As a member of the comedy troupe Monty Python, Eric Idle’s name has been synonymous with British comedy for nearly five decades. It’s a history he’s relived in interviews but never in an official autobiography. A few years ago, when he spoke with Rolling Stone, he joked that he was …
Read More »Why Legalizing Weed in New Jersey Could Change the Pot Market Worldwide
Legalization is tough: Regulations vary from state to state, county to county, even town to town. And at the end of the day, since marijuana is still federally classified as a Schedule I drug, it’s all basically illegal. But that hasn’t stopped entrepreneurs across the country from diving into the …
Read More »See First Image of Joaquin Phoenix's Joker in Origin Film About Batman Villain
UPDATE: Director Todd Phillips revealed the first look at Joaquin Phoenix‘s Joker in full clown makeup Friday on his Instagram. The in-makeup camera test is accompanied by a snippet of the Guess Who’s 1969 single “Laughing.” The upcoming, standalone Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix has shared its first image of …
Read More »Guitarist Davey Johnstone Looks Back on His Five-Decade Odyssey With Elton John
Davey Johnstone was watching Top of the Pops with his father one night in 1970 when a young singer-songwriter named Elton John came onto the screen. Johnstone was a folkie guitarist into artists like Bert Jansch and John Martyn, but he was still extremely intrigued by this eccentric young piano …
Read More »Best TV to See in Sept.: 'The Good Place,' Jim Carrey Goes Crazy, 'Mayans M.C.'
Critical and popular favorites come back on the scene (The Deuce! The Good Place! American Horror Story!); buzzy new series show off some famous faces (Jim Carrey! Lil Rel Howery! The grotesque facemasks of The Purge!); and — saints preserve us — Paddy’s Pub re-opens for business. Here’s what you …
Read More »'True Detective' Season Three Unveils Moody First Teaser
Mahershala Ali is on the case in the upcoming third season of True Detective in a new teaser trailer released by HBO Sunday night. The Oscar-winning actor stars in the new season of the anthology series, which premieres in January 2019, alongside Mamie Gummer, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy and Carmen …
Read More »Cold-Case Cure: Inside New Era of Hunting Serial Killers
For more than 25 years, Christy Mirack’s murder was shrouded in mystery — longer than the beloved Pennsylvania schoolteacher was alive. Mirack was found dead in her home just a few days before Christmas 1992, strangled and badly beaten, her clothes askew as if she had been sexually assaulted. The …
Read More »Taibbi: The Tired Tricks of Gov. Andrew Cuomo
It’s an open secret: New York governor Andrew Cuomo is on the shortest of short lists of likely 2020 presidential candidates. He’s acting like it, too. The Empire State’s political favorite son has positioned himself as a leading anti-Trump voice, the tip of the Democratic spear. The president this week …
Read More »Lady Gaga Announces Las Vegas Residency
Lady Gaga‘s Las Vegas residency will launch December 28th at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort. The pop star will perform 27 shows at the Park Theater over the course of 2019, with the run wrapping November 8th. The residency will comprise two different shows, the majority of …
Read More »Yes, Bigfoot Erotica Is Absolutely a Thing
For all the peculiarities of the last several years of United States politics, few could have expected to see Bigfoot pornography at the center of a contentious race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat. Over the weekend, Leslie Cockburn, a Democratic candidate for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, accused her …
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