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An episode of Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj that questioned Saudi Arabia’s role in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggiandcriticized Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salmanhas been removed from Netflix only in Saudi Arabia. The episode is available in other countries as well as the series’ YouTube page, which is …
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Hailee Steinfeld and Jimmy Fallon performed an impromptu medley that criss-crossed the pop spectrum during a game of “Beat Battle” on The Tonight Show Wednesday. The game found the Roots kicking out a nondescript groove over which Steinfeld and Fallon were tasked with singing whatever song came to mind. While …
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The first time many Americans encountered Penny Marshall on their television sets, it was in this commercial for Head and Shoulders. The ad’s main selling point is meant to be the luxurious blonde mane of Marshall’s co-star, Farrah Fawcett. But there’s something in the dry exasperation with which Marshall responds …
Read More »'SNL' Star Pete Davidson Deletes Instagram After Troubling Post
Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson deleted his Instagram account after a troubling post where the comedian wrote “I really don’t want to be on this earth anymore.” “I’m doing my best to stay here for you but i actually don’t know how much longer i can last,” Davidson wrote …
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Saturday Night Live couldn’t have asked more from Jason Momoa. As with all great hosts, Momoa threw himself into every moment, and his natural charisma shone throughout. The show itself rarely met Aquaman’s energy, however, with a middling effort in the middle week of its December run. It stumbled badly …
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The American Meme, a new Netflix documentary film, highlights the absurdity and emotional dangers of life as a modern social media mogul. Writer-director Bert Marcus follows four web celebrities –Paris Hilton, Josh “the Fat Jew” Ostrovsky, Vine star Brittany Furlan and Kirill “the Slut Whisperer” Bichutsky –as they process the …
Read More »See 'Colbert' Turn President Trump's 'Tariff Man' Boast Into Incompetent Superhero
On Tuesday, while tweeting about a trade deal with China, Trump bragged, “I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It will always be the best way to …
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You know how some costume epics can be such a bloody bore? Not The Favourite. It’s a bawdy, brilliant triumph, directed by Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos with all the artistic reach and renegade deviltry he brought to Dogtooth (2009), The Lobster (2015) and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017). …
Read More »'The Little Drummer Girl' Review: Ignore the Plot, Admire the Beauty of Le Carré Thriller
Charmian “Charlie” Ross (Florence Pugh), the title character of The Little Drummer Girl, is an actress who is recruited to be a spy and possibly a terrorist. But what AMC’s adaptation of the 1983 John Le Carré novel presupposes is… maybe all three of those are the same thing? Little …
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