So what exactly makes these stories and shows so captivating to viewers? Shared, niche human fantasies. Many of the storylines we see in these 60-second dramas, books, and movies are built on the same foundation: shared human fantasies. Most of us imagine some version of our ideal soulmate. For some, that might look like a…
The crime novelist Patricia Cornwell has written more than forty books, which have altogether sold more than a hundred and twenty million copies. (This week, a long-awaited adaptation of her “Scarpetta” series, which centers on a forensic pathologist, premières on Amazon, with Nicole Kidman in the title role.) How does she do it? “I learned…
Happy Chelsea. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Chelsea’s doing well, lately. Chelsea Handler gave fans their first look at her hot new partner in an Instagram post on Monday about their travels together. The post included images of Handler with a lanky, sandy-haired man, including posed pictures together and selfies. “Swung by Istanbul after Finland to…
The big question surrounding last year’s Academy Awards was whether the show would address the L.A. wildfires, which had rattled the city mere months prior. This year, the elephant in the room is the ongoing Iran war, which like last year’s wildfires, puts a celebration like the Oscars in sharp relief. But for Conan O’Brien,…
UPDATE: After announcing his “only performance in Los Angeles” for April 3 at SoFi Stadium, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, has announced another show at the venue slated for April 1. Pre-sale for the April 1 date begins on March 12 at 10 a.m. PDT, followed by general sale on March 13…
By a more than two-to-one margin, Americans approve (58%) rather than disapprove (25%) of the decision by ABC and its parent company, Disney, to end Jimmy Kimmel’s recent suspension and let him return to TV, according to a new Yahoo/YouGov poll. Earlier this month, ABC announced that it was pulling Kimmel’s late-night talk show, Jimmy…
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CNN — The end of an era is fast approaching at Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” and the network has announced at least the first phase of plans for what’s to come next. Following longtime host Trevor Noah’s imminent departure, the network shared this week that comedy legends including Al Franken, Chelsea Handler, D. L….
Mama Kelce is setting the record straight after reports about her rumored home renovations caused a stir this week. In a new episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Jason and Travis Kelce called their mom Donna Kelce to ask her to weigh in on the hot topic. Jason began by asking his mom about “this…
EXCLUSIVE: Josh Finan, Louis Garrel, Matthew Goode, Rose Leslie, Martha Plimpton, Irene Jacob, Hugh Dancy, Ian Hart, James McArdle, Rosie Sheehy, Louisa Harland, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Dominic West and Miranda Richardson are joining Sydney Sweeney in The The Custom of the Country for Studiocanal and Charles Finch’s Rabbit’s Foot Films. The film, a feature adaptation of the Edith Wharton…
