'Things I Can't Explain: A Clarissa Novel' audio clip

Plus, an interview with ‘Clarissa’ creator Mitchell Kriegman. Below, check out a clip fromThings I Cant Explain(available for pre-orderin advance of its Mar. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was it like getting back into Clarissas head after all these years? Credit: Everett Collection Did the character feel like a totally new person, or familiar? What do you think readers might find most surprising about this older, wiser Clarissa? For gossip value, theyll find out what happened to Sam, her soulmate....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Andrew Morgan

'This Unruly Mess I've Made' by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis: EW review

You sorta have to feel bad for Macklemore. Sure, he and his production partner Ryan Lewis are swimming in commercial success2012s platinum underdogThe Heist, No. No matter how hard he tries to impress, his efforts only inspire mocking memes and skeptical think pieces. Credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images Audience backlash, cultural appropriation, and even his haircut are among the topics weighing heavy on Macklemores mind. The six-minute opener, Light Tunnels, is a stream-of-consciousness retelling of their big Grammy night in 2014....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Gerald Vargas

'This Victorian Life' by Sarah A. Chrisman: EW review

While its normal to romanticize the past from time to time (nostalgia is essentially a commerical industry these days), Chrisman and her husband, Gabriel, have taken their love of the Victorian era to heights as tall as an antique bicycle. After purchasing a house built in the late 1880s, the couple have replaced most modern conveniences with late-19th-century counterparts. They wear period dress, use an icebox in lieu of a refrigerator, and eschew lightbulbs for oil lamps....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Justin Wood

'Tickled': EW review

David Farrier and Dylan Reeves documentaryTickledis so crazy that it feels like a hoax. At least, I dont think it is. These werent just harmlessly kinky soft-core fetish videos. Who were the patrons of these athletes? And who exactly was the audience for this sport? Farrier needed to know. And what hed discover would end up sucking him down a rabbit hole of techno-deviance and criminality. When he approaches the shadowy company behind these videos, he gets a surprising response....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Kenneth Montoya

'Touched With Fire': EW review

Van Gogh, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Byron, Plath: Mania was the match that helped ignite their creative gifts, according to psychologist Kay Redfield Jamisons 1996 case studyTouched With Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament. Filmmaker Paul Daliowho is himself bipolarexplores those same ties, adding beat poetry and romance to the mix in his earnest, uneven debut. Luke Kirby and Katie Holmes star as aspiring writers who meet in a New York psychiatric ward and fall in loveboth with each other and with the idea of shedding the dulling effects of their mood-regulating medications together....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Larry Jones

'Trick 'r Treat' character Sam to become Halloween digital decoration

I like to say that kids have to earn the candy. This year Dougherty can add to his demented decor one of his own creations. So, how exactly did Dougherty team up with Reichert and his fellow AtmosFX founder, Pete Williams? Credit: AtmosFX I was trying to replicate the effect that you see at the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Its an old theater effect called Peppers Ghost that creates the illusion of what looks like a holographic ghost....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Richard Adams

'Triple 9': EW review

The new dirty-cop heist thrillerTriple 9doesnt waste any time throwing the audience into an adrenalized state of confusion. And it doesbut not favorable ones. Who are these blunt-force thieves in ski masks? Credit: Bob Mahoney And why should we care about any of them? (No, seriously, Ive seen the whole movie and Id still like to know!) However, itisto leave us there for two hours. Well, that and the fact that it manages to make half a dozen good actors look really lost....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · John Ross

'True Colors,' from Kesha and Zedd, has finally arrived

After days of teasing, Keshas first single in three years has arrived. Its here!!! !Kesha wrote on Twitterin announcing the tracks debut. Credit: Harmony Gerber/FilmMagic; Gerardo Mora/Getty Images The performance marked Keshas first public appearance since her February court case against Dr. Luke. Just to clarify: We didnt use any loop holes, Zedd wrote on Twitter. Kemosabe / RCA gave us permission to release this song! This month, counterclaims made by Kesha were thrown out by aNew York State Supreme Court judge....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · David Hunter

'Tyrant' season 3 premiere recap: 'Spring'

With plenty of burning questions carrying over from the season 3 finale did Jamal really die? Will Bassam act on his attraction to Daliyah? Might Ahmed step up to fill his fathers empty seat of power? Credit: Kata Vermes/FX So much drama, amiright? Lets jump in, shall we? Still sounds so strange, he says with a deep breath. FX After all, its been a crazy two weeks since his brother was nearly killed by his daughter-in-law....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Jennifer Johnson

'Ugly Betty' Reunion: See Photos from the ATX Afterparty

The cast and more stars partied with help from Entertainment Weekly ‘Ugly Betty’ reunion afterparty Above: Mark Indelicato, Vanessa Williams, Ashley Jensen, Rebecca Romijn, Ana Ortiz, Judith Light, America Ferrera, and Tony Plana. Blair Bomar Elizabeth Lail and Mark Indelicato Elizabeth Lail Judith Light and Silvio Horta Amy Landecker and Bradley Whitford Matt Lauria Michael Urie, America Ferrera, and Mark Indelicato Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera Rebecca Romijn and Ana Ortiz Adam Horowitz, Elizabeth Lail, Mark Indelicato, and Edward Kitsis Steve Curtis, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams, Silvio Horta, Ana Ortiz, Ellie Duque, America Ferrera, Henry Goldblatt, Rebecca Romijn, Ashley Jensen, Mark Indelicato, Tony Plana, Jessica Shaw, and Eric Mabius Rick Kern/Getty Images...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Tammy Taylor

'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt': Before They Were Stars

She got her big break in the late 2000s, when she started playing Erin Hannon onThe Office. He found a home in television soon after as30 Rock’s D’Fwan. On-screen, she popped up in one-off episodes ofLaw & Order,Mercy, andThe Office. Eric Liebowitz/Netflix She went on to cameo in an episode ofBlue Bloodsand hit the big screen inArthur Newman(2012). Ki Hong Lee took on the part after earning his first on-screen credits in 2010....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Ryan Hernandez

'UnREAL' co-creator Marti Noxon on why TV is better than ever

Dont get me wrong, I still loved it. I grew up with my own television in my bedroom and I watched it for hours on end. Most kids have TVs in their pockets now. Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/Lifetime People complain that they cant keep up with the countless hours of worthy entertainment available to them. Their DVR screens pile up with choices. Until recently, bad TV was the norm, with a smattering of exceptional exceptions....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Tina Nguyen MD

'UnREAL': Before They Were Stars

Shiri Appleby (Rachel Goldberg) Shiri Appleby leadsUnREALas Rachel Goldberg, the famedEverlastingproducer. Brennan Elliott (Graham) Brennan Elliott hostsEverlastingonUnREALas Graham. Pictured above, the actor played Carl in “The Day My Kid Went Punk.” 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; James Dittiger/Lifetime Kelly spent years on the series in the 2010s after making his television debut inDesirein 2006. Britt (Darius Beck) Before he tried his hand at love asEverlasting’s Darius Beck onUnREAL, B.J. Britt made his on-screen debut as Rashard Rucker in one 2006 episode ofVeronica Mars....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Cheyenne Jones