John Green reveals hints about next book in Q&As

There may be a character named Avery This week featured a double-whammy of John Green Q&As. ThePaper Townsauthor answered 50 fan questions from Snapchat and did an AMA session on Reddits soccer forum. Inevitably, one fan in the Snapchat Q&A asked for any hints about Greens next book. Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage It concerns the White River, Green responded. Another funnier question asked Green to name a character in his new book Avery....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Mark Lewis

John Krasinski, Emily Blunt starring together in thrillerA Quiet Place

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. The husband-and-wife duo are teaming up on screen, with Krasinski also set to write and direct. John Krasinski and Emily Blunt are teaming up on screen. Credit: John Shearer/Getty Images for People Magazine Scott Beck and Bryan Woods wrote the original script forA Quiet Place,with Krasinski rewriting. Paramount and Platinum Dunes are handling production, and Michael Bay is among the producers....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Carla Parker

John Legend: 'Darkness and Light' LP Might 'Help People Heal' After Election

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. The singer details the eye-catching collaborations on ‘Darkness and Light,’ out now John Legend is getting real. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Youve said your new album,Darkness and Light, is your most honest to date. Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images What are you opening up about that you havent before? This is your first album since you married supermodel Chrissy Teigen in 2013. How do you deal with fans who assume all your lyrics are about your personal life?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Catherine Middleton

John Mayer, Bob Weir play for Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live

Added Weir, I hear that in his playing. He goes to the registers, for instance, that Jerry would. Its something you intuited. Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo Cohens love of the Grateful Dead is well-documented. Writing last year for EW, the Bravo host described when he first fell in love with the band. After an intense late-childhood Diana Ross fixation, I became a Deadhead. Looking back, I wonder if Dead shows were my happy place because I was in the closet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Katrina Jackson

John McLaughlin dead: McLaughlin Group host dies at 89

John McLaughlin, the longtime host of PBSThe McLaughlin Group, died Tuesday at 89. The PBS show confirmed the news via its official Facebook page. As a former jesuit priest, teacher, pundit and news host, John touched many lives. Credit: Courtesy of WTTW National Productions For 34 years, The McLaughlin Group informed millions of Americans. He will always be remembered. McLaughlin led the political commentary series for over 30 years, moderating the program since its debut in 1982....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Michael Moreno Jr.

John Mulaney Netflix special: Trailer for The Comeback Kid

To me, touring as a stand-up comedian is the greatest life you could ask for. And feeding that through other things that maybe help people learn who you are is great, Mulaney toldVulture. I like making television as well. Credit: Netflix But it would all be to drive standing onstage in theaters doing stand-up. I dont think I realized how much certain types of television shows take you away from that....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Daniel Fitzgerald

John Oates details his forthcoming memoir, 'Change of Seasons'

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Why is now the right time to write a memoir? I grew up with rock n roll, and rock n roll grew up with me. And then there was the folk movement, doo-wop, and R&B. Credit: Matt Christine I was in the thick of it all. But this book is not just about music, its about reinventing a life and overcoming personal challenges. How did you help remind yourself about the events you wanted to cover?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Deborah Duncan

John Oliver calls Brexit bad idea

However, that number has been thoroughly debunked, Oliver pointed out. But Oliver showed that the 109 laws supposedly about pillows dont actually have much to do with pillows. Yes, f these eggheads with their studies and degrees, quipped Oliver. Credit: HBO I get my economic forecast from Clever Otis, the GDP-predictin horse. His answer: the U.K. Independence Party, a right-wing group with anti-immigration views. It is hard for me to overstate to you how poisonous things have become in England....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Miss Katrina Anderson

John Oliver criticizes Donald Trump for abortion comments

Some of the nastiest among us, I imagine. TheLast Week Tonighthost appeared at the fifth annual shindig, which honored filmmaker Dawn Porter and author Isabel Allende. I am not going to Canada. Credit: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images Armageddon is not enough to force me up there. Im staying, he said. Im staying in this country like the string quartet stayed on the Titanic. See Olivers moment above....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Joshua Scott

John Oliver criticizes primary, caucus process for rewarding delegates

John Oliver asked that question while slamming the system on SundaysLast Week Tonight. There, Sanders scored 56 percent of the vote, but received seven delegates while Clinton netted 11. And it is not just the Democrats, Oliver said. Credit: HBO The thing is, I get why hes annoyed, the host said. Thats when Oliver really laid into the election process, calling it an erratic clusterf every four years. Have no fear, though Oliver has a solution....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Eugene Rodriguez

John Oliver forgives $14 million in debt

And it is not good if anything is that late. If your baby were three months overdue, youd effectively just be giving birth to a floppy toddler. Then Oliver got serious, pointing out how some people cant help but get in debt. Credit: HBO Take Bob Weinkauf, Oliver said. His wife, Becky Weinkauf, soon learned they were $80,000 in debt. Lets say you have a thousand dollar credit card debt that you cant pay, he said....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Tina Davis

John Oliver mocks Coldplay's Super Bowl halftime show performance

John Olivers British perspective often lends him piercing, comedic insight into American culture and affairs. Speaking of the halftime show, Oliver also took time to relentlessly mock his fellow Brits in Coldplay. As a British person, I found the appearance of Coldplay slightly excruciating. Credit: NBC You think, oh gentlemen no, you are not what is required here,' Oliver said. Oh no, theyre bringing out flowers. That is the opposite of the intent of this sport....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Anthony Carrillo

John Oliver mocks misleading scientific studies with fake Ted Talks

Take, for example, everything youve heard about Americas morning beverage of choice. Coffee today is like God in the Old Testament, he quipped. It will either save you or kill you depending on how much you believe in its magic powers. Credit: HBO The reason for all the confusing findings? According to Oliver, Scientists are under constant pressure to publish, with tenure and funding on the line. And to get published, it helps to have results that seem new and striking....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Sharon Middleton