When Rian Johnson’s Knives Out first hit theaters, it wasn’t just a clever whodunit with an all-star ensemble cast. It was the birth of a new franchise, and an instantly iconic sleuth in Daniel ...

A whodunit is a bit like a basketball game: The last few minutes are all that really matter. Still, writer-director Rian Johnson managed to pump some life into a largely forgotten cinematic genre with ...

While imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it’s pretty clear when a character has been copied. Characters take inspiration from all kinds of places like Eric Cartman from South Park was ...

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy had been thinking about writing a book when an agent approached him and secured a deal with a HarperCollins imprint. Kennedy took a year to write “How to Test Negative for ...

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Sen. John Kennedy being super weird again on the Senate floor. Louisiana Republican and noted Foghorn Leghorn cosplay enthusiast Sen. John Kennedy says radioactive shrimp “from other countries” will ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) hit back at President Trump on Thursday in another tit for tat over Trump’s recent efforts to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C., deploying the National Guard and ...

This video is no longer available. The governors of the two states that share borders with D.C. are sharing starkly different opinions on President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and ...

Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...