurt Russell, of all people, to don a snowy white beard for its upcoming The Christmas Chronicles, which lands on…

Over the years, there has been much debate over the “correct” way to play Jeopardy! One would think that, as the host of the show, Alex Trebek would have to stay out of these debates and remain an impartial witness to the contestants’ various strategies. But, perhaps feeling emboldened by his upcoming retirement,…

We’re just a few weeks out from the release of Creed II, Michael B. Jordan’s return to the cinematic boxing ring after the success of his 2015 crowdpleaser Creed. As the movie bobs and weaves its way ever closer to theaters, we find ourselves pondering a number of questions about this long-planned sequel to Jordan’s…

Breakdances With Wolves is a powerful Native American–centered activism pod showcasing issues related to modern native identity that radiates an ethos of resolve and empowerment. After dissecting Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test the week before, this episode leaves men off the mics and welcomes an all-women forum to…

When the snarky billboards for Benedict Cumberbatch’s 2018 Grinch reboot starting popping up in major cities, pretty much everybody had the same thought: “Do we really need to revisit this property again? The original is basically perfect.” But fans of the 1966 TV special—written by Seuss himself, animated by Chuck…

This strange and wonderful new world—a world where Mystery Science Theater 3000 is not only back, but more available than ever—only continues to get stranger and more wonderful. As we reported back in September, the show returns for its second season on Netflix (its 12th season overall) on November 22, the 3oth…

Following Brian Michael Bendis’ takeover of DC’s Superman line, the Supergirl ongoing series has been given a new direction courtesy of two of Bendis’ pals, writer Marc Andreyko and artist Kevin Maguire. New villain Rogol Zaar claims he is responsible for the destruction of Supergirl’s (and her cousin’s) home planet…

The second installment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise, The Crimes of Grindelwald, hits theaters this week, so there’s never been a better time to catch up on the classic Harry Potter films. And — Merlin’s beard! — it seems they’re available now on Blu-ray at Amazon for just 40 galleons, er, dollars. Act fast to…

The Bachelor mansion isn’t the only home on fire in California right now. In between reports of an ever-rising death toll—we’re currently around 31—celebrities like Gerard Butler, Miley Cyrus, Camille Grammer, and Robin Thicke, among others, have revealed that their homes have been entirely lost to the flames. The…

If you’ve had your eye on Samsung’s 8000-series TVs, which are the company’s best non-QLED sets this year, their Black Friday discounts are already live. Every size (55", 65", 75", and 82") includes Samsung’s new Dynamic Crystal Color engine and HDR10/ HDR10+ support, plus some nice quality of life features, like the…

Idris Elba, O.B.E. and newly-crowned Sexiest Man Alive, has opened a 60-seat cocktail bar in London. Wait, come back! We haven’t even told you where to find it yet!

Seven years after 2012’s Men In Black 3, a pair of new agents—Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson—will suit up to protect the world from some of its strangest extraterrestrial threats. We’re excited to see the Thor: Ragnarok stars back in action, but we don’t want to wait until 2019. The A.V. Club partnered with IMDB…

George R.R. Martin’s been living a life of champagne wishes and caviar dreams since HBO turned Game Of Thrones into a cultural phenomenon, hobnobbing with celebrities and inking TV deals as if there isn’t an unfinished manuscript gathering dust on his Wordstar 4.0. He’s shared sample chapters from his upcoming The…

Toy Story 3 provided a pretty definitive ending to one of the most beloved animated series in history, and so its upcoming fourth installment has set its sights on a whole new narrative built around new toys, new locations, and new characters. To wit: This teaser, which leans heavily on the nostalgic sight of Buzz…

There’s a single line that’s tossed off midway through Jeff Tweedy’s new memoir that effectively sums up the entire book: “I just like writing songs.” Those five words come in a chapter in which the Wilco frontman discusses his writing process. He constructs the music first and then adds gibberish to help discern the…

Humanity can rest easy today, for news has come that reminds us of our place at the top of the evolutionary scale. Aliens from the planet Melmac may indeed have developed technology that allows them to travel between worlds, but they apparently haven’t mastered the ability to secure a network pilot pickup.

Variety reports that Douglas Rain, the actor who memorably voiced the terrifyingly polite HAL 9000 in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Oddysey has died at the age of 90. According to the Stratford Festival, which Rain co-founded in 1972, he died of natural causes in Stratford, Ontario.