Bill Simmons HBO show hires producer

Bill Simmons new job at HBO will include a website. One aspect of Weinbergers job will be to develop a new content site. I cant wait to start working with Eric. Credit: Mike Windle/Getty Images Were both beyond excited to start brainstorming about my show and other HBO Sports projects as well. Weinberger will be one of the executive producer of Simmons HBO talk show, due next year. Simmons ESPN contract was not renewed by the company in May,leading to his exit....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Robert Gonzalez

Billboard Music Awards 2016: Best and Worst Dressed

She added a black tie and metallic heels to the sharp number. She kept her hair and makeup simple, choosing to focus on her red-carpet getup. He paired the stylish accessories with a textured gray coat, plunging collared shirt, and well-cut trousers. David Becker/Getty Images The actress added animal-print ankle-strap heels and a top knot. The Jonas Brother rocked a navy leather jacket with a pair of printed trousers and white slip-on sneakers....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Paula Francis

Billboard Music Awards 2016: Red Carpet Arrivals

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May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Jason Cross

Billboard Music Awards: Ben Folds on Kesha performance

Keshas show-stopping rendition ofIt Aint Me, Babewas the highlight of Sunday nights Billboard Music Awards. The slowed version of the Bob Dylan-penned track differed from the popular Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash version. Ben Folds, who handled piano duties, said that was all Kesha. Credit: Jeff Kravitz/BBMA2016/FilmMagic We gave her a radical amount of space and she didnt buckle underneath it, Folds toldBillboard. She took this giant pause that we never even discussed....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Anthony Spence

Billie Joe Armstrong shares the soundtrack of his life

and frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, 44, says the reception so far has been astounding. Without any exaggeration, its been the most positive response that weve ever had, he tells EW. As with all Green Day music, punk dominatesRevolution Radios aesthetic. Credit: Frank Maddocks Armstrong connected with EW to discuss the music that has most influenced him throughout his life. All of his movement, the way he played guitar… I was attracted to it right away....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Ms. April Peterson

Billions premiere recap: Pilot

Then she pees on him. At this point, youre already hooked, right? SinceBillionsis essentially a two-man cage match, lets get to know our contenders. Credit: JoJo Whilden/Showtime Well get back to our urine-stained Giamatti later. First lets profile Bobby Axelrod. There, hes a calculating, narrow-eyed financial genius who loves a brisk walk-and-talk with his underlings. Axelrod himself wasnt in the office when it happened, of course, making him the only surviving partner....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Austin Thomas

Billions recap: Boasts and Rails

Axe’s 9/11 misdeeds come to light This episode has it all: Treachery! Theres a lot to get to, so lets start at the beginning. So the word that theres an informant gets back to Axe, though he doesnt have a name. Credit: Jeff Neumann/Showtime So hes forced to the play detective at the office to try and ferret the mole out. Axe gets an IT guy to look into everyones works computers for suspicious activity....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Elizabeth York

Billions recap: Magical Thinking

But thats weird because Axe doesnt make bad bets. How could this have happened? They get down to brass tacks: Axe flubbed the bet on purpose, out of guilt. Credit: Jeff Neumann/Showtime Anyway, its all cruel stuff. But does that make him what every successful banker fears they might be: a sociopath? He asks Wendy, but she eases his mind. Hes somewhere in between, she tells him. Wendy But Wendy does more than just administer heavy dollops of pop psychology in tonights episode....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Stephen Grimes

Billions recap: Naming Rights

Bobby has an axe to grind Rockefeller. Some of New Yorks finest institutions are inseparable from the rich-white-dude names attached to them. Who is this Eads, anyway? Credit: Jeff Neumann/Showtime Why do stiffs like him get a building? Bobby Axelrod, hedge-fund magnate and local-pizzeria investor, is abillionaire. Is that not good enough for you snobs? And so Axe begins his quest to rename Eads Hall. Thats the fun, splashy, Page Six-friendly diversion of tonights episode....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Jessica Kelly

Billions recap: Quality of Life

But of course, other players had big days today, too, so lets get started. Donnie After a meeting at work, Axe noticed something was up with Donnie. His employee looked unhealthy and had run from the conference room to the bathroom. Credit: Jeff Neumann/Showtime So Axe followed him in there, only to find out that Donnie is struggling with pancreatic cancer. Hes only got a few months left to live....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Alexis Briggs

Billions recap: Short Squeeze

But first, it all started with a gun, some deer, and one angry banker. Needless to say, the police arrive pretty quickly. I was blowing steam, a more sober Ben tells Axe over a tense breakfast. Credit: Jeff Neumann/Showtime But when he saw those deer, he flew him into a rage. Eat, move, s. Eat, move, s. Thats all they do and hes not them. So he willed himself to feel something again....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 717 words · Charles Campbell

Billions recap: The Good Life

An episode full of sex, money, and yachts Its happening, its all happening! Tonights episode is jam-packed with action. But first, lets begin in the country. Credit: Jeff Neumann/Showtime Lara is less confident about these plans. In fact, shes downright irked not to have been consulted on any of this. So how do these two very mature adults iron out their problems? By having hot pool sex! It seems to do the trick, and Lara eventually, reluctantly goes along with Axes plan....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Christopher Fowler

Billions recap: The Punch

In which Axelrod punches a guy Hey, rememberThe Slap? Well, this is theBillionsversion of that, so of course its called The Punch. Problem is, Bruce has been and still is! Credit: Jeff Neumann/Showtime Naturally, this information gets back to the Axelrods. So what does Bobby do when he hears of Bruces irresponsible, child-endangering exploits? Team Axelrod:Yet not even our boy Yonkers Bobby can run around punching people without consequence. lawyer to talk strategy....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Dr. Stanley Williams Jr.