Singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake, ASCAP President and Chairman of the Board Paul Williams, former president Jimmy Carter, and singer Trisha Yearwood attend the 53rd annual ASCAP Country Music awards at the Omni Hotel on November 2, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images When Brinkley asked Carter what the appeal of Georgia was for Hollywood, his … Read more
AN interactive US election tool allows you to create your own ideal presidential cabinet, with stars including Taylor Swift and George Clooney. You can use the tool to curate exactly who you’d want to make the top decisions in the US – from Secretary of State to Vice President. 3 The tool allows you to … Read more
In 2007, Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrote an influential book called The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Taleb argued that Black Swan events (e.g., 9/11 or the development of Google) share three criteria: they are extremely rare, extremely impactful, and—in spite of being outliers—explainable and even predictable after the fact. Both Donald Trump’s … Read more
Sequels are rarely better than their originals, but a South Korean blockbuster that bucks the trend, and tackles pressing social issues in thrilling fashion, is in Hong Kong cinemas this weekend. So, too, is a passionate homage to the city’s filmmaking tradition. Another solid sequel, this time animated, can be streamed, as can a Hollywood … Read more
Wine and cheese. Peanut butter and jelly. Socks and Crocs. And, of course, Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Among all the randomness of the universe, there are some pairings that just make sense — complementing one another by happy accident but so perfectly compatible it’s as if they were designed that way. So given how … Read more
It’s been 23 years since George Clooney and Brad Pitt first teamed up to do a caper, forming one of the more indelible movie pairings of the new century. They made three Ocean’s movies together, briefly shared the screen in Burn After Reading, and then went their separate ways. But they couldn’t stay apart forever. … Read more
Last night, talk show icon Oprah Winfrey received roaring applause at her first-ever appearance at a national political convention. The day before, actor Sean Astin strutted onstage to call for the first woman president in United States history, while managing to slide in references to his roles in both Stranger Things and Rudy. And Atlanta rapper Lil … Read more
Next month, the Venice Film Festival is set to witness a remarkable and potentially awkward occurrence as both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will be in attendance. Angelina Jolie is slated to promote her film ‘Maria,’ in which she stars as opera legend Maria Callas, while Brad Pitt will be presenting his new movie ‘Wolfs,’ … Read more
Hollywood star George Clooney — one of the first high-profile Democratic activists to urge Joe Biden not to seek reelection — on Tuesday announced his backing for Kamala Harris, while hailing Biden’s exit.“President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He’s saving democracy once again. We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to … Read more
After Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance that left millions of Democrats reaching for the cyanide and/or googling “how to obtain citizenship on the moon,” Barack Obama took to X to defend his former vice president, writing: “Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has … Read more
