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James Blunt: It’s not a love song, actually
When James Blunt released “You’re Beautiful” in 2005, it quickly climbed the charts around the world, hailed as a bittersweet...
How “Survivor” and “America’s Got Talent” sell the lie that is the American Dream
Anyone would be nervous to open an “America’s Got Talent” audition episode. Eric Booker sure seemed to be on Tuesday's...
Broadway Calls Out Patti LuPone
With the Tony Awards just days away, Broadway is back in the national spotlight. But not for the reasons it...
Loretta Swit, M*A*S*H Star, dies at 87
Loretta Swit, beloved for her groundbreaking role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on M*A*S*H, died on May 30, 2025....
You don’t have to give up Harry Potter to quit J.K. Rowling
I genuinely feel for younger people, who will never have the pleasure of experiencing the unproblematic version of Rowling and...
“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” is a rom-com for book lovers plagued by reality’s disappointments
With "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life," writer-director Laura Piani delivers a rom-com tailor-made for Austen devotees that centers on a modern-day...
“And Just Like That,” midlife’s a crisis for everyone on TV except rich, gay men
Three seasons into our collective “And Just Like That . . ." journey, let us hope, if not assume, that few...
“Well-deserving Americans”: Trump pardons convicted reality TV fraudsters Todd, Julie Chrisley
Donald Trump officially pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley on Wednesday, freeing the former reality TV stars from combined sentences of...
The WNBA is exciting for all of the wrong reasons
In their 2025 WNBA season opening, highly anticipated contest against each other, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese squared off in...
The magic of rock and roll is a sacred archive maintained by those alive to still play the hits
A handful of songs into Benmont Tench’s recent performance in Chicago, he paused to take inventory before choosing the next...
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