Politics
Hillary Clinton Brought Rachel Maddow to a Huge Tie with Sean Hannity on Wednesday Night, and Win in Demos
Wednesday night cable slug fest: Rachel Maddow and Sean Hannity tied in total viewers: 3,869,000. And it wasn't just that Donald Trump is unraveling...
Theater
“The Great Society” Opens on Broadway, “Succession” Star Brian Cox Gets A List Crowd Including Former US Senator Bill Bradley
I'm a little late to the table on the new Broadway hit, "The Great Society." That's because everyone got home late Tuesday night after...
Television
Ratings: “Empire” Drops to Lowest Ever, Under 3 Million Without Jussie Smollett, “The Conners” Has Lost Steam
TV ratings are not good these days.
On Tuesday night, "Empire" had its second episode without Jussie Smollett. The numbers dropped to the lowest ever--...
Celebrity
Happy Birthday Sting: Rock’s New Wave Mensch-Slash-Family Man Turns 68, Still Fighting the Good Fight for the Amazon, Other Causes
Happy Birthday, Sting! Newcastle's very own Gordon Sumner turns 68 today, which seems impossible. No one of that age is hipper, smarter, funnier, more...
Television
Ratings: Sketchy Global Citizen Fest on MSNBC Scored Less than a Million Viewers, Tied with “A Very Brady Renovation” on HGTV
The Global Citizen Festival concert was a bust on MSNBC Saturday night.
At the 8pm hour total viewers were 834,000. At 9pm, the number was...
Celebrity
Kirstie Alley Wants to Know Who The Whistleblower is, and NOW: Former “Cheers” Star is Still Crazy as a Fruitbat
There's no end to the fruitbat craziness of former Cheers star Kirstie Alley. I dare say if there's ever a "Cheers" reunion, these Tweets...
Movies
Watch Trailer for Ryan Reynolds’ New Film, 6 Underground, Set for Netflix Only Release by Terrible Director Michael Bay
Michael Bay has moved his, uh, extraordinary talents to Netflix. His new movie is called "6 Underground," starring everyone's favorite humorist, Ryan Reynolds. Ryan...
Music
Jessye Norman, One of the Greatest Opera Superstars of All Time, Has Died at Age 74, Winner of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
I've just received this note from my PR pal Gwendolyn Quinn. What a shame to learn that Jessye Norman passed away. She was a...