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Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah offered their live reactions to the contentious, and very loud, Democratic debate Tuesday, the last before the South Carolina primary this weekend and then Super Tuesday, March 3rd. Both hosts summed up the chaotic mood of the debate in the opening moments of their shows. …

Hank Azaria reflected on his decision to stop voicing Apu on The Simpsons in an interview with The New York Times. The actor announced his decision last month amid a growing backlash against the Indian American convenience-store owner and the stereotypes he pushed. “Once I realized that that was the …

Beyoncé opened the public memorial service for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna with a powerful performance of “XO” and “Halo.” Flanked by a small choir and backing band, Beyoncé started with the opening lines of “XO,” before pausing the track to address the audience: “I’m here because I love …

Nick Kroll is currently starring in the rom-com Olympic Dreams, but he got his career off to an even unlikelier start: playing a caveman in the television comedy Cavemen, based on the series of Geico cavemen commercials. “I was in four hours of makeup every morning for 13 episodes,” he …

Maybe it’s a sign of times that Harrison Ford is sharing a screen with a digital dog. Why use a real canine when a computer can make certain that a pixelated pup performs according to SAG rules and not his actual nature? You can hear the voices of future filmmakers, …

On a quiet afternoon outside Texas’ oldest dance hall in 2013, Paul English sat in the back of his tour bus, counting money. Though he would be playing drums that night with his boss, Willie Nelson, the 81-year-old English also had other responsibilities: collecting payments from promoters, and handling sound, …

When Joaquin Phoenix collected his Oscar for Best Actor for Joker Sunday night, he quoted a song that his brother, River, wrote as a teen: “Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow.” But where, exactly, is that song today? And what was it called? Rolling Stone reached …

It was a light moment in a tense Democratic debate. The Iowa caucus — with its botched vote count and (for now) split decision — had left many progressives with jittery nerves, worried that a factionalized Democratic party, with no clear frontrunner, might fail to unite in the face of …

The Marley family, Universal Music and Island Records have teamed up to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Bob Marley & the Wailers’ “Redemption Song” with an inspirational video. Created by French artists Octave Marsal and Theo De Gueltzl, the clip features nearly 3,000 original drawings that represent the song’s message …

Usher performed an emotional rendition of “Amazing Grace” as the Los Angeles Lakers honored Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the victims of the tragic helicopter crash. Friday’s game at Los Angeles’ Staples Center marked the Lakers’ first since Bryant’s death on January 26th. The singer’s performance was accompanied by …