Brief Interviews is a series in which writers discuss language, literature, and a handful of Proustian personality questions. Lev Grossman is the author of five books. The third in his Magicians series, The Magician’s Land, publishes on August 5. What did you want to be when you grew up (besides an author)? The only thing […]
Call Tuesday off, since this is the best thing anyone will watch on the Internet during the next 16 hours. “Guardians of the Galaxy” star Chris Pratt recently appeared on “The Whoolywood Shuffle” with DJ Whoo Kid, and when the discussion turned to musical taste, the 35-year-old revealed his love for Eminem’s “The Slim Shady […]
Like old black water that keeps on rolling, details have been leaking about Southbound, an upcoming album that pairs the Doobie Brothers with some of country music’s biggest acts. We now finally know what songs Sara Evans, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Zac Brown Band and the other country collaborators will…
Since he was a child, Elvis Duran wanted to be on the radio. “I had a little radio and I listened to music in my bedroom when I was supposed to be sleeping,” Duran told HuffPost Entertainment. “I was probably 6 or 7 years old and I loved the DJs that would come on and […]
A year to the day that Major League baseball handed down more than a dozen suspensions in the Biogenesis scandal, highlighted by embattled slugger Alex Rodriguez, federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted an early Tuesday morning round up t
Arrow is set to introduce another character from the DC Comics universe in Season 3, and has apparently already cast the part. The Hollywood Reporter reveals Medium star David Cubitt is lined up to join the show from the third episode as Mark Shaw, who becomes Manhunter. For those not in the know, Mark Shaw […]
Since Congress can’t act to solve the immigration crisis on the border, Jon Stewart has offered to step in and fill the void. On Monday night’s “Daily Show,” he suggested that lawmakers should have fun with new border security measures. That means circus cannons, “Wipeout” courses and even Canadian Mounties at the border to confuse […]
Add Vince Vaughn to the pool of possible stars in Season 2 of the HBO crime-drama hit “True Detective.” TV Line exclusively broke the news yesterday, and E! Online claims to have received confirmation. According to TV Line, Vaughn is in preliminary talks to play one of the lead roles. Though quite the change from […]
Stardock, the developer of Sins of a Solar Empire and the Galactic Civilizations series, has announced its hire of Adrian Luff, the man responsible for overseeing the growth of Battle.net during his 17-year tenure at Blizzard Entertainment. Luff joins Stardock to lead the roll-out of Project Tachyon, an initiative which will “manage the online infrastructure […]
Bill Mantlo, co-creator of Rocket Raccoon, has been living in a care facility ever since a 1992 hit-and-run accident left him suffering from brain damage. But he still had a chance to see his beloved wise-cracking character come to life in the new blockbuster film “Guardians Of The Galaxy.” Marvel arranged a special bedside screening. […]
