Bill Clinton’s Black Lives Matter Comments Were Revealingly Honest
When I was 9 years old, my sister and I snuck downstairs to watch TV after my parents fell asleep and, unbeknownst to us, witnessed an event that fundamentally changed American culture: Bill Clinton playing the saxophone on Arsenio Hall. To the I-don’t-remember-a-time-before-wifi generation, this event means little. But for those…
Arianna Huffington Says Trump Needs More Sleep to Be Less Dumb
Arianna Huffington says we’re in a current “sleep-deprivation crisis,” and she’s touring the country to make sure to spread her message that we all need to unplug from our smartphones and get more (and better) sleep to improve the quality of our daily lives. The co-founder and editor in chief of…
Watch Barack Obama Congratulate ‘American Idol’ on 15-Year Run
Americans love to vote…for American Idol. President Obama used the platform of the singing competition’s farewell episode to urge participation in a different electoral process. “This show transformed television,” the commander-in-chief says in the clip. “It inspired young artists and captivated audiences across the country. And it taught America what it means…
Pete Davidson Talks Love for Harry Potter, Comedy Heroes
Pete Davidson’s love for the Harry Potter series is well-documented. The 22-year-old has shared it with fans on social media — once live-tweeting a rewatch of the films for his followers — and marking his adoration for the films permanently with multiple tattoos in honor of the series. During a…
How Making a Murderer’s Steven Avery Could Be Freed Without a Trial
Defense attorney Kathleen Zellner, who took on Steven Avery’s case in late-January, has said that her goal is not to secure her client a new trial — she wants to see him exonerated and his conviction vacated. “I told [Avery], ‘I’m a sprinter. I’m not a long-distance runner,'” Zellner recently…
The $100 Million Hunt for Alien Life
If its first quarter is anything to go by, 2016 may be shaping up historically as the 1491 of space discovery. The month preceding Valentine’s Day alone provided what would once have been a year’s worth of cosmic news. Blue Origin, the aerospace company owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos,…
The War on Planned Parenthood
One frigid night this past February, I flew to Ohio to watch democracy in action. The next day, the Ohio state Legislature was voting on whether to defund Planned Parenthood, a fallout of the by then entirely discredited videos that purported to show that the organization sold fetal tissue for…
Why LGBT Performers Never Won ‘American Idol’
Gay, lesbian and transgender performers have won Grammys, Oscars and topped the charts, but they will never win American Idol. The singing competition show first broadcast just a year before Massachusetts became the first state with marriage equality, and it finishes its run in the first full year of marriage…
Jon Stewart Helps Rescue Runaway Bull From Slaughterhouse
Following Jon Stewart’s exit from The Daily Show, the former host has spent more time lobbying on behalf of 9/11 first responders and tending to his animal sanctuary than lending his take on the 2016 presidential race. Stewart and wife Tracey’s animal advocacy efforts were back in the news Friday after the couple helped…
‘American Psycho’ at 25: Bret Easton Ellis on Patrick Bateman’s Legacy
Before American Psycho came out, 25 years ago this month, it was already the most controversial novel of the Nineties. Its vivid depictions of gruesome murders of women, men, children and animals preceded wherever it went. The original publisher dropped it and told author Bret Easton Ellis to keep the…
What It’s Like to Use a Public Bathroom While Trans
For most people, going to a public restroom is no big deal. Aside from long lines at the women’s restroom or a dirty stall in the men’s, they never have to think about it. For trans people, however, using a public bathroom is complicated, and often dangerous. A 2013 survey from…
Hear Florence and the Machine’s Sweeping ‘Stand By Me’ Cover
Florence and the Machine inject Ben E. King’s pop standard “Stand By Me” with a blast of cinematic grandeur in the new trailer for the upcoming video game, Final Fantasy XV. The band’s cover begins at the 1:10 mark, after a harrowing opening — complete with melodramatic choir and orchestra — that sets…
Adam Sandler, David Spade Team for ‘Do-Over’ Comedy Tour
Adam Sandler will unite with David Spade, Nick Swardson and Rob Schneider for The Do-Over comedy tour, which features seven American performances in May. The brief jaunt, presented by Netflix and featuring “special guests,” will kick off May 19th in San Francisco and conclude on the 27th in Uncasville, Connecticut, according to…
Coyote Bros: How Hard-Partying College Kids Became Illegal Alien Smugglers
