CNN’s History of Comedy Explores What Tickles our Funnybones
There are many time-honored traditions when it comes to making people laugh and a host of them were explored in the first season of “The History of Comedy,” a nine-part docuseries that wrapped in August 2017. With an almost limitless amount of material to explore, CNN Originals is set to debut a second season with an episode all about sex in comedy and how it continues to push the boundaries of both personal comfort and political...
2018 Primetime Emmy Nominations Make History
This year’s Emmy nominations may well be looked upon as an historic turning point for inclusion and for streamers. This is the first time that a streaming entity – okay, Netflix – has received the most nominations of any cable or broadcast network, in this case 122. That number surpasses the nods received by perennial leader HBO, with a still-bragworthy 108. Yet placed in the context of Emmy history, it’s only been five years–...
Summer’s Best Sunscreens: Sun Bum, Shiseido and Blue Lagoon
Summer essentials for the Fourth of July holiday always include food and fireworks. And whether you’re going to the beach, the country, a rooftop bar or a neighborhood barbecue, there’s nothing that’s more important than sunscreen. Since summer officially hit on the calendar a few weeks ago and the Southern California June gloom finally lifted, we have been testing some of the season’s best products, especially for face, where we...
Billy Bob Thornton is Back in the Legal Game in ‘Goliath’ Season 2
When audiences last saw Billy Bob Thornton’s character Billy McBride at the conclusion of the first season of Amazon’s “Goliath,” the lawyer was sitting pretty as a result of a large settlement he won in a hard-fought court battle against a vicious and powerful enemy. Well, pretty in the sense of living and working in a dive motel, the Ocean Lodge, located across the parking lot of an even dive-ier bar, Chez Jay, on Santa Monica’s...
Frances McDormand and Brie Larson Demo Female Power at Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards
Actress Brie Larson, soon to star as Captain Mavel, is reaching real-life superhero status after receiving one of the top honors at Women In Film’s 2018 Crystal + Lucy Awards. In ceremonies Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom, Larson was honored with the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film, adding to her 2016 Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, Critics Choice and National Board of...
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