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The 20 best books of the year, ranked

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery David Nicholls’s ‘You Are Here’ is an enjoyable read, full of …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Music Review: Father John Misty’s ‘Mahashmashana’ offers cynical, theatrical take on life and death

Associated Press

The title of Father John Misty’s sixth studio album, “Mahashmashana,” is a reference to cremation, and the first song proposes “a corpse dance.” Religious overtones mix with the undercurrent of a midlife crisis atop his folk chamber pop. His advice: “Stay young, get numb, keep dreaming.” “Screamland” is one of eight songs on “Mahashmashana,” Misty’s jaundiced, smart, cynical, droll, druggy, …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Life's a barrel of laughs for droll duo

China Daily

Twin brothers Gao Chao and Gao Yue perform in a show. You might intend to pick up loot only to accidentally fire a round, trigger untimely emotes or gestures during intense moments, or even inadvertently take out your own teammates in the heat of battle. Common blunders like these have been reproduced onstage by twins Gao Chao and Gao Yue …

2 months, 1 week ago

Life's a barrel of laughs for droll duo

China Daily

Gao Chao plays a character from a mobile first-person shooting game. Beijing-based media company Mewe produces both the Super Sketch Show and Amazing Night. The audience's reaction determines whether the competitors proceed to the next phase, according to Li Nannan, chief producer of Amazing Night. Gao Chao and Gao Yue are among the comedians who most frequently participate in these …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is ‘Slow Horses’ the best show you aren’t watching?

LA Times

Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who has moved at a glacial pace jumping on the “Slow Horses” bandwagon.. ‘Freaks and Geeks’: 25 years later, its brief but legendary status endures: “Freaks and Geeks” may have been short-lived, but for our television critic, who chronicled the series, cast and creators over the years, it remains a beloved work …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will make history as the first father-and-son co-hosts of the Emmys

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will make history at the Emmy Awards next month as the first ever father and son co-hosts. “We are thrilled to welcome two generations of comedy genius to the Emmy’s stage as hosts,” said Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego in a statement Friday. The Levys cleaned up at the 2020 Emmys — …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Appreciation: Comedian, actor, musician and painter Martin Mull mastered the art of always being right for the job

LA Times

For anyone lucky enough to have experienced the long arc of his career, the death of droll, dry, deadpan Martin Mull, Thursday at 80, feels like the end of an era. On the spun-off “Fernwood 2 Night,” Mull and Fred Willard, as confidently dim sidekick Jerry Hubbard, created a telepathic double act in which they could seem antithetical expressions of …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Jimmy Kimmel delivers droll response to Trump’s demand for Truth Social apology

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jimmy Kimmel has fired back at Donald Trump’s media company …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Courteney Cox’s shares favorite memory with late ’Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry

Live Mint

Actor Courteney Cox who played Monica in the popular show 'Friends' has shared a heartfelt post to the late co-star Matthew Perry aka ‘Chandler’. She also shared that the audience's reaction turned Chandler and Monica's supposed one-night fling into the start of their love story. He was funny and he was kind.” Earlier yesterday, Matt LeBlanc, the actor who played …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Movie Review: ‘Rustin’ with an outstanding Colman Domingo is a terrific look at March on Washington

Associated Press

The 1963 March on Washington drew an estimated 250,000 people from across the country — the largest march at that point in American history — and was the place where the Rev. The winning, triumphant Netflix movie “Rustin” explores the stressful weeks leading up to the march from the grassroots level, with Colman Domingo starring as the organizer who many …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Red, White and Royal Blue review – Think Meghan and Harry: The Movie… but gay

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now there’s Red, White & Royal Blue, a film adaptation of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Mission: Impossible star Hayley Atwell interview: ‘There were weird rumours... it feels a little dirty’

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I truly feel you could meet him and go” – here …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Kim Kardashian does not want to date again: 'I need to be by myself'

Daily Mail

Kim Kardashian is not ready to date after splitting from Kanye West in 2021 and ending her romance with Pete Davidson this summer. No thanks: Kim Kardashian is not ready to date after splitting from Kanye West in 2021 and ending her romance with Pete Davidson this summer Solo: While on Live With Kelly And Ryan on Monday, the 41-year-old …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Kimi Raikkonen hits pause on retirement to race NASCAR

The Hindu

Kimi Raikkonen retired to Switzerland at the end of last year’s Formula One season and has blissfully spent the last eight months with his young family. A Formula One driver coming to NASCAR and being competitive at the Cup level is a cool thing and if we were going to launch this thing, obviously we needed somebody relevant globally to …

Europe Racing Marks Justin Series Cup Switzerland

2 years, 5 months ago

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel: Particular, present, putting it all out there

New York Times

A cloud of smoke hung in the air. “But it’s very, very desirable.” Former 49ers center Ben Garland called McDaniels “the run-game ‘Rain Man.’” McDaniel wants a team that is built around the interior offensive line. Ben Garland, then the 49ers’ center, called him “the run-game ‘Rain Man.’” McDaniel often is referred to as a “run-first” coach. “What’s cool about …

