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  1. finale thoughts
    Ted Lasso’s Phil Dunster Thinks Jamie Has Become a Better Sort of Narcissist“He’s becoming one of 11 rather than one in a million.”
  2. respect the classics
    Billy Joel Is Movin’ Out of MSGThe piano man will end his residency in 2024.
  3. respect the classics
    Is Queen’s Catalogue Really Worth $1 Billion?It’s reportedly “well underway” for a sale and would topple the records set by Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.
  4. a long talk
    ‘How Far Can We Push This Character?’Sarah Goldberg bids farewell to Barry and Sally Reed after four “elastic” seasons.
  5. chat room
    Jeopardy! Legend Brad Rutter Has One Complaint About His Mrs. Maisel Cameo“Midge had to point out the goatee, although ultimately it’s my fault.”
  6. finale thoughts
    Reid Scott on the Joys of Playing The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Final Big Bad“It was always going to end with that moment, onstage, with a Johnny Carson–esque character giving Midge her name.”
  7. respect the classics
    Ringo Starr Will Act Naturally for a Whole AlbumHe’s going country. Giddyup!
  8. a long talk
    ‘I’m Managing Jeopardy! As Though It’s a Sport’The franchise’s newest executive producer relishes the “very healthy pushback” against him.
  9. respect the classics
    Sting Might Be Onto SomethingHe says bands should reunite “once,” because why not?
  10. superlatives
    The Most Prescient and Nostalgic of the Kinks, According to Dave Davies“Good ideas, good stories, good people — they get better with time.”
  11. this! is! breaking news!
    Ken Jennings Replaces Mayim Bialik on Jeopardy! … for NowDue to the ongoing writers’ strike.
  12. chat room
    Queen Charlotte’s Arsema Thomas Supports Lady Danbury’s Life of Solitude“It’s only when given the title, the freedom, and the space as a lady-in-waiting to the queen that she’s able to recognize her agency.”
  13. a long talk
    Alex Borstein Became The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Very Own Godfather“I had a hard time wrapping my head around a successful Susie and what that means.”
  14. ballot breakdown
    Three Tony Awards Voters Dish About the 2023 Nominees“I don’t like to be bitchy. I’m just being open.”
  15. chat room
    Sheryl Crow Thought Her Rock Hall of Fame Induction Would Be ‘Years Away’“I’m a little speechless about it. I’m so humbled and surprised, but what a cool honor.”
  16. respect the classics
    Kate Bush and Willie Nelson Among 2023 Rock Hall of Fame InducteesThe seven inducted performers are a smorgasbord of talent who influenced the genre.
  17. respect the classics
    George Michael’s Rock Hall Fan Vote Win Doesn’t Guarantee AnythingWe know, it’s kind of confusing.
  18. chat room
    Mrs. Maisel’s Michael Zegen Needed Future Joel to Have a Full Head of Hair“Selfishly, I wanted to see what I would look like 30 years from now.”
  19. you can call me no
    Paul Simon’s Farewell Gift to James Corden: RejectionThe musician couldn’t be bothered with “Carpool Karaoke.”
  20. superlatives
    The Best and Funniest of Warren Zevon, According to David Letterman“Somebody should have said, ‘Hey, dumbass, why don’t you ask him about some of these songs?’ That didn’t happen, but I’m not taking blame for that.”
  21. believe
    Ted Lasso’s Jeremy Swift Is Still Buzzing From Higgins’s Big Night Out“Higgins isn’t always appreciated or acknowledged. So for him to stand upon a stage and have people cheer for him, it’s extraordinary.”
  22. chat room
    Jon Barinholtz Plays His American Auto Character Like Two Succession Siblings“This is a show you could expect to turn on HBO and watch if it was slightly retooled.”
  23. chat room
    Ted Lasso’s Maximilian Osinski Sees Zava As the Tom Cruise of Soccer“I wanted to bring that level of confusion to the audience and to the players.”
  24. respect the classics
    Ticketmaster Pissed Off the Wrong GothRobert Smith revealed around 7,000 tickets have been canceled due to scalping concerns.
  25. behind the music
    Inside Daisy Jones & the Six’s Most Resonant Needle DropsIncluding a hard pass from Led Zeppelin and an enthusiastic yes from Fleetwood Mac.
