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Staff writer Rebecca Alter thinks her opinions about pop culture are valid, actually. She covers comedy, TV, movies, and celebrities behaving oddly.

  1. the slap
    The Oscars Slaps Will Smith With a 10-Year BanHe remains eligible for nominations and wins.
  2. herstorical fiction
    Netflix Might Plumb More Britstory for a Prequel to The CrownWhich … isn’t that just The King’s Speech?
  3. girlbossery
    Elizabeth Holmes’s Old Tweets Are Miraculously Still UpIt’s like watching The Dropout unfold in real time … on Twitter … with 100 percent more Margaret Thatcher quotes.
  4. paw patrol
    Jena Malone Hits a Reverse-Paw Patrol, Performs Citizen’s Arrest to Rescue a DogEither the reporter didn’t recognize her or they’re being, y’know, super chill about it.
  5. the law
    Erika Jayne Called Racketeering ‘Frontwoman’ in New $55 Million LawsuitLess Housewives, more “like a tale out of a John Grisham novel.”
  6. ‘boof!’
    Jared Leto Made Morbius Crew Push Him to the Potty in a WheelchairThirty Seconds to Mars? More like 20 minutes to piss.
  7. oh my god you guys
    I Object! … to Whatever’s Going on With Legally Blonde 3What’s the best-case scenario for this kind of threequel? Mindy Kaling knows it’s not And Just Like That …
  8. are tv writers … okay?
    Grey’s Anatomy Writer Takes Leave After Possibly Lying About Medical HistoryAllegedly lying about having cancer is, to quote season two, “bad juju.”
  9. comedy audit
    Chris Fleming Breaks His Silence on Deirdre BeaubeirdraIs Jamie Lee Curtis’s Everything Everywhere All at Once character a poor man’s Sick Jan? We asked the expert.
  10. sketchy!
    Kate Berlant and John Early to Murder You With Laughter in Sketch-Comedy SpecialWould It Kill You to Laugh? will also feature everyone’s favorite comedian, Meredith Vieira.
  11. this month in comedy podcasts
    This Month in Comedy Podcasts: Munch Madness ReturnsRounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the month.
  12. retirement
    Bruce Willis ‘Is Stepping Away’ From Acting After Aphasia Diagnosis“We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him.”
  13. weak apologies
    Disney Is Trying to Find the Guy Who Did ThisOh so now they want the Don’t Say Gay bill repealed.
  14. raccaccoonie
    Did You Spot All the Raccoon Easter Eggs in Everything Everywhere All at Once?The new Michelle Yeoh movie is also a Ratatouille sequel.
  15. trailer mix
    The Staircase Trailer: American Colin Firth Isn’t Real and He Can’t Hurt YouWill the true crimes ever cease?
  16. chastainiacs
    This Is Not a Picture of Nicole Kidman Reacting to the SlapSo what was she gasping over? The answer may surprise you.
  17. stand-up
    The Rediscovered Prescience of SpongeBob’s “Squirrel Jokes”Co-writer Walt Dohrn discusses the 2001 SpongeBob SquarePants episode that lives on in meme form.
  18. oscars 2022
    CODA Becomes First Streaming Movie to Win Best Picture at the OscarsApple TV+’s intimate family comedy-drama is the first streaming movie to win Best Picture.
  19. oscars 2022
    Watch Troy Kotsur’s Oscars Acceptance Speech … Through Your TearsHe thanks his family and admits that he almost taught the POTUS “some dirty sign language.”
  20. oscars 2022
    Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes, and Amy Schumer Invent the Oscars TrialogueAh, the Oscars, “where movie lovers unite and watch TV!”
  21. oscars 2022
    No One Told Kristen Stewart That the Oscars Aren’t Airing the Shorts CategoriesCategory is: magicians on holiday.
  22. oscars 2022
    Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, Reba, and Beyoncé Will Perform at the OscarsAnd yes, we’re getting a live version of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”
  23. #disneysaygay
    Disney Employees Stage Walkout Over Donations to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill BackersDisneyland employees were allegedly told they could not wear pride or trans flag pins to show their support today.
  24. conservatorships
    Amanda Bynes’ Conservatorship Is Officially OverA judge terminated the arrangement after nearly 9 years.
