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With 'Mike & Molly' behind her, what's next for Melissa McCarthy?

If a social media post by one of her colleagues is to be believed, Melissa McCarthy won’t be spending anymore time working on the CBS sitcom “Mike & Molly.” The network already cut short an ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Actress Ellen Page just doesn't care how straight men perceive her

WASHINGTON - In case the skinny ties and the leather pants and the rock ‘n’ roll boots she’s been wearing lately haven’t been enough to clue you in, actress Ellen Page does not spend a whole...

DATE: Oct 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Billboard poll asks executives whether they believe allegations against Kesha or Dr. Luke

Why would Billboard circulate a poll asking music industry executives whether they believe Kesha or Dr. Luke when it comes to the singer’s lawsuit against the producer? That’s wha...

DATE: Aug 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Music

Chuck D of Public Enemy talks N.W.A., the Black Lives Matter movement and Bill Cosby

In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, two super groups ushered in what’s commonly known as the golden age of rap: the Compton, Calif.-based N.W.A, and Public Enemy of Long Island, N.Y. That era i...

DATE: Aug 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Dave Chappelle talks Hannibal Buress, Bill Cosby and the PC police

WASHINGTON — Comedian Dave Chappelle, creator of the much-loved “Chappelle’s Show,” sat down Sunday for an interview with The Washington Post after addressing the graduating class of the Duk...

DATE: Jun 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Blurred Lines’ isn’t the only case of copycat songs

After a Los Angeles jury found that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give it Up” and awarded the singer’s estate $7.4 million, Washington Post music c...

DATE: Mar 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sean Penn’s momentous ‘green card’ moment

Comment served as confirmation of ‘white’ Oscars

DATE: Feb 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sony's 'The Interview' rollout is imploding

Americans may think of James Franco and Seth Rogen as simply the latest in a long line of silver screen stoners – not to mention the blessed souls behind the “Bound 2? parody to end all “Bou...

DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Joan Jett, Bill Withers, Lou Reed, Green Day to join Rock Hall of Fame

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Green Day, Bill Withers, Lou Reed, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band make up the class that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall o...

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

After 14 long years, D’Angelo releases follow-up to ‘Voodoo’

In a move that may truly signal the end of days is nigh, D’Angelo has finally, after 14 years, released the follow-up to “Voodoo,” his peerless sophomore work that won the Grammy for Best R&...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

'Food Chains': Longoria documentary takes on farmworker cause

It’s been 10 years since the Morgan Spurlock documentary “Super Size Me” challenged people to think about what goes into a meal at McDonald’s. We’ve never looked at chicken nuggets quite the...

DATE: Nov 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Steve McQueen, Harry Belafonte making a movie about Paul Robeson

Singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson wasn’t just a friend to Harry Belafonte – he became one of Belafonte’s chief lifelong inspirations. Now, Belafonte, 87, will have the opportunity to p...

DATE: Nov 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment