George Lazenby has spent four decades as an enigma. An Australian actor who was plucked from nowhere to play James Bond, Lazenby famously rejected an offer to continue starring as the secret agent following On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. He never reached the same level of fame he briefly touched in 1969. Lazenby provides his... Continue Reading →
Becoming Bond Is The Bond Film George Lazenby Needed To Make
George Lazenby has spent four decades as an enigma. An Australian actor who was plucked from nowhere to play James Bond, Lazenby famously rejected an offer to continue starring as the secret agent following On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and never reached the same level of fame he briefly touched in 1969. Lazenby provides his... Continue Reading →
Desert Island Discs Podcast: 75 Years Of Culture
For 75 years the BBC’s Desert Island Discs has asked its guests to think of the songs that they would take with them if they were to be cast away on a deserted island. Their selections are varied, ranging from classical to contemporary. The diversity allows for a broad interview that provides insight into their... Continue Reading →
Desert Island Discs: The Most Important Cultural Archive Of The Last 75 Years
For 75 years the BBC’s Desert Island Discs has asked its guests to think of the songs that they would take with them if they were to be cast away on a deserted island. Their selections are varied, ranging from classical to contemporary, but help to structure a broad interview that also provides insight into... Continue Reading →
The Rock, Katy Perry Cap SNL Season 42 With Packed Finale
Dwayne Johnson and Katy Perry closed out SNL’s Forty-Second Season with a packed episode that nodded to some of the biggest moments of the season and allowed NBC’s sketch comedy to end the year on a positive note. The Rock became the 18thmember of the show’s Five-Timer’s Club just one week after Melissa McCarthy became... Continue Reading →
Saturday Night Light Live Finale Ends Strong Season 42
Saturday Night Light Live began its forty-second season with the surest bet in television. The show's most dynamic cast member, Kate McKinnon, was poised to play the next president and Alec Baldwin would briefly lampoon Donald Trump during the election cycle. Instead, McKinnon's Hillary Clinton impression has been mothballed and Baldwin is suddenly the most... Continue Reading →
Saturday Night Light Live Ends Strong Season 42 As A Show In Transition
Saturday Night Light Live began its forty-second season with the surest bet in television. The show's most dynamic cast member, Kate McKinnon, was poised to play the next president and Alec Baldwin would briefly lampoon Donald Trump during the election cycle. Instead, McKinnon's Hillary impression has been mothballed and Baldwin is suddenly the most popular actor... Continue Reading →
The 11 Best Sketches of SNL Season 42
Politics dominated Season 42, but SNL also had a great run of sketches this year that ranged from an Uber Ride and Slacktivism to an Elevator. Here are the best SNL sketches of the year: Enhancement Drug* - A late addition to the list, Enhancement Drug features the Rock as he seeks way too powerful erectile... Continue Reading →
The xx, Sampha Bring I See You Tour To Philadelphia
The xx brought their I See You Tour to the Skyline Stage of The Mann Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night. The British indie pop band’s set brought an ethereal chill to the warm May evening as they played an hour-plus set in Philadelphia’s outdoor Fairmount Park venue. Making their first stop in... Continue Reading →
The xx, Sampha Take I See You Tour To The Mann
Oliver Sim (R) and Jamie xx (L) at The Mann, 5/17/17 The xx brought their I See You Tour to the Skyline Stage of The Mann Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night. The British indie pop band’s set brought an ethereal chill to the warm May evening as they played an hour-plus set... Continue Reading →