Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) made his big announcement on Tuesday, telling a crowd in Louisville that he’s running for president in 2016. But as Jon Stewart pointed out on Tuesday night’s “Daily Show,” it took a while to get there. Before Paul went onstage, there were multiple speakers, the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, […]
Since “Game of Thrones” Season 4 ended last year, The Huffington Post has kept you up to date with all the Season 5 spoilers, predictions, episode titles, trailers, clips and news. With the new season just days away, it’s time to start refreshing your memory on all things Westeros. Here are the most important things […]
Actor Faran Tahir has played his fair share of criminals. One of the most high-profile was the archvillain Raza, who Tahir played alongside Robert Downey Jr. in the 2008 movie “Iron Man,” directed by Jon Favreau. Tony Stark, the protagonist played by Downey, is captured in the Afghan desert by a group of terrorists under […]
Romance novelist Pamela Green — pen name Leonie Hart — has lost her edge. Or so says her agent, who insists that Pamela’s brand, and therefore her fan base, is fading. The problem seems to be that when she sits down in her pristine, hard-won office, adorned with movie adaptation posters and awards, she’s stumped […]
“American Idol” veteran and former North Carolina Democratic House candidate Clay Aiken joked that he’s become the “universal punchline for everything gay” in an interview with HuffPost Live this week. Pointing to the number of tongue-in-cheek jokes that “Family Guy” and friend Kathy Griffin have had at his expense, Aiken said he let most of […]
Kate Upton’s “Cat Daddy” video might have sped up her trajectory to fame, but when the supermodel was doing that silly dance in her bikini, she had no idea it would be seen by millions of people. The year was 2012. Upton was a 19-year-old swimsuit model who was shooting with Terry Richardson. Richardson took […]
Don McLean’s manuscript for “American Pie” went up for auction at Christie’s on Tuesday and sold for $1.2 million, and though he’s never really spoken publicly about the song’s cryptic meaning, he somewhat spilled the beans in the auction house’s catalog. “Basically, in ‘American Pie’ things are heading in the wrong direction,” McLean said in […]
Sarah Koenig’s hit “Serial” podcast came to a close in December, leaving some listeners dissatisfied, and many with unanswered questions. But the investigation into Adnan Syed’s story is far from over. A second podcast, “Undisclosed: The State v. Adnan Syed,” will dive even deeper into the case from “an investigatory perspective instead of a narrative […]
Jimmy Fallon hasn’t necessarily had the best of luck when guests decide to reveal stories about his past (see Nicole Kidman), but at least he’s consistent. On Tuesday night, Louis C.K. explained that Fallon actually auditioned for him years ago for “The Dana Carvey Show.” He also revealed that he was the reason Fallon didn’t […]
For many young celebrities, fame came along as soon as they were old enough to carry a tune, walk onto a stage or handle their own musical instrument. For Ann Turner Cook, stardom came much earlier — when she was just 4 months old. You may not recognize that name, but you’ll certainly recognize her […]
