Entertainment

LeBron James on Blaze Pizza and how it’s the key to understanding his own brand strategy

The pizza chain hits 300 stores, and James says it represents an ideal endorsement partnership.

The network effect

After an unexpectedly high-profile year, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey speaks about diversity, streaming, and keeping the peace between showrunners and executives.

Endeavor working to unwind $400 million investment deal with Saudi Arabia

Hollywood talent agency turned global entertainment conglomerate Endeavor received a $400 million investment from Saudi Arabia in April. Now in the wake of the Jamal Khashoggi controversy, it’s trying to end the deal.

Ed Sheeran paid more U.K. tax last year than Starbucks or Amazon

The Pod Save America TV show is not going to save democracy–or even your Friday nights

The popular Democratic political podcast takes its act to television, to diminishing effect.

Why Damien Chazelle chose one of the most politically radical songs in history for “First Man”

“Whitey on the Moon” by the late revolutionary poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron is a searing indictment of the U.S. space program and the country’s values.

The Conners proves Roseanne will not be missed

Judging from the first two episodes of the Roseanne reboot spinoff, everything will be just fine—that is, if Barr’s fans aren’t still pissed at ABC.

Lockheed Martin’s new job interview is a 14-foot-tall black box and a near-impossible aerospace equation

Ike Barinholtz’s film “The Oath” tries to bridge the political divide

The writer-director-star doesn’t pull any punches for either side of the aisle in his new dark comedy.

Top 5 ads of the week: Monica Lewinsky embraces insults, and is Ted Cruz Texas tough?

Mike Rowe gets a prostate exam, Amazon knows how much TV can inspire your real life, and Nike signs its first-ever athlete with cerebral palsy.

Beto O’Rourke’s and Ted Cruz’s battle for Texas is the podcast America needs right now

Texas Monthly and Pineapple Street Media are launching Underdog this week.

Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old” brings color and sound to WWI footage

Exclusive Audio: “Reply All” explores what happens when the NYPD got a crime-fighting computer

Netflix had 676 hours of new content in Q3 of 2018, but it’s not all for you

It’s not about what you want to watch, it’s about what Netflix wants you to watch.

Colin Kaepernick wants to get his face and afro trademarked

How a real Apollo astronaut helped First Man shoot the moon

Al Worden on what Neil Armstrong was really like, how space flight is like playing the piano, and why the flag controversy is lunacy.

SNL hires its first female directing duo with Hannah Levy and Adriana Robles

Hope you liked “A Star Is Born,” because that kind of movie is dead in Hollywood

With the news that Megan Ellison’s indie-film company Annapurna is struggling, it’s increasingly clear that films like Bradley Cooper’s are going to be increasingly rare.

“Outlander” will improve your sex life, according to Amazon Prime