By Anita Bennett
08.01.2020 - 17:51 / variety.com
Next to an armchair in Patrick Stewart’s living room in Brooklyn sits a small table, and on it a black three-ring binder. The 79-year-old actor leans in and clasps his hands when recounting his upbringing in the North of England. He stands and paces when a subject such as Brexit or Donald Trump aggravates him. All the while, he touches the binder over and over again — tapping it, thumbing through it, waving it around.
Inside is the script for Stewart’s one-man stage adaptation of “A Christmas
By Anita Bennett
By Ted Johnson
Many of Saturday Night Live's recent cold open sketches could fairly be accused of presenting more of the same played-out political punning again and again, especially when it comes to the latest news about Donald Trump. However, the latest episode offered a fresh introductory ride, taking audiences all the way from the Senate floor to the pits of Hell, wherein the surprises and deliciously dangerous jokes just kept coming.
By Anita Bennett
The first of 2020 welcomed back a familiar face.
The 45th season of “Saturday Night Live” has been on hiatus for a month, and what a month it has been. The last episode aired just days after Donald Trump was impeached, and this week alone saw House impeachment managers presenting their case on why it would threaten the country’s security for him to stay in office. Naturally, the late-night sketch show addressed that from the moment it returned.
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The Pentagon's new U.S.
George Takei doesn't seem too impressed with the new logo for the U.S. Space Force.
Star Trek: Picard is not Star Trek: The Next Generation, nor does it need to be. The CBS All Access series, which is now streaming, stands on its own as a thoughtful continuation of Picard's (Sir Patrick Stewart) journey, faithfully honoring the past while also pushing the iconic character in a bold new direction.
President Donald Trump and the military commanders who designed the logo for our new Space Force are apparently big Star Trek fans. The symbol is nearly identical to that of Starfleet Command from the pioneering 1960’s sci-fi show.
By Dominic Patten, Geoff Boucher
By Bruce Haring
President Donald Trump's legal team will include former Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the former independent counsel who led the Whitewater investigation into President Bill Clinton, according to a person familiar with the matter.The team will also include Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general and a Trump ally.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the person wasn't authorized to speak on the record.Dershowitz
By Ted Johnson
Dove Cameron ignored her ex-fiance Ryan McCartan’s claims that she cheated on him as she shared a message of positivity with fans on her Instagram Stories on Thursday night.
Gordon Ramsay has revealed how he turned down the chance to cook for Donald Trump.