The Talented Mr. Benson
Jace Lacob on the true identity of eager-to-please ad man Bob Benson (James Wolk) on “Mad Men.”
From Neil Patrick Harris’s hosting to a spectacular ‘Pippin’ performance, Kevin Fallon picks the most exciting moments from Broadway’s Oscars. Watch video.
Billy Porter, while accepting his Tony for Best Actor in a Musical, remembered the performance that took his “breath away”: Jennifer Holliday's scorching rendition of “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.”
Decades later, a handful of new musicals—and host Neil Patrick Harris—attempted to create another breathtaking theater moment. Did they succeed? Here's the best of the 2013 Tony Awards:
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For the next three months, a dry-witted Brit will be manning the desk of Comedy Central’s nightly news-skewering program. Here’s what you should know about him.
On Thursday night’s episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart attempted to offer a heartfelt sign-off as he headed to a summer hiatus. The moment was hijacked, however, by longtime Daily Show correspondent John Oliver, cackling about how “it’s my show now!” while stuffing Stewart’s pens in his pants.
John Oliver (left) and Jon Stewart tape an episode of ‘The Daily Show’ during the Republican National Convention, September 3, 2008. (Ethan Miller/Getty for Comedy Central)
You may have laughed. You may have also thought, “Who is this guy?”
From threesomes to hot-spring rendezvous, The Daily Beast tallies the naked moments from Season 3.
Regular viewers of HBO’s hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones can be certain of two things: the violence is abundant, and the depictions of sexuality detailed in George R. R. Martin’s never-ending A Song of Ice and Fire novels will not be shied away from. They might even be embellished.
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"Sexposition," a term coined by blogger Myles McNutt, describes the use of sexual scenes in Game of Thrones to deliver information to the viewer about the backstory and character's specific motivations, often relating to power.
From Michelle Obama confronting a heckler to ‘Game of Thrones’ turning television upside down and John Oliver’s ‘Daily Show’ takeover, WATCH our countdown of this week’s buzziest videos.
10. Toddler Screams the Beatles
Could this be the cutest cover ever? A tiny, ukulele-wielding boy joins his dad in a soulful rendition of “Don’t Let Me Down.” Video was posted last week, but it’s still burning up the Internet.
Vampire Weekend parties at their Last Supper. The xx sizzle in black. WATCH VIDEO of the most entertaining, breathtaking, and bizarre music videos released this week.
In this week’s top music video picks, we take a journey through space, a childhood romance, and a kidnapping mystery. From hip-hop to electronic and indie rock, and featuring artists like Sebastian Ingrosso and Chase & Status, see which music videos are becoming viral this week.
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Sebastian Ingrosso, Tommy Trash, and John Martin: “Reload”
Zach Braff may have raised $3.1 million on Kickstarter, but lately there is a growing frustration with celebrities using the site to finance their projects.
Three years ago, when actress Lake Bell ran a Kickstarter campaign asking for funds to complete a short film, Worst Enemy, she was one of the few celebrities using the social media fundraising site. Today, her goal—$8,000—seems positively quaint in comparison to the $3.1 million that Zach Braff raised for his follow up to Garden State, Wish I Was Here, or the $5.7 million that Rob Thomas generated for the Veronica Mars movie.
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Not to worry, the anti-celebrity backlash is well under way. Last week, Girls co-star Zosia Mamet, and her half-sister, Clara Mamet (they are the daughters of David Mamet), were the subject of scorn and ridicule when they posted a Kickstarter asking for $32,000 to make a video for a song from their hobby project, a folky band they called The Cabin Sisters.
Snipes has landed his first role after jail. But some insiders say the one-time star’s ego and arrogance will make it a hard climb back to the top.
Actors Wesley Snipes is still a few weeks away from becoming a free man. Still, the 50-year-old one-time star can spend his last days on house arrest secure in the knowledge that he’ll have at least one job waiting for him when he returns to Tinseltown.
Wesley Snipes poses during the photocall of "Brooklyn's finest" at the Venice film festival on September 8, 2009. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty)
Lionsgate Films announced earlier this week that Snipes is set to appear in the third installment of his good friend Sly Stallone’s franchise film series The Expendables. The movie centers on a group of older action heroes solving crimes together and will also star Jackie Chan and Nicolas Cage.
Jean Trinh, the resident intern for The Daily Beast, examines the Vince Vaughn–Owen Wilson comedy—out today—to see how relatable it is from an intern’s point of view.
It’s perfect timing that The Internship is released today, near the end of my six-month stretch as an intern for the entertainment bureau of The Daily Beast. I knew watching the film would get me to reflect on my own experience and it would be hard not to compare it to the Google shrine I knew the film would portray. There aren’t too many companies offering free housing and meals during an entire summer internship as the film depicts.
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson star in "The Internship." (Phil Bray)
Would I find the film relatable and would it make me feel better about taking an unconventional career route? Or would it leave me huddled in the fetal position on my bathroom floor two hours later? After all, the last time I watched Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson pair up it was for the raunchy 2005 hit comedy Wedding Crashers—that was eight years ago, soon after I finished undergraduate school. Their characters are different and more mature in this new film, and in the same vein, I’ve grown up since then, too.
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‘The Voice’ still hasn’t found a star. Its new winner, Danielle Bradbery, isn’t it, says Kevin Fallon.
Jace Lacob on the true identity of eager-to-please ad man Bob Benson (James Wolk) on “Mad Men.”
Following the shocking pics showing art multimillionaire Charles Saatchi apparently choking his celebrity-chef wife, the gallerist now claims it was just a ‘playful tiff.’ Tom Sykes on the rumors that Saatchi has finally flipped.
'We get this b**ch shaking like Parkinson's,' raps Kanye West in his new album. And that's not even the most offensive thing you'll hear in this collection of curses, crudeness and references to cunnilingus.
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