Tired Of the Presidential Election? Follow the Westeros Election Instead!
Pals, I’m tired. I suspect you are too. Following the U.S. presidential election has made me wonder if I’ve somehow been transported to Hieronymus Bosch’s vision of hell. So let’s follow the Westeros election instead!
Renée Elise Goldsberry to Star in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
One by one, Hamilton’s original Broadway cast shuffles off the stage and answers our—and King George’s—question: what comes next? For newly-minted Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, the answer is the titular role in HBO’s film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
What the Hell Is Any Given Wednesday?

The opening sequence of Any Given Wednesday, HBO’s new weekly talk show about things Bill Simmons thinks are cool and fun, follows a bunch of stray objects floating inside a vacuum, which must be a metaphor for something. As the rapidly cut segment goes on, we watch all the sports balls, sports shoes, and sports…
John Oliver Wishes Us a Happy Fourth Of July, Reminds Us Our Accents Suck
John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight and contender for Best British Human, has gifted his adopted country with a video in honor of Independence Day. But he also reminds viewers what our independence from Mother England has cost us young, scrappy, and hungry ruffians.
Roadies Snoozily Sprouts Up in Vinyl's Place, Present-Day Nostalgia for Rock Firmly Situated
Throughout Vinyl’s first—and now final—season, my opinion changed ever so slightly from when I first wrote about its debut episode. Vinyl remained absurd, overly nostalgic, ahistorical and evenly lionizing of men, but at the very least, the effervescent Juno Temple got to shine a little and, even better, the “getting…
At Last, Here's a Trailer for Issa Rae's HBO Show Insecure
The first trailer for Issa Rae’s HBO series Insecure is finally here, after enduring the treacherous Hollywood pilot cycle. The show, a worthy follow-up to her popular web series The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl, premieres this fall.
Here's the Teaser for Sarah Jessica Parker's New HBO Series, Divorce
“I want a divorce,” says Sarah Jessica Parker at the beginning of this teaser for HBO’s upcoming series, Divorce. In the following scene, she flips off her husband (Thomas Haden Church) after he prevents her from joining him in an elevator (“I need my space,” he says). Next, the two of them complain about each other…
Watch the Trailer for HBO's Feature-Length Series Finale of Looking
Looking, the HBO series about a small group of gay men in San Francisco, was canceled in early 2015 after two seasons on the air, with the promise the story would conclude with a feature-length finale. It’s been over a year since that announcement, and we finally have a trailer.
Veep's Jonah Ryan Has a Real Campaign Website and Now My Vote
If you’re at the point in the 2016 election cycle where you can no longer stomach the phoniness of Washington politics, then it’s definitely time for you to check out Veep’s Jonah Ryan. This Jolly Green Jizz Face is as real as a fictional character gets and he wants to be YOUR congressman!
Oprah to Star in an HBO Movie About Henrietta Lacks, Black Farmer and Unsung Medical Hero
Oprah Winfrey, queen of Earth, is starring in an HBO movie about Henrietta Lacks, a black woman whose cells were controversially used to make major discoveries in medical research. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks—adapted from Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 New York Times bestseller—will play out from the perspective of…
Robert Durst, the disquieting real estate heir and subject of the HBO documentary series The Jinx, has been sentenced to seven years and one month in prison for illegal possession of a .38 revolver.
Beyoncé's Life Is a Movie: A Totally Calm Lemonade Liveblog
Hello, perhaps you have noticed that Beyoncé is debuting a... something on HBO this evening. Is it an album? Is it a documentary? Is it a narrative film, or all three? We know as much as you do; here’s your spot to follow along, comment, and behave totally rationally and in a very calm, adult fashion as this happening…
There's a Very Simple Reason Why Game of Thrones Is Bad Now
Maybe it’s the rape, or the violence, or how it’s really boring. Everyone seems to have an opinion about why Game of Thrones, once a mesmerizing fantasy land that darkly mirrored modern day dilemmas, has become near unwatchable. (Which is not to say people have by any means ceased to watch it.) But there is one reason…
A Chat About Confirmation, a Movie About Anita Hill vs. A Lot of People We Hated
Before being sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice in 1991, Clarence Thomas first had to confront the truth. Anita Hill, then a professor at the University of Oklahoma, had accused Thomas of sexually harassing her when she worked for him at the Department of Education and U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission.…
Want a Game of Thrones Season 6 Screener? Just Become President.
Game of Thrones returns on April 24, and the only person guaranteed an advanced screener lives in the White House. Yes, President Obama is using his few remaining executive powers to watch frozen zombies, crazy fire witches and religious zealots on HBO’s much-anticipated drama—it probably reminds him of this election…
