Late Night’s Year in Review Revue

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Each host brought specific concerns to the table. What they highlighted maybe says less about 2018 and more about their particular concerns. Jimmy Kimmel, for example, cares only for viral videos and belittling his staff. Theres no such thing as fun for Kimmel if it doesnt come at someone elses expense. James Cordens kink is musical theater; I think we all know that....

December 21, 2018 · 2 min · 245 words · Gabriel Mccoy

Lin-Manuel Miranda Got Obama to Recite George Washington onHamiltonRemix

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Lin-Manuel MirandasHamiltonremix series, Hamildrop,has come to an end, but its going out with a bang. Ah history, always coming full circle. Related Tags:

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 38 words · Regina Fitzgerald

Miley Cyrus Updates a Problematic Christmas Carol for the #MeToo Era

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. If youve missed Miley Cyrusinserting herself into your holiday in weirdly sexual ways, dont worry. No,not that one. Were talking about the sexy-in-that-disturbing-1950s-way Santa Baby, which Cyrus has now updated for the #MeToo era. And, of course, removed the references to fur, since shes vegan. Related Tags:

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 62 words · Alan Roy

Much Like You, Sandra Bullock Crushed So Hard on Keanu Reeves She Could Barely Get ThroughSpeed

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. It was hard!, she reminisces. It was hard for me to really be serious. Hed look at me and Id be like explodes into swooning giggles. The pair, says Bullock, never dated, though they remain long-time friends. Its probably for the best, though. Keanu wasunknowingly secret vampire marriedto Winona Ryder at the time, so it would never have worked out anyway....

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 76 words · Sarah Thompson

On the Basis of SexPlays Like aRockyMovie, But It Works

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. But thats not fatal. The Ginsburgs Ruth and her husband, Martin probably did talk in civic-minded placards. Its why we love them. A heavy-handed image but apt: Ginsburgs buoyancy her refusal to be deflated is a central motif. She parries with sarcasm and goes on to be first in her class. Or she should be in 1960, no New York law firm will hire her....

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 206 words · William Campbell

Publishers WeeklyPicks Trump Moneymakers As Persons of the Year

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. They had, in short, the same difficulty many earthlings have reckoned with in 2018: Donald Trump. They published ComeysA Higher Loyalty,which has sold about a million copies in all formats. Einhorn feels a little tacked onthe only second publisher of the same bookmaybe in a gesture toward gender balance. The gesture toward political balance is more explicit....

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 126 words · Chad Moore

Rob Lowe Doesn’t Have Any Regrets About That 1989 Opening Number

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. It helped that, backstage, Lucille Ball told him that she enjoyed the number. Lowe didnt discuss Harts debacle, but did suggest why no one wants to emcee the ceremony. Its basically a show that nobody wants to do. But honestly, theyve got nobody to blame but themselves, he told theTimes. In retrospect, Lowe said he feels like hes gotten the last laugh....

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 104 words · Scott Luna

Take a Peek at Comedian Zach Zimmerman’s ‘Private Joke Notebook’

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. When youre a freelancer, the company holiday party has significantly less drama. Its just you at home drinking alone in a Santa hat, masturbating in a closet. conservative Christians: Pronouns are a friggin joke! Why should I change my behavior to accommodate you? Uhhh no!conservative Christians: c’mon always capitalize the H in Him its disrespectful not to....

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 158 words · James Martin

The 10 Best Book Covers of 2018, Described by Their Designers

The artists behind the years most eye-catching covers dissect their sometimes torturous process. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. How long and snakelike should their necks be? How narrow their eyes? How prominent their teeth? So I came up with the idea of a painting with a blade piercing through it. Which is his super-polite way of saying, could you try something else?...

December 21, 2018 · 4 min · 799 words · Michael Larsen

The 10 Best Versions of the Song ‘Sleigh Ride’

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Sleigh Ride is unequivocally the best Christmas song of all time. Its a song that celebrates the moment, telling you to be present and enjoy whats around you. Plus, it is eminently cover-able. I started setting it apart from other holiday classics when I worked in a shoe store in college. I love it so deeply that at the time of writing,my Spotify playlist titled JUST SLEIGH RIDE....

December 21, 2018 · 2 min · 369 words · Amy Moore

The Stories Behind the Songs inCold War

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Cold War, co-written and directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, tells the bittersweet story of two star-crossed lovers. But the film is also an ode to music itself. Theyre beautiful and kind of haunting, but also pliable, he says. Theyseeeach other, adds Pawlikowski. He sees what her musical imagination gives her. A folk tune Wiktor, Irina, and Kaczmarek listen to early on is aLemkomelody....

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 130 words · Douglas Dillon

The Video for Sam Smith’sWatership DownSong Will Absolutely (Ship)wreck You

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Turns out, though, itisa walk in the park. If youre feeling emotionally fragile this holiday season, maybe put this one on ice until the New Year.

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 41 words · Dylan Anderson

This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: Joe Manganiello’s Latest Role

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Thetrue-crime podcast universeis ever expanding. Were here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. Each week, our crack team of podcast enthusiasts and specialists will pick their favorites. To read last weeks edition,click here. And to see our list of the 10 best true-crime podcasts of 2018,click here. I hadnt and I was blown away once I understood the magnitude of his crimes....

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 190 words · Travis Mahoney