WhenOuter Banks co-creator Shannon Burke flew into Barbados to join the season 3 production of Netflix's teen treasure mystery series, everyone on his flight was gossiping about a plane that had just gone down in the ocean off the coast of the Caribbean island. "I heard all these passengers who were talking about it," he tells EW. "'There's a plane that sunk!' And I was like, 'Really?' And then I realized it was our plane.

J.R.R. Tolkien wasn't just a writer. The beloved author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit was also an amateur illustrator, and for the first time a new edition of Tolkien's most famous work will include his own art, to be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt later this year. Back in 2019, a year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and made museum-going difficult, the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City hosted an exhibit called "

A few months ago, the rumors started again: Did Benedict Cumberbatch just out Sherlock as gay?! At issue was a comment the Sherlock star made on Chris Hardwick's Nerdist podcast when comparing the great detective and another iconic British character, Doctor Who. "They've got different dress senses, different taste in the sex of their partners…," the actor said. Now, most would probably interpret that as a reference to Sherlock and The Doctor's procedural partners on their respective shows: Dr.

You're a Good Man, Len. Late Dancing With the Stars head judge Len Goodman is getting a special tribute on Tuesday night's episode of the ABC dancing competition. Dancing pros past and present will reunite in the ballroom for a dance number dedicated to Goodman, choreographed by current cast members Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson. The theme of the week is "Most Memorable Year," and they've selected a number that pays homage to Goodman's ballroom dancing roots and timeless sensibility in Henry Mancini's classic "

When Carol Burnett returns to Hawaii Five-0, she’ll be bringing a Jersey Boy with her: EW has learned exclusively that Frankie Valli will guest-star on an upcoming episode of the CBS drama. The legendary Four Seasons frontman will play Leonard Campbell, the fiancé of Burnett’s Aunt Deb, who is an ex-shop teacher with Stage 4 leukemia. The couple met at a cancer support group and have now come to Oahu to get married.

Twentieth Century Fox has apologized for an X-Men: Apocalypse poster featuring Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique being strangled by Oscar Isaac’s Apocalypse. “In our enthusiasm to show the villainy of the character Apocalypse we didn’t immediately recognize the upsetting connotation of this image in print form,” Fox said in a statement. “Once we realized how insensitive it was, we quickly took steps to remove those materials. We apologize for our actions and would never condone violence against women.

In choosing her more serious movie projects — not that there’s anything shabby about X-Men! — Halle Berry has a telling weakness for melodramatic Monster’s Ball-sy stories about women whose desperate circumstances and sexual rough edges contradict the refinement of the star’s own beauty. Here’s the latest: Frankie & Alice is a hokey old-school drama of multiple personality disorder based, in the tradition of The Three Faces of Eve and Sybil, on a real case study.

Fred Armisen didn't need to take San Vicente to the 10 to the 405 North to find the inspiration behind Saturday Night Live's iconic Californians sketch. The Los Espookys star revealed that one of fellow SNL legend Dana Carvey's two sons provided the impetus for the cast's hilarious syrupy slow surfer accents while visiting the Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade podcast on Wednesday. "I had seen Dana — I was with him and we did a stand up show in San Francisco — and Dana was telling me about his son,"

The Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival announced their full headliner lineup this morning, adding Fred Armisen and Marc Maron to a billing that already includes the likes of Dennis Miller, Kids in the Halls, Mike Birbiglia, and Demetri Martin. The Austin-based festival, presented by the Paramount Theatre, will run from April 23-26. This is the third annual Moontower event, which celebrates the best and weirdest in stand-up, sketch, and improv comedy.

With so many people stuck inside for coronavirus quarantine, much social and professional interaction has moved from the office or restaurants to video calls. One app in particular, Zoom, has really been making a name for itself amidst quarantine video chats. Many users have discovered the "Virtual Background" feature, where users can replace the backdrop of their apartments or bedrooms with a more interesting image: Either a default option like the Northern Lights, or any photo they choose to upload.