Diana Ingram loves quizzes, more than anything else in the world with the possible exception of her husband Charles and their children. Why does she care about them so much? “I like the idea, in a word of uncertainties, that something can be known,” she explains. The idea of definitive …
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The Painter and the Thief, Benjamin Ree’s documentary on a curious friendship, starts with a crime. The Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova is exhibiting her work in an Oslo gallery — she’s recently moved to Norway to live with her husband — when two paintings are stolen. They are worth roughly …
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Hannah Gadsby’s newest Netflix standup special, Douglas, is premiering May 26th, and on Tuesday the Australian comedian gave the first look at what’s to expect in the follow-up to her landmark comedy special Nanette. “I had no plans to make it in America,” Gadsby tells her U.S. audience in the trailer. …
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Acclaimed actor Jeffrey Wright chatted over video with Rolling Stone for an at-home installment of “The First Time.” In addition to reminiscing about getting to meet his childhood heroes and working his first summer job, Wright, who released his most recent film All Day and a Nightlast week, also discusses …
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As Samantha Bee and other late-night hosts have pointed out, President Trump’s New York jet flyover demonstration in celebration of essential workers this week may not have been the best way to support them. On her at-home edition of Full Frontal —filmed in front of a greenscreened forest background and …
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Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day — and took a few easy digs at how President Donald Trump marked the occasion himself — on their late-night shows Wednesday. Trump hosted a tree-planting ceremony at the White House Wednesday, even shoveling a bit …
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi railed against President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 misinformation campaign and relayed the advice she’s received from scientists during an interview with James Corden on The Late Late Show Monday. When asked why Trump is so averse to listening to experts, Pelosi suggested he was “in …
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Once upon a time, a young man wanted to come to America. He’d grown up in the rural countryside of Taiwan with his grandmother, occasionally having to hide in cupboards from soldiers looking for unregistered citizens. The boy was lonely, except for a girl he met in the fields. His …
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Saturday Night Live will return this weekend with its first new episode since it was forced to call off shows because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The episode will air April 11th at the show’s regular time slot, 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. With the cast and crew still …
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Top Gun: Maverick is the latest summer blockbuster to be pushed back amid coronavirus concerns, while the previously delayed A Quiet Place Part II has received a new release date, Variety reports. Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise fighter pilot classic, was set to arrive June …
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