Culture Fred Smith, Bassist Who Left Blondie for Television, Dies at 77 Fred Smith, the bassist who left Blondie in April 1975 to join Tom Verlaine’s band Television and who supplied the melodic bass lines on the group’s landmark debut, "Marquee Moon," died Thursday in Manhattan. He was 77. The cause was cancer, his wife, Paula Cereghino, said.
Culture Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime: All Guest Stars and Cameos Bad Bunny opened the show on an elaborate, Puerto Rican-style village stage set, moving through an excellently choreographed sequence surrounded by dancers and supporting cast who brought the set to life. Music icon Lady Gaga and Latin pop legend Ricky Martin made surprise guest appearances, joining Bad Bunny for parts
Culture The Mandalorian & Grogu Hit the Snow in Unexpected Super Bowl TV Spot A Super Bowl TV spot for The Mandalorian and Grogu shows Din Djarin and Grogu riding a levitating sleigh pulled by Tauntauns across a Hoth-like snowfield. Sam Elliott provides narration: "We keep forward," he says, "driven by a deeper purpose, guided by an unseen Force." The
Culture Anya Taylor-Joy's Peach Stars in New Super Mario Galaxy Trailer Nintendo released a new Super Bowl trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, offering a fresh look at the film now less than two months from its global premiere. The sequel is slated to arrive on April 1, almost exactly three years after the debut of the original movie. Anya
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Culture The best recent poetry – review roundup Blake Morrison returns to poetry after 11 years with Afterburn, a masterclass of lyric distillation and charged observation. His subjects range from social and political justice to meditations on poetic heroes such as Elizabeth Bishop and sonnet sequences elegising the writer’s sister. The poems' interwoven specificity and occasional
Culture Bad Bunny Set to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican music star, is set to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, the first time in the 60-year history of the N.F.L.’s championship game that the flagship performance will be performed entirely in Spanish. The Super Bowl, including its halftime show, is being
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Culture Brad Pitt Returns as Cliff Booth in Surprise Sequel Trailer Viewers got a surprise first look at The Adventures of Cliff Booth during Super Bowl LIX. The sequel to 2019's smash hit Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will follow Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth, stuntman, handyman, and alleged wife-murderer, in a new escapade in mid-century Los
Culture Mando and Grogu Get Help From Yellowstone Star in Super Bowl Ad Disney released a surprising new trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu during the Super Bowl. It's not so much a trailer as it is an adorable look at Mando and Grogu riding on a sled led by Tauntauns. The ad is narrated by Yellowstone and Landman star Sam
Culture Fallout's origin can be traced back to a pizza party In the mid-1990s Interplay Entertainment acquired the Dungeons & Dragons licence and went on to publish Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, and Icewind Dale. The small team working on a post-apocalyptic RPG that would eventually be called Fallout was largely left to its own devices in the shadow of
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Culture Possible surprise guests for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show The Benito Bowl is only a few days away, and expectations are high as Bad Bunny prepares to headline the Super Bowl halftime show. He has a history of filling big stages with collaborators — from his 2023 Coachella set to his 2020 guest turn with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira — so
Culture The 20 Best Horror Movies to Watch this Valentine's Day Valentine's Day brings chalky candy and big red hearts, and for many it's the perfect excuse to settle in with a movie—whether a cozy romance or something that will sour the mood. This roundup gathers a wide range of holiday horrors. The Loved Ones mixes
Culture TV tonight: Jack Thorne’s epic Lord of the Flies adaptation Jack Thorne has adapted William Golding’s Lord of the Flies for television in a faithful, epic four‑parter that has the support of Golding’s family. It follows a group of schoolboys who, while fleeing from a war in the 1950s, crash‑land on a Pacific island with all
Culture Supergirl Super Bowl teaser shows baby Krypto Krypto the Superdog, a DC Comics character since the 1950s, made his first film appearance in last year's Superman and quickly became a highlight, even helping spur a surge in dog adoptions. He returns in Supergirl, which follows Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock) after she appeared at the end
Culture Mandoverse crossover movie appears to have missed its window Disney announced a Mandoverse culmination film during its December 2020 Investor Day, promising a team-up of The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett and the now-canceled Rangers of the New Republic (replaced by Skeleton Crew). At the time fans were excited, but six years on there is still no
Culture Spielberg's Disclosure Day Gets New Super Bowl Trailer Steven Spielberg’s influence on filmmaking stretches more than 50 years. He began in 1975 with Jaws, directed landmark science fiction like E.T., and helped build the Indiana Jones franchise; now, nearing 80, he continues to make new films. Spielberg’s next project was announced in 2024 and he
Culture Mel Brooks Says He Persuaded Rick Moranis to Return for Spaceballs 2 Rick Moranis, who largely stepped away from live-action film after 1997, will return as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs 2. Mel Brooks, now 99, said he convinced the 72-year-old by asking, "Look, do you want to go to your grave without ever coming back to show business again in any
Culture Scream 7 trailer forces Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox to confront Ghostfaces A new trailer for Scream 7 surfaced around the Super Bowl, reuniting Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott and Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers as the franchise heads into its latest chapter. Kevin Williamson returns to direct the series he created and shares writing credits with Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt.
Culture 'Taxi Driver' at 50: An Undisputed Masterpiece Released in early February 1976, Taxi Driver united Martin Scorsese’s direction with Paul Schrader’s writing and a defining turn by Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, an insomniac who becomes a taxi driver, remodels his body and purchases firearms after romantic rejection and exposure to the city’s
Culture The 10 Best Movies About the Olympics, Ranked The Olympic Games are a quadrennial athletic festival with roots in Ancient Greece and an official revival in 1896. They unite nations through sport, rouse patriotism and have inspired a wide range of cinematic stories, from underdog comedies to tense political dramas. This ranked selection spans tones and eras. It
Culture Best Super Bowl commercials 2026: See the ads now Some people watch the Super Bowl for football. Some watch it for the halftime show. For many viewers, the significantly more expensive-than-usual commercials are the star. With Super Bowl LX on everyone's minds, it's time to take stock of the best commercials that aired; some went
Culture The ’Burbs review — Keke Palmer leads frothy TV remake Studio-owned streamers once rifled through back catalogues to turn well-known films into TV shows, a pipeline that has lately slowed. A few recent adaptations have found ways to extend their source material thoughtfully, and Peacock’s gentle new take on The ’Burbs, a 1989 Tom Hanks comedy horror, lands somewhere
Culture Project Hail Mary Final Trailer Focuses on Ryan Gosling and Alien The final trailer for Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's Project Hail Mary arrived online alongside the film's Super Bowl TV spot. Adapted from Andy Weir's novel, the movie stars Ryan Gosling as Dr. Ryland Grace, a scientist sent to the far reaches of space
