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Netflix UPDATE: Series creator David Lynch has taken to Twitter to confirm his exit from Showtime’s revival of “Twin Peaks.” Here are his tweets in full, which mirror the statement from David Lynch’s office obtained by a fan-run Facebook page. Dear Twitter Friends, Showtime did not pull the plug on Twin Peaks. — David…
SHARING BUTTONS CONTENT OF THE POST GhostofAlyeska says he was “simply curious who Fox News’ science reporters are. I wanted to know what kind of scientific backgrounds they might have.” Here’s what he found: NPR’s science correspondents include: Shankar Vedantam, who has been honored by the American Public Health Association, is the author of The…
Thirty-one-year-old comic Trevor Noah was hired to replace Jon Stewart yesterday, and the backlash has already arrived with a vengeance. Noah has a large following in his native South Africa, and has toured extensively abroad, but he isn’t so well-known in the U.S. — to date, he has three “Daily Show” “correspondent” appearances under his…
Patton Oswalt’s late-night Twitter essay: “Welcome to comedy in 2015, Trevor Noah” – Salon.com.
Ever since Jon Stewart announced that he would be leaving The Daily Show after 16 long years behind the desk, the question has been who, on earth, could take his place? Fans thought they had an answer earlier today when longtime Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee tweeted this intriguing statement: The day is exciting, but…
On Monday, Comedy Central announced that the new host of “The Daily Show,” who will replace Jon Stewart when he leaves sometime within the next year, is a thirty-one-year-old comedian from South Africa named Trevor Noah. For most Americans, and even many regular viewers of “The Daily Show,” the name was unfamiliar. Noah made his first…
In December, Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian, made his debut as an on-air contributor on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” offering his outsider’s perspective, as a biracial South African, on the United States. “I never thought I’d be more afraid of police in America than in South Africa,” he said with a smile. “It…
Ten Years ago tonight, Doctor Who returned and changed the face of British science fiction. Many elements can be credited for its continued success, but one person can never get enough credit. Christopher Eccleston, who seldom gets his props, was really the best Doctor of them all. A Clean Break When it was announced in…
People who complain that the shambling new Will Ferrell-Kevin Hart comedy “Get Hard” is racist and homophobic are just being lazy – although not half as lazy as the movie itself, which has brought this fate on itself through its mixed messaging and total incoherence. Yes, this is the motion picture in which Ferrell’s character…
I hate to break it to you, Apple executives, but you do not own the story of Steve Jobs. Even Steve Jobs didn’t own it, because there is no singular, definitive story of Steve Jobs, or anyone else. Rather, there are multiple stories, and in his case, deeply polarized takes on his managerial style, interpersonal…