‘The Daily Show’ shocker: Jon Stewart returns
The old host of the Comedy Central late-night show is the new host. PLUS: Oscar nominations, a new ‘Jurassic World’ movie, and new trailers for ‘Bad Batch,’ ‘Road House’ and ‘Hit Man.'
It’s Friday, so it’s Popculturology time. What was the bigger pop culture news this week: Oscar nominations (including the Greta Gerwig snub) or Jon Stewart returning to The Daily Show? We’ll get to both of those stories in a few ...
We watched Dumb Money earlier this week and really liked the movie. Its Social Network roots run deep. Beyond being produced by Sony and being based on a book by Ben Mezrich (The Social Network was based on his The Accidental Billionaires and Dumb Money was based on his The Antisocial Network), the soundtrack did everything it could to evoke Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ iconic Social Network score.
I finally caught up with the final three episodes of the recent season Harley Quinn. Wallowing on the couch after my Buffalo Bills were eliminated from the postseason probably wasn’t the most enjoyable way to watch Harley Quinn, but that’s not the show’s fault.
The Ringer nailed how it feels to be a Bills fan, writing: “There is nothing more to be said that they don’t already know — from the oldest Bills fan, who has seen four straight Super Bowls lost and not a single appearance before or since, to the youngest, who has inherited the scars.”
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