Just when you thought your to-read pile couldn’t stack any higher without toppling, designer David McCandless has created an infographic visualizing which nonfiction books most media outlets and awards panels recommend. Previously, McCandless depicted which classics are most recommended, pulling data from LibraryThing, Goodreads, Oprah’s book club selections, Man Booker Prize winners, and more. Now […]
You know what they say: The couple that wears matching double-breasted blazers together, stays together. What do you mean no one says that? Surely, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are under the impression that dressing alike is beneficial to their marriage. Why else would they leave their New York City apartment dressed like the Balmain […]
All men ridiculous fan theories must die. The world of “Game of Thrones” is full of some wild fan theories — such as Bran Stark and Daenerys Targaryen both being time travelers and even “GoT” taking place in the same universe as the sitcom “Friends” — but at the 92Y event for his new book, […]
If someone has writen or spoken about Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar,” there’s a good chance a mention of Stanley Kubrick’s seminal “2001: A Space Odyssey” is not far off.
Little is known so far about Stanley, the “American Horror Story: Freak Show” character played by series veteran Denis O’Hare. The 52-year-old actor shed some insight into his role in a new interview with Out magazine, confirming AHS creator Ryan Murphy’s claims that Stanley has “a 13-inch penis,” an attribute that was subtly referenced in […]
Foo Fighters will release their eighth studio album, “Sonic Highways,” on Nov. 10, and they’ve already premiered three of the new songs. On Thursday night, they debuted two new tracks: “Outside” and “What Did I Do?/God As My Witness.” Written and recorded at Rancho De La Luna near Joshua Tree, “Outside” features Eagles’ guitarist Joe […]
Anyone who’s picked up an instrument knows the joy and pain of coordinating all the physiological pieces required to really rock out. Turns out that sensation is unique even at the neurological level, as explained in the nifty animation above summarizing a TedEd lecture by arts educator Anita Collins on the goings-ons of a musician’s […]
While discussing the Blu-ray release of the HBO series with the Associated Press, “The Sopranos” creator David Chase was asked about the possibility of a prequel to the series. According to the New York Daily News, Chase was “intrigued” by the idea, and he “wouldn’t mind exploring the era before the show began.” But it […]
Kelly Rowland gave birth to her baby boy yesterday, welcoming him into the world with her husband Tim Witherspoon. While the child, Titan Jewell Witherspoon, is very lucky to have two loving parents, we’re all really jealous that he gets to call Beyoncé his aunt.
This may be Bette Midler’s most magical performance since “Hocus Pocus.” On Wednesday’s “Tonight Show,” Midler decided she wanted to interview herself, as guests of the show are prone to do from time to time, so she and Jimmy Fallon flipped lips. Everything that followed was pretty amazing, but the best part came during Fallon […]
