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In the fourth episode of HBO’s new drama Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, first-time NBA head coach Jack McKinney (Tracy Letts) lets us in on his vision for how he wants to use his new position to transform the way basketball is played. He compares old-school offense to classical music — his narration accompanied by black-and-white footage of early-20th-century basketball games, clips of orchestras playing concert halls and school gymnasiums, and even a chicken clawing aimlessly at the ground — and suggests that while classical can be...

Hulu has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming limited series The Girl From Plainville, which recounts the true-crime story of Michelle Carter and her role in coercing the suicide of her boyfriend. Elle Fanning stars as Carter, and the series is set to premiere March 29. The details of the story are well-known: In July 2014, Conrad Roy died by suicide after poisoning himself with carbon monoxide fumes. An examination of his cellphone uncovered hundreds of texts from Carter imploring Roy to kill himself, sparking a nationwide scandal and...

As Naya Rivera’s family awaits formal approval of a newly announced wrongful death settlement that will go to her son, the Glee star’s dad says the 6-year-old boy continues to show great resilience after losing his mom in a July 2020 drowning on a California lake. Speaking to Rolling Stone on Tuesday, George Rivera says that while accepting his daughter’s death remains a daily struggle for him, the family remains focused on the welfare of her only child, Josey Hollis Dorsey. “He’s a great kid. He’s as rambunctious as any...

Ralph Ahn, the actor behind New Girl‘s beloved character Tran has died at age 95. On Sunday, the president of the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles shared the news of his passing on Facebook. “I am deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of the late Ralph Ahn,” he wrote in Korean, calling him “the greatest spiritual leader of our time.” (Ahn’s father was Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, an activist for Korean independence, who led the settlement of Korean people in the U.S. in the early 1900s.) Shortly after the...

While Saturday Night Live more often than not opts for comedy in its cold open, this week, the laughter was on hold. Given the devastating Russian-Ukrainian conflict, this week’s episode began on a somber note. The Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York, introduced by Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong, performed instead. They delivered a mournful song for the audience with “Prayer for Ukraine” before the camera panned to a table of candles surrounding the name of the Ukrainian capital, “Kyiv.” According to Ukrainian Weekly, the chorus was founded by Ukrainian...

As the newest member of the Saturday Night Live five-timers club, John Mulaney received a special induction with surprise appearances from Tina Fey, Conan O’Brien, Paul Rudd, Candice Bergen, Steve Martin and Elliott Gould. The sketch began with Martin, Rudd and Bergen meeting in a library where they were all sporting their honorary SNL smoking jackets. When Mulaney entered, he was hazed by the SNL veterans before receiving his own. “Let me be the first person to say, ‘Who are you?’” Bergen asked, before Mulaney quipped, “If you have a niece or son...

Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update spent the majority of its segment discussing the biggest news of the week, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “This week, Russia began their invasion of Ukraine. President Putin launched the attack with support from allies like Belarus and Tucker Carlson,” Colin Jost said. “Experts on Russian politics were saying economic sanctions from the West won’t deter Putin because his money is in non-traditional assets that are difficult to trace. Ugh, so on top of everything else that is awful about Putin, he’s also into crypto.” “After...

Following an emotional performance from the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York, host John Mulaney, who joined the five-timers club this week, used his opening monologue to address his journey to sobriety. “It is amazing to be here hosting Saturday Night Live for the fifth time. For many, many reasons, I’m grateful to be here tonight, after a very complicated year it is wonderful to be in a place that’s always emphasized sobriety and mental health,” he quipped. Mulaney then reflected on the intervention his loved ones hosted in December...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards take place tomorrow night, and with the boycott of the Golden Globes and other award shows pushed back due to Covid concerns, the SAG Awards are suddenly the first big award ceremony of the year, giving viewers a first glimpse into who could be claiming the big prizes on this year’s award season circuit. Want to watch the SAG Awards? There...

“I believed in her,” chemist Ian Gibbons (Stephen Fry) says of tech mogul Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) midway through the Hulu docudrama The Dropout. “I looked in her eyes and I thought… I thought I could see the future.” Ian is far from the only person to believe this of Holmes, whose company, Theranos, promised to revolutionize health care with a device, the Edison, that would run multiple tests from a single drop of blood. The cult of personality around the black-clad young woman helped attract heavyweights like former secretary...

For most of her acting career, Pamela Adlon was best known for her voice, even though she rarely felt like she had one of her own.  Adlon, née Segall, entered the family business as a teenager — her father Don Segall was a sitcom writer — mostly shuffling around in small TV roles in the Eighties before finding a niche in the Nineties as a voice actor, most famously as middle schooler Bobby Hill on King of the Hill. She worked a lot but rarely felt secure in her career...

John Oliver drew a direct correlation between the “manufactured panic” about critical race theory and Rihanna’s highly-publicized pregnancy during the ninth season premiere of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. “When it comes to critical race theory, think of it like Rihanna’s pregnancy: Even if you think it has nothing to do with you, believe me, you’re going to be hearing a lot about it this year,” Oliver noted. The late night host explained that critical race theory is “the name given to a body of legal scholarship that began...

The Hollywood awards season drama over Covid-19 safety protocols continues as Yellowstone actor Forrie J. Smith says he would rather skip the Screen Actors Guild Awards than get vaccinated. The SAG Awards ceremony, set for later this month, requires all attendees to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19. However, Smith, who plays ranch hand Lloyd Pierce on the Paramount Network drama series, posted a now-deleted video to Instagram saying he would not comply with the mandate. “I want to apologize to y’all for not being at the Screen Actors Guild...