BTS’s J-Hope Does Not Know Who Conan Is

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Earlier this week, Conan OBrien revealed that the sun was setting on his TBS show. OBrien is moving to HBO Max, where he will continue to bring chuckles the world over. Okay, maybe not theentireworld over. Apparently K-pop luminaries BTS played a game on a Korean late-night show earlier this week. Bandmates were shown different celebs and had to name them if they recognized them....

May 5, 2021 · 1 min · 135 words · Theresa Wise

Girls5EvaIs 2 Funny 2 Ignore

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The shows pop-culture-infused jokes are deployed at high speed. The protagonists are quirky, bumbling, and/or self-involved underdogs who somehow become worthy of championing despite their flaws. They agree and, to their surprise, so does their (seemingly) more successful former colleague Wickie. (If youre wondering if there was a fifth girl in Girls5Eva, the answer is yes....

May 5, 2021 · 1 min · 184 words · Jennifer Kelly

Kung Fu’s Showrunners on Crafting the Shared Tragedy of ‘Sanctuary’

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. What would a San Francisco activist be speaking about? It was honoring the actual location that our story was set in. People have dealt with racism in different ways. But certainly, for this episode, we wanted to get that perspective. A.C. did an amazing job. I think that we werent trying to teach a lesson; it was more like a slice of life....

May 5, 2021 · 2 min · 251 words · John Mack

The Handmaid’s TaleRecap: Come On, Feel the Illinoise

The Handmaids Tale Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. One could not simply play; one must first set up and have everything in the right spot. After the abundant trauma ofThe Crossing,Bruce Miller has tossed us a breather. Rita hasnt always been given her due as one of the more complex women ofThe Handmaids Tale. Serena assumes he fought for Gilead, but Rita never confirms it....

May 5, 2021 · 2 min · 340 words · Susan Madden

The Handmaid’s Tale’s Madeline Brewer Thinks We’ve All Underestimated Janine

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Spoilers ahead for Milk, episode four of season four ofThe Handmaids Tale. Madeline Brewer has played Janine, Junes longtime fragile sidekick in HulusThe Handmaids Tale, for four seasons now. Brewer considers the shows take on it gentler than what shes seen in her research of these places.) At the beginning of Milk, weve just come off Janine and June surviving by a hair … again....

May 5, 2021 · 4 min · 673 words · Amy Moore

The Phantom of the OperaReturning to Broadway in October

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. PerformingPhantomis like riding a bike. Off a balcony, and into an underground cavern full of candles and pipe organs. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced earlier today that Broadway would be ready to reopen in September at 100 percent capacity. Other shows likeHamilton, The Lion King, andWickedare expected to make announcements next week, per theNew YorkTimes. Sources Related Tags:

May 5, 2021 · 1 min · 72 words · Mary Brown DDS

The Rugrats Are Back and More CGI Than Ever in New Trailer

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. And so it has come to pass thatRugrats, the Nickelodeon mainstay, got the reboot treatment. A CGIRugratsrevival has been in the workssince 2018and is finally debuting onParamount+on May 27, 2021. This iteration ofRugratstakes the cast down to its pre-movies size. This trailer seems to suggest that the Paramount+ revival will be less hip-hop and more dubstep....

May 5, 2021 · 1 min · 74 words · Carmen Woods

Willow Got Her Mom’s Band Wicked Wisdom Back Together for Mother’s Day

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The 20-year-old got her mom Jada Pinkett-Smiths nu-metal band Wicked Wisdom back together in celebration of Mothers Day. Every night, I wanted to ride on the security guards shoulders and watch her perform, she said. She was a rock star, and I was living for Wicked Wisdom. Nobody wants to have a rock concertexplainedto them, though....

May 5, 2021 · 1 min · 73 words · Jessica Taylor

Are Podcasts Ready For Live Events Again?

Oh, you like podcasts? Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The live-performance business has long been a powerful economic engine for many, many kinds of artists. (Lets set theater aside for this discussion. Different bag altogether.) Bands are announcing dates again. Some venues are starting to hold very small, socially distant performances. Music festivals are poking their heads back up. Still, the full bloom of reopening will take some time....

May 4, 2021 · 5 min · 968 words · Johnny Mason

DJ Khaled Will Never Change. Why Should He?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. What makes a hit record soar? Is it vibrant melodies and impactful lyrics syncing up with driving, anthemic production? Is it the world-beating verve of a hungry new artist with a unique history and perspective? Is it all just chemistry, the careful mixing and matching of star power? The Albumand never looked back. Rappers make much more music than what we hear once or twice a year when a proper project drops....

May 4, 2021 · 2 min · 373 words · Kathy Patton

DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, and Jeremih Remind You to Be ‘Thankful’ in New Music Video

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Be self-made but be confident. Be now but be ancient. Be thankful, he tells his younger self, which is the kind of earnest word saladKhaled does best. Related Tags:

May 4, 2021 · 1 min · 44 words · Laura Garcia

Every Pop-Culture Easter Egg inThe Mitchells vs. the Machines

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Here, what to watch for. KatiesShiningSocks Dontoverlookthis Easter egg! (Get it?) Katies socks have the same iconic pattern as the carpet of the Overlook Hotel in Stanley KubricksThe Shining. Katies Pins In addition to the California College of Film pin and her rainbow pin (foreshadowing! ), Katie also sports two pins that reference other movies....

May 4, 2021 · 2 min · 386 words · Deborah Harris

J. Cole Puts AlbumThe Off-Seasonon the Roster for May 14

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Nearly three years ago,J. Just know this was years in the making,he tweetedalong with the cover art, callingThe Off-Seasonan album. (They followedhis misdirected Noname diss Snow on Tha Bluff.)

May 4, 2021 · 1 min · 44 words · Lauren Lindsey