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‘We can all be susceptible’: how did a group of models get taken in by a cult?

In HBO docuseries Bring Me the Beauties, a lesser-known, image-obsessed cult from the 80s is put under the spotlight

The Guardian - US

You saw me standin’ alone: songs about the moon – ranked!

As the Artemis II crew prepare for the first moon mission since 1972, we select the best songs about our lunar neighbour, from Ella Fitzgerald’s romance to Gil Scott-Heron’s social commentary

The Guardian - UK

“I told Kurt Cobain that I was going to write a song that had more 'yeahs' in it than anything he’d written.” How a joke between R.E.M. and Nirvana's mercurial frontmen resulted in a 90s classic

Stipe had writer’s block on this Automatic For The People standout until a stroll round Seattle opened the floodgates for one of his band’s biggest anthems

Louder

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I Didn't Expect It's Always Sunny's Finale To Both Make Me Cry AND Have An All-Time Classic TV Reunion For Danny DeVito

A truly fantastic episode from end to end.

Cinemablend

Aaron Judge Home Run Fiasco Highlights MLB Incompetence

Aaron Judge robbed of clear home run thanks to Major League Baseball not paying attention to details, replay failure.

Sports Illustrated

Inside Andy Kaufman: SNL’s strange genius with an unsettling dark side

IN FOCUS: The unconventional star of ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Taxi’ is the subject of a brilliant new documentary film. Stevie Chick looks back at the life and work of one of comedy’s true originals

The Independent UK

‘Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know’: the inimitable genius of Andy Kaufman

New documentary looks back on the career and personal life of the unusual comedian whose brand of performance art made him a true original

The Guardian - US

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Live from New York… it's nervous laughter! How Ghostbusters' Jason Reitman nails the all-too-rare dread-inducing comedy with new Saturday Night Live movie

Big Screen Spotlight | Jason Reitman's Saturday Night is the perfect combination of Sorkin-style dialogue, goofy gags and nail-biting tension

Total Film

I watched Saturday Night Live's first episode and one thing appears to have remained the same about the sketch show

As Saturday Night Live season 50 gets underway, I took a look back at how it all started. These are my big takeaways.

WhatToWatch

‘Optimists have happier lives’: Laurie Anderson on Bowie, Lou Reed and ‘romantic, inspiring’ JFK

Releasing a new album inspired by Amelia Earhart, the US musician answers your questions about her letters to Kennedy, wrestling Andy Kaufman and performing for thousands of dogs at Sydney Opera House

The Guardian - UK

Carol Kane: ‘Once you break into comedy, you have a little more leeway with your looks’

The celebrated character actor – who has appeared in everything from ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ and ‘Annie Hall’ to ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ – speaks to Adam White about her first starring role in years, how she befriended Bette Davis in the Eighties, and staying in touch with…

The Independent UK

“He was strumming this C chord and as he leaned over to get his beer on the amp, he moved his hand…” Peter Buck's stately guitar work defined R.E.M.'s Man on the Moon – and it all started when his bandmate fell off a chair

Michael Stipe's ode to the late comedian Andy Kaufman is driven by a riff of unusual origin, and some reluctant slide work

Guitar World

First look at Saturday Night Live movie from Ghostbusters director sees Succession and Bodies Bodies Bodies stars play comedy icons

Saturday Night hits theaters in October

Total Film

Saturday Night: how to watch, reviews, awards, cast and everything we know about the SNL movie

Saturday Night chronicles the first ever Saturday Night Live episode 49 years ago. Here's everything you need to know about the movie.

WhatToWatch

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The Guardian - UK

The Material by Camille Bordas review – when life is one long joke

Students on a comedy course devote their every moment to mining material for their on-stage routine in a novel that relies on how much it can make the reader laugh

Cinemablend

The Best Paul Giamatti Movies And How To Watch Them

If you are looking for the best Paul Giamatti movies from throughout his career, look no further.

Cinemablend

32 Beloved Hollywood Stars That Never Made It To 40

We have lost a lot of stars over the years, including these 32 Hollywood actors who never made it to 40.

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32 Movies Featuring Professional Wrestlers

Wrestlers have been in some great movies over the years. Here are 32 movies that feature their talents...

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Sex and the smackdown: the crazy world of wrestling cult comic Andy Kaufman

Why did the Taxi and Saturday Night Live star travel across America paying women $1,000 to wrestle him? Could transcendental meditation have had anything to do with it?

Cinemablend

Maxwell Jacob Friedman And Other Jewish Wrestlers Who've Made An Impact

There have been quite a few Jewish wrestlers over the years. Here are some who have made a tremendous impact on the industry.

Chicago Tribune

Author Bill Zehme, whose subjects included Sinatra, Hugh Hefner, Leno and Andy Kaufman, is dead at 64

CHICAGO — Name a star or celebrity of the last 40 years and it’s likely that person was the subject of Bill Zehme’s keen mind and artful writing, in such magazines as Rolling Stone, Playboy, Vanity Fair and Esquire, and in bestselling books in collaboration with Jay Leno and Regis…

Chicago Sun-Times

Bill Zehme, master of the celebrity profile, journalism’s ‘bastard stepchild,’ dies at 64

Chicago author Bill Zehme had a genius for writing celebrity profiles and making friends. He wrote biographies of Frank Sinatra, Andy Kaufman and Jay Leno.

Cinemablend

2023 WWE Hall Of Fame Inductees: The Full List Of Wrestlers Being Added

Here are the wrestlers and celebrities who will be inducted during the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d appreciate winning’ – Fabelmans star Judd Hirsch on Taxi, Spielberg and aiming for Oscars history

His turn as the lion-tamer uncle who ‘shocked the shit’ out of a young Spielberg has earned the 87-year-old an Oscar nomination. Is he about to beat Anthony Hopkins’ record for oldest actor ever to win?

Sports Illustrated

A Physical Therapist to the Stars, Esther Lee Is Now Facing Down Death

She spent years as a key behind-the-scenes figure, healing athletes like the Williams sisters and Shaun White, who describe her work life-changing, going beyond muscles and into matters of the soul. Now, facing down death, she’s learning to look within, too.

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