In his new Netflix series, Larry Charles‘ Dangerous World of Comedy, the Seinfeld writer and Borat director travels the world in search of humor in unlikely places. A trailer for the four-part series, which launches on February 15th, shows examples of comedy in Iraq and Somalia, as well as some …

A review of this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “A Tale of Two Bandits,” coming up just as soon as I talk to Bruce Banner about people’s shirts and pants not changing… Of Nine-Nine‘s two annual traditions, the Halloween episodes tend to have a higher variance, because they’re so dependent on how …

Black Dahlia obsessives, take note — TNT’s new drama series, I Am the Night (which debuted on January 28th), is getting a companion podcast that will dig into the true events which inspired the series and made George Hodel a primary suspect in Elizabeth Short’s 1947 unsolved murder. Root of …

Reggae and dancehall mainstay Shaggy will release his first solo album in six years, Wah Gwaan?!, May 10th. Per a statement, the new record will embody Shaggy’s “Jamaican roots, global reach, contagious joy and introspective side.” Shaggy first teased the record last November with the release of his new single, …

In politics today, nothing unites Americans like our thirst for political conflict. Conservatives love to “own the libs.” Liberals love to trigger tough-talking conservatives, exposing them as “snowflakes.” Donald Trump is the presidential embodiment of this toxic political culture, and his State of the Union address Tuesday night was finely …

Americans want to tax the rich. Poll after poll says as much, including those conducted by Fox News. According to registered voters surveyed by the network last month, 70 percent of Americans are in favor of increasing taxes for incomes over $10 million, and 65 percent are in favor of …

“I love recording live,” Maggie Rose told Rolling Stone last year while discussing her new LP, Change the Whole Thing, over lunch. “Everyone’s holding their breath at certain points. It’s just fun.” Live is how Rose recorded Change the Whole Thing, alongside her touring musicians and Nashville band Them Vibes, …

As New York experienced freezing cold temperatures as low as two degrees, inmates at theMetropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn have gone nearly a week without consistent heat, electricity, hot water, sanitation, proper medical attention, or the ability to contact their families. More than 1,000 prisoners held at MDC have …

“Back then, I just wanted to write songs I could be proud of and be able to play in five years,” Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong told Rolling Stone in 2014 of his mindset two decades prior. He would of course achieve that and a whole lot more. In 1994, …

The fourth annual Outlaw Country Cruise set sail this week from Tampa for the Bahamas, but for the 2,500 or so rabid fans onboard, the Norwegian Pearl could have just circled Tampa Bay — these folks were here for the tunes. Presented by cruise promoter Sixthman in conjunction with SiriusXM’s …