John Mulaney in Baby J. Baby J, the latest stand-up from John Mulaney, is a herculean effort, but what exactly that effort aims to achieve is not entirely clear. After his highly public, intensely tumultuous past several years — an intervention, a long period in rehab, a divorce, a sudden new relationship, a new baby — the special is both a presentation of who the comedian and actor was during that period and an attempt to align that person with who he is now. Read More...
UK newsLampooned conductor bounces backFranz Welser-Möst, lampooned as "Frankly Worse than Most" when he ran the London Philharmonic, has bounced back to take the baton of one of the world's greatest orchestras.
The Austrian-born conductor is taking over the Cleveland orchestra - arguably America's finest, and among the world's top five - from the legendary Christoph von Dohnanyi.
Welser-Möst, 38, left the London Philharmonic three years ago after critical lashings. " Read More...
Debutant Sharaputdin Magomedov beat Bruno Silva via a unanimous decision in the opening bout of UFC 294. While the Russian won his debut fight in the promotion, it seems his hype may have died down. UFC fans have high expectations from Russian fighters when it comes to wrestling, but Magomedov disappointed many.
Magomedov, unlike most of his Dagestani compatriots, is primarily a striker and has won ten out of his 12 fights via a KO/TKO, having a KO rate of over 91% before the Silva fight. Read More...