The 50 best albums of 2016

But, of course, no one blew the roof off in 2016 quite like Beyonce. RMX RBN OK: Its not technically an album. Still, the results were as if she released a set of entirely new material. Credit: (CW) Parkwood Entertainment; Christopher Polk/Getty Images; Kris Connor/FilmMagic; Alice OíMalley; Adela Loconte/WireImage; Reto Sterchi; Michael Kovac/Getty Images Jonesing for a follow-up to her wonderful 2010Body Talktrilogy? Heres a solid placeholder.Kevin ODonnell 49. Over It,Standards...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Jennifer Diaz

The 7 hardest debate punches

Lines like this one delivered with emphatic passion for Rust Belt workers were the Republican candidate’s strongest moments. I’ve been all over the place. You decided to stay home." And, yes, I did. You know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president. And I think that’s a good thing." Bush: “Typical politician. All talk, no action. Sounds good, doesn’t work. Never going to happen.” 5.This one goes to moderator Lester Holt....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Natasha Sullivan

The 8 Biggest Political Moments from the 2017 Emmys

In a way, this is all your fault… I thought you people loved morally compromised antiheroes! This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period! FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images Spicer yelled from behind a podium. Both in person and around the world! Imagine if your president was not beloved by Nazis! CBS But Chance the Rapper delivered the most pointed lines. He went on to remind his colleagues that art speaks to people in a way that nothing else can....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Philip James

The 9 most memorable lines from Alec Baldwin'sNevertheless

If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. Alec Baldwin’s candid memoir,Nevertheless,has finally been released. I wondered who would show up and it’s you!'" Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP I think the worst thing one can do is put a child in the middle of these battles. That is what I did. And I am reminded of it and I am sorry for it every day." On his marriage to Basinger “Marriage is a fragile and, presumably, valuable object....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Michelle Foley

The 9 most Wes Anderson things about Wes Anderson's newIsle of Dogstrailer

Carefully thought out color palettes His beautiful, specific color schemes are significantly associated with his style. He voices the 12-year-old boy who sets out to find his beloved dog, Spots. Animals vs. Fox Searchlight Humans Much likeFantastic Mr. Fox, I have a feeling well be rooting for the animals in this story. Fox Searchlight Fox Searchlight Fox Searchlight Fox Searchlight Fox Searchlight Fox Searchlight

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Kevin Wong

The Affair premiere recap: Season 3, Episode 1

Noah is out of prison but he sure isn’t free Welcome back everyone! Sing it, Fiona Apple!! Okay, so this episode begins and ends with Noah and Noah only. Credit: Showtime But really, its always beenallabout Noah, so why not? His father has also died, and hes living in his sisters house. Martin ices Noah out hard. Noah ices Helen in return. But then Noah is all distracted by a shadowy figure creeping around the graveyard....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 674 words · Joshua Dean

The Affair recap: Season 3, Episode 2

Dr. Vic, Furkat, Cole, oh my! And heres something to be really thankful for: Episode 2 kicks off with Helen. I could watch an entire series about Helen and Dr. Vic Ullah, couldnt you? Credit: Phil Caruso/Showtime I love this guy! This still seems to be an issue. On the one hand, Vic says funny things like, You have many, many offspring. Shes never been happier, okay? Like, totally, totally happy....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Terri Adams

The Affair recap: Season 3, Episode 3

We learn a bit more about Noah’s tormentor We open with our very first Juliette perspective. This means, in my mind, that Cole got right skipped over. This does not hey me. Credit: Phil Caruso/Showtime We see her pouring over textbooks, going a little Da Vinci Code, looking for clues. Shes friendly to the librarian as she tells him she has a dinner party. She goes so far as to lie to a couple of students about what it is, too....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Steven Smith

The Affair recap: Season 3, Episode 4

Finally, the episode we’ve been waiting for You guys its a miracle. We finally have a Cole episode, and its officially now my favorite of the season thus far. I dont think this is just about me being in the tank for Cole, either. Credit: Phil Caruso/Showtime This episode had a little bit of that season 1 magic about it, right? Is it weird that it does not feature Noah, who, ostensibly, the show is about?...

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1244 words · Sandra Delgado

The Affair releases season 3 trailer

The Affairis back and the drama is far from over. On Friday, Showtime debuted the first trailer ahead of the third season of the Golden Globe-winning series. The drama kicks off with Helen and Whitney arguing over Noah. I know you think you know everything, but you dont. Oh how little you know, Whitney. She doesnt believe his excuse that he slipped in the lunch line. (Neither are we.) Things arent looking too rosey between Alison and Cole either....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Roger Briggs

The Affair video previews season 3

Just kidding the twists and turns on this show make it an incredibly hard one to predict. Hes a professor and appears to even get a new love interest, played by French actress Irene Jacob. Alison (Ruth Wilson) apparently left little Joanie with Cole (Joshua Jackson) and Luisa? Credit: Showtime (Wait, thats a great idea.) But she wants her daughter back… does she also want Cole? Helen (Maura Tierney) is still with that doctor and no longer has bangs!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Grace Allen

The Affairfinale recap: Episode 10

We’ll always have Paris, until we don’t Welcome to the season finale ofThe Affair! Maybe all we needed was to drop the hysterical, crazy pill-popping flashbacks? We begin with what seems to be wintertime in the future, and we are in France. Credit: Bruno Calvo/SHOWTIME All together now: ooh-la-la. Noah is no longer a wild-eyed lunatic but a hunky pillow for Juliette. Shes nervous because she has an appointment at the university to tell them the truth about her husband....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 870 words · William Johnson

The Affairrecap: Episode 8

It’s a Cole and Madison memory split Well? Not quite as excruciating as last week, I guess? Which isn’t to say I wasn’t sayingoh noooooat least three different times during this one. Credit: David Giesbrecht/SHOWTIME Let’s dive in and sink back into the ocean, shall we? She’s at a court hearing about whether or not she can have unsupervised visits with Joanie. Luisa, who takes the stand and makes it clear she thinks that Joanie should be with her mother....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · William Walters