Ken Jennings, the most famous contestant in Jeopardy! history, will guest-host the game show’s first newly filmed episodes since the death of longtime host Alex Trebek. Sony Pictures announced Monday that Jennings — the winner of Jeopardy!‘s “Greatest of All Time” tournament and record-holder for both the show’s longest win …
Read More »The Weeknd Delivers 'In Your Eyes' With Kenny G at 2020 AMAs
The Weeknd recruited saxophonist Kenny G to perform their recent collaboration “In Your Eyes,” a remix of the After Hours hit, at the 2020 American Music Awards. The two artists took over a bridge in Downtown Los Angeles, where the Weeknd revived the fireworks motif from his MTV VMAs performance …
Read More »Kiss Plan Massive, Extravagant (and Safe) New Year's Eve Livestream Show in Dubai
Much of the world will be spending New Year’s Eve sequestered from one another in quarantine. Kiss, however, will be blowing up 2020 in 100 feet of flames in a lavish, decadent, record-breaking (and Covid-safe) rock & roll livestream in Dubai. For their first show in an ongoing farewell tour …
Read More »Lessons in Resiliency: What Fashion Leaders Can Learn From Covid-19
The coronavirus outbreak caused an unexpected disruption that made us all rethink marketing, e-commerce and fulfillment. I think one of the most important lessons in resiliency I’ve learned during this time is to make sure that your business can adapt and respond quickly to any supply chain disruption, as well …
Read More »An Oral History of 'Ratatouille: The Musical'
In the beginning, there was a rat. Specifically, Remy, the Parisian rodent at the center ofRatatouille, the 2007 Pixar movie about a rat who loves to cook. Ratatouille, though critically acclaimed upon its release, wasnot a commercial juggernaut like Disney propertiesFrozenor The Lion King — yet over the past few …
Read More »'Big Sky' Is a Big Disappointment From One of TV's Best Creators
Since he quit his job as a lawyer to work full-time in television, David E. Kelley has had the kind of career of which dreams are made. He has been a chief creative force behind era-defining hits like L.A. Law, The Practice, and Ally McBeal. He has enough awards to …
Read More »John Oliver Rails Against the Dangers of Trump's Empty Voter Fraud Claims
John Oliver ended the latest season of Last Week Tonight with invective against President Donald Trump’s flimsy voter fraud claims and his refusal to concede the 2020 election. Oliver started with the fraud allegations that right-wing media has been pushing, from dubious claims that an anonymous Nevada poll worker saw …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Drops 'Plastic Hearts' Tracklist With Dua Lipa, Joan Jett, Billy Idol
Miley Cyrus has revealed the tracklist for her upcoming seventh studio albumPlastic Hearts, out November 27th via RCA. Cyrus posted the 12-song list to Instagram, with a glam rock-inspired graphic that listed the songs in what looks like pink Sharpie. Every instance of her initials, “M” and “C,” are drawn …
Read More »Morgan Wallen Details Sprawling New Double Album 'Dangerous'
Morgan Wallen has announced plans for his forthcoming second album, the follow-up to the CMA-winning performer’s 2018 debut If I Know Me. Titled Dangerous: The Double Album, the expansive project will be released January 8th. Spanning 30 tracks across two discs, Dangerous includes a handful of previously released songs such …
Read More »Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine Announcement, Explained
As soon as pharmaceutical company Pfizer issued a press release on the morning of November 9th indicating that their Covid-19 vaccine candidate appears to have an efficacy rate of more than 90 percent, the reaction tended to go in one of two directions: The first was sheer excitement. We had …
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