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With most professional sports still on hold for the foreseeable future, Americans have turned their attention to what is sure to be the national pastime of the future. No, not Blernsball. We’re talking marble racing.

Insecure’s leading man, Jay Ellis, is well aware of the show’s robust communal experience. “We’re the comedy version of Game Of Thrones,” Ellis jokes just ahead of the season four premiere. “We have a whole community of people who are constantly in discourse about what is happening, second by second, through an…

Back in your college days, a crusty bong with caked-on resin and brown bong water might have seemed fine (it wasn’t), but in the middle of a pandemic, cleaning your bong is actually really important, though you may want to switch to edibles for the time being so you’re less at risk of contracting Covid-19. But if you…

As a bit of isolation-based entertainment during this coronavirus pandemic, wildly successful producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have been organizing an Instagram Live series called Verzuz in which hip-hop artists, producers, and songwriters are paired up against each other to see who has the best and biggest…

Penny Dreadful’s second iteration, City Of Angels, premieres on Showtime April 26, and brings along with it a world of new macabre characters, inner turmoil, and American racism. Set in 1930s Los Angeles, City Of Angels finds a pair of detectives investigating some racist murders, all while drama is swirling in some…

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. This week: The Janelle Monáe thriller Antebellum was supposed to hit theaters. In its absence, we’re looking back at films starring musicians.

Like many of us under stay-at-home orders, James Gunn apparently has some time on his hands: The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 director took to Twitter recently to provide a list of 54 “A+ Action Movies to Watch in Quarantine.” And while his taste is not infallible (as our Alex McLevy has pointed out

It was only a matter of time before The Batman joined the growing list of high-profile film releases impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although production on Matt Reeves’ iteration of the Dark Knight was shut down back in March, there was some optimism (from whence this positivity came, we do not know) that filming…

Crystal Moselle’s 2018 girl-gang drama Skate Kitchen—inspired by a real-life all-female skateboarding collective of the same name—blurred the lines between reality and fiction so effectively that there were moments that felt almost invasive. A large part of that could be attributed to the cast of non-professional…

As the current reigning box office champ of 2020, Bad Boys For Life really “ain’t goin’ nowhere” with movie theaters closed for the foreseeable future. While that may be bragging rights for some, Joe Pantoliano is just happy fans are still turning out for Bad Boys, especially considering the 17 year gap between…

People are desperate for entertainment right now. They’re tired of endlessly scrolling through streaming platforms. They’ve given up on the one jigsaw puzzle they own. They’re sick of pretending they like baking. People want excitement. People want a thrilling narrative. People want to see a man open a very old can of…

At some point in the life cycle of any true-crime podcast, the hosts inevitably experience “murder fatigue” and need a break from endless tales of brutal homicide. In the latest episode of Dark Poutine, a Canadian dark history podcast hosted by Mike Browne and Scott Hemenway, the morbid Canucks’ vacation from killing…

Pop culture’s been a lifesaver in These Times, with our mandated indoor hours giving us the opportunity to catch up on the movies, prestige shows, and horny trash we may otherwise have overlooked. If you’re looking for more recommendations to round out your consumption, an impressive array of famed directors are…

John Krasinski utilized his new quarantine YouTube talk-show, Some Good News, to give high school seniors around the country their own senior prom last Friday, something they would have had around this time of year if the world weren’t so fundamentally screwed up right now. Of course, given the current restrictions of…

The first photos from Denis Villeneuve’s Dune arrived online last week, giving eager cinephiles their first look at the filmmaker’s ambitious new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic. While Film Twitter excitedly weighed in on one of this year’s most anticipated releases (fingers crossed), there was one person…

Fans of Vida know that the show thrives on the strength of its amazing cast. While leads Melissa Barrera and Mishel Prada are certainly bringing a little heat to the screen, supporting cast members like Carlos Miranda, Chelsea Rendon, and Ser Anzoategui are bringing their own experiences, lives, and points of view to…

The first time we see Frank Tassone, the beloved public-school administrator Hugh Jackman plays in Bad Education, he’s striding onto the stage of an auditorium to a roar of applause. It’s his night, a celebration of his achievements—though, as we’ll quickly come to see, he spends most days in the spotlight, too,…

It’s been 16 years since 311 last had a hit, but they’ve kept busy. In the time since their lovers alt-rock take on The Cure’s “Lovesong” crossed over, the quintet has established a biennial Caribbean cruise, licensed their name to a number of craft beers, and created strains of marijuana. Just last year, they…

Probably the only good thing to emerge from the current crisis is an uptick in rescue animals getting fostered and adopted, with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) saying they’ve seen a 70% increase in New York City and Los Angeles foster programs since last year. But it’s not just…