On Saturday, Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia announced that his company would “pause our operations temporarily” after a Supreme Court decision struck a major blow to its business model. The 2-year-old startup threatened to upend the broadcast television industry by setting up small antennas in about dozen U.S. cities to pick up broadcast TV channels and […]
It’s true, the noise rock woman of your dreams and members of that Canadian indie sextet that made disco cool again are in a short film together. It is, as one might expect, deliriously creepy and gorgeous. With equal bits Dali and Dada, the short film by Marcel Dzama, titled “Une Danse Des Bouffons (The […]
Bobby Womack, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. He was 70. Womack’s publicist Sonya Kolowrat said Friday that the singer had died, but she could provide no other details. With an incomparable voice few could match, Womack was a stirring singer and […]
Twenty-five years before Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Foxx starred in “Dreamgirls” on the silver screen, stage actress Sheryl Lee Ralph helped bring the story to life on Broadway. Night after night, Ralph charmed theater audiences with her portrayal of lead singer Deena Jones, and in 1982, she earned a Tony nomination for her performance. Fast-forward […]
Lights! Camera! Photoshop? When Grant Davis’ 15-month-old daughter, Winter, posed for a photo, dad saw movie potential. The Austin, Texas-based podcaster told The Huffington Post in an email that he frequently edits funny videos of Winter, but this photo called for something special. “It seemed fitting for a movie poster, so I thought I would […]
In the restaurant business, it’s all about making dough. After 10 years, “Kitchen Nightmares” is finally coming to an end, but for many restaurants that appeared on the show, the real nightmare continues. According to Grub Street New York, more than 60 percent of the restaurants featured on the U.S. version of “Kitchen Nightmares” are […]
If you’ve been aching for some gut-wrenching romantic heartbreak, look no further than Ned Benson’s upcoming “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.” The film, which stars Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, follows the rise and fall of a couple’s intense emotional relationship, and has a vibe reminiscent of “Blue Valentine,” but somehow even more romantic/tragic. Told […]
Elyjah Marrow, grandson of rapper and actor Ice-T, was arrested after he accidentally shot and killed his 19-year-old roommate, TMZ reports. According to the report, Marrow, 19, was playing with a handgun in his Georgia apartment June 24 when it went off and fatally shot Daryus Johnson. Marrow was hit with a slew of charges, […]
Remember back in February when Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner were accosted by a guy in blackface at the Vienna Ball? Not cool, right? Well, they caught the entire incident on camera, and it’s not pretty. The latest episode of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” airing on June 29, shows exactly how the reality stars […]
When ABC renewed “Extreme Weight Loss” for a fifth season last week, body positivity activists everywhere clenched their fists tight, shook them toward the sky, and bellowed “Why?!?!?” It should come as no surprise that reality weight loss television is extremely destructive. Major news outlets like The New York Times and past contestants on programs […]
