Jon Stewart last night turned his attention to Reagan "fan fiction" author (and, you know, Wall Street Journal columnist) Peggy Noonan, who is angry at President Obama for his recent scandals, but gives her former boss a pass for a little thing like Iran-Contra.
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to have cocktails and play weird games with Michael Bluth, Leslie Knope, Schmidt, and Veronica Mars? Well, you're about to be in luck. And so is the struggling network.
Can we all agree that we are unanimously, as a society, excited that Pixar's new movie Finding Dory, the sequel to 2003's Finding Nemo, is now officially on the way? Can we agree that not only children watch Pixar movies? Good, now let's feel even better about that.
Florida country radio morning-show hosts Val St. John and Scott Fish are currently serving indefinite suspensions and possibly worse over a successful April Fools' Day prank. They told their listeners that "dihydrogen monoxide" was coming out of their taps. Dihydrogen monoxide is water.
In his first partially revealing interview ahead of season six, creator Matthew Weiner claims that the AMC show's legions of fans might have more control over the show—and the mystery of Don Draper's love life—than anyone thought. Sort of.
The third episode of A&E's new thriller series Bates Motel aired last night and, man, is that show weird. A less affected Twin Peaks? An Oregon-based, incest-twinged Stephen King story?
The titanically popular HBO series is so well-loved by the cable-less community that 1 million cord-cutters used BitTorrent to download and distribute the premiere. And that's just BitTorrent.
Today in celebrity news: Heidi Klum helped rescue her son and two nannies from the watery depths this weekend, Amy Poehler went on (gulp) a date, and Lindsay Lohan makes an April Fools' joke.
Following recent news that Egypt's Jon Stewart Bassem Youssef was arrested for insulting Islam and president Mohamed Morsi, Stewart himself came out on the offensive for Youssef on his Monday night show.
In a show of solidarity, or something like that, Fallon opened his show last night with an unlikely duet: a parody of West Side Story's love song "Tonight" featuring his supposed nemesis.
Avicii is one of the biggest DJs in the world, commands six figures when he plays to huge crowds at the biggest night clubs and electronic music festivals, which is enough to earn a profile in GQ. Except he hates that profile and is fighting back against it.
Today in showbiz news: Basic cable ratings were huge last night, FX has got a big miniseries in the works, and a look at Teen Wolf season three.
Today in viral videos: The First Baller goes 2-for-22 at the White House Easter Egg Roll, Vampire Weekend meets Steve Buscemi, an epic sax-off, and a bulldog who is guaranteed to make your Monday.
We've seen the infamous "green light" in some of those rocking trailers, but it was all Moulin Rouge-esque spectacle. So here's a perplexing situation brought to our attention by new character posters released as part of the marketing blitz: Is this going to be all anachronistic music and fantastical set pieces, or just more of the same you learned in tenth grade?
It sure seems like everyone is more excited for baseball's Opening Day than usual. Maybe it's because every pretty good team is great again, except the Yankees and the Red Sox, and because, hell, the Cubs might win it all. Or maybe it's because this winter has been the one that refused to end — the season someone finally up and sued the groundhog, for crissakes — and because baseball is a sure sign that spring — finally, blessedly — is here again.
It isn't exactly this year's finest film, or its most successful, or even the only disaster flick involving the destruction of the White House. But it might be the most controversial so far when it comes to crass remarks from moviegoers. Hollywood jingoism, it seems, has given way once again to social-media racism.
One show's third season came to an end last night while another's began, but if we're trading gore for lore, that tradeoff might just work.
One of the most prominent cast members of MTV's reality show has been found dead along with his uncle and another unnamed person in a vehicle in Sissonville, West Virginia, the backdrop of the popular (if controversial) show.
Declaring that "the paparazzi guys... will be the last to know" about her retirement, legendary journalist Barbara Walters turned her non-denial denial of rumors about her retirement into a dismissal of rumors in general on The View Monday.
Herein, some standouts from the writing-specific categories in today's National Magazine Award nominees that may not have stood out the first time, for your couch and/or train ride home tonight.
Boldly rejecting a plea deal in a case of mass killing and setting up a showdown on mental health, prosecutors announced Monday they will seek the death penalty against James Holmes for killing 12 people in a movie theater last summer in Aurora, Colorado.
Kid President welcomed the real-life president and first family to the makeshift stage during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, which is always high on the pomp and silliness, but not always quite this awkward. Also: terrifying Easter Bunny.
It's April 1, so while you were maybe bringing some actual humor to this day, the Internet and the major entities therein tried their darnedest to play along. The results, as is typical for gigantic tech companies, news outlets, and other creatures of the web when trying a little too hard to be funny and "go viral," are mixed. Here's a look at the 2013 bag.
Today in celebrity news: A Glee star seeks help, Chris Brown makes a slightly awkward Today show appearance, and Lena Dunham likes PDA.
Now we've got some actual footage of the whole glittery HBO extravaganza, Behind the Candelabra, in the form of a teaser trailer. Let's break down this important, even more glittery update.
