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The slow, painful decline of Black celebrity activism

If the Black entertainment world is any kind of barometer of the state of Black America, something is amiss. Black athletes today are getting record NBA and NFL contracts. Black musicians like Kendrick Lamar and SZA are raking in millions…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Ben Stiller’s love letter to the people who made him laugh the most

Are you a “Seinfeld” person or a “The King of Queens” person? Sure, the two sitcoms might not have that much in common at first glance; the first is revered as one of the greatest shows in the history of…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Am I going to heaven, chat?”: Carpenter-hosted “SNL” imagines Trump on tween podcast

The only thing “Saturday Night Live” loves more than an overlong current events cold open is running a successful joke into the ground. With Sabrina Carpenter hosting, the cast couldn’t pass up the chance to revive Marcello Hernandez‘s Domingo at…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

D’Angelo took us to bed…and to church

Sometimes life’s breath catches in time’s throat. Those fortunate enough to float inside one of these moments, with the air still and humming, don’t soon forget it. Religious folks have words for such spasmodic departures from the everyday, like beatitude,…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“If you’re racist, you’re probably Republican”: Maher weighs in on group chat scandal

Bill Maher discussed the ongoing fallout around leaked Young Republican group chats on Friday, wondering whether or not the staffers caught praising Adolf Hitler represented the wider party. During the “Overtime” segment of his HBO series “Real Time,” Maher threw…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

When art imitates life, and then life imitates a heist film

It was a scene straight out of “Lupin” — or maybe “Ocean’s 8.” In just four minutes, a team of thieves used a lift to scale the Louvre’s facade, slipped through a window, smashed display cases and vanished with eight…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Time travel, Vegas style: RetroEscapes to open with nostalgic twist

Dust off your neon leg warmers and get ready for a blast from the past — Las Vegas is about to get a nostalgia overload. RetroEscapes, a retro-themed amusement park spanning the 1950s through the 1990s, is set to open…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

The beauty industry has its head up your butt

A quote long attributed to Catherine Deneuve is, “At a certain age, a woman must choose between her face and her ass.” Deneuve turns 82 this week, and while I’m certain both parts of her remain stunning, the premise of…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

MTV pulls the plug on key music channels after 40 years

MTV is pulling the plug on much of its global music television presence. Parent company Paramount Skydance announced last week that five of the network’s U.K. music channels — MTV Music, MTV ’80s, MTV ’90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“The Perfect Neighbor” crosses a line

Early in the Netflix true crime documentary, “The Perfect Neighbor,” an ongoing dispute between Susan Lorincz and her neighbors in an Ocala, Florida residential block is succinctly summarized by an unlikely participant: eight-year-old Afrika Owens. Afrika’s mother, 35-year-old Ajike “AJ”…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0