220 posts tagged ‘human interest’
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Jared Leto publicity stunt
AV Club,
It’s bad out there, dear reader. Every day, more horrors travel down the pike as humanity inches ever closer to climate death, the dissolution of civil rights, and computer algorithms designed to create art for some reason. Jared Leto gets this. Jared Leto understands this. Just as he understands you, dear reader. So,… Read more...
Zac Efron would play Matthew Perry in a biopic, sure
Zac Efron once played Matthew Perry—sort of—in the teen comedy 17 Again. So perhaps he is uniquely qualified to play the late actor in a biopic about his life. “I’m honored to hear he was thinking of me to play him,” Efron told People on the red carpet of his new film The Iron Claw. “We’ll see. I’d be honored to do… Read more...
The Masked Singer went really heavy on Bravo folks this year, huh?
The actors strike may be ending, but the toils of those forced to work in the dancing, singing, and “wearing a giant Hibiscus costume” mines continue tonight, as Fox’s The Masked Singer returned for another night of music, mediocre guesswork, and everyone pretending to be incredibly excited to see B- or C-tier human… Read more...
Megan Fox Exorcizes…a Lot of Demons in New Poetry Book
Jezebel,
Megan Fox’s best-selling poetry book, Pretty Boys Are Poisonous, begins with a disclaimer: Her throat chakra is blocked. The actress and author has long ached with all she can’t seem to articulate, she explains in the book’s foreword. But make no mistake, it’s not that Fox fights to find the words. Those she’s got.… Read more...
A 52-year-old Led Zeppelin mystery has just been solved
Here’s a little quiz for your Wednesday afternoon: do you know the name Spencer Elden? What about Keithroy Yearwood, John Button, or Brian Cannon and Sean Rowley? If you guessed that all of these somewhat anonymous men have adorned the covers of classic albums, you’d be correct. (The above are pictured on Nirvana’s Nev… Read more...
Sharon Stone says a former Sony executive exposed himself during a meeting
An unnamed Sony executive took out his penis in a meeting, Sharon Stone alleges in a new interview from Kelly Ripa’s Sirius XM show (via The Daily Beast). The meeting took place in the late 1980s when Sony was run by Peter Gruber and Jon Peters; the latter has long been accused of abusive behavior toward women,… Read more...
Diane Keaton didn’t think Jack Nicholson would do a movie with her
Little ditty about Jack and Diane, two American actors growin’ up in Hollywoodland. Jack, he’s gonna be a movie star. Diane didn’t think Jack would star in a movie with her. Read more...
Our predictions for the 2024 Grammy Award nominations
Coming up with a list of nominations for the Grammy nominating committee is a herculean task, and the results are always a bit inscrutable. Distilling a year’s worth of music down into a list of ten songs or albums that deserve to get recognized due to artistic excellence, commercial performance or both is next to… Read more...