Team San Francisco Nfl Texans Person Robinson Mostert

2 years, 5 months ago

Brad Pitt hops aboard the ridiculous, rollicking "Bullet Train" packed with gleefully violent stars

Salon

"You never know what horrible fate your bad luck saved you from," is one of many philosophical lines about luck and fate in the slick but satisfying thriller, "Bullet Train." One "funny" gratuitously violent sequence has Lemon and Tangerine recounting exactly how many people died in an episode that might give Guy Ritchie fits of envy — and it's scored …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Katherine Parkinson: ‘I used to think it was not a big deal being sexually fulfilled... But it’s massively important to your entire being’

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But she’s also very joyful – they say, ‘she …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Wordle 385 Answer Today: Wordle Solution For July 9

News 18

Wordle remains popular among fans since its popularity shot up earlier this year. Although the rules of the game are simple and players only need to guess a five-letter word, many are finding a good way to test their English vocabulary since Wordle’s acquisition by The New York Times. WORDLE 385 ANSWER FOR JULY 9 The answer to today’s Wordle …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Wordle 384 Answer Today: Wordle Solution For July 8

News 18

Wordle remains popular among fans since its popularity shot up earlier this year. Although the rules of the game are simple and players only need to guess a five-letter word, many are finding a good way to test their English vocabulary since Wordle’s acquisition by The New York Times. WORDLE 384 ANSWER FOR JULY 8 The answer to today’s Wordle …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Commentary: I’m still hyper-vigilant about COVID. Why do I feel so alone?

LA Times

California recorded a million new cases of COVID last week, hospitals are overtaxed, and it feels like everybody has Omicron — or knows somebody who does — as sickness, ennui and burnout already are defining the new year. For the first two years of the pandemic, “Don’t get sick” was the constant refrain. Better to just get it over with.” …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Books of the month: From Jonathan Franzen’s Crossroads to Sarah Hall’s Burntcoat

The Independent

October is bursting with celebrity memoirs, as comedians, actors and musicians, including Nirvana and Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl, rush to wear their hearts on their literary sleeves. open image in gallery ‘Crossroads’ is superbly told through deft interwoven perspectives Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen ★★★★★ Crossroads, the captivating first novel in a new trilogy from Jonathan Franzen, opens on 23 …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Andy Murray showed he remains a great ball striker in emotional comeback win at Queens

Daily Mail

Andy Murray has had to publicly fight against the tears numerous times in his career, sometimes more successfully than others. Andy Murray made a winning return in his first singles match on grass for three years An emotional Murray came through his comeback match unscathed on Tuesday Not a single dry eye in the place 😢 Beautifully said, @andy_murray 👏#cinchChampionships …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Charles Grodin, known for his roles in Midnight Run and Heartbreak Kid, dies at 86

Hindustan Times

Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in The Heartbreak Kid and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in the comic thriller Midnight Run to the bedeviled father in the Beethoven comedies, has died. He commented: “After seeing the movie, a lot of people would approach me with the idea …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Hockney or hackneyed... Has Britain’s greatest art rebel lost his edge?

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s a subject Hockney first broached a decade ago in Yorkshire, in his first iPad …

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The 20 best books of the year, ranked

Music Review: Father John Misty’s ‘Mahashmashana’ offers cynical, theatrical take on life and death

Life's a barrel of laughs for droll duo

Life's a barrel of laughs for droll duo

Is ‘Slow Horses’ the best show you aren’t watching?

Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will make history as the first father-and-son co-hosts of the Emmys

Appreciation: Comedian, actor, musician and painter Martin Mull mastered the art of always being right for the job

Jimmy Kimmel delivers droll response to Trump’s demand for Truth Social apology

Courteney Cox’s shares favorite memory with late ’Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry

Movie Review: ‘Rustin’ with an outstanding Colman Domingo is a terrific look at March on Washington

Red, White and Royal Blue review – Think Meghan and Harry: The Movie… but gay

Mission: Impossible star Hayley Atwell interview: ‘There were weird rumours... it feels a little dirty’

Kim Kardashian does not want to date again: 'I need to be by myself'

Kimi Raikkonen hits pause on retirement to race NASCAR

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel: Particular, present, putting it all out there

Brad Pitt hops aboard the ridiculous, rollicking "Bullet Train" packed with gleefully violent stars

Katherine Parkinson: ‘I used to think it was not a big deal being sexually fulfilled... But it’s massively important to your entire being’

Wordle 385 Answer Today: Wordle Solution For July 9

Wordle 384 Answer Today: Wordle Solution For July 8

Commentary: I’m still hyper-vigilant about COVID. Why do I feel so alone?

Books of the month: From Jonathan Franzen’s Crossroads to Sarah Hall’s Burntcoat

Andy Murray showed he remains a great ball striker in emotional comeback win at Queens

Charles Grodin, known for his roles in Midnight Run and Heartbreak Kid, dies at 86

Hockney or hackneyed... Has Britain’s greatest art rebel lost his edge?