HowSNL’s Surreal ‘House Hunters’ Sketch Came Together

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Saturday Night Liveis at its most timeless when it gets really, really weird. Chevy Chases Gerald Ford impression fell into obscurity when Carter was inaugurated, but people still remember Land Shark. One house has a completely vertical floor. Another only has pictures of windows. One is just a packet of Ranch dressing. I had written a bunch of stuff Tuesday night, and I was trying to get one more thing....

November 15, 2018 · 4 min · 644 words · Stephanie Johnson

The Lambily Got Mariah Carey’sGlitterSoundtrack to No. 1 on iTunes 17 Years Later

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Yet again,Mariah Carey gets the last laugh. Sure, the film was … well, you saw it. But its soundtrack, though? 1 on iTunes off the strength of word of mouth. No anniversary coverage or promotion from the label necessary. Just a pure grassroots effort from the fandom who might want to consider freelancing for political campaigns....

November 15, 2018 · 1 min · 81 words · Amber Smith

This New Comedy Central Show From Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider Looks Pretty Great

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The wait for formerSaturday Night Liveco-head writersChris Kelly and Sarah Schneidersnew comedy seriesis almost over. Related Tags:

November 15, 2018 · 1 min · 32 words · Michele Lopez

Tyler, the Creator Got You a Grinch-Inspired Holiday EP for Christmas

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. According toPitchfork, TylersMusic Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Seuss The Grinchwill be released tonight. The Grinch-themed EP will feature collaborations with Santigold, Ryan Beatty, and Jerry Paper. Sources Related Tags:

November 15, 2018 · 1 min · 45 words · Keith Miller

Aretha Franklin’s Concert DocAmazing GraceIs Transcendent

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Nobodys quite sure why she didnt want the movie seen. Great news, for it is a transcendent film. Its also a surprisingly simple one, perhaps keeping with the unfussy circumstances. Its not Woodstock or the Altamont Speedway or Wembley or Pompeii or Stonehenge. There arent any backstage shenanigans or caravans of concertgoers, and very little rock-star or diva mystique....

November 13, 2018 · 2 min · 327 words · Carolyn Flores PhD

Jimmy Kimmel Exposes Rest of Innocent Nation to Trumpy Bear

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Trumpy Bear, while probably new to you, is not new to the world. As the Cut explained Monday,Trumpy Bear commercialsbegan airing on television in the summer of 2017. What is Trumpy Bear, you might ask? Related Tags:

November 13, 2018 · 1 min · 52 words · Amanda Harrison

17 Great Mystery-Box TV Shows Worth Getting Lost In

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This story was originally published in 2018 and has been updated in to include new shows. You ever watch a show and wonder,Is there something more here?Of course you have. Thats just what good art does. These arent just shows, theyremystery boxes(also known aspuzzle boxes). Mystery-box TV is less about genre and more about structure and ambiguity....

November 12, 2018 · 2 min · 326 words · Bobby Curtis

NewDetective PikachuTrailer: He’s Sassy, He’s Soft, He Loves Coffee, and He Hates Crime

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The latest trailer forDetective Pikachu,that movie we can no longer pretend is fake, is here. Watch the first trailer below. Related Tags:

November 12, 2018 · 1 min · 37 words · Cynthia Watts

As a Reminder That This Movie Is Happening and He’s in It, Here’s Sir Ian McKellen SingingCats

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The path to McKellens inner kitten, specifically? Trying cat food, which the actor claims he always thought smelled as if it might be rather tasty. Spoiler alert: it was not. Related Tags:

November 11, 2018 · 1 min · 47 words · Wendy Johnson

You’re The WorstFinal Season Trailer Does Not Promise a Happily-Ever-After

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Well, theyre most likely going through with it, or at least that is the plan. Thefifth and final seasonwill air on FXX starting January 9.

November 5, 2018 · 1 min · 40 words · Michele Wilson

House of CardsRecap: Birth and a Nation

House of Cards Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. ThisHoCseason has somehow become obsessed with pregnancy. I am underwhelmed by all of this. Why make her change her mind about that at the last minute? Just so she can, what, cut Doug out of a will that she probably destroyed anyway? Claire is already rich! She was wealthy when Frank married her....

November 4, 2018 · 3 min · 637 words · Julie Hayden

Theater Review: The Good Intentions ofAmerican Son

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. American Sonis a dreadful play and its not alone. Some of these plays are made in bad faith; many arent. These plays bank on their audiences inability to disentangle content and form. Barkeep, add it to the tab. We are surfeited with these plays. It also has a contrived, TV-ish script peopled by one-note characters and peppered with amateurish flourishes....

November 4, 2018 · 3 min · 428 words · Anthony Russell

South ParkRecap: Night of the Living Scooters

South Park Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. In 1996, riding high off the underground success of their first feature-length effortCannibal! The Musical, Trey Parker and Matt Stone made like flesh-eating prospector Alferd Packer and headed West. Until an episode like The Scoots comes along, that is. To the rest of us, however, the premise and its cultural context take some figuring out....

November 1, 2018 · 1 min · 146 words · Mark Bush