The Super Bowl is TV's biggest stage, offering maximum bang for advertisers' bucks and attracting names of equal stature. Yet too many of this year's commercials seemed to enlist celebrities -- or gangs of celebrities -- with no clear idea of what to do with them, and in several instances failing to trade off that for which they're famous.
This Super Bowl weekend, super showrunner Shonda Rhimes has a new Netflix drama series, "Inventing Anna," inspired by a real-life grifter who scammed the New York party elite. Julia Garner plays the titular role of Anna Delvey.
Madame Tussauds is known for their intricate lifelike wax sculptures of celebrities and cultural figures, but with a recent unveiling, some think they missed the mark.
Nobody asked for a dark, dramatic reimagining of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," which makes the new series fitting that description, "Bel-Air," better than it has any right to be. Premiering Super Bowl Sunday on NBC's streaming service Peacock, the opening episodes establish a catchy beat, with the main question being how long they can sustain it.
Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are continuing the love story of their first collaborative track, "Everything Has Changed," with the release of a new duet, "The Joker and The Queen."
"Inventing Anna" transforms a juicy real-life drama about a con artist among the influencer crowd into a fairly inert limited series, in part by giving almost equal weight to the reporter who broke the story. Shonda Rhimes caught lightning in a bottle for Netflix with "Bridgerton," but her latest creation is less likely to have tongues wagging.
Actor and comedian Bob Saget had Covid-19 but died as a result of "blunt head trauma," according to the autopsy report released today by the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office.
Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish has denied making a dig at Travis Scott during her recent concert, after Kanye West threatened to pull out of his Coachella headline gig if she didn't apologize to Scott.
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's stolen classic car was recovered this week in Southern California, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department.
Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix series "Cheer," appeared in federal court in Chicago Thursday afternoon where he pleaded guilty to one count each of receiving child pornography and engaging in sexual acts with a minor.
A plan for an affordable housing portion of a new development in Yellow Springs, Ohio has reportedly been scrapped after comedian Dave Chappelle added his voice to those opposing it.
Not long ago, Gwenyth Todebush began using morning affirmations to help encourage her 5-year-old son, Clark, to get out the door in the morning and off to kindergarten.
The first Super Soul Party in 2017 was a largely impromptu affair, designed to make sure a few folks experiencing homelessness could watch the biggest game of the year in comfort.
