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D’Angelo took us to bed…and to church
Sometimes life’s breath catches in time’s throat. Those fortunate enough to float inside one of these moments, with the air...
“Am I going to heaven, chat?”: Carpenter-hosted “SNL” imagines Trump on tween podcast
The only thing “Saturday Night Live” loves more than an overlong current events cold open is running a successful joke...
Ben Stiller’s love letter to the people who made him laugh the most
Are you a “Seinfeld” person or a “The King of Queens” person? Sure, the two sitcoms might not have that...
The slow, painful decline of Black celebrity activism
If the Black entertainment world is any kind of barometer of the state of Black America, something is amiss. Black...
Why living apart could be the key to staying together
For some people, it started with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, grew stronger with Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter,...
Inside “After the Hunt,” the most provocative film of 2025
Following the premiere of “After the Hunt” at the 82nd annual Venice Film Festival last August, journalist Federica Polidoro sat...
The real reason conservatives are furious about Bad Bunny’s halftime show
Soon after the NFL’s announcement that Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny would headline the Super Bowl halftime show, conservative media...
Britney Spears says father of kids’ tell-all memoir trades “white lies” for cash
Britney Spears has responded to claims made by her ex-husband Kevin Federline in his forthcoming memoir “You Thought You Knew,”...
Portland’s protest frogs are dead serious about absurdity
Down the street from ICE headquarters on the south Portland waterfront, a rainbow of costumes hung on a makeshift rack,...
We’re all living in Murdaugh Country now
Shortly after “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” hints at the crimes that landed Alex Murdaugh in prison for life, it...
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