All you need for a movie, Jean-Luc Godard famously declared, is a gun and a girl. His fellow French filmmaker Luc Besson has taken the maxim to heart, albeit with a few upgrades. You could also throw in a knife or two, for example. If the “girl” — a grown …
Read More »Biden Rejects Calls to Apologize for Praise of Segregationist
Joe Biden has refused to apologize for remarks in which he praised the “civility” of an arch-segregationist Mississippi senator he used to collaborate with. He has called on the critics of his remarks, in particular 2020 rival Cory Booker, to make amends, instead. “Cory should apologize. He knows better,” Biden …
Read More »Could Texting Too Much Cause a Small Horn to Grow Out of Your Skull?
If headlines are to be trusted, excessive cell phone use has been linked to everything from poor posture to reduced sex drive to even low sperm count. Now, we can add yet another potential danger of excessive technology use to the list: according to a series of reports from researchers …
Read More »Muna Announces Fall Headline Tour
L.A. pop trio Muna announced a fall headlining tour in support of their sophomore album Saves the World, out September 6th via RCA Records. The band will kick off the tour in Portland on September 16th, stopping in several cities — including San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall in September …
Read More »Please Stop Thinking This Will Be a Fair Election
“President Trump: 30 Hours,” the ABC News 20/20 special featuring a heavily promoted White House interview by This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos, finally aired in full Sunday night. It was alternately an absurd and harmful exercise. There are lists of five to 10 takeaways from the exchange on various news …
Read More »See Taylor Swift's Surprise Performance at New York's Stonewall Inn
Taylor Swift stopped by New York’s iconic LGBTQ+ bar Stonewall Inn for a surprise performance on Friday night. The singer made her appearance during AEG and Stonewall Inn’s pride celebration, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. While the event’s headliner Jesse Tyler Ferguson was presenting, Swift …
Read More »Watch Tom Hanks Steal a Cardboard Cutout of Himself on 'Kimmel'
Tom Hanks is known as a good guy, which is exactly why Jimmy Kimmel decided to dare the actor to steal a cardboard cutout of himself from a souvenir shop on Hollywood Boulevard. In a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Hanks attempted to prove that he’s not so perfect after …
Read More »'Jett' Review: Carla Gugino Steals Hearts and Owns the Screen
Carla Gugino’s first job as a TV series regular was playing Michael J. Fox’s reporter girlfriend Ashley on Spin City in 1996. It was a big break that instead broke bad: The show’s creators quickly realized Ashley was a distraction from the funnier workplace scenes, and Gugino was let go …
Read More »Coming Home: The Story Behind 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco'
It’s pretty easy to spot Joe Talbot in a crowd. You just look for the San Francisco Giants baseball cap. The hat is not a fairweather-fan affectation or a fashion accessory for the 28-year-old filmmaker — it’s as much a part of his wardrobe as his oversized denim jacket or …
Read More »The Bird and the Bee Announce Van Halen Tribute Album With 'Ain't Talking 'Bout Love' Cover
Indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee have announced that they’re releasing a Van Halen tribute album, sharing the single “Ain’t Talking ‘Bout Love.” Interpreting the Masters Volume 2: A Tribute to Van Halen will be out on August 2nd. The album will be in the style of the …
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