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A new “Better Call Saul” trailer hints at Jimmy’s “Breaking Bad” evolution

The second season of the "Breaking Bad" prequel premieres some time in 2016 VIDEO

Anna Silman Monday, Nov 9, 2015 9:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment better call saul, TV

Marc Maron finally gets the truth about his failed “SNL” audition from Lorne Michaels

Maron has long touted Michaels as his dream interview subject, and he finally got the chance to sit down with him VIDEO

Anna Silman Monday, Nov 9, 2015 6:33 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Lorne Michaels, wtf, podcasts

Donald Trump’s “SNL” show unanimously trashed by critics: “A black hole of comedic antimatter through which no humor could escape”

Trump's show pulled in a three-year ratings high for "Saturday Night Live", but at a high cost to the brand VIDEO

Anna Silman Monday, Nov 9, 2015 5:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Video, Donald Trump, SNL

The “Serial” effect: Adnan Syed gets a new hearing — and potential alibi witness Asia McClain will be heard

The judge will also reexamine new information on cell tower records, a key component of Syed's conviction

Anna Silman Monday, Nov 9, 2015 3:25 PM UTC 0
Entertainment adnan syed, Serial, crimes

Poor Dov Charney: The loathed ex-American Apparel CEO can’t afford a lawyer now

Charney continues his downward spiral with a petition to the judge presiding over his current legal battle

Anna Silman Friday, Nov 6, 2015 9:07 PM UTC 0
Entertainment American Apparel, Dov Charney

Trump vetoed risqué “SNL” skits because “I want to stay leading in Iowa”

The controversial candidate hosts the sketch-comedy show this weekened VIDEO

Anna Silman Friday, Nov 6, 2015 7:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Video, Donald Trump, SNL

Chloe Sevigny adds fuel to the anti-vaxxing autism panic fire: “I could see people being afraid of vaccinations. There are many unknowns”

The actress' storyline on "American Horror Story" has some anti-vaxxer parallels

Anna Silman Friday, Nov 6, 2015 4:58 PM UTC 0
Life Chloe Sevigny, vaccines

5 reasons Dana Carvey’s new show “First Impressions” could be the hit he deserves

Watch "Saturday Night Live's" greatest impressionist mimic everyone from Putin to "Michael Caine as God" VIDEO

Anna Silman Friday, Nov 6, 2015 4:36 PM UTC 0
Entertainment dana carvey, impressions

“Fantastic Beasts” producer dismisses criticism of his all-white leads: “There are people of color filling this world in an organic way”

All the principals in the new "Harry Potter" prequel are white, though J.K. Rowling says not all the characters are

Anna Silman Thursday, Nov 5, 2015 10:17 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Harry Potter

The Fat Jew gets the Fat Jew treatment: Someone posted his entire book online, “which would be awesome if anyone wanted to read it”

The noted plagiarist got a taste of his own medicine today, and the schadenfreude is thick

Anna Silman Thursday, Nov 5, 2015 9:22 PM UTC 0
Entertainment The Fat Jew, Plagiarism

Neil deGrasse Tyson destroys argument for intelligent design: “I cannot look at the universe and say that yes, there’s a God, and this God cares about my life — at all”

The famed astrophysicist and author goes toe-toe with celebrity pastor Carl Lentz on "The Nightly Show" VIDEO

Anna Silman Thursday, Nov 5, 2015 6:56 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Neil degrasse Tyson, Religion

“Socality Barbie” calls it quits: After thoroughly mocking “curated” millennial Instagrams for months, the social media sensation retires

The creator unmasked herself yesterday, saying she feels her work is done VIDEO

Anna Silman Thursday, Nov 5, 2015 5:09 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Video, socality barbie

Jennifer Lawrence found an easier solution to the gender pay gap with her new Amy Schumer collaboration: “There’s not really boys in it”

Lawrence and Schumer are keeping the focus on themselves, playing sisters in their new comedy VIDEO

Anna Silman Thursday, Nov 5, 2015 3:40 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Video, Jennifer Lawrence

Trump’s secret “SNL” promo promises an explosive show: Taunting “real loser” Ben Carson and the FCC teases a no-holds-barred night

Trump hosts this Saturday night, a gig that's galvanized anti-racism protesters VIDEO

Anna Silman Thursday, Nov 5, 2015 3:21 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Donald Trump, SNL

Love to laugh at Fox News? The new sitcom “Fair and Balanced” sounds amazing

Kal Penn will play an NPR type who joins a conservative cable news channel that sounds awfully familiar...