Stephen Sluyter was lounging on his leather couch, taking bong hits and watching the Cartoon Network, when his phone rang. “Bro you hungry?” his best friend and roommate Max Bocanegra asked on the other end of the line. “I got some beans for you. I need you to get them…
Watch Pete Davidson Talk ‘SNL,’ Pot Jokes and His First Stand-Up Tour
Pete Davidson, a current member of Saturday Night Live’s cast, has blown up on the comedy scene over the two seasons he’s been on the long-running show. From a role in Trainwreck to an appearance on Comedy Central’s Roast of Justin Bieber, the 22-year-old Staten Island native is already beginning…
Michael Ian Black Pens Children’s Book About Donald Trump
Comedian Michael Ian Black has written an illustrated children’s book about Donald Trump that will be released July 12th via Simon and Schuster, The Wrap reports. Featuring drawings by acclaimed illustrator Marc Rosenthal, A Child’s First Book of Trump will seek to explain the business mogul-turned-Republican presidential frontrunner to the youth. Per…
Comedy Troupe the State Prep Oral History
Nineties alt-comedy troupe the State will release a new oral history, The Union of the State, detailing their rise, dissolution, reunion and staggering dispersion and influence throughout the comedy world. The book arrives May 3rd and features interviews with all 11 members of the State: Todd Holoubek, David Wain, Michael Ian Black,…
Why Conservatives Are Terrified of Single Women
The title of Rebecca Traister’s new book, All the Single Ladies, is, she admits, a bit of a misnomer: It’s not just about single women, but rather “what happens when one model” — young, heterosexual marriage — “is no longer the only model” determining women’s lives, as had been the case…
Why Hillary Clinton and Beyonce Should See ‘Eclipsed’ on Broadway
Eclipsed, Danai Gurira’s heartbreaking play about women conscripted into sex slavery during the Liberian civil war at the beginning of the 21st century, isn’t like anything else on Broadway at the moment. It may have star power — with Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o in a pivotal part and Gurira, who’s…
Hear William Shatner Explain His Love for Leonard Nimoy in New Clip
One year ago, on February 27th, 2015, Leonard Nimoy died at the age of 83. On the eve of what would have been his 84th birthday on March 26th, we remember the actor and artist with a special audio clip read by his longtime friend, William Shatner, which is an excerpt…
How Tracy Morgan’s Near-Death Accident Made Him Funnier
N ot for the first time, Tracy Morgan is getting a glimpse of heaven. “Look at this,” he says, pointing to a city-size mass of white clouds, framed against a marble-blue horizon, outside the window of his leased private jet. “Ain’t no war up here. Ain’t nothing going on up here….
Bill Murray’s New Job: Poetry Editor
Bill Murray continues his habit of popping up in unexpected places – from passed out front row at the Late Show to being dumbfounded by a last-second shot at the NCAA basketball tournament – this Friday when the actor shares some of his favorite poems in the upcoming issue of O. In celebration…
Timothy Olyphant on Becoming a Self-Absorbed Country Star Onstage
Although he’s a California native and may lack a rugged Western pedigree, actor Timothy Olyphant has made a name for himself as a sort of cowboy scoundrel in popular television shows — Raylan Givens of Justified, Seth Bullock of Deadwood — which is one reason why his latest role may not…
Mick Jagger on Clothes That Have Helped Him Shape Shift Over the Years
For the spring/summer edition of the biannual culture and fashion magazine Another Man, the publication will celebrate not only rock & roll but the fashion and influence of Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones specifically. The issue — which features five unique covers — also includes a 40-page spread showcasing Rolling Stones memorabilia…
Billy Joel, Supremes, Metallica Make National Recording Registry
Billy Joel’s “Piano Man,” the Supremes’ “Where Did Our Love Go,” Metallica’s Master of Puppets and Santana’s Abraxas highlight the 25 recordings newly inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. John Coltrane’s jazz classic A Love Supreme, Gloria Gaynor’s disco anthem “I Will Survive,” George Carlin’s acclaimed comedy LP…
A Motorcycle Journey into the Heart of Cuba
When President Obama arrived in Havana on Sunday for his three-day trip to Cuba — the first visit by a U.S. president in 88 years — the first thing he would have seen as his motorcade left the airport was a giant billboard that read BLOQUEO: THE LONGEST GENOCIDE IN…
Why the Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Verdict Matters
Last Friday, a jury of six Floridians awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million, saying that the website Gawker had violated his right to privacy in 2012 by posting snippets of a video showing the wrestler, who had sued under his given name Terry Bollea, having sex with Heather Clem, wife of…
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