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Clickbait and clean water: YouTubers are the new philanthropists
They built their empires on pranks, stunts and viral spectacle. Now, some of the internet’s most famous creators are trying...
Tracee Ellis Ross wants us to fly solo
Tracee Ellis Ross has probably turned down plenty of free drinks. When she does it on her latest show, “Solo...
Public broadcasting faces closure after funding eliminated
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) will wind down operations starting after Congress eliminated its federal funding, ending nearly six...
Gen Z finally has a great reality show
Back when network television wasn’t on life support, and TV seasons were still jam-packed with 22 episodes keeping viewers hooked...
American Eagle defends “Great Jeans” campaign after backlash
American Eagle is standing by its fall denim campaign starring Euphoria and Anyone But You star Sydney Sweeney after a...
“The Naked Gun” punches up the franchise’s funniest joke
Evangelists of the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker comedies of the late 20th century might consider what I’m about to say...
Jay Leno is wrong about late-night — it’s always been political
Well, it finally happened. Somebody asked Jay Leno, late-night’s blandest clown, to share his opinions concerning late-night’s decline. In the...
Sydney Sweeney knows what she’s doing
In a normal world, a sentence like “American Eagle’s new ad campaign, ‘Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,’ seems like it...
Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find out who inherits his $80M fortune
Gene Hackman was found dead inside his New Mexico home on Feb. 26, 2025, at the age of 95. The...
The horror of being “Together” forever
When you’re busy falling in love, it’s easy not to see the line between romance and codependency thinning. Loving is...
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