Stephen King’s literary rock band remains a top-shelf celebrity side project Matt Schimkowitz | October 28, 2025 The Rock Bottom Remainders, Stephen King’s literary rock band, has been the gold standard for vanity projects by totally eschewing vanity.
R.I.P. Prunella Scales, Fawlty Towers star Mary Kate Carr | October 28, 2025 Scales, who co-hosted the travel series Great Canal Journeys with husband Timothy West, died at age 93.
Amazon plans to replace 14,000 jobs with AI Emma Keates | October 28, 2025 This is apparently all part of Amazon’s plan to “operate like the world’s largest startup.”
Vince Gilligan really doesn’t want to help you prepare for Pluribus Saloni Gajjar | October 28, 2025 “We want people to think they know what’s going to happen next—and then, invariably, they’re wrong.”
Jon Stewart finds hope in Zohran Mamdani after deconstructing Trump’s ballroom blitz Matt Schimkowitz | October 28, 2025 On a new Daily Show, Jon Stewart presents a theory: President Donald Trump isn’t building a 90,000 square-foot ballroom for the next guy.