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Because you’re a socially responsible person, you’re not going anywhere this Christmas, and you’re not seeing anyone other than the people you saw yesterday and the day before that, so you’re probably going to be watching even more television this holiday week than in years past. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get to it. It seems only right to begin with Dolly Parton, who donated $1 million to vaccine research, has gifted more than 150 million books to children and with similar if...

Because you’re a socially responsible person, you’re not going anywhere this Christmas, and you’re not seeing anyone other than the people you saw yesterday and the day before that, so you’re probably going to be watching even more television this holiday week than in years past. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get to it. It seems only right to begin with Dolly Parton, who donated $1 million to vaccine research, has gifted more than 150 million books to children and with similar if...

Mariah! Dolly! Carrie! 2020 Can’t Quarantine This Cheer Pop stars try to pull off a Christmas spectacular in tough times, with three sparkly but heartfelt specials now on streaming services. Pop divas in holiday sparkle: from left, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey and Dolly Parton.Credit...From left: Anne Marie Fox/HBO Max; Apple TV+; CBS By Lindsay Zoladz Dec. 18, 2020 With the C.D.C. advising against faithful friends who are dear to us gathering anywhere near to us, it’s understandabl...

Mariah Carey Hilariously Responds to Christmas Ornament Made in Her Likeness E! 12/19/2020 Replay Video On Thursday, Dec. 17, CNN Politics Senior Campaign Editor Kyle Blaine tweeted a photo of a Christmas ornament made in the pop divas likeness. The figure sports glittering gold hair and wears a red and white belted dress and Santa hat while kneeling—an homage to the cover of her 1994 album Merry Christmas, which contains Careys classic song, "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Blaine wrot...

Always one move ahead: chess drama The Queen’s Gambit tops MPs’ summer binge list We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Always one move ahead: chess drama The Queen’s Gambit tops MPs’ summer binge list Save Normal text size Advertisement Read into this what you will, but an orphan with a single-minded drive to dominate the chess world is the summer entertainment of choice for many of our federal politicians. Netflix’s d...

Emmy winner Sarah Paulson turned 46 on Thursday, and she received numerous birthday tributes from celeb pals and noteworthy colleagues like six-time Emmy winner Ryan Murphy. Happy happy birthday to the one and only Sarah Paulson. A girl from Tampa, Florida who had a big dream and a big heart and with a lot of talent and determination made those dreams come true, the 55-year-old showrunner wrote via Instastory. I have only known Sarah for half her life, but she is the sister I always wanted so i...

Barry Jenkins Reveals What (And Who) Convinced Him to Helm The Lion King Prequel During an interview with Variety, Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins ( Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk) revealed why he decided to helm Disney’s upcoming The Lion King prequel feature that was announced in September, saying that the script, as well as  Eternals director Chloé Zhao, helped convince him to take on the project. “I read the script and about 40 pages in, I turned to Lulu [Wang] and I sa...

The Lion King: Barry Jenkins Reveals How He Came Onboard the Super Top Secret Sequel ✖ The Lion King that Jon Favreau brought to the big screen. Jeff Nathanson, writer of the 2019 film, penned the script for the film which will not only push things forward as a sequel but also explore Mufasas origins, infusing The Lion King series with The Godfather Part II energy. Speaking in a new interview, Jenkins has opened up about the process of landing the job as the movies director, noting that the ...

Let’s be honest: Mullets have never really gone away away. But, as they say, it only takes three to make a trend and that’s what 2020 delivered — plus one, for good measure. Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage aka Joe Exotic aka Tiger King, the star of Netflix’s pandemic superhit, rocked a bleach blonde mullet with blunt bangs that was seen by 64 million people in the first month after its debut. While that surely led to a few if not many mullets across the globe — especially with a ri...

LGBTQ+ Fans Pay Tribute to Broadway Legend Ann Reinking Reinking, pictured with her Tony Award for Chicago, died Saturday at age 71. December 15 2020 5:45 PM EST Ann Reinking, the Tony-winning actress, dancer, and choreographer, and an icon to LGBTQ+ theater fans, has died at age 71. The Seattle-born performer was visiting her brother in Washington State when she died Saturday night, Variety reports. “She went to sleep and never woke up,” her family said in a statement. “We will miss h...