Adam Scott, who is starring in the upcoming horror film “Hokum” which opens in theaters on Friday, reflected on his time playing Ben Wyatt on the hugely popular NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” with Variety. The small-town government sitcom, which ran for seven seasons from 2009-2015, buzzed with a wholesome innocence that seems to be […]

Senators voted on April 30 to restrict themselves from prediction markets as there is an increasing concern of insider trading by government officials, CNBC reports. The resolution was spearheaded by Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno and immediately prohibits senators and staff from the markets. The platforms, like Kalshi and Polymarket, are quickly growing in popularity as […]

Video game streamers are getting scarier than ever, thanks to a new gaming psychological thriller that adds a new deadly troll to the mix. “Streamer,” a new film from writer/director Justin Hughes, has added four players to its cast, Variety can confirm. Freddy Piazza (the short film “Overdue,” independent stage productions of “Face Divided” and […]

It all comes out in the wash, as the saying goes, and that’s the upshot of Kacey Musgraves’ “Dry Spell,” which may be the sexiest song ever written about sexlessness. When asked for her favorite lyric on her new album, “Middle of Nowhere,” the singer doesn’t hesitate to cite a slyly bawdy line from the […]

UPDATE: This article was updated on April 26 to include Bravo’s statement about the “Summer House” audio leak. Bravo has released a statement with the findings of its investigation into the leaked audio from the most recent “Summer House” reunion. The statement read, “An investigation into the recent leak of the Summer House reunion audio […]

The 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner wrapped early on Saturday night as gunshots were heard in the lobby outside of the ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel, which caused President Trump and his family to evacuate, and many of the journalists who were in attendance reported on the event in real time from their phones. […]

Why is it that nearly every fictional movie that is about music, or set in a musical milieu, has to feel as phony as a $2 resale ticket? Biopics like “Michael,” “Back to Black” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” are their own unbelievable animals. But I’m talking about the wave of promising-sounding, mostly cringe-inducing dramas like “Mother […]

The new “Scary Movie” isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to celebrity jokes, and Michael Jackson is in the crosshairs for some new promotional material. The franchise’s Ghostface-inspired killer is dressed up like Jackson in a just-released poster that directly parodies the “Michael” promotional material. But in this case, the two taglines are “Prepare […]

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Evidence of Things Not Seen,” the seventh episode of Season 8 of “Outlander,” now streaming on Starz. César Domboy wants “Outlander” fans to know one thing after this week’s episode: “I’m not responsible for any of this.” He laughs as soon as he says it, not because it […]

Kirk Acevedo, a working actor who has appeared in series for Marvel (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) and DC (“Arrow”) and in movies such as “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” and “Insidious: The Last Key,” gave a stark breakdown of the difficulty of being a middle-class actor since the pandemic. Acevedo appeared on the March […]