Anna Silman Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015 8:25 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Kal Penn, fair and balanced, TV

Thanks to Lorne Michaels, we get 10 times more Trump on “SNL” than originally planned

The controversial candidate was originally just slated for a cameo VIDEO

Anna Silman Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015 6:14 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Donald Trump, SNL

Jennifer Lawrence’s revolution: How her “Hunger Games” character inspired the wage gap rallying cry

In a searing letter in Lena Dunham's Lenny Letter, Jennifer Lawrence decried the Hollywood wage gap VIDEO

Anna Silman Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015 4:21 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Jennifer Lawrence, Hunger Games

Robin Williams’ widow opens up about legal battle over his estate: “Every inch of that home has our laughter, our playfulness, our joy, our tears”

Susan Williams and her stepchildren engaged in an almost year long legal dispute over her late husband's estate VIDEO

Anna Silman Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015 3:35 PM UTC 0
Entertainment robin williams, susan williams

Carrie Brownstein spontaneously married two women at a book event last night

The couple had a wedding to remember at Brownstein's reading — Amy Poehler played piano for the ceremony VIDEO

Anna Silman Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015 2:53 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Carrie Brownstein, Amy Poehler

“Harry Potter” fans, rejoice: J.K. Rowling is writing a new children’s book now

In a rare interview, the author also revealed one of her biggest writing-related anxieties

Anna Silman Tuesday, Nov 3, 2015 7:08 PM UTC 0
Entertainment jk rowling, Harry Potter, aol_on

Get excited: Jon Stewart is coming back to TV

He signed a four-year production deal with HBO VIDEO

Anna Silman Tuesday, Nov 3, 2015 6:29 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Video, Jon Stewart, HBO, TV, aol_on

Robin Williams’ widow opens up about his suicide: “It was not depression that killed Robin”

Susan Williams spoke to Good Morning America about her husband's struggles with Lewy Body Dementia VIDEO

Anna Silman Tuesday, Nov 3, 2015 5:12 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Video, robin williams, illness

The next “Game of Thrones” is coming: Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy series “His Dark Materials” is a natural fit for TV

BBC One has commissioned an 8-part miniseries based on the trilogy

Anna Silman Tuesday, Nov 3, 2015 4:23 PM UTC 0
Entertainment his dark materials

The most “Hunger Games” thing ever is a “Hunger Games” theme park — and it’s happening

State-sponsored spectacle featuring children murdering other children has never sounded so real VIDEO

Anna Silman Monday, Nov 2, 2015 9:26 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Video, Hunger Games, theme park

Tom Cruise’s nightmare Scientology wedding: Leah Remini opens up about her “reprogramming” after the Cruise-Holmes nuptials

The former Scientologist said Cruise's antics are part of what forced her defection from the Church

Anna Silman Monday, Nov 2, 2015 7:35 PM UTC 0
Entertainment leah remini, Scientology

John Oliver smacks down Donald Trump over “boring and low rated show” digs: “At no point did we invite Donald Trump to appear”

Oliver explained exactly why he wasn't interested in Trump on CBS This Morning

Anna Silman Monday, Nov 2, 2015 5:05 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Donald Trump, John Oliver

Amy Schumer’s new agenda: Avoiding “stale” old jokes about race, making people “laugh and feel better” and supporting “badass” Hillary Clinton

On "The New Yorker Radio Hour," the comic told David Remnick that Clinton was "smart" to avoid talking feminism VIDEO

Anna Silman Monday, Nov 2, 2015 3:34 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Video, Amy Schumer, Comedy

“Problems like this don’t go away overnight”: “Spotlight” director Tom McCarthy calls for the Catholic Church to do more to address and prevent sex abuse

Salon talks to McCarthy about his film on the Boston Globe reporters who investigated the Church abuse scandal

Anna Silman Saturday, Oct 31, 2015 2:45 PM UTC 0
Entertainment spotlight, Tom McCarthy, Movies

“F*ck the politicians”: Benedict Cumberbatch blasts inadequate response to the migrant crisis after “Hamlet” performance

The actor has been speaking out at the theater about the plight of Syrian refugees trying to enter Britain VIDEO

Anna Silman Friday, Oct 30, 2015 7:59 PM UTC 0
Entertainment benedict cumberbatch, Hamlet

The old Justin Bieber is back: Afer storming offstage in Norway, the star pleads “sadly, it’s been a rough week for me” on social media

The Bieber apology tour hit a snag this week as the former enfant terrible abrutly stopped an interview and concert VIDEO

Anna Silman Friday, Oct 30, 2015 3:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Justin Bieber, concerts, Music

“Slut-shaming baby girls is really not okay”: Billboard is under fire for tweeting now-deleted sexual innuendo about 2-year-old North West

The photo of the toddler with mother Kim Kardashian originally said, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree"

Anna Silman Friday, Oct 30, 2015 2:42 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Kim Kardashian, north west

“Don’t be a slave like I was”: Carrie Fisher advises Daisey Ridley on how to survive “Star Wars” as a feminist

Is "The Force Awakens" going to be the progressive sci-fi franchise we've been waiting for?

Anna Silman Friday, Oct 30, 2015 2:21 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Carrie Fisher, daisy ridley

NBA player details horrific assault by NYPD: “It was an act of police brutality, and I believe it could happen to anyone”

Atlanta Hawks wingman Thabo Sefolosha had his leg broken by NYPD officers last April VIDEO

Anna Silman Thursday, Oct 29, 2015 8:47 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Thabo Sefolosha, NYPD

Julianne Moore slams the “calcified gun lobby” for being out of touch: Gun control “isn’t anti-gun; it’s pro-common sense”

The actress issued a powerful call to action in an essay on The Huffington Post

Anna Silman Thursday, Oct 29, 2015 6:45 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Julianne Moore, Guns, Gun Control

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