Shawn Cooke

The self-styled savior of live music has entered the chat. On Wednesday, the New York Times profiled Marc Geiger, a big-time music executive who co-founded Lollapalooza and the former global music chief of the talent agency WME. With thumbs tucked…

Since signing an exclusive, nine-figure contract with Spotify, Joe Rogan’s been at loggerheads with more progressive forces within the streaming company. His show migrated to the platform back in September, with more than 40 controversial episodes…

Since the pandemic began, celebrities have really tried to get on our level. They imagined a world with no possessions, took responsibility for past racism, and occasionally tested positive for COVID-19 with the world’s best medical care on tap.…

It’s remarkable enough that Borat Subsequent Moviefilm would hit streaming 14 years after the first movie’s release, but Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel went ahead and became the most talked-about movie of the year. Maybe this was inevitable: something…

If you remember the immediate aftermath of President Trump’s electoral win in 2016, there was a small chorus of onlookers who were thrilled about the great political comedy headed our way. At least in the mainstream, this didn’t happen. Still the…

In one of his final Last Week Tonight episodes before the election, John Oliver shifted his focus to President Trump’s relentless attacks on asylum seekers. While he’s dedicated a number of segments to Trump’s immigration policy, from family…

Not that I get remotely invested in Saturday Night Live hosting and musical guest duties, but this weekend’s pairing — Adele hosting, but forgoing the musical responsibilities, alongside H.E.R., who network executives love more than anyone I’ve ever…

There’s a decent chance you’ve already heard about the climax of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm — and the potentially averted climax of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. While the national news and ingenious marketing disguised as a spoiler is the kind of…

Netflix just cannot stop canceling beloved TV series — and to get more specific, critically acclaimed series featuring diverse casts and filmmakers. Most recently, the buzzsaw came for wrestling dramedy Glow, whose cast reportedly asked for more…

It’s hard to conjure a more boring opinion than thinking Nicolas Cage, one of our most singular minds and a generational talent, is bad at acting. Enough! In addition to his enviable range and volume, the guy gives an incredible interview whenever…

Warning — major spoilers for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm to follow: Back in July, Rudy Giuliani dished to Page Six about a run-in with Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen. As Giuliani told it, a young woman interviewed him in a hotel room for an earnest…

No matter how many sea changes come for the broader streaming ecosystem, there are certain shows or movies you imagine running on cable for the rest of its existence. The Oscars, the Super Bowl, It’s A Wonderful Life around Christmastime, The King…

Horror movies can be released in the summer, dead of winter, or straight to rental on a Tuesday, but there’s really only one time when everyone truly goes all in on horror series. Although October is usually reserved for rewatching your favorite…

In a year packed with remarkably bizarre and novel developments, Fleetwood Mac have somehow emerged as one of 2020’s biggest musical acts. TikTok user @420doggface208, aka Nathan Apodaca, became something of a household name after his longboarding…

You do not under any circumstances have to hand it to President Trump, but the man knows how to pull off an on-the-nose or otherwise unnerving music sync. Early in the pandemic, he walked through a factory, maskless, while “Live and Let Die” blared.…

It’s hard to pinpoint which exact film birthed the use of “elevated horror,” “prestige horror,” or any number of dubious signifiers that designate high-minded, good scary movies from schlocky trash. If the latter isn’t always the best that horror…

Federal prosecutors allege that Jerry Harris, the star of Netflix's docuseries Cheer, “exploited and violated” at least 10 boys. According to new court documents filed on Tuesday, prosecutors refer to Harris as a “brazen sexual predator” and request…

Things are getting weirder. Besides the president and almost everyone in his orbit testing positive for coronavirus, and his delirious, cough-heavy phone interviews, we’re witnessing music careers derail in real time due to poor health precautions.…

There’s something inherently elegiac about home movies. You might trace it to their fading cultural real estate, crowded out by fleeting short form video, or the fact that you can always film and instantly edit whatever you want now. But watching…