  25. trailer mix
    There’s a New Taylor Swift Song (Yay!) in This Trailer (Boo!)Where the Crawdads Sing … along to her new song, “Carolina.”
  26. spicy fish diss
    Help, the Fast-Food Chains Are FeudingGonna need Brian Cox to record a response.
  27. [don pardo voice]
    Lizzo, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jerrod Carmichael Will Host SNL in AprilHappy Jerrod Carmichael Day!
  28. oscars 2022
    The Oscars Need to Stop These Slow-Drip Presenter AnnouncementsJennifer Garner, Stephanie Beatriz, DJ Khaled, and like a thousand more people are presenting, but no seat for Rachel Zegler?
  29. trailer mix
    Jerrod Carmichael Is ‘Saying Everything’ in New Stand-up Special TeaserRothaniel airs on HBO on April 1, no joke.
  30. down the back but who cares
    Hang Simon Rex’s Fake Dick in the LouvreNo, that wasn’t Rex’s actual junk in Red Rocket.
  31. new scammer dropped
    Daniel Kaluuya’s Alleged ‘Life Strategist’ Speaks Out, Sells TalismansHeir Holiness addressed reports about the actor firing his team on Instagram.
  32. how she’s doin
    Wendy Williams Tells Fans She’s Healthy and Returning to TV in ‘Three Months’She also says she does not need a conservatorship despite a court request.
  33. no time to buy
    Amazon Roars Its Way to $8 Billion MGM PurchaseOh, sorry, $8.45 billion.
  34. trailer mix
    We Love This I Love That for You Trailer for YouVanessa Bayer, Molly Shannon, and Jenifer Lewis: BUY NOW!
  35. global affairs
    President Zelenskyy’s Fake President Show Is Back on NetflixBet you’ve never heard a world leader yell the word “sh-tst-ck.”
  36. trailer mix
    The Marvelous Ms. Marvel Trailer: You Glow Girl!Featuring guidance counselor Jordan Firstman.
  37. wyd?
    Jane Campion Learns the Power of the Milkshake DuckVenus Williams’s expression speaks volumes.
  38. cancellations
    Nick Cannon’s Daytime Talk Show Canceled Less Than Six Months After StartingNick Cannon is canceled, as in shut down, not canceled, as in when Nick Cannon made anti-Semitic comments and still got a TV show.
  39. we’re living in peak pete
    Pete Davidson Is Making a Pete Davidson Comedy Series Called BupkisWhy is there so much Pete Davidson happening all the time all at once?
  40. villain origin stories
    HBO Max Is Giving the Penguin a ‘Scarface-Like’ Origin StorySay hello to his little friend (a penguin).
  41. villainy
    Pete Davidson Hasn’t Filmed Anything for The Kardashians … YetYe, however, has a “major arc” in the first episode.
  42. jazz hands!
    Pamela Anderson, Avowed Fosse Fan, Will Play Roxie Hart on BroadwayThey’re gonna recognize her eyes, her hair, her teeth … you get it.
  43. trailer mix
    Catherine Cohen’s Netflix Comedy Special Trailer … ? Is Gorgeous.Boys never wanted to kiss her. You won’t believe what happened next!
  44. tech
    RT America Shuts Down Amid Russian State-Media BansRT America released a memo today announcing layoffs in New York, L.A., Miami, and D.C.
  45. trailer mix
    Paper Boi’s Going on Tour in the Atlanta Season-Three TrailerComing March 24.
  46. alexa play price tag by jessie j
    AMC Is Charging More for The Batman Than, Say, the Channing Tatum Dog Movie DogSomehow, price gouging feels good in a place like this.
  47. heart don’t fail me now!
    Disney+ Deplatforms Russian Princess AnastasiaIt’s about preexisting licensing agreements, not war.
  48. r s t l n e
    Wheel of Fortune Contestants Have Another Feather, Don’t Know Where to Put itAnd Pat Sajak came to their defense like a K_NG.
  49. awards season
    The Oscars Will Edit Off-Air Categories Back Into the TelecastAMPAS is making some clarifications that don’t make us feel much better.
  50. trailer mix
    The Undercurrent Trailer Brings a Submarine Murder to Surface“The submarine goes down. One person comes back.”
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