Before I get to the reasons you should watch the second season of Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful,” a recommendation: Watch the show’s bracing first season. It’s not a binge that requires an excessive amount of time. Season 1, which ended up on my 2014 Top 10 list, is a mere eight hours long, and this year’s […]
First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden have teamed up with the cast of NBC’s “The Night Shift” to spread the word about veterans’ health initiatives. Obama and Biden will appear on the show May 4 in an episode that’s part of an ongoing collaboration between “The Night Shift,” veterans advocacy groups Got Your […]
The Baltimore Orioles played the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday at Orioles Park at Camden Yards in front of zero fans — save for a few Orioles employees inside, and fans who found themselves some views outside the stadium. The decision to close the game to fans — a result of safety concerns related to […]
Most problems in life aren’t solved in less than 30 minutes, you know, the way things conveniently worked out on “Full House” and pretty much every other sitcom on television. And yet, John Stamos seemed to clear up his beef with Mary-Kate Olsen in about as much time one would need for a “very special […]
Josh Groban gave the entire Internet chills when he dropped the first track from “Stages,” his new album of Broadway covers. It was a version of “All I Ask Of You” from Phantom of the Opera,” featuring vocals from Kelly Clarkson, and it quickly went viral, garnering praise from theater buffs for its grandiosity. Clarkson […]
Move over, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. Make way for the ladies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a female-driven spin-off of Sony’s “21 Jump Street” franchise is in the works. And the best part? Sony has reportedly hired “Broad City” writers Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs (who also plays Trey in the show) to […]
When he’s not busy burning Neil deGrasse Tyson on astrophysics, Bill Nye is more than happy to educate the world on everything from national parks to climate change. And apparently, he’s the sex ed teacher we never knew we needed. … Procreation schmocreation. Nye joined deGrasse Tyson at New York City’s Museum of Sex to […]
Jennifer Lopez got a little more “oomph” than she bargained for while filming her “The Boy Next Door” sex scene, co-star Ryan Guzman recently revealed. While promoting the thriller’s release on DVD and Blu-Ray, the 27-year-old actor told People magazine that he accidentally caused J.Lo to hit her head on the ceiling while the two […]
Wyatt Falardeau is such a fan of Blue Man Group that he wanted his robotic arm to be themed after the performers. Earlier this month, his wish and more came true. Wyatt, a 12-year-old from Vero Beach, Fla., had his forearm and hand amputated shortly after birth, WPTV reports. In a video posted by Blue […]
To celebrate the upcoming premiere of HBO’s original film, “Bessie,” the award-winning cable company launched a special two city event series in New York this week honoring the legacy of the blues-jazz singer called, “Bessie’s 81 Theater Tour.” The event, which will coincide with the New York and Los Angeles premieres of the biopic starring […]