Louisville guard Kevin Ware suffered a horrific knee injury during Sunday's Elite Eight game against Duke that was so bad it spawned an ethical debate online over whether sites should be able to GIF or host video of the injury. CBS, too, was criticized for showing the replay.
Welcome to the Box Office Report, where we're trying to figure out if the The Rock even lifts, bro.
The tiny Canadian pixie known as Justin Bieber tried to take one of his animal pals into Germany with him late Friday evening, but German health officials weren't as keen on the idea: they took Bieber's pet monkey and put it in quarantine.
Today in showbusiness: HBO has announced the return date for long-in-the-tooth True Blood, NBC is pushing back Girlfriend in a Coma, and a look at Max Irons in something.
Today in viral videos: Balki Bronson Pinchot hijacks the forecast, Savannah Guthrie's middle finger that wasn't, a dopey wisdom teeth murderess, and more.
Prepare yourselves! HBO's blood 'n' boobs 'n' Baratheons fantasy series returns on Sunday night, meaning the long wait of the superfans is nearly over. And based on what we've already seen, that wait was worth it — and the third season is a thrill.
Unfolding like a juicy, sprawling novel, Derek Cianfrance's expertly pitched melodrama trades in a haunted feeling of inexorability and the regret that follows. A deeply felt, classically tinged saga, The Place Beyond the Pines is, for my money, so far the best film of 2013.
Today in famous people news: Arnold's kid was seen smooching in the ocean, J.Lo has been disinvited from India, and Miss Canada does not like Justin Bieber.
"East Coast liberal elites" have lost another outlet for their opinions now that National Public Radio is putting an end to one of its signature shows.
This is the first time the world is hearing about Weezy's brush with death from the rapper himself, and his version of the hospitalization heard around the world cuts against what we were told at the time.
Today in show business news: The first trailer for Before Midnight is here, Matthew McConaughey may have received a hell of an offer, and Taylor Swift heads to television.
Richard Lawson: Manically scrolling through the comments section on National Review Online and Fox Nation and, occasionally, less one-sided outlets has taken up a lot of my idle (and, yes, some working) time this week. Boy do people have a lot of awful things to say about gay marriage!
Today in viral videos: Lana Del Rey resurfaces to cover Leonard Cohen, the perks of being a Justin Timberlake superfan, and a parakeet that tucks itself in at night.
Amazon announced Thursday that it is acquiring Goodreads, the book-based social network founded by Otis Chandler in 2006. The purchase price was undisclosed, and the deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013.
Suddenly, it seems like gay characters are everywhere in young-adult literature. How well is Y.A. doing at reflecting the current state of teen culture with regard to LGBT issues, and how far need we still go?
The popular but slightly faded FX comedies The League and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will move over to FXX (the double X, as I'm sure we'll all soon be calling it) to help get things started and attract advertisers, and then a new spate of programming will begin. So what's the reasoning behind this? Let's speculate.
Top 8? More like Bottom... everything. I'm afraid it happened last night, folks. The point that comes in every American Idol season, but usually arrives a little bit later. This is typically a Top 5 problem. But this year, it came at eight.
After giving his streak of one bad joke about his employers per night a bit of a rest following a week of hatred in the papers and on-air, Leno took to the opening monologue of last night's Tonight Show to ridicule NBC over the issue behind this whole debacle: ratings.
Insiders has long said Erin Burnett was on the inside track to become Jeff Zucker's new morning show host once it became clear that Soledad O'Brien was out and Chris Cuomo would fill one side of the couch, but on Thursday the pick came in, and the new face of your cable mornings is... Kate Boulduan.
Today in famous person news: LiLo and KStew have become pals, Amanda Bynes took a trip to Times Square, and Maria Shriver hasn't taken down her Christmas lights yet.
A new cable channel with shows anchored by heartthrob Joseph Gordon-Levitt and everyone's favorite Daily Beast troll Meghan McCain? Why, that's intriguing indeed. Well, these are just two of the many new offerings from a network targeted at the most talked about of generations: millennials!
Today in show business news: CBS has announced the return of fourteen shows, NBC wants more hunks, and Bravo is trying to figure it out.
Today in viral videos: an umbrella goes attacks America's favorite legal analyst, pandas wrestle each other, and everything that's wrong with The Hobbit.
A new report reveals the shadier side of his venture back into music, and this version of his never-ending comeback may help explain the JT charm offensive on display throughout his promotional onslaught. Indeed, he may have done it for the money.
Now that we know NBC is showing Jay Leno the door, the question becomes what the reigning king of late-night television will do when he is no longer on late-night television. Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Matthew Belloni, he could have to start waking up a lot earlier.
What do Vladimir Putin, Lorne Michaels, Tibetan nomads, Dr. Who, a Japanese children's show, and Lena Dunham all have in common? They all caught the eye — as subject, storyteller, or both — of this year's Peabody Awards committee. Here's how to enjoy each, in just one click.
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