'It was a death trap': HowThe Girl Beforeteam brought that stunning, scary house to life

The Girl Before’sultra-minimalist dream house harbors dark secrets. It can be claustrophobic. It can be cocooning. ‘The Girl Before’.HBO It can be warm or it can be sterile." It’s also, according to Delaney, “Edward’s brain made concrete.” “We made endless, endless sheets of architectural concrete that we applied.” HBO Stairway to Hell Henson calls the floating stone staircase “a death trap.” The building of the stairs themselves posed another challenge....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Yvonne Gibbs

'It's the end of an error': Late-night hosts say goodbye to Trump

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and more say goodbye to four years of Trump. “I’m not sure what to feel right now,” he continued. “It feels like the night before my wedding and my divorce all rolled up into one.” It was also a time for many hosts to look back on Trump’s presidency. Kimmel ran through how Trump failed to complete most of his campaign promises. Remember that time he promised to appeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with something better?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Denise Murray

'It's time to vote!': Lizzo sings, dances, and promotes voting in fun ballot-drop video

Lizzois here with a simple, but important message: It’s time to vote. It’s time to what? V-O-T-E, it’s time to vote!" Lizzo/Instagram “This is my 3rd time voting in my whole life. When you think about how few and far in between that is it really puts things into perspective! I believe this is the beginning of making voting ACCESSIBLE and FAIR so that this country reflects its people. To all my activists, thank you for your constant organizing & service....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Randy Larson

'Jane The Virgin': a post-Golden Globes binge guide

Its a well-deserved win. She stays grounded while finding her way through a sensational series colored withtelenovelareferences and primetime soap-driven storylines. Though Jane tries to tell Michael the news, he preempts her announcement by proposing. Credit: Tyler Golden/The CW a few years ago. And oh, that mermaid getup? Thats a costume Jane has to wear for her work as a cocktail waitress. Theres also a murder, committed in the most deliciously over-the-top soap opera style....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Sara Ortega

'Jonas Brothers' movie: It couldn't be the worst film of all time...could it?

Things arent going too well forJonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. IsJonas Brothers 3Dtruly the most atrociouscinematic experience ever known to mankind? But where arethe fangirls? Credit: Sam Emerson Or are 12-year-old girlsoblivious to IMDb? Whatevers happening with these arbitrary rankings, it sure is amusing. What say you, PopWatchers? DoesJonas Brothers 3Ddeserve itsplacement among of the excrement of film history? Are people beingunfairly cruel to the JoBros just because theyre young, rich, andpure?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Angela Dominguez

'Law & Order' Canceled: Farewell, Mothership

Law & Orderis practically an American monument. One of the cast members, Fred Thompson, ran for President. Two other cast members the late Jerry Orbach and Sam Waterston have become national treasures. Its a rite of passage for actors in New York to appear on the show or its spinoffs. To me, real-world scandals only feltreallyreal when they appeared as a plotline onLaw & Order. But this year, the show introduced a cancer subplot for S....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Steven Ware

'Law & Order': Why it was important, and why you weren't watching it

Law & Orderhas been having a very good season. I dont see Roache or de la Garza popping up on many of those TVs hottest hotties! How schizophrenic, some said. But the public really liked the format, which was a new take combining the cop and lawyer genres. People loved the stern-uncle approach of Steven Hills D.A. L&Oprided itself on ripped-from-the-headlines plots, trading on the controversies of the day. The shows New York location-shooting gave it a distinctive look: hazy gray, low-budget, old Manhattan architecture....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Kyle Clark

'Life is cringey and humiliating, but also beautiful': ASearch Partyoral history

Search Party,to quote star John Early, is the little show that could. (This oral history contains quotes from recent and, where noted, past interview conducted by EW.) We decided to make a feature film calledFort Tildenin our third year of film school. Alia Shawkat as Dory in ‘Search Party’ season 1.TBS That was our thesis film. We sent it off to film festivals and that did well. It kind of told the world that we had this millennial, satirical point of view....

May 1, 2025 · 17 min · 3589 words · Desiree Franklin MD

'Lost' (S2): Fans keep building the mystery

To which I say, Thank you and Keep em coming. Look for the results in two weeks. NON-VERBALLOSTTHEORIES OF THE WEEK DoesDeep Ecologyhelp explain the Others? Credit: Terry O’Quinn: Art Streiber By the way: Congrats to Sun on the bun in the oven. Just see to it you keep the kid safe fromEvil Aaron. Why did they abduct Rousseaus baby? Why did they snatch Walt? Why did they take the kids that were among the Tailies?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Roger Short

'Lost' finale: Did 'The Incident' blow you away?

…not with a whimper but with tragedy,betrayal, and the I-cant-believe-they-went-for-it detonation of a40,000 lb. hydrogen bomb named Jughead. The Incident rocked androlled me. Credit: Mario Perez/ABC And ditto on waiting to see if the time traveling pastawaysmade it back to the Island! Still, I lovedit. The first four minutes alone (Jacob! Mr. Nameless!Four Toed has a hippo head!) were enough to make it a classic. In other words: Can someoneilluminate me on what he said?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Laura Brown

'Lost': 12 Enduring Mysteries

Will tonight’s season finale answer any of these unsolved questions? (Don’t hold your breath.) But next year’s series finale had better…. 1 WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS? Mario Perez WHAT WE KNOW:4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. WHAT IS THE FOUR-TOED STATUE? It appears among many ruins scattered across the Island, suggesting evidence of an ancient civilization. An allusion to the Statue of Liberty? The Colossus of Rhodes? WHAT’S THE REAL CONNECTION BETWEEN BEN AND WIDMORE?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Alexis Sanchez

'Mad Men' Explained: From A-Z

1 A: ADULTERYAs ubiquitous as alcohol and tobacco in theMad Menuniverse. This season, Don asked his hooker not to take off her brassiere in bed. A snapshot of the misery of Joan’s marriage. Carin Baer/AMC 4 D: DOG TAGSDon’s ticket to escaping his past. Dick assumed the dead man’s name and started a new life for himself. Soon after Betty discovered the secret, she asked for a divorce. Advertising Archive/Everett Collection...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Brian Moore

'Mad Men' season premiere: Don Draper and Megan play hunger games

How those children of divorce suffer, stumbling upon sights they can have trouble comprehending. Don dropped them off at their mothers house, instructing the tykes to give Morticia and Lurch my love. Don Drapers birthday is June 1st; he turned 40. The party proved to be a little masterpiece of awkwardness and misjudgment. And Megan performed a sexy-time dance that had jaws dropping like anvils in a Tex Avery cartoon....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Ryan Smith