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Taking a break from his busy schedule of calling people cooperating with his own government enforcement agencies “rats,” and perpetuating the perfect political conditions in which refugee children can die, Donald Trump returned to one of his favorite leisure activities this morning: Whining and moaning about Saturday…

Suggesting that he might not have a perfect grasp of how to show respect to an ex and her attempts to get on with her life—or possibly that he’s just watched Love fucking Actually too many goddamn times—rapper Offset decided it would be very cool to crash his separated wife Cardi B’s headlining set at Los Angeles’…

Multiple outlets are reporting this morning that Colin Kroll, whose tech innovations included popular video hosting service Vine and the viral phenomenon trivia game HQ Trivia, has died. Kroll’s body was reportedly found early this morning in his New York apartment by police, after his girlfriend asked them to…

Concern circulated throughout the pop culture world yesterday over the health and well-being of Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson, who deleted his social media accounts last night after making a post suggesting he was experiencing considerable mental distress. The comedian appeared briefly on last night’s episode…

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A 65" TV, discounted humidifiers, gift baskets and dozens of toys lead off Sunday’s best deals.

Today, Amazon is lowering the prices on dozens of Fisher-Price Thomas & Friends toys and an assortment of dolls and action figures, including a sword-wielding Wonder Woman.

On last night’s Matt Damon-hosted Saturday Night Live, there was plenty of holiday cheer to go around. Donald Trump got It’s A Wonderful Life-d. Christmas ornaments found out where you go once your tacky novelty wears off. Damon affectingly choked up during a monologue about his late dad letting young Matt stay up…

“Here’s to all the moms and dads who let their kids stay up too late for all the right reasons.” 

Our weekly thought-starter asks you (and us) a simple question each week: What pop culture did you consume this weekend, and what did you think of it? If you have suggestions for AVQ&A questions, big or small, you can email them to us here.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, December 16. All times are Eastern.

There are some gigs in the entertainment industry that seem fairly easy, and then there’s Charles Martinet’s job voicing Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in various Nintendo games. A couple times a year, when Nintendo has a new Super Mario Bros. or Mario Kart or Mario Tennis ready to go, he just has to rattle off a…

Podcasting is still pretty hot these days, especially as the TV industry is concerned, with the success of Homecoming on Amazon more than making up for the failure of Zach Braff’s similarly podcast-inspired Alex, Inc.—which ABC canceled earlier this year. According to Deadline, NBC is developing another TV show based…

David Letterman said earlier this year that his post-Late Show adventures have been so fulfilling that he wishes he had quit his CBS job much earlier, so he has unsurprisingly decided to continue what is probably the most lucrative of those post-Late Show adventures with another season of his Netflix talk show My Next…