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The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott delivers your weekly dose of pop culture with the Parting Shot. Every week you’ll get celebrity interviews, award show coverage, and the rundown on exactly what to watch, read, and listen to in culture. Consider the Parting Shot your one stop shop for everything pop culture.
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Titanique is the Céline Dion Inspired Musical You Didn’t Know You Needed
Get ready to go “My Heart Will Go On” levels deep with the fabulously creative (and genius) minds behind the Céline Dion-inspired musical Titanique! Tye Blue…
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'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 17 Final Four on Growth, Gowns and Grit: 'We Already Made It'
The road to the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 finale has been one of wild challenges and shifting dynamics. Now, after months of lip-syncs and legendary shade…
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Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein Is Always ‘Embarrassed,’ and It Makes Great Material
Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein is “on a c*** mission.” [laughs] Not really, but sort of? In his first stand-up special, Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of…
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Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa Has Many 'Easter Eggs' for Longtime 'Who' Fans
No matter how long Ncuti Gatwa plays The Doctor in the legendary sci-fi series Doctor Who, he still can't quite believe he gets to play the part. "I just feel…
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Mad Men’s Influence on Jon Hamm’s ‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Is Real
If there’s anyone who knows how to play a wealthy man with a secret, it’s Jon Hamm. From Mad Men’s Don Draper to Andrew Cooper turning to a life of crime to…
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Rachel Ekstrom Courage’s ‘Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery’ is the Nostalgic Read You Need Right Now
We all know Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott loves ‘The Golden Girls.’ (He has them tattooed on his arm.) So obviously Rachel Ekstrom Courage had to stop by to talk…
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Kit Williamson’s Unconventional is Revry’s Breakout Hit
Getting a show made is hard these days. Getting a show about unconventional families is even harder to get made. Despite these hurdles, Kit Williamson was able…
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Mid-Century Modern Isn't the Gay Golden Girls (But They Get Why You'd Think That)
When Will & Grace premiered on NBC in 1998, it was groundbreaking because of the sheer lack of queer representation on network TV. Since then, numerous sitcoms…
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Bonus Episode: Will & Grace creators, Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, on Creating Mid-Century Modern (And How Ryan Murphy Helped)
In this bonus episode, Will & Grace creators, Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, chat with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott about how Mid-Century Modern came about, how a…
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Harriet Tubman Drops a Hip-Hop Album? Bob the Drag Queen’s Bold New Book
What if Harriet Tubman came back to modern-day America to make a hip-hop album in order to continue her work as an abolitionist? That’s exactly the world Bob…
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Ben Falcone Knows Funny, But Can That Translate to a Kids Book?
Ben Falcone isn't exactly known for making kid-friendly projects. His films with wife and frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy are "R-rated quite often, but…
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Dylan Mulvaney Knows You Want to Talk About Bud Light, and She’s Ready To
When social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney, famous for chronicling her gender transition online in “365 Days of Girlhood,” posted a sponsored video promoting…
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'The Traitors': We Have a Winner(s)!
We've got new winners from Peacock's Traitors! Dolores Catania, Dylan Efron and Ivar Mountbatten spoke with Newsweek about sleuthing out the traitors and why…
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Jack Quaid is in the Midst of a 'Surreal' Moment with 'Novocaine'
With Novocaine (March 14), Jack Quaid is stepping into his leading man era. "It's the first time I've seen my face prominently featured on a billboard or a…
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Vincent D’Onofrio’s ‘Wild’ Journey to ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
The path to get Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again made was a “wild” journey, says Vincent D’Onofrio, who plays Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin, the supervillain at odds…
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Chelsea Handler Knows Who She Is: ‘My Feet Are So Firmly Planted’
As a six-time New York Times bestselling author, Chelsea Handler knows the secret to a successful book is to stay true to herself. “All of my books are…
The Parting Shot with H. Alan ScottNetflix’s Zero Day is the Thriller You Need to Get Into Now (Before It’s Too Late)
When America is under siege, it takes a special group to step up and face the enemy. Robert De Niro, Connie Britton, Angela Bassett and more star in Netflix’s…
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Yellowjacket’s Jasmin Savoy Brown Knows How Lucky They Are
Showtime’s Yellowjackets is really two shows in one. One is about a group of ’90s teenage plane crash survivors, and the other follows them now. The trick is…
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Dexter: Original Sin’s Patrick Gibson Felt the Pressure Following Michael C. Hall
