“Weekend Update” anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost brought their usual pop culture snark to “Saturday Night Live” on the Dec. 13 episode, and several topics have been of interest to Variety readers this week. He are some of the punchiest pop culture jokes. On Trump’s recent
SYDNEY, Dec 14 - Police in Australia's Tasmania said on Sunday they would join a privately organised search for a Belgian woman who went missing in wilderness more than two years ago, after her mobile phone was discovered in the southern island state.
The conflict along the 800km border has displaced around 800,000 people, officials said.
"Is Donald Trump a gay man from 1978?" Michael Che wonders
“Saturday Night Live” revealed their own version of Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series on the Dec. 13 episode of the late night sketch show. The “SNL” spin was dubbed “Characters on Characters,” and invited some iconic holiday favorites to interact — including a discussion
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Star Dakota Johnson made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this week, playing the mysterious “Madeline” during Lily Allen’s performance of that track. The song was Allen’s second of the night. During the performance, Johnson was mostly hidden behind a screen
BANGKOK, Dec 14 - Thailand announced a curfew in its southeastern Trat province on Sunday as fighting with Cambodia spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region, two days after U.S. President and would-be peacemaker Donald Trump said the sides had agreed to stop.
The president also reveals his administration has blown up a "drug plane," which is actually Santa's sleigh
“Saturday Night Live” opened this week’s episode with Donald Trump commenting on the battle to buy Warner Bros. Discovery — by asking why anyone would even want to buy the studio: “They’ve got one of the worst studio lot tours in LA,” he groused. “You go on that thing, and it’s
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Some conservatives denounce the book as they believe it diminished the victors’ heroism.
A hypertropical climate has not occurred on Earth in at least 10 million years.
The Weeknd and Lyric Capital Group have closed a deal forming a business venture together wherein Lyric has invested in the artist’s music catalog from inception through 2025, reps for the artist confirm to Variety. The deal sees the Weeknd — real name: Abel Tesfaye — and his
The film features high profile appearances from President Donald Trump, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Drake, Rihanna, LeBron James, Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, Diddy, Anna Wintour, the late Charlie Kirk and Kim Kardashian.
Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said in an interview released on Saturday that "everyone has a responsibility" to dial down intensifying violent rhetoric in the wake of her husband's assassination in September. Kirk took questions from guests of a town
During a Saturday-night town hall led by Bari Weiss, the recently named editor in chief of CBS News, most of Madison Avenue sought an off-ramp. The program featured an in-depth interview with Erika Kirk, the CEO of the conservative advocacy organization Turning Point USA and
This includes improved mapping and autonomous underwater vehicles.
The country's supermarket industry has faced sustained criticism amid cost-of-living pressures.
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, may have just entered the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Monday, but according to a new poll she's already the favorite to win.
How we wish we were there … back in 1975, that is, and able to again listen to Pink Floyd’s magnum opus “Wish You Were Hear” as a fresh work for the very first time, as opposed to hearing it through 50 years of hindsight. [Insert “mind blown” hand gesture here.] But the
The Hawaii Board on Geographic Names voted to change the official name of the "Island of Hawaii" to simply "Hawaii," bringing it in line with every other island in the state.
Budget-friendly alternatives to high-end products often have similar names and packaging, but the ingredients can vary significantly.
Why does Paramount Skydance need the Persian Gulf to finance its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery?
He helped his daughter become a Tejano superstar at an early age, and guided her estate after she was slain in 1995
The actor and soccer star posed for a photo together on Instagram where Diesel teased the athlete's potential involvement in the franchise.
President Trump on Saturday attended the annual Army-Navy college football game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, where he handled the coin toss and met with players before the game. Before he arrived, Trump said he was asked which side he supported, he wrote in a Truth Social
Nicki Minaj went after California Governor Gavin Newsom in a series of X posts on Friday, targeting a quote from the presidential hopeful in which he supports trans youth. During a recent appearance on The Ezra Klein Show, Newsom said, “I want to see trans kids… There’s no
At least two people were killed on Saturday in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island and a suspect is still at large, according to authorities. The university initially said that multiple people were shot and transported to local hospitals, and later confirmed at least
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The Delhi government wants to let out its monuments for private events, but not everyone is on board.
In an epic rematch for the championship, Bash Boxing travels to “The City of Angels,” where Swiss boxer Badou Jack (29-3-3) defends his WBC Cruiserweight title belt against Armenian-born German Noel Mikaelian (27-3-0) on Saturday, Dec. 13. Championing Mental Health 2: Jack vs.
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela escalated further this week after President Trump announced that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) seized a Venezuelan oil tanker. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that the U.S. "just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. A large
The man known only as “Kabuto King” has been purchasing every first edition, mint-condition copy of the Pokemon card Kabuto from 1999.
President Donald Trump’s Truth Social rants may be unhinged, but they have serious consequences: His violent rhetoric has spurred threats against nearly two dozen elected officials on both sides of the aisle. According to a new tally by NBC News , Trump’s posts over the last
President Donald Trump raged against ISIS and said the U.S. would retaliate after an attack in Syria on Saturday, possibly laying the groundwork for more American military involvement in another country in the Middle East. Earlier in the day, a lone gunman shot and killed two
President Trump is turning up the pressure against Venezuela and its strongman leader Nicolás Maduro, seizing a massive oil tanker en route to Cuba this week and slapping additional sanctions against his leadership. The seizure of the sanctioned ship, called Skipper, is the
World Wrestling Entertainment is going to “The District” with “WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event” for John Cena’s final match. Since signing with the WWE in 2001, John Cena has been one of the most popular and now-iconic pro wrestlers with fans from all around the world. And now,
“Heated Rivarly” stars Hudson Williams and François Arnaud have responded to “I Love LA” star Jordan Firstman, who said the show’s depiction of gay sex is “not how gay people fuck.” On an Instagram post reporting Firstman’s criticism, Arnaud commented, “Is there only one way to
