The Elvis Presley stories repeated most often these days are rarely flattering. Some emphasize his lethal appetite for fatty foods and prescription painkillers; others dwell on bizarre anecdotes like his meeting with Richard Nixon, where he warned the president that the Beatles had an “anti-American spirit.” The overall picture in …
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Can we go back in time and make The Walking Dead all about Maggie? Nothing against Rick – well, nothing much, anyway – but aside from the many times that he’s been too wracked with self-doubt to function, his story arc from the beginning to now has basically seen him …
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Saturday Night Live tackled the “turmoil” in the White House with a cold open that touched on the firings of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. John Goodman reprised the role of Tillerson for the sketch while Fred Armisen again appeared as Fire and Fury …
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A year after one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway will return to the Oscars to once again reveal the Best Picture winner. TMZ first reported that the Bonnie & Clyde co-stars would appear together again at Sunday’s ceremony, with the Hollywood …
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Stephen Colbert criticized President Trump’s plan to arm schoolteachers in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting on Thursday’s Late Show. “The national conversation continues to be how to keep our children safe from gun violence,” Colbert said. “Everyone acknowledges this is a crisis – from the president to the Republican …
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Even if you’re the most faithful ofWalking Dead viewers, you’re forgiven if you find yourself heading into the midseason premiere (which debuts on February 25th) with only the haziest memory of what the hell happened on the show last fall. Producer, writer and (now ex-)showrunner Scott M. Gimple made the …
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An Eighties rivalry is renewed in the first trailer for Cobra Kai, the Karate Kid sequel series with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprising their roles from the 1984 cult classic. The teaser trailer begins with Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence reopening the infamous dojo and soon juxtaposes that karate school’s cutthroat …
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John Oliver and Stephen Colbert offered Donald Trump a bit of advice on The Late Show Monday, encouraging the president to follow his instincts and sit down for an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. As Colbert noted, Trump has said that he’d be happy to talk with Mueller – …
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Samantha Beelooked at the painful ramifications of forced arbitrationon Full Frontal Wednesday.She spoke with former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson about how arbitration silences victims of sexual assault in the workplace. Forced arbitration, as Bee explained, is a legal strategy that allows companies accused of wrongdoing to keep cases out …
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Will Ferrell revived his beloved George W. Bush impersonation to open Saturday Night Live when the actor and 12th greatest SNL cast member returned to guest host the latest episode. In the cold open, Ferrell’s “Dubya” talked about how Donald Trump’s White House has suddenly cast the Bush administration in …
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