In honor of the lesser-known stoner holiday “Oil Day” of July 10th, Jimmy Kimmel Live hosted a weed-themed game show on Wednesday’s episode — quizzing customers in the drive-thru line at Las Vegas’ NuWu Cannabis Marketplace, the world’s largest marijuana dispensary. “Let’s Make a Dope Deal” featured pot-related questions, with …
Read More »Netflix to Cut Down on Smoking After 'Stranger Things' Leads Tobacco Use Study
Days after the release of Stranger Things 3, Netflix has pledged to cut down on the amount of smoking seen in their original programming following outcry from an anti-smoking organization. Truth Initiative, “America’s largest nonprofit public health organization committed to making tobacco use a thing of the past,” recently published …
Read More »Watch Logic, Eminem Recruit Famous Stunt Doubles for 'Homicide' Video
Logic and Eminem recruit a pair of noteworthy stunt doubles in the video for “Homicide,” the rappers’ collaboration from Logic’s recent album Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. The video’s lengthy opener underlines the premise: An unreachable Eminem won’t be available for the “Homicide” video, so Logic’s manager recruits a pair …
Read More »Watch Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon on Trump's Familiar-Sounding 2020 Campaign Slogan
Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon dissected President Donald Trump’s familiar diatribes and campaign slogans as he officially returned to the trail on their respective late-night shows Wednesday. During a rally in Orlando Tuesday night, Trump touched on all of his preferred topics, from the “witch hunt” investigation into Russia’s interference …
Read More »'The Secret Life of Pets 2′: Same Ol' Dogs, No New Tricks
Sad to say, the bloom is off the rose. The first The Secret Life of Pets in 2016 was an animated fluff-ball that hit on a fresh premise: What do our pets do when we close the door and leave them behind? The sequel covers pretty much the same territory. …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sufjan Stevens, 'Love Yourself'
Sufjan Stevens‘ relationship to the LGBTQ community has always been somewhat uneasy. Although he’s avoided directly addressing his sexuality (and he has every right not to), fans have long noticed a subtext of queer love and desire in his music — most recently with his songs for the movie Call …
Read More »The Hell With Broadway: The Story of Anais Mitchell's 'Hadestown'
The set of Hadestown, the Broadway musical up for 14 Tony Awards on June 9th, incorporates wildly swinging lamps and a trap door that hurls people into the underworld. But as the show’s auteur, Anaïs Mitchell, demonstrates, the show wasn’t always so hi-tech. Putting down the iced beverage she’s sipping …
Read More »Vampire Weekend Take Joy Ride Through Desert in 'This Life' Video
Vampire Weekend hitch a ride with a desert dweller named Wade in the video for “This Life,” which appears on the band’s latest album, Father of the Bride. Directed my Emmett Malloy, the clip stars Kyle Field of the band Little Wings as Wade, an Uber-driver of sorts who picks …
Read More »See Slipknot's Live Debut of 'Unsainted,' 'All Out Life' on 'Kimmel'
Slipknot staged their first concert in nearly three years Friday on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where the band played new single “Unsainted” and 2018’s “All Out Life” for the first time live. Slipknot’s Kimmel mini-set, the band’s first live gig since November 2016, follows the announcement earlier this week of their …
Read More »Watch Kamala Harris Pitch Teacher Pay Raises on 'Full Frontal'
Samantha Bee spoke with California Senator and 2020 presidential hopeful Kamala Harris about her plan to improve pay among public school teachers on Full Frontal Wednesday. As Harris noted, teachers make, on average, 11 percent less than similarly college educated professionals, and the meager wages are causing people to leave …
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