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There’s this scene in the Mel Brooks-directed movie Blazing Saddles in which it’s revealed the storyline of people in 19th century western town bombarded with attacks is actually taking place on a Hollywood movie set.  The cowboys fighting into the movie set of a black-tie musical, with one of the cowboys bellowing, “P— on you,…

It seemed like the controversy involving NFL players kneeling during the national anthem had died down a bit — that is until President Trump stirred up a hornet’s nest Friday night during a campaign trip to Alabama. Trump unleashed a tirade of strong comments against NFL players who don’t stand during the playing of “The…

“The cool thing about radio is it’s like an island of lost toys,” Tobin Low, the co-host of WNYC’s podcast Nancy, told the audience gathered at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Indeed, as podcasting has taken off in the past few years, it’s assembled a group of personalities from quite disparate backgrounds. Low, for his part,…

The new adaptation of Stephen King‘s classic novel It has quickly become one of the most successful horror movies of all time. But why has it fared so much better than other recent King adaptations like The Dark Tower and The Mist? Horror author Grady Hendrix says one reason might be that it focuses on…