SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from the Season 4 finale of “Abbott Elementary,” which aired Wednesday on ABC and streams Thursday on Hulu. While “Abbott Elementary’s” Janine (show creator and star Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams) are going strong in their relationship, that doesn’t mean that impersonating each other in one humorous […]
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Takes Aim at Comcast Over Coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr took aim at CNN and MSNBC, deeming their coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation “news distortion.” On Wednesday, Carr took to X to share his thoughts about how the Comcast outlets were covering the Garcia situation, responding to a post by White House director of communications assistant Steven Cheung. “Comcast outlets […]
Former ‘Daredevil’ Star Ben Affleck Says He ‘Wouldn’t Tangle’ With Jon Bernthal’s Punisher
Ben Affleck is happy to bring back Jon Bernthal for his upcoming action sequel, “The Accountant 2,” but he wants nothing to do with Bernthal’s “Daredevil” villain Frank Castle, aka The Punisher. In a recent sitdown with CinemaBlend, Affleck, who played the titular vigilantly in 2003’s “Daredevil,” discussed how Marvel has evolved into the box […]
Quinta Brunson on the ‘Abbott Elementary’ Finale: Showing a ‘Healthy Relationship Between Two Black Characters,’ Potentially Tackling Trump and ChatGPT’s Effects on Teachers in Season 5
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for the Season 4 finale of “Abbott Elementary.” Four years in, the “Abbott Elementary” field trip episode is a time-honored tradition. Except for Season 3, when the field trip was the penultimate episode, each of the ABC sitcom’s season finales has taken place off-campus, where the teachers and students […]
‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Identity of Paparazzo: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 13, Episode 10 of “The Masked Singer,” “Lucky 6,” which aired April 16 on Fox. Freeze frame: “Boy Meets World” and “Brotherly Love” star Matthew Lawrence was the latest celebrity to be revealed on Season 13 of Fox’s “The Masked Singer.” On the show’s Wednesday episode, Lawrence was unmasked […]
My Son Is Not an Epidemic: A Father Responds to RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Autism Rhetoric
In 2017, when a nurse came into the room and told my wife and I that our son Noah, who was 2 at the time, was autistic the words didn’t destroy us. What they did was wipe away the fog of uncertainty, and provide a game plan that would have him receiving all the support […]
AEW Boss Tony Khan Praises ‘Major Influence’ of WCW as ‘Dynamite’ Surpasses ‘Monday Nitro’ Episode Count
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its weekly Wednesday night show “Dynamite” are set to pass a major milestone in the pro wrestling world. The April 16 episode of “Dynamite” on TBS will mark the show’s 289th, meaning it has officially aired longer than the 288 episodes produced by WCW’s “Monday Nitro,” which aired on fellow […]
Joe Dea, Reality TV and Music Video Director, Dies at 71
Joseph “Joe” Dea, a music video director, reality TV director and four-time Emmy winner, died Sunday of glioblastoma in Alameda, Calif. He was 71. Always an early adopter of cutting-edge visual technology, Dea’s fascination with the blend of painting and cinematic technique began at the University of Hartford’s Hartford Art School. His first forays into […]
Natalie Portman Says Being Sexualized as a Child Actor Was a ‘Long Lolita Phase’ She Tried to Avoid: ‘I Felt Very Scared by It’
Natalie Portman told Jenna Ortega during a discussion for Interview magazine that she endured a “long Lolita phase” as a child actor, referring to how the industry sexualized her at a young age. She was just 12 years old when she filmed her breakthrough role in “Leon: The Professional.” The “Black Swan” Oscar winner has long been […]
Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ Adds Amy Sedaris, Peyton Manning and More as Searchlight Film Wraps Production (EXCLUSIVE)
Bradley Cooper’s Searchlight film “Is This Thing On?,” starring Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Cooper himself, Andra Day and Sean Hayes, wrapped production on Wednesday. Amy Sedaris, Chloe Radcliffe, Scott Icenogle, Jordan Jensen, NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and Reggie Conquest are joining the cast of the film, which is also rounded out by James Tom, Gabe […]