Yes, They Once Tried to Make a Broadway Musical Out ofLolita

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Alan Jay Lerner needed a hit. But 1960 was 11 years past. The less said aboutCoco(1969), starring Katharine Hepburn as Chanel, the better. The musicals Lerner excelled at had abruptly become passe, and they didnt make bank. Then one of Lerners assistants had a left-field suggestion: What about adaptingLolita? Vladimir Nabokovs novel had been a best seller upon its 1958 American release....

September 12, 2018 · 4 min · 756 words · Donna Thompson

10 Years Later, IsBurn After ReadingStill Funny?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. It usually takes a generation for a joke to stop making sense. (Do the 20-somethings of today even get the idea of Saturday morning cartoons?) Seeking to profit from their discovery, Linda and Chad give a shot to extort money from Osborne. In 2008, this was a joke, and a good joke. Whats more, they cant even manage to keep this misguided bit of intrigue a secret....

September 11, 2018 · 2 min · 336 words · Melissa Watkins

ABC Has OfferedThe BachelortoProperty Brothers’ Jonathan Scott Several Times

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. I said my third no to being the Bachelor about a month ago, Jonathan said. That is absolutely not me. I would love something likeAmazing Race. [It] would be fun … but notThe Bachelor. Sources Related Tags:

September 11, 2018 · 1 min · 52 words · Cory Campbell DDS

Bachelor in ParadiseRecap: Decisions in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Havent we been through enough? Just as a people? Weve suffered through so much. Through the emotional turmoil of that skyscraper raccoon. Through whatever the hell Meghan Markles dad was doing. Through Cardi B running up on Nicki Minaj. The unrelenting hell that is being alive in 2018. CantBachelor in Paradisegive us one goddamn thing?...

September 11, 2018 · 4 min · 852 words · Mark Leach

Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter Won’t Be Charged in Rape Case

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Update, 3:40 p.m. I gave my statement, as did the other witnesses. Sources Related Tags:

September 11, 2018 · 1 min · 30 words · Susan Moore

Better Call SaulRecap: Cell Awaits

Better Call Saul Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Howards End, indeed. Get your shit together, Jimmy admonishes, echoing his unsolicited dressing down of Mr. Niff. Its hard to tell whats on her mind when she sees Jimmys memo-pad doodlings of Wexler-McGill 2.0 logos. Jimmy is plainly relishing his emancipation from constantly walking a fine line. ), but she may have started loving him less....

September 11, 2018 · 2 min · 280 words · Dr. Ross Li

Blake Lively on Her Nude Vagina Portrait inA Simple Favor: ‘It Was a Lotta Crotch’

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. InA Simple Favor, a glitzy satire-noir thriller from Paul Feig,Blake Livelyplays a woman of mystery. As Emily Nelson, she saunters around in tailored suits and lives in an icy modern mansion. Displayed proudly on her living room wall: a nude portrait that becomes the movies greatest gag. So, can Blake explain her inspiration? The nude portrait was a very critical part of the film....

September 11, 2018 · 1 min · 99 words · Kathleen Diaz

Casey Affleck Says His Brother Ben Is ‘Doing Great’ in Rehab

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Hes in rehab and hes recovering and seems to be doing well, Casey toldEntertainment Tonight. Ben entered rehab on August 22 after anintervention from his estranged wife, Jennifer Garner. It was the third time he has entered rehab, counting trips in 2001 and 2017. Before his most recent trip, Affleck wasseen with22-year-oldPlayboymodel Shauna Sexton. Its rumored that Garner wants Affleck to be sober before finalizing a custody arrangement for their kids....

September 11, 2018 · 1 min · 88 words · Stacy West

Congratulations to Alex Trebek’s Beard on Its Successful TV Debut

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. A new millennium, a new man! But after 35 seasons of hosting the quiz show, hes gone and thrown us for a loop again. Now lets take a moment to explore how we got to this moment in scruffy television history. The officialJeopardy!Instagram had already teased the beard a few days ago. A post shared by Jeopardy!...

September 11, 2018 · 1 min · 87 words · Tonya King

Deeeejaaayyy Khaled: He’s Making Soap!

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Itll be based on that soap you get in outside showers in Cabo, ya know? What about Khaled trees? After all, apples arentthe best, so why do they get a whole tree? Why is he doing all this, you ask? So it sounds like we have DJ Khaleds permission to stay up all night eating nachos?...

September 11, 2018 · 1 min · 77 words · Joshua Cline

Emmy Predictions: Who Will and Should Win in the Variety Categories?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. What actually should win? Thats what were here to determine. Todays focus: Variety Series. Theres a reason why Jimmy Fallon wasnt nominated at all. I dont necessarily expectTrevor Noah & Co.to be the victors, though. (SeeBees hour-long special devoted to Puerto Ricosix months after Hurricane Maria.) The Emmy will go to …Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, for the reasons I just suggested....

September 11, 2018 · 2 min · 369 words · Summer Olsen

Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, and Jimmy Fallon Do Very Good Impressions of Each Other

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. With that, Rudolph shows off her impression of Fallon (Best lasagna ever! Related Tags:

September 11, 2018 · 1 min · 29 words · Jessica Ford

Halle Berry to Play the Literally Strong Female Lead in Her Directorial Debut

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Halle Berry has won an Oscar. Shes been Storm, and shes been Catwoman, but shes never directed a movie. Sources Tags:

September 11, 2018 · 1 min · 36 words · Douglas Kline