  26. finale thoughts
    Daisy Jones’s Sebastian Chacon Knows Warren Is the Real Hero of the Six“I thought, How can there be something in every scene that I love or am tickled by?”
  27. superlatives
    The Weirdest and Most Divisive of Genesis, According to Tony Banks“There’s no Genesis song that would’ve sounded anything like it did if I hadn’t been around.”
  28. chat room
    James Lance Talked His Way Into More Ted LassoA three-minute conversation with Jason Sudeikis “changed the course” of his career.
  29. a long talk
    Ana Gasteyer Has Waited Her Entire Career for American Auto“You weren’t going to march into a fantastic female protagonist out of SNL in 2002.”
  30. respect the classics
    ‘It’s a No From Me’: Two Rock Hall Voters Dissect This Year’s Ballot“The Rock Hall is essentially covering all music now. It’s not relegated to classic rock in the traditional sense.”
  31. respect the classics
    Journey Should Probably Go Their Separate WaysTwo members are plaguing each other with lawsuits, cease-and-desist letters, and off-duty police officers.
  32. rose theory
    Zach Shallcross Is Proud to Be the Nickelback of Bachelor Nation“I don’t want to be cocky about it, but I get the corny label and so do they.”
  33. respect the classics
    UB40 Thought They Were The Bachelor’s Big Finale Act“Maybe they told us that to encourage us to do it.”
  34. finale thoughts
    Johnny Knoxville Is Still Processing Reboot’s Demise“We were like, Oh, this will be fun to do for the next five or six seasons. We took it for granted. Boy, were we surprised.”
  35. respect the classics
    Your Place or Mine’s Other Love Interest Is the CarsThe rom-com features ten “emotional and undeniable bops” from the band, and it could’ve been even more.
  36. respect the classics
    Depeche Mode Say Good-bye With ‘Ghosts Again’Their first song since the death of founding member Andy Fletcher.
  37. superlatives
    The Most Overlooked and Transformative of the Who, According to Roger Daltrey“I was dealing with being in a band with three complete addicts, and it wasn’t easy.”
  38. respect the classics
    The Piano Man Campaigned for Warren Zevon’s Rock Hall Nomination“If anyone deserves to be, he does. He was a real original, and I don’t know if that’s appreciated enough.”
  39. respect the classics
    Cyndi Lauper and Willie Nelson Lead 2023 Rock Hall of Fame Nominees14 artists made the shortlist, connecting every genre of music.
  40. respect the classics
    The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Is Just a Vibe NowThe new eligibility requirements will honor artists whose “music connects us all.”
  41. chat room
    Debra Jo Rupp Would’ve Liked to Do ‘a Little More’ on That ’70s Show“We had a lot of male writers. I understood that.”
  42. superlatives
    A Lost Interview With David CrosbyIn 2021, the singer-songwriter gave us a charmingly succinct assessment of his music.
  43. rip
    David Crosby, Pillar of Folk Rock, Dead at 81The musician, of Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash fame, suffered from a “long illness.”
  44. almost famous
    David Fricke Isn’t ‘Weekend Update’ Material“The reference is lost on most people,” James Austin Johnson explained. “That said, John Mulaney laughed big and hard at the first 30 seconds.”
  45. rip
    Jeff Beck, Warrior of the Guitar, Dead at 78He rose from the Yardbirds to the experimental Jeff Beck Group, which culminated in two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions.
  46. close reads
    The Winners and Losers of Prince Harry’s SpareWinner: Stewie.
  47. respect the classics
    Two Rock Hall Voters Debate Who Should Be on This Year’s Ballot“They’re definitely running out of geezers. You can’t do so many more years of, ‘Oh yeah, this guy who had three hits in 1972.’”
  48. respect the classics
    Peter Gabriel’s New Song Wraps You Around With Data TentaclesSubmit to “Panopticom” and his upcoming album.
  49. superlatives
    Robert Plant on the Finest and Most Questionable Music of His Career“We can do without the mystery and just talk about the crazy things that happened. All’s well that ends well.”
  50. ‘tis the season
    Lacey Chabert Is at Home at HallmarkAnd she’ll never “abandon” the network. Unlike the others.
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