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Obama Eats a Bear's Leftover Salmon: Links You Need to See
When it was revealed that President Obama was going to appear on an episode of Running Wild With Bear Grylls, it was hard not to speculate on what culinary horrors Bear might have in mind for the world's most powerful man. → Read More
Sydney Pollack's Aretha Franklin Documentary Can't Catch a Break
Sydney Pollack's documentary about Aretha Franklin — which was due to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival — has had its screening blocked by Franklin's lawyers. Pollack began working on the project, now titled Amazing Grace, before he died in 2008. → Read More
Hillary Clinton Becomes The Latest Candidate to Have a Date With Late-Night TV
Hillary Clinton has thrown her hat into TV's late night ring: NBC has announced that she will appear as Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show guest on September 16th. → Read More
St. Vincent Declares She'll "Never Quit" in New Short Documentary
"Out here you can just exist," says St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, and as if to emphasize her point, we see her walk through some desolate fields wearing little else but a black headscarf. She is speaking about her native Texas, in a new short video made for Nowness. → Read More
Watch John Oliver's Five-Minute Guide to the Absurdity of High School Core Curricula
What a nice guy John Oliver is. Ever since Last Week Tonight first aired back in Spring, he's been making us laugh while simultaneously being the spokesperson against certain societal absurdities. Now he's helping high schoolers prepare for the coming year. → Read More
Sam Smith Mischievously Reveals He Provided the Next 'James Bond' Theme Song, Recorded it Back in January
A week after saying he was "definitely not" providing the theme song for Spectre — the new James Bond film — Sam Smith announced that he actually is. → Read More
The Real Donald Trump Will Appear on 'The Tonight Show': Links You Need To See
If you haven't seen Jimmy Fallon's impeccable impersonation of Donald Trump, you should. Trump was announced today as an upcoming guest on The Tonight Show this September 11th. Meaning you're going to have to concentrate really hard in order to decipher who's who. → Read More
'American Horror Story: Hotel' Gets Another Round of Terrifying Teasers
The stylized creepiness of American Horror Story returns this October on FX for its fifth season. → Read More
Just Another Politico On the Wall: A Brief Survey of World Leaders in Graffiti
Presidential candidates will spend billions of dollars on advertising next year. Digital, print, radio, and — most costly — TV, will be plastered in faces you'll already be wholly sick of seeing. → Read More
Bond Author Thinks Idris Elba Is "Too Rough...Too Street" To Play 007
Idris Elba should be the next James Bond. It just makes sense. Everyone agrees. Everyone except the author of the latest Bond novel, Anthony Horowitz. In an interview with right wing UK newspaper The Daily Mail, Horowitz said: For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. → Read More
James Foley Officially Offered the Director's Chair for 'Fifty Shades Darker'
Director James Foley, whose credits include Glengarry Glen Ross and more recently 12 episodes of House of Cards, has, according to Variety, officially been offered the role of director for the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel, Fifty Shades Darker. → Read More
Obama Is Heading to the Alaskan Wilderness for an Episode of ‘Running Wild With Bear Grylls’
When President Obama arrives in Alaska for his three day visit today, he will be met by a lot of angry people. → Read More
Watch: ‘Downton Abbey’ Gets Ready To Say Goodbye in Season 6 Trailer
The trailer for Downton Abbey's sixth season leaves you with no doubts about it being the series' last. The minute-long clip goes all out on closure and adds some extra sappy dollops. → Read More
The Haim Sisters Will Host Their Own Beats 1 Radio Show
Haim will become the next big name to host their own show on Apple's Beats 1 radio station. The station is part of the new music streaming service, Apple Music, which was launched in June. The Haim sisters will join an impressive array of hosts, including Josh Homme, Pharrell, and Dr. Dre. → Read More
'Dune' at 50: Why the Groundbreaking Eco-Conscious Novel Is More Relevant Than Ever
“Men and their works have been a disease on the surface of their plane... you cannot go on forever stealing what you need without regard to those who come after. → Read More
J.J. Abrams Reveals, “Kylo Ren Is Not a Sith”: Links You Need to See
J.J. Abrams shed some more light on the mysterious Kylo Ren, the villain of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (to be played by Adam Driver)."Kylo Ren is not a Sith, he works under supreme leader Snoke," said Abrams — so there. → Read More
Bryan Cranston and James Franco to Play Rivals in Upcoming Comedy, 'Why Him?'
Variety reports that Bryan Cranston will star alongside James Franco in the new comedy Why Him?, penned and directed by I Love You, Man's John Hamburg. → Read More
Kanye West to Recieve MTV's "Highest Honor" at The VMAs
MTV has announced that Kanye West will be the recipient of its "highest honor" at this weekend's Video Music Awards. Kanye will pick up the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, given this year in recognition of West's "groundbreaking videos" and his impact "on music, art, fashion, and culture. → Read More
Fox Searchlight Is Developing a Feature Film About Edith Macefield and Seattle's 'Up' House
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox Searchlight is developing a film centering on the story of Edith Macefield, the elderly woman who refused to be bought out by a large developer to make way for a new mall. → Read More
"This Is Bigger Than Me, and Bigger than Hip-Hop": Dee Barnes Responds to Dre's Apology
Dee Barnes has shared her thoughts on Dr. Dre's apology addressed to "the women I've hurt," which appeared in last week's New York Times. Dre, aka Andre Young, wrote, "I deeply regret what I did" and said that he's "doing everything [he] can so [he] never resemble[s] that man again. → Read More