Unlikely Headbanger, 82, Goes From Singing Karaoke To 'America's Got Talent'
An octogenarian delivers a face-melting version of a song that's been a hallmark of pro wrestling and action movies.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour, Small Batch Edition: Slate's Black Film Canon
We talk to Slate's Aisha Harris, the co-author of the publication's Black Film Canon. She tells us some of her favorites on the list, why make a canon at all, and including genre films with high art.
Kill The Culture Of Cool Kale, Food Critic Says
Mimi Sheraton first praised kale in the 1970s as restaurant critic for The New York Times. Her article might have helped make kale cool today. Now Sheraton says she hates the vegetable.
How John Oliver's 'Last Week Tonight' Is Using Stunts To Tell Stories
HBO's Last Week Tonight ended with a surprising display of how, as they put it, "any idiot" can buy and sell other people's debts.
'Angie Tribeca,' Comedy Backscratcher, Returns For New Adventures
The TBS slapstick cop comedy is back for a second season, and it's just as ridiculous and fast-paced as it's been all along.
'UnREAL' Returns With Three Little Words And No Apologies
Lifetime's UnREAL brings its fictional reality-show producers back for another season of take-no-prisoners television.
After 'Fargo' Noah Hawley Writes 'Before The Fall'
David Greene talks with Noah Hawley, the creator of TV's Fargo, about his novel Before the Fall. It's rooted in what Hawley views as a very real human desire to create narratives to explain tragedies.
'Maya And Marty': NBC Tries A Lukewarm Summer 'SNL' In Prime Time
What could have been a true variety show collapsed into a halfhearted version of late-night comedy where the bright spots only accentuated the weak ones.
Poland Renews Push To Extradite Filmmaker Roman Polanski To U.S.
A Polish court last year denied a U.S. request to extradite Polanski, who pleaded guilty in 1977 to statutory rape but fled. Now Poland's justice minister says he'll appeal to the Supreme Court.
'Top Gear' Returns With New Hosts On BBC America
The massively popular BBC show, Top Gear, relaunches Monday on BBC America. Following the painfully public downfall of its former host, the new hosts have big gears to grind.