The cast and director of 'The Last Jedi' on the story's secrets, a disaffected Skywalker and a death in the family A long time ago, a grade-schooler got his hands on a spaceship. He followed the assembly instructions as best he could, snapping on the cannons, the landing gear, the tiny interstellar-chess table. Soon enough, Rian Johnson was holding his very own Millennium Falcon. "The first thing I did," he […]
U2, Foo Fighters and SZA will all serve as musical guests on Saturday Night Live's final three episodes of 2017. U2 will appear on the December 2nd episode of SNL, guest-hosted by Lady Bird actress and fellow Irishwoman Saoirse Ronan. U2's performance, which arrives one day after the band releases their new album Songs of Experience, marks Bono and company's fourth time on SNL and first since a 2009 episode hosted by Megan Fox. SZA – who in June […]
There seems to be a major flaw in Apple’s macOS High Sierra operating system that allows anyone with physical access to a Mac to gain system administrator access without so much as entering a password. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on Twitter this afternoon; it’s not clear whether the problem was privately reported to Apple ahead of time, which is the encouraged practice when security vulnerabilities are uncovered. (The company […]
2018 Grammy nominations are here! On Tuesday (Nov. 28), Andra Day revealed the Big 4 categories -- best new artist, record of the year, song of the year, and album of the year -- live on CBS This Morning, and shortly thereafter, the Recording Academy announced the nominees in all 84 categories. JAY-Z leads the pack with eight nominations this year, including nods for album of the year, record of the year, […]
After Avengers 4 hits theaters in 2019, some of Marvel’s most beloved heroes may be putting away their spandex. A new Vanity Fair cover story takes a deep dive into the past and present of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from the first Iron Man to this year’s Thor: Ragnarok. Marvel has plenty of high-profile projects on the horizon — Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther, Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel, the superhero-stuffed Avengers: Infinity War — but one of the most intriguing films is the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4. Now, Marvel Studios […]
It was a big night for Bruno Mars at this year's Soul Train Awards. The ceremony aired Sunday and Mars led the night's winners, taking home awards for best R&B/Soul male artist, video of the year, album/mixtape of the year, song of the year and best dance performance. Singer SZA won best new artist and best R&B/Soul female artist. Presented by BET and hosted by singer Erykah Badu, the night […]
“What is a hit record?” Kendrick Lamar asks, reclining on a couch at Milk Studios in Hollywood after his hours-long photo shoot. There’s a certain irony in the question, because if anyone should know how to define a hit, it’s him. And it’s key to Lamar’s appeal that he would ask this and expect an answer. Released in April, Lamar’s fourth studio album, “Damn,” was his third consecutive Billboard chart-topper, and not only stayed at the summit […]
Star Trek: Discovery is currently on hiatus after the fall finale. With two months until chapter two of the series' first season debuts, Star Trek fans are going to need something else to fill their TV time. Luckily, Star Trek is a franchise with 50 years of television episodes to choose from. If you're just looking for quality Star Trek to watch, check out our video listing the ten best episodes of the franchise ever, featured above. […]
Google’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales this year will be all about the home. So if you’re hoping to score a deal on the new Pixel 2 smartphones during this long weekend’s shopping events, I have some bad news. In fact, it doesn’t appear that any of the Pixel-branded devices announced back in October will be discounted, or at least the company hasn’t announced anything yet and we’re just 48 hours away from […]
