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HBO releases first look, premiere date for Tim Robinson comedy ‘The Chair Company’

Tim Robinson in 'The Chair Company.' (Sarah Shatz/HBO)We have our first look at Tim Robinson's latest comedy series, The Chair Company.HBO has released brand-new images as well as the premiere date for the show, which was created by Robinson and his I Think You Should Leave collaborator Zach Kanin.The Chair Company will debut Oct. 12 on HBO. It will also be available to stream on HBO Max. New episodes of the eight-episode season will premiere weekly leading up to the finale on Nov. 30.The show follows a man, […]

September 8, 2025 1

Music

Michael Stipe continues to clarify ‘It’s the End of the World As We Know It’ lyrics

Michael Stipe attends Focus Features' "The Phoenician Scheme" New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 28, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)It's been a week since Michael Stipe took to social media to clarify some of the lyrics to R.E.M.'s iconic tune "It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," but apparently he’s not done schooling folks.In his original posts on Bluesky, Stipe clarified two particular lines in the song. He wrote, “It's […]

September 8, 2025 1

Entertainment

Benoit Blanc is back in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ teaser trailer

Josh O'Connor and Daniel Craig in 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.' (Netflix)The official teaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery has arrived.Netflix released the first teaser for director Rian Johnson's third film about Detective Benoit Blanc on Monday.Daniel Craig reprises his role as the Southern crime solver in this highly anticipated sequel. Josh O'Connor also stars as the young priest Jud Duplenticy, who has been assigned to assist Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) in a small church in upstate New York. The […]

September 8, 2025 1

Music

The Long Run (in Las Vegas): The Eagles returning to the Sphere in 2026

The Eagles at the Sphere Las Vegas (Chloe Weir)The Eagles are having an extremely long run in Las Vegas.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will return to the Sphere in Sin City in 2026 for four shows: Jan. 23, 24, 30 and 31. The Eagles are also set to perform in 2025 on Sept. 12; Oct. 3, 10 and 31; and Nov. 7. With those newly announced shows, the band's residency now comprises 48 shows since they started playing the massive […]

September 8, 2025

Music

Bruce Springsteen makes surprise appearance at ‘Born to Run’ 50th anniversary event

Bruce Springsteen attends the US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images)Bruce Springsteen and members of The E Street Band made a surprise appearance at the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music’s Born to Run 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, the Asbury Park Press reports.Bruce and the band performed two Born to Run songs at the event, “Thunder Road” and “Born to Run." Bruce was joined by current E Streeters Max […]

September 8, 2025

Music

On This Day, Sept. 8, 1990: Jon Bon Jovi tops the chart with debut solo single ‘Blaze of Glory’

On This Day, Sept. 8, 1990…Jon Bon Jovi landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his debut solo single, “Blaze of Glory.”The power ballad, which features Jeff Beck on guitar, was featured in the Emilio Estevez western Young Guns II, although Estevez originally wanted to use the Bon Jovi song “Wanted Dead or Alive.” Feeling that the song didn’t fit the theme of the movie, Jon decided to write the new tune.“Blaze of Glory” would go on to earn Jon Bon Jovi a best original song nomination at […]

September 8, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: ‘The Couple Next Door’ season 2, Kurt Russell in ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff and more

Season 2 of The Couple Next Door is coming to Starz. The relationship drama features an all-new cast this time around, including Annabel Scholey, Sam Palladio, Aggy K. Adams and Sendhil Ramamurthy. It premieres Sept. 19. Season 1 of the series starred Outlander’s Sam Heughan and Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson ... Netflix has picked up Saturn Return, a new film with Rachel Brosnahan, Charles Melton and Will Poulter attached to star. The film, according to Deadline, is a romance set in Chicago that follows young college love into adulthood ...Kurt Russell is gearing up for the Yellowstone spinoff series The Madison, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The […]

September 8, 2025 1

Entertainment

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ scares up a box office win

'The Conjuring: Last Rites' poster/courtesy of Warner Bros./New LineThe Conjuring: Last Rites, the ninth film in the Conjuring universe, scared its way to the top of the box office this weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, the film, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, brought in $83 million in its debut to land at #1.According to Variety, the box office take is a record for the franchise, surpassing the 2019 Conjuring spinoff, The Nun, which opened with $53.8 million.Coming in at #2 this weekend was the theatrical release of the Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton, […]

September 8, 2025 1

Music

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the MTV VMAs

Yungblud, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry perform during a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at New York’s UBS Arena,(Photo credit: Mary Kouw/CBS ©2025)The late Ozzy Osbourne was remembered at the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night with a musical tribute featuring Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, along with rocker Yungblud and Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt..The tribute was introduced with a videotaped message from Ozzy’s son Jack Osbourne and his kids.“I wish we could be here with you all tonight as you celebrate my dad’s amazing […]

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