Raghav Mehta Is Not the ACLU

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally published on March 8, 2019. Vulture has confirmed that on March 14, Mehta died in Brooklyn at 31 years old. According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Mehtas cause of death is pending an investigation. He also produces a weekly comedy show called Airplane Modeand a monthly DSA fundraiser called Paid Protest....

March 8, 2019 · 2 min · 301 words · Patrick Santos

SMILFCanceled at Showtime Amid Showrunner’s Misconduct Claims

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Three months after series star Frankie Shawfielded allegations of misconducton the set, Showtime has canceledSMILFafter two seasons. It pains me to learn that anyone felt uncomfortable on my set. Update, Saturday morning:Shaw responded to the news with a short and teary Instagram post. Wishing all families love and light this Friday, especially the smilf family....

March 8, 2019 · 1 min · 82 words · Mr. James Bryant

The 20 Best Comedies on Netflix Right Now

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This post is updated frequently as movies leave and enter Netflix. *New additions are indicated with an asterisk. We could all use a laugh these days. How can you keep track of where to find laughter these days? Were here to help with this always-updated list of the best comedies on Netflix right now. Its one of the most underrated modern Westerns....

March 8, 2019 · 2 min · 259 words · Kendra Thornton

The Art of Self-DefenseTrailer: Jesse Eisenberg Likes to Kick It, He’s a Karate Guy

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. And why the new-found interest in karate, you might ask? Im afraid of the dark. Im afraid of other men, Casey explains to his prospective sensei,Disobediencestar Alessandro Nivola. I want to be what intimidates me. Related Tags:

March 8, 2019 · 1 min · 52 words · Logan Wiley

The KidIs an Old West Adventure, Refashioned as a Grotesque Nightmare

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Two kids watch in horror while their father viciously beats his wife. But the violence is never far. Then he gives the child a small stone. This rock found me like you did. Directed by actor Vincent DOnofrio,The Kidoften suffers from a weirdly rushed quality. But the film also manages passages of startling, grim beauty....

March 8, 2019 · 1 min · 80 words · Dorothy Thompson

This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: An L.A. Mystery

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 the last edition,click here. Is it his brotastic bookThe Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists? Or his many celebrity profiles inRolling Stone?...

March 8, 2019 · 2 min · 231 words · Samuel Harrison

Why Michael Jackson’s Estate Is Suing HBO

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Days before the premiere ofLeaving Neverland, Michael Jacksons estate filed a lawsuit against HBO. And, according to legal experts, it almost certainly wont be decided with showy courtroom drama. Footage of the boy and Jackson on the Dangerous World Tour is then shown. As for the $100 million figure? Its important to note that disparagement is not the same as defamation....

March 8, 2019 · 1 min · 115 words · Bradley Flores

WhyThe SimpsonsEpisode With Michael Jackson Is Still Worth Watching

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This essay was originally published in March 2019. Were republishing it today because Stark Raving Dad isnt available onDisney+, the newstreaminghome ofThe Simpsons. I understand the impulse, especially given the tenor of the episode and the Jackson-focused nature of it. Springfields local mental hospital. Watching the episode today, there are definitely some things that come across as creepy or problematic in retrospect....

March 8, 2019 · 1 min · 207 words · Alicia Yates

2019 Clusterfest Lineup: John Mulaney, Leslie Jones, Tig Notaro, and Tons More

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Bang!,R U Talkin R.E.M. Related Tags:

March 7, 2019 · 1 min · 21 words · Brenda Hickman

Chance the Rapper, 21 Savage, Killer Mike Submit Brief in Supreme Court Rap Lyrics Case

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The performers brief, theTimesexplains, is an attempt to contextualize violent rap lyrics within the genre at large. In short, this is a work of poetry, the group wrote. The rapper eventually served two years following his conviction. you could read the document in fullhere. Sources Tags:

March 7, 2019 · 1 min · 61 words · Stephen Davis

Corey Feldman ‘Can No Longer Defend’ Michael Jackson

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. But he also knew too well that molesters are good at lying and covering up their crimes. Related Tags:

March 7, 2019 · 1 min · 34 words · Kim Cline

Hold on Tight,The Good FightSeason 3 Is a Wild Ride

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The thing I have come to appreciate most aboutThe Good Fightis its tone. Theres showrunners Robert and Michelle Kings signature jam-packed plotting style. Or maybe those episode titles do not amuse you. Maybe they inspire only exhaustion. ButThe Good Fightis sympathetic to that experience, too. Exhaustion is par for the course. But Diane is pasther LSD micro-dosing days....

March 7, 2019 · 2 min · 225 words · Kathleen West

Horror Legends Kevin Williamson & Eli Roth to Collab onThe River at Nightfor Miramax

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Williamson createdDawsons Creekand wrote 3 out of the 4Screams, and Roth is best known for theHostelseries. They get separated from their raft and supplies, but stumble upon a campsite. Probably the latter, but youll have to read the book to find out. Roth has been a Kevin Williamson stan since reading a copy of theScreamscript at 22....

March 7, 2019 · 1 min · 74 words · Jennifer Frazier