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The World Does Not Need This New Roman Polanski Movie
The World Does Not Need This New Roman Polanski Movie

Roman Polanski, the filmmaker who fled the United States 40 years ago to avoid prison after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl, announced plans to make a new film, The Hollywood Reporter reports. From THR: The spy thriller … Read More

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'The Fader" Deletes Kanye's Defense of Alex Jones, Donald Trump
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The Fader Deletes Trump, Alex Jones Quotes From Report on Kanye West’s Office Visit

On Thursday, Kanye West showed up to the music magazine The Fader's offices in New York City to ostensibly preview new music from his forthcoming album…
Maggie Serota / September 28, 2018
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New House of Cards Trailer Shows President Claire Underwood in Action

The trailer for the final season of the Netflix drama House of Cards gives a peak into the turbulent Claire Underwood presidency. In…
Maggie Serota / September 27, 2018
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Trump Implies George Washington Was a Rapist at Press Conference
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Donald Trump Says There Were “A Couple of Accusations” Against George Washington at Batshit Press Conference

Donald Trump held an absolutely batshit press conference on Wednesday where he made paranoid accusations against the Democrats and took shots at other nations over…
Maggie Serota / September 26, 2018
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Netflix’s Quincy Makes One of Music’s Most Fascinating Figures Just Another Inoffensive Documentary Subject

Two of the best interviews of recent memory were with Quincy Jones, published in GQ and Vulture, respectively, early this year.
Winston Cook-Wilson / September 26, 2018
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Creed II Trailer Features Ivan Drago
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Creed II Trailer Teases the Return of Ivan Drago

The new Creed 2 trailer dropped on Wednesday and it features another familiar face from the Rocky universe. The sequel to the 2015 Ryan Coogler film…
Maggie Serota / September 26, 2018
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Bill Cosby Sentenced
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Bill Cosby Sentenced to 3 to 10 Years in Prison

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in Pennsylvania state prison on Tuesday afternoon following his conviction on three counts of aggravated indecent…
Maggie Serota / September 25, 2018
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Trump Laughed at During UN General Assembly Address
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UN General Assembly Laughs at Trump During Ridiculous Speech

President Trump addressed the UN General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday. In some respects, it was an improvement from last year's address where…
Maggie Serota / September 25, 2018
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Zoe Kravitz to Play the John Cusack Role in 'High Fidelity' TV Show
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Zoe Kravitz to Star in Disney’s High Fidelity TV Adaptation

Zoe Kravitz will be both star and an executive producer of a High Fidelity television adaptation set to air on Disney's forthcoming streaming service, as Variety reports. The…
Maggie Serota / September 24, 2018
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'So I Married an Axe Murderer' 25th Anniversary
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How So I Married an Axe Murderer Wrecked One Writer’s Vision, Lost Several Stars, Bombed at the Box Office, and Became a Classic Anyway

Anyone who’s seen and loved the 1993 cult classic So I Married an Axe Murderer knows that its title doesn’t describe the plot literally. (If…
Maggie Serota / September 21, 2018
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Bert and Ernie Are not Gay, per Sesame Street Statement
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Sesame Street Says Bert and Ernie “Do Not Have a Sexual Orientation”

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the beloved children's institution Sesame Street, felt compelled to release a statement insisting Bert and Ernie are just friends after…
Maggie Serota / September 18, 2018
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Stormy Daniel's Says Trump's Dick is Like the "Mushroom Character from Mario Kart"
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Stormy Daniels: Trump’s Mushroom Dick Was Small But “Not Freakishly” So

Stormy Daniels is the latest character from the extended Trump universe with a tell-all book coming out. The Guardian obtained an advance copy of Daniels's…
Maggie Serota / September 18, 2018
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Cardi B Votes for Cynthia Nixon, Jumaane Williams in New York Primaries
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Cardi B Endorses Cynthia Nixon

A few hours before polls in New York are scheduled to close, Cardi B endorsed progressive challengers Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams in the Democratic primary races for governor…
Maggie Serota / September 13, 2018
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'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' Trailer
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Watch the Trailer for the New Coen Brothers Film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a project Joel and Ethan Coen originally envisioned as a Netflix series , has since turned into a anthology film…
Maggie Serota / September 12, 2018
Culture
Norm MacDonald Is No Fan of the #MeToo Movement
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Norm Macdonald’s Opinion on #MeToo Is Exactly What You’d Expect

In a new interview, comedian Norm Macdonald says his new Netflix talk show, Norm Macdonald Has a Show, will steer clear of topical humor and political…
Maggie Serota / September 11, 2018
Culture
Slice Movie Watch Chance the Rapper Video
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Chance the Rapper’s Horror Movie Slice Out Now: Watch

Slice, the new werewolf-and-pizza-based comedy-horror film co-starring Chance the Rapper, is out now on video on demand, and available for purchase at iTunes and Google…
Winston Cook-Wilson / September 11, 2018
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