Sleepless in Seattle: Rita Wilson improvised part of herAffair to Remembermonologue

(Today marks the 25th anniversary ofSleepless in Seattle.) But really, have you ever tried to explainAn Affair to Rememberto someone and done it without crying? And then they hug." “I said, ‘Can I try something at the end of this scene?’ And she said, ‘Sure.’ But she said, ‘Okay, try something.’ I love that that stayed in the movie, that Nora kept it.” “So I love that Nora kept that in the script because she was picky about that stuff....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Sean Chavez

Sloane Crosley on whyThe ComebackandMichael Claytonare some of her pop culture faves

Read on below, and pre-order your copy ofLook Alive Out Therehere. I was 10 years old, at a book fair, and I liked the title and the cover. So I parted with $3 and spent the next three weeks highlighting all the words I didnt know. Credit: UNGANO & AGRIODIMAS I still have that copy. Theres more yellow than white inside. I also had a copy of [Jacqueline Susanns]Valley of The Dolls....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Rebecca Hall

Sloane Crosley reveals cover for new essay collectionLook Alive Out There

[Look Alive Out There] sort of takes up where that left off. Theres this thing with covers. I call it the good two seconds and the bad two seconds, like good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. Credit: UNGANO & AGRIODIMAS Its to feel that stuck in the middle with you feeling. To feel like youve met your other old man in the Muppets. [The cover] is beautiful it has to be appealing....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Amy Leblanc

Small Spaces: Preview Halloween's spookiest new must-read

This creepy new book from Katherine Arden is bound to give readers R.L. Young Ollie starts noticing some odd similarities to the chilling ghost story she recently read. She and two unlikely new friends are the only ones to heed its warning. Credit: Katherine Arden/Facebook As night begins to fall, they head into the woods, bracketed by fearsome scarecrows. I got the idea for the novel on a bus from Vermont to New York....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1162 words · Krystal Oneal

Smashing Pumpkins reunite for tour — without D'arcy Wretzky

But theyll be doing it without original bassist Darcy Wretzky. The band also celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Tickets go on sale Feb. 23, with information available onthe Pumpkins official website. Credit: Olive Bee Only Chamberlin joined him, and they released 2007sZeitgeistwith new members as well, including Schroeder. Ive been in communication with Darcy for the first time in 16 or 17 years, he noted. She also said hed already hired another bassist, Jack Bates, which she called unbelievable and disgusting....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Jennifer Li

Snail Mail, rock prodigy and recent high school grad, is in a good place

Rising indie rocker and recent high school grad Lindsey Jordan (a.k.a. Snail Mail) has been playing clubs since she was 15. Now 18, she’s set to drop her superb debut,Lush, on June 8. Credit: Matador Records She chats with essayist (and fellow teen)Anna Koppelmanabout music, love, and self-confidence. But no matter how many new looks I try, I have never been able to crack the code. I care too much, and everyone knows that the number one rule to being cool is acting unfazed....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · Francis Hood

Snakes, tilted stages, and Tiffany Haddish: A report from night one of Taylor Swift'sReputationtour

GLENDALE, ARIZ. Taylor Swift was ready to talk about it. It was a dark period for the singer, and she ended up retreating from the spotlight almost entirely. It can strengthen you instead. Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images In person, the images reinforced a new undercurrent for the artist. Her last album1989,and its subsequent tour, was a pop sugar rush. The singer, bathed in red light, emerged in silhouette from a small opening in the stage....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Todd Williams

SNL's Colin Jost used to have a beard, and we really need to talk about it

Who is that on the far left? Thanks to the internet, we have a plethora of photos of 2008 Jost and his facial hair. He looks like hes about to go on Rumspringa, or like hes starring in a badBenjamin Buttonreboot. Credit: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Jost was looking like a weed dealers wig stylist. Important: Do we think shes seen these pics? Duffy-Marie Arnoult/WireImage Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Larry Waters

SNL: Tiffany Haddish, Chance the Rapper to host in November

(HisRevivalalbum will be released on Nov. The announcement also confirmed that Larry David will host the nextSNLon Nov. 4, with Miley Cyrus. Haddish had a breakout 2017 after earning rave reviews for her performance inGirls Tripopposite Queen Latifah and Regina Hall. Credit: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images; Jun Sato/Getty Images; Steve Granitz/WireImage HerSNLhosting gig on Nov. 11 will mark her first appearance on the sketch series. Chance, whose last albumColoring Bookwon Best Rap Album at the Grammy Awards, is no stranger toSNL....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · James Pham

SNL: Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch defend their home teams in colonial Super Bowl send-up

Philly native Fey and Massachusetts-bred Dratch played women gloating about their respective colonies roles fighting the British troops. Thats when Fey and her delegation from Philadelphia burst in. Philly is mad strong, from the little babies to all our mom-moms and pop-pops. Wes ready to fight! she announces in a strong accent. Philadelphia, yo, you got no chance kid, Portman retorts. Can I tell you something about your precious captain, Thomas Brady?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Richard Flynn

SNLbriefly dings Matt Lauer on Weekend Update

A new survey finds that four out of five Americans believe sexual harassment is happening in the workplace. Jost added, I almost forgot about this weeks batch of predators. Its just a whole segment of the news now. Ive just got to announce the names every week like Powerball numbers. On Wednesday, NBC announced Lauer had been fired over inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. To the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Angela Graves

SNLcut Harvey Weinstein jokes at last minute

But it almost did. “It’s a New York thing,” Michaels said in theDaily Mail’s video. Last week, hereleased a statementto theTimesapologizing for his behavior. Credit: Christian Alminana/Getty Images That was the culture then. I have since learned it’s not an excuse, in the office or out of it. To anyone," he said. “Yeah, you’re right: Your excuse isn’t an excuse. In fact, it isn’t even an excuse for that behavior in the ’60s....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Duane Dominguez

SNLpulls out all the stops for cold open: Stormy Daniels, ScarJo, Jimmy Fallon

Stormy Daniels is here! However, she wasnt the only famous face. We also got Scarlett Johansson, Jimmy Fallon, Martin Short, and many more surprises. SNLopened with Ben Stillers Michael Cohen anxiously calling Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) about the Daniels scandal. First up, theres Dr.Harold Bornstein, played by formerSNLcast member Martin Short. Did we have Giuliani call Jared disposal on television? Because Jared is furious, says Johanssons Ivanka right before Fallon started complaining in a very high-pitched voice....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Stephanie Gibson