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Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Sean Fennessey live in Washington, D.C., to rewatch the 1994 comedy-drama The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Sean Fennessey live in Washington, D.C., to rewatch the 1994 comedy-drama Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise. Subscribe:

As a title, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ winkingly plays into the idea of Taylor as a lyrical genius. But there’s a subset of academia that thinks she does deserve to be discussed like Shakespeare or Dickinson. Getty Images/Ringer illustration Taylor Swift is notorious for the hidden clues and subtle allusions peppered throughout her work—the kind

Joe Talbot of IDLES joins to discuss his band’s new album, ‘Tangk’ Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images Joe Talbot of IDLES joins us this week to discuss approaching things with love in a loveless time, sparring on an empty stomach, and the soothing properties of office jazz, as well as tapping in with bell hooks

Van and Rachel also react to the back-and-forth between Shannon Sharpe and Mike Epps before recapping a Super Bowl Sunday that saw Usher and Beyoncé dominate headlines Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay react to the back-and-forth between Shannon Sharpe and Mike Epps (:12) before recapping a Super Bowl Sunday that saw Usher and Beyoncé dominate

Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin rewatch the 1994 classic ‘Forrest Gump,’ starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images Live from a park bench, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin rewatch the 1994 classic Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright,

So what else happened in Vegas? Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The ladies are back this week with a special Super Bowl recap, discussing everything that went on this weekend in Las Vegas except for the game! They start off with the culture, including Usher’s halftime performance (4:15), Beyoncé’s Super Bowl album launch (6:31), and,

While Taylor Swift lived out a real love story, another pop superstar saved us from what was shaping up to be a pretty niche Super Bowl Sunday Getty Images/Dunkin/Universal Pictures/Ringer illustration The Ringer’s Super Bowl LVIII Recap Still trying to process what happened in Chiefs-49ers? Want to learn more about the biggest winners and losers?

WBD has reportedly decided to shelve the live action–Looney Tunes mash-up. It might be good business—but it’s also a reminder of the impermanence of art in the streaming era. Warner Bros/Ringer illustration With the possible exceptions of trauma surgeons, firefighters, and garbage collectors, nearly everyone has at one point or another been plagued by the

The R&B legend’s Super Bowl halftime show was spectacular in all of its Vegas-residency glory. Then he brought out the roller skates, and it got even better. Getty Images/Ringer illustration There was before the roller skates, and there was after. Before the roller skates: great. Lovely. Awesome. Sure. Tremendous energy. A distinctly Las Vegas sort

Yes, that was Martin Scorsese in that Super Bowl ad. But beyond the big game, he’s also been finding a newer, younger audience lately, and it’s all thanks to his daughter Francesca’s TikToks. Getty Images/Squarespace/Ringer illustration In his six decades of directing, Martin Scorsese has earned 10 Best Director Academy Award nominations and taken home

Justine Kay and Natasha Scott-Reichel from ‘2 Black Girls, 1 Rose’ come on to discuss this season of ‘The Bachelor’ ABC Juliet is back with What’s Up Thursday, where she goes over what’s up in Bachelor Nation, on Bachelor Reddit, and in the broader world of reality TV—and, of course, her reading list! This week,

It’s been 20 years, 12 albums, 24 Grammys, two marriages, and 10 seasons of Yeezy apparel since Kanye West released his debut album, The College Dropout, a very good and very important collection of songs from a rapper who has since released increasingly polarizing music while also provoking some extremely uncomfortable discussions about bipolar disorder

Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan reunite for a draft of the best movies of 1991. Then, Sean is joined by master filmmaker Wim Wenders to discuss his new film, ‘Perfect Days.’ Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for NEON We are drafting again! Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan reunite for a draft of the best movies

Jodi talks about her recent experience seeing Ariana Madix sing and dance in ‘Chicago’ on Broadway, and more on recent Bravo show episodes Bravo Callie Curry jumps in as guest host for today’s Morally Corrupt, and she begins our episode by chatting with Jodi about her recent experience seeing Ariana Madix sing and dance in

As we near the end of ‘Night Country,’ Episode 5 gives us one last look at our (dwindling) list of suspects ahead of an inevitable trip into those caves HBO/Ringer illustration After four years away, True Detective returns for a new season with a sinistrous subtitle. We’re in Night Country now, and we’ll be following

Plus, talk of Matt’s takeaway from a hands-on preview of ‘Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth,’ the future of live service and superhero games, and more Paramount+ Ben, Jessica Clemons, and Matt James discuss rumors about Xbox games appearing on PlayStation, Disney infiltrating Fortnite, and the Knuckles trailer. Then they share bite-sized reviews of Tekken 8 and

Van and Rachel also talk the Super Bowl, Taylor Swift, and Mo’Nique Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay kick off the show with some Super Bowl, and unfortunately, Taylor Swift talk (3:05) before reacting to an alleged video leak of Drake (26:56). Then, they dig into Mo’Nique’s appearance on Club Shay Shay (39:59), before welcoming writer-director

Chris and Andy join to discuss what effects the new Fox, Warner Bros., and ESPN deal will have on the scripted TV world Prime Video Chris and Andy talk about the news that Fox, Warner Bros., and ESPN will launch a joint sports streaming platform this year (1:00) and what ripple effects this could have

Matt and Rich Greenfield gather to talk about Disney’s latest quarterly earnings report, its investment in Epic Games, ‘Moana 2,’ and much more Walt Disney Animation Studios Matt is joined by media analyst Rich Greenfield to discuss Disney’s latest quarterly earnings report, as well as a slew of new announcements from CEO Bob Iger. Matt

Bryan is here to talk about a huge range of topics, including favorite Radio Row moments, Tom Brady as an announcer, the pressure on Tony Romo, and much more! Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images On the Final Edition, Bryan is live in Las Vegas at Radio Row ahead of the Super Bowl.