Reputation is finally here — and so are all the references to Taylor Swift’s British boyfriend, actor Joe Alwyn, and his “ocean blue eyes.” Prior to the release of her sixth studio album on Friday, it was clear that Swift’s followup to 1989 would set the record straight on all her recent drama, and the lyrics don’t disappoint (just listen to “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things”). However, it also serves as a sweet ode to her current love.
"I love turning on pop radio and hearing my song," allows Taylor Swift, the 18-year-old country music sensation. "But," she adds, mindful of her base, "I don't look at it as crossover as much as spillover." Her cup definitely runneth over. In 2007, Swift's debut album was one of the top 10 all-genre SoundScan sellers. And all those sales came in while a lot of non-country-lovers had yet to hear of her…or, if they had, were still asking, "
In the final moments of the series finale of The Good Place, things got real, man. As in: Michael Realman. NBC's ambitious adventure comedy—centered on four lost souls and the human database and demon squid architect who helped them—concluded its four-season topsy-turvy-twisty-turny tour of all nooks and many crannies of the afterlife with an emotionally charged, satisfaction-saturated finale last month. When the dust and sparkly particles had settled, three of those souls—Manny Jacinto's Jason, William Jackson Harper's Chidi, and Kristen Bell's Eleanor—felt complete enough to opt out of paradise and dissolve into pleasant nothingness, while Tahani (Jameela Jamil) chose to help others through better design, and Janet (D'Arcy Carden) remained behind in the afterlife to provide stellar assistance.
As reported exclusively by EW earlier today, Sean Astin has officially joined the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. When I interviewed Astin, he asserted that Raphael — the red-masked, sai-wielding brother who famously gets along terribly with basically everyone on Earth — is, quote, “Everybody‘s favorite Ninja Turtle…the coolest, no question about it.” This assertion totally blew my mind. When I was a kid, my friends were split in three very distinctive directions when it came to the Turtles: My cool friends who played sports liked Leonardo; my friends who didn’t play sports but considered themselves cool liked Michelangelo; and I liked Donatello, which now that I think about it explains everything I have ever done since childhood.
Are you 10 years ago? Because The Con‘s release was — and so a number of artists are paying tribute to the Tegan and Sara record with an album of covers set to drop Oct. 20. Titled The Con X: Covers, the collection will feature covers by Ryan Adams, Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams, Bleachers, Sara Bareilles, CHVRCHES, Cyndi Lauper, and more. All net album proceeds will go to the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which “fights for health, economic justice, and representation for LGBTQ girls and women.
Only one set of archival releases can compare to Bob Dylan’s ”Bootleg Series” in the annals of popular music, and that would be the Beatles’ Anthology collections, which similarly gave the world a window onto a great recording act’s studio outtakes. But with the Fab Four, you always get the feeling that there was only one possible perfect version of each song; the fascination lies in hearing how certain numbers become classics due to some final, transcendent tweak.
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Watch the full episode of Couch Surfing streaming now on PeopleTV.com, or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite device. Terry Gilliam‘s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote finally hits theaters this weekend after decades in development hell, but it’s not the director’s only troubled production. In the newest episode of PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing, Gilliam sat down with host Lola Ogunnaike to discuss The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus — specifically, what it was like when star Heath Ledger died in the middle of filming.
So far, Brian Heidik hasn’t made much of an impression on ”Survivor: Thailand,” but it’s certainly not because the used-car salesman from Quartz Hill, Calif., is camera shy. A few years ago, Heidik was navigating the treacherous waters of the soft-porn industry, with credits ranging from ”Passion’s Obsession” to ”The Pleasure Zone” (most of which aired on the Playboy Channel or Cinemax). EW perused Heidik’s body of work to see how he might use those adult-film experiences to his advantage on ”Survivor.
In The Boy Next Door, Noah (Ryan Guzman) gives Claire (Jennifer Lopez) what he says is the first edition of The Iliad. Claire teaches English literature, so this gesture is especially romantic—even though Noah claims he got the book for just “a buck at a garage sale.” And now, fans of the film are looking for their own first edition of The Iliad. Sadly for them, it doesn’t exist. According to The Guardian, “The Iliad, first edition” has been the top search term on the AbeBooks website since the movie came out in January.