Abraham “Avi” Loeb got the idea to hunt for aliens from cable TV. In June 2021, Loeb, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, was at home, watching NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on CNN talking about recent UFO incidents involving U.S. Navy pilots. “Do you think we have been contacted by extraterrestrials?” the CNN interviewer asked. Nelson
Putting the “alternative” in “alt-country,” Sophie and the Broken Things are kicking off their 2022 with the mischievous “Churches and Bars.” The song feels like it’s been passed through a filter of 1970s grime and inventiveness, with Sophie Gault’s distinctive voice rising above the off-kilter free. “Churches and Bars” is the latest single off the
The Super Bowl is an event on par with the release of a blockbuster movie. Even if you’re not specifically a fan, it’s difficult to avoid the hype that surrounds it. Perhaps that’s why this past weekend’s AFC Championship game, which determined one of the teams that would play in that game, didn’t simply feel
If you have been into crime thrillers and suspensful mysteries for a while now, Harlan Coben is likely a name you are more than familiar with. This American writer is known for his complex and enticing plots with twists and turns, and he has become one of the most well-known suspense writers of our time.
After a massive 4-day opening, the newest Scream dropped 58.6% at the box office in its second weekend, but still managed to add another $12.40M here in the States. With zero new competition in its third weekend, the fifth film in the franchise dropped only 40% and managed to carve out another $7.35M for a domestic
Cupcake, the alligator, is the star of the hour. It’s too bad we didn’t get to spend time with her. Oh, what an unusual hour The Rookie Season 4 Episode 13 was with Nolan and Chen spending the day going on a quest orchestrated by a troubled teenager and Thorsen bringing some heartbreak with his
With two freshly canceled TV shows, the filmmaker was having trouble navigating Hollywood. And then Steve Carrell told him about his idea built around a raunchy poker game. By Scott Meslow January 28, 2022 Seth Rogen, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and Romany Malco in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, 2005.Everett Collection / Courtesy of Universal This is
Chris Massey is ready and willing to help smooth things over between Jamie Lynn Spears and Alexa Nikolas … but he wants some help from the rest of the “Zoey 101” cast. We got Chris at the Dream Hotel in Hollywood and asked if he wants to step in and help Jamie Lynn and Alexa
Think Walker Hayes‘ “Fancy Like” was ubiquitous in 2021? Apparently, it’s just as inescapable in 2022 — at least, it was on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 30), when Hayes performed his biggest hit and a medley of other songs at the Chiefs-Bengals halftime show at Kansas City, Missouri’s Arrowhead Stadium. Before Hayes hit the stage, something
Cinemas from Philly to New York State and Boston (Coolidge Corner Theatre, you were missed) shuttered all or part of Sat., rattling but not routing the specialty box office. And a shout-out to theaters in NYC proper where all stayed open – sparse by day but picking up in the evening thanks to “younger people
Tissues, the latest album from Berlin-based, post-industrial artist Pan Daijing, is a studio recorded excerpt from Pan’s five-act opera of the same name, which played at the Tate Modern two-and-a-half years ago. Though extracted from its broader piece, this album version of Tissues still feels immediate and full of vitality as a standalone work. The
Hargus “Pig” Robbins, a member of Nashville’s A-team of session players who added keyboards and piano to albums by Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers, Miranda Lambert, Ween, and many more, died Sunday. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, who inducted Robbins into the Hall in 2012, confirmed his death. He was 84.
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They hide in plain sight and escape detection; they exemplify irrational evil. And the second they show their true colors, it may already be too late to fight back. Murder is their business, and wearing down prey is their game. The glut of killers in pop culture today does not erase the fact that these
Matteo Rossetti/Getty Images When Oscar Isaac kissed his way up Jessica Chastain’s arm at the Venice Film Festival, he awakened a sea of starved onlookers. Those few seconds on the red carpet quenched the public’s thirst, and they suddenly knew what they’d been missing. The moment tapped into a larger conversation about the dearth of
Twenty-seven years ago today (Jan. 28), Alan Jackson had plenty to celebrate: It was on this day in 1995 that the singer scored his 10th No. 1 hit with the song “Gone Country,” from his multi-platinum-selling Who I Am album. Veteran tunesmith Bob McDill penned “Gone Country,” which tells the stories of three different styles
Howard Hesseman, best known as Dr. Johnny Fever on “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Saturday in Los Angeles. Hesseman’s wife, Caroline Ducrocq, tells TMZ he was at Cedars-Sinai in L.A. for colon surgery last summer … but when it resulted in complications … that’s when things started to go south. Caroline says he was hospitalized January
After a massive 4-day opening, the newest Scream dropped 58.6% at the box office in its second weekend, but still managed to add another $12.40M here in the States. With zero new competition in its third weekend, the fifth film in the franchise dropped only 40% and managed to carve out another $7.35M for a domestic
Peyton Manning KILLED on ‘SNL’ Saturday with an absolutely hilarious breakdown of the NFL’s season playoffs, and how it paled by comparison to “Emily in Paris.” Manning joined Colin Jost at the Weekend Update desk … presumably to talk in part about the incredible season playoff games last weekend and the reported retirement of Tom
Kim Kardashian is honoring the later Thierry Mugler … the designer who’s played a big part in her fashion looks over the years. Kim broke her silence Monday … finally reacting publicly to Thierry’s sudden death over the weekend. She posted a bunch of pics showing a number of different fits that were Mugler designs,
We as a society believe mothers to be the patron saints of love and care, a demographic that can never be in the wrong. But aren’t mothers too complex to be boxed into outdated models of femininity glorified by popular culture? Are they truly the wondrous collective that sacrifices themselves for the greater good of
Uri Geller has sent out a warning to NASA to prepare for an alien invasion very soon. The psychic spoon-bender reckons a “mass landing” is on the cards after scientists found a huge energy source 4,000 light years away. Uri, who owns a private island in the Firth of Forth, told fans there is “no
In the years since Goodnight, Texas released their 2018 record Conductor, the band has released an EP, The Senseless Age, and a live collection titled Live in Seattle, Just Before the Global Pandemic, which largely featured an up-tempo folk and western sound. The first track from their brand new album How Long Will it Take Them to Die, out today
Alexandra Daddario is noted for roles ranging from Percy Jackson to San Andreas to True Detective and, more recently, HBO’s excellent The White Lotus. Though she’s known for her acting chops, lately, it’s kind of been all about the fashion for Daddario. The actress has been sharing more glam shots of herself recently, and this
They hide in plain sight and escape detection; they exemplify irrational evil. And the second they show their true colors, it may already be too late to fight back. Murder is their business, and wearing down prey is their game. The glut of killers in pop culture today does not erase the fact that these
This Is Us took a break from jumping between timelines, instead focusing on Jack’s road trip to Ohio after his mother’s death. But how did This Is Us Season 6 Episode 4 tie into the rest of the final season? Our TV Fanatics Christine, Laura, and Jack discuss the effect the funeral might have had
The Sex and the City reboot series And Just Like That… has been quite an experience for fans and haters. The show seems to offer something to both groups, reuniting viewers with their favorite characters while introducing a number of controversial storylines. The original SATC paired the gals off with the men of their dreams,
The 70-year-old rocker discusses the raspy gravitas of his dark new album, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack. By Al Shipley January 28, 2022 A year or two back, John Mellencamp walked into his Indiana studio one morning, and his engineer, the same one he’s worked with since the ‘80s, asked him, “You wanna hear something fuckin’