In the first episode of the Nineties NBC cop drama Homicide: Life on the Street, Baltimore police detective Frank Pembleton, played by a then-obscure actor named Andre Braugher, reluctantly takes on a young partner, Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor). Bayliss, new to homicide investigation, is eager to watch Pembleton interrogate a murder suspect, which prompts Frank to explain, “What you will be privileged to witness will not be an interrogation, but an act of salesmanship — as silver-tongued and thieving as ever moved used cars, Florida swampland, or Bibles. But what I am selling is a long prison term, to a…
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NBC holiday special Christmas at the Opry aired on Thursday night (Dec. 7), including a special duet performance from two of music’s most powerful living vocalists — of any genre.Kelly Clarkson and Wynonna Judd took the stage together during the show for a rousing performance of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” As rafter-raising as their vocals were during this energy-packed rendition, the aesthetics of the performance was just as dazzling: Clarkson and Judd sang against a backdrop of decorated Christmas trees and twinkling lights, a full band and tiers of golden, lit-up holiday decor.Clarkson sparkled with a festive green…
Photography via Launchmetrics.com/spotlight Unsure of what to wear to your festive fete now that the snow has swallowed the sidewalk? Don’t stress over your party prep — FASHION has got you covered. By Annika Lautens Date December 12, 2023 How to look cute in cold weather outfits: it’s been a struggle since basically the beginning of time. How do you show off your legs without them turning into icicles? Can any heels survive six inches of snow? And can a winter coat ever truly look chic? All important questions, with often questionable results. But fear not — we’ve taken on…
We independently selected these deals and products because we love them, and we think you might like them at these prices. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a commission if you purchase something through our links. Items are sold by the retailer, not E!. Prices are accurate as of publish time. No need to panic, but the time for “last-minute holiday” shopping is officially here. Hanukkah is in full swing and Christmas is right around the corner. If you have a long shopping list and a dwindling budget, there are so many great gift ideas under $5 that…
We’ve gotten Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023 as well as Oxford’s, and now we have Dictionary.com’s pick! Perhaps unsurprisingly for a dictionary at home on the internet, it has more of a focus on technology than the other dictionaries’ picks. Dictionary.com’s 2023 Word of the Year is “hallucinate.” While “hallucinate” has multiple meanings, what brought it into the spotlight in 2023 was a new meaning: “(of artificial intelligence) to produce false information contrary to the intent of the user and present it as if true and factual.” This choice reflects editors’ belief that “AI will forever change how…
The mad lads (and ladies) at New Blood Interactive and developer David Szymanski have unleashed their full visual remaster of DUSK with DUSK HD, which is now available as a free and optional download for Steam owners of the game. Along with the remaster, the Software Development Kit (or DUSK Development Kit, in this case) for the original version of DUSK has also been made available, with the DUSK HD version coming “SOON™”. In a new Steam page update, the team acknowledges that it’s been “five long years” since DUSK v1.0 hit the platform, and that they’ve always promised to…
SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.In recent weeks, moviegoers have finally been able to see the big-screen adaptation of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins’ prequel to her Hunger Games series. While the movie revealed how Coriolanus Snow went from hero to baddie, there were still some questions left unanswered, with the biggest being the fate of Lucy Gray Baird. Tom Blyth, who played young President Snow, is now sharing his thoughts on whether or not we should expect a follow-up movie.The ending of The Ballad of Songbirds…
Andre Braugher, two-time Emmy-winning actor of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life on the Street, has died at the age of 61. The actor died on Monday following a brief illness, his longtime publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed to Rolling Stone. Throughout his career, Braugher garnered numerous accolades and his roles spanned television and film as he took on complex characters, traversing across drama to comedy. Born in Chicago on July 1, 1962, Braugher graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre. He later attended Juilliard School and earned a Masters of Fine Arts. Braugher featured in his first…
Once upon a time, Dave Grohl hit snooze instead of joining boygenius in the studio. Phoebe Bridgers (and her bandmates) recently spoke to NME and revealed that the Foo Fighters frontman and the trio had a “missed connection” when they were making The Record. “There was this missed connection where Dave was actually going to come to the studio and play on [the record],” Bridgers told the outlet. “Then he slept through it or whatever, and we didn’t end up meeting.” In the interview, Bridgers reflected on her and her groupmates Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus performing “Satanist” alongside Grohl…
Photography via launchmetrics.com/spotlight Conquer the slushy streets in style-meets-function footwear. By Jillian Vieira Date December 12, 2023 Winter boots have come a long way from their strictly utilitarian builds. Realizing that some of us (ahem, Canadians) deal with the cold season for nearly half the year, designers have stepped it up on the style front, marrying form and function in brilliant ways. With the frosty weather upon us, here we found the best winter boots to sport. Inuikii Endurance Puffer Beige Like a little puffer coat for your feet, Inuikii’s all-beige take makes for the ideal urban explorer boot. Traverse…
The Nine-Nine has lost one of their own. Andre Braugher, who played the Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, died on Dec. 11 following a brief illness, according to his rep. He was 61. In the wake of his passing, his castmates paid tribute to their beloved police captain, with Terry Crews writing on Instagram Dec. 12, “This hurts. You left us too soon.” “I’m honored to have known you, laughed with you, worked with you and shared 8 glorious years watching your irreplaceable talent,” continued the actor, who costarred as Lieutenant Terry Jeffords alongside Braugher from 2013 to 2021. “You…
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A new era of the B-movie was born in the 1950s. While the term originally referred to the second film in a double feature that defined much of the moviegoing experience during the Golden Age of Hollywood, a 1948 landmark Supreme Court antitrust ruling against major studios’ monopolistic practices upended the way films were distributed. While the traditional double feature waned, the demands of the burgeoning drive-in theater market gave way to the rise in independent genre films. Two such low-budget B-movies made a mark in 1959: The Giant Gila Monster and The Killer Shrews. Produced by radio broadcasting magnate…
For the low low price of $4,653 (plus taxes and fees), you can own 47 digital Trump NFTs and exactly one physical Trump trading card. It’s the deal of the century, folks. On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump announced the third installment of his “Trump Digital Trading Cards” series. The cards depict the collective Republican fantasy of Buff Trump decked in various costumes and scenery. They’re cringy, they’re bizarre, they’re a total scam. In a video announcing the series of cards, Trump took on the tone of a low-budget Fox News infomercial hawking pillows or supplements. The former president claimed…