When you take on a role that somebody else made famous, it’s not easy. Patrick Gibson knew when he started playing a younger version of Michael C. Hall’s…
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Bridget Jones Author Helen Fielding on Renée Zellweger and Whether She’ll Write Another Bridget Jones Book
Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding is thrilled Renée Zellweger is back in the fourth installment of the series, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. "She's so…
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Renée Zellweger Returns to Iconic Role in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
"I'm a fan of Bridget Jones.... That I share that with so many people is a really cool thing," Renée Zellweger told Newsweek’s Parting Shot in an exclusive…
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s ‘Found’ is Unlike Anything He’s Done Before
He’s been in the business for more than 40 years, but Mark-Paul Gosselaar still feels like he hasn’t experienced everything. “I still feel like I have so much…
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The Unusual Pairing That Works: Malcolm Gladwell and Kenya Barris Discuss Audible’s ‘The Unusual Suspects’
When it comes to celebrity interviews, the first name that comes to mind is probably not Malcolm Gladwell. But The Tipping Point writer says he will “defend my…
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Reality Recap: Traitor’s Robyn Dixon and Drag Race’s Joella on Their Shocking Exits
Did you watch The Traitors or RuPaul’s Drag Race this week? Because if you did, this episode is for you. First H. Alan Scott is chatting with Robyn Dixon of…
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Morris Chestnut is Ready to Put His Own Spin on Sherlock Holmes’ ‘Watson’
From Boyz N the Hood in 1991 until now, Morris Chestnut has seen much of Hollywood. "I've been through pretty much everything in the industry." Now he's…
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Reality Recap: Bachelor in Paradise Bartender Wells Adams on His Early Traitors Exit
Wells Adams, the Bachelor in Paradise bartender, unfortunately had an early boot from this season of Peacock’s The Traitors. But his time on the show was…
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Julia Stiles Embraces a New Title With ‘Wish You Were Here’: Director
Now that Julia Stiles has directed her first feature film, Wish You Were Here, she sees the work of directors in a whole new light. “I almost wanted to call…
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Finding ‘Compassion’ for Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’
Nearly 30 years after Marianne Jean-Baptiste received an Oscar nomination for her first collaboration with director Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies, the pair are…
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Alan Cumming on Season 3 of Peacock’s Traitors: “So Much Drama”
After the massive success of last season’s The Traitors (streaming now on Peacock), host Alan Cumming knew this season had to be bigger. “There was a pressure…
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Trump’s First 100 Days: What to Expect on Day One
With inauguration day just around the corner, a lot of people are asking themselves: What can we expect from this new era of Trump? Trump 2.0, if you will. And…
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Year in Review: From Donald Trump to Taylor Swift, These Are the Biggest Stories of the Year
2024 was quite a year. From the wild ride that was Donald Trump this year to Taylor Swift’s dominance over, well, everybody, Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott and Jenni…
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Week in Review: Has Donald Trump’s Bromance with Elon Musk Gone Too Far?
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are having a very public bromance, with Musk having a large influence over Trump and his decision making. (Just this week Musk was…
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Survivor 47 Winner Rachel LaMont Chats with Newsweek
Survivor 47 was an incredible season. Rachel LaMont, a dominant player with four historic immunity wins, won the million dollars and cemented herself in…
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Week In Review: Luigi Mangione Goes Viral (For the Wrong Reasons) and Is Trump Coming for Your Ozempic?
Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, went viral (for all the wrong reasons) this week after his arrest in a…
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Book Talk: Daniel Aleman Gets Serious (and Funny) with ‘I Might Be in Trouble’
Fans of Daniel Aleman’s books are about to get to know the author even better with his new book I Might Be in Trouble. “I will say with this one character; I…
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Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie’s ‘Encore’ Brings Back the Joy of ‘Simple Life’
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are ready to bring a little ‘sanasa’ to the world with Peacock’s Paris & Nicole: The Encore, their first project together since…
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Ray Romano on How ‘No Good Deed’ Is Unlike Anything He’s Done Before
The major thing about Netflix’s No Good Deed that appealed to Ray Romano was that it was unlike anything he’d done before. “I read about three scripts, and at…
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Awards Season Has Officially Started. 'Emilia Pérez' Dominates at the Golden Globes, 'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II' Fall Short.
The announcement of the Golden Globe nominations mean awards season has officially begun. Regularly an indicator of the films and actors in consideration for…
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Week In Review: Trump’s Cabinet Drama and Is Beyoncé the Greatest Pop Star?
As President-elect Donald Trump shapes out his cabinet, one thing is clear: it’s our favorite new reality show. To look back at the week that was, comedian…
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BONUS: The Sticky’s Chris Diamantopoulos on Working with Margo Martindale
After watching Prime Video’s The Sticky, it became clear that the Margo Martindale praise needed to continue with some of her co-stars. Chris Diamantopoulos is…
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Margo Martindale Finally Gets the Star Treatment in ‘The Sticky’
“Who knew that a barrel of maple syrup is worth more than a barrel of oil?” Margo Martindale does, after starring in The Sticky (December 6, Prime Video). The…
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Nora Ephron at the Movies: Ilana Kaplan’s Deep Dive on What Made Ephron Great
There are very few directors whose personality is so central to their work, and Nora Ephron is one of those directors. A multi-hyphenated powerhouse of…
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For Malala Yousafzai, the Apple TV+ Film ‘Bread & Roses’ is Personal
“Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are banned from access to education and women are limited from work.” That is the stark reality that…
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Mayan Lopez on Why We Need More Sitcoms, Now More Than Ever
For Mayan Lopez, who stars, co-created and produces NBC’s Lopez vs. Lopez alongside her father, George Lopez, she tells Newsweek that we need more sitcoms, now…
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John David Washington on the Family Affair Behind 'The Piano Lesson’
For John David Washington, bringing Netflix’s The Piano Lesson (November 22) from stage to screen was a family affair. His father, Denzel, produces while his…
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Matlock’s Skye P. Marshall Says Working with Kathy Bates is Like Winning the Lottery
For Skye P. Marshall, getting the part of Olympia on CBS’ Matlock is the culmination of a lot of hard work. “Every decision I've made in my career has led me…
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Aldis Hodge Knows He Was Destined to Play Alex Cross
Aldis Hodge’s career has been busy since his debut as a child actor in the 1995 film Die Hard with a Vengeance, but he says all that work has culminated in…
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Wendi McLendon-Covey Is the Comedy Icon We Need Right Now
After 10 years of playing Beverly Goldberg on The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey was not eager for a break. “I need to go do a job where I can just throw…
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Sharon Horgan’s Uncertain Yet Brilliant Path to Apple TV+’s ‘Bad Sisters’
Sharon Horgan has a resume packed with award-winning comedy, but when it came to crafting Bad Sisters (Apple TV+, November 13) she had to find the right…
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Election Day Recap: How Did Donald Trump Make Greatest Comeback in Political History?
We have a new president. (Well, not new, but you know what I mean.) Former President Donald Trump pulled off one of the greatest political comebacks in…
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Trump vs. Harris: Where Things Stand as Election Day Approaches.
With election day just days away, we’re looking at what could be one of the closest elections in U.S. history. The question is: Will people show up to vote or…
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Amber Ruffin Has News for You (And It's Funny)
A late-night comedy show on CNN? Yes, and it's a game show, too. Have I Got News for You, hosted by Roy Wood Jr. with Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin…
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With ‘Matlock,’ Kathy Bates Is Very Aware How ‘Unreal’ This Moment Is
For Oscar-winner Kathy Bates, “it’s all about the work.” lately, she’s been working a lot. In the reimagining of CBS’ Matlock, Bates plays Madeline Matlock, a…
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Did Donald Trump Just Super-Size This Election with His McDonald’s Stunt?
In the span of a week, former President Donald Trump went from working the drive through at McDonald’s to allegedly praising Adolf Hitler’s generals while…
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Bridget Everett Never Thought HBO’s ‘Somebody Somewhere’ Would Happen
Bridget Everett never thought she’d be the lead of a TV show. “I come from the downtown world in New York, a cabaret singer, and these things just don’t…
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George Lopez Never Set Out to Be an Example, But He Became One
George Lopez has done a lot in his long career. But now, with NBC’s Lopez vs Lopez, George knows what’s most important “is the people you get to be around and…
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Did Kamala Harris’ Fox News Appearance Help or Hurt Her? Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jams Out at Rally Like It’s 1993.
This week saw Kamala Harris entering enemy territory with her Fox News interview. Will it help or hurt her? As that was going on, everyone was still reacting…
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Ghosts’ Asher Grodman Hits It Big (Without His Pants On)
Asher Grodman is perfectly fine playing a ghost on CBS’ Ghosts who walks through the afterlife without any pants. “I don’t really want to die in the state that…
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In Jenny Slate’s ‘Lifeform,’ She Has ‘Things to Say,’ But ‘Little to Prove’
Jenny Slate is ready to be herself. “I think what is [evident] in my work is that through my own journey, not just through motherhood, but my own connection…
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Mikey Madison Has Been Waiting for a Film Like Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’
Mikey Madison has been dreaming of a film like Anora since she started acting as a teenager on Better Things. “It’s been a dream of mine to have that kind of…