Aretha Franklin's Platinum Year
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Hampton Stevens is a writer based in Kansas City, Missouri. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, ESPN the Magazine, Playboy, Gawker, Maxim, and many more publications.
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The earnest monologue that derailed Chaplin's otherwise brilliant Hitler satire needed an ironic makeover.… More »
The NBC series breaks the reality TV mold by watching celebrities exploring their family trees.… More »
The show highlighted how far scripted TV has come from the days of the live studio audience.… More »
A new exhibition at the Nelson-Atkins in Kansas City uses technology without going too far.… More »
He champions a near-radical notion: that comedy should be funny.… More »
Why Bill Self should be considered the best in his sport.… More »
And other questions raised by Manning's impending move to the Broncos… More »
With the mid-'90s economic boom, thousands of Irish citizens returned from cities around the world, bringing new cuisine with them.… More »
Five stories to follow, plus one thing you won't see… More »
The Kansas City-based performing arts group is about to break out on an international stage.… More »
The long-running show's writers explain how their creative process works, two decades in.… More »
The Globes are supposed to be fun. What happened?… More »
The comedienne's new sitcom premieres tonight, but she's already made her mark on television by being the first woman with a successful late-night show.… More »
The Cameron Crowe conspiracy theory: It's always been about him.… More »
Sure, there are other sports that have games on Thursday—but NFL matchups are all that really matters… More »
Most TV shows make people from small towns look either stupid or saintly. "Parks and Rec" lets them be normal.… More »
The late-night host is reaching new heights of popularity—but some of his tactics may end up damaging his relationship with his audience… More »
The problem with the new, little-seen Johnny Depp film isn't that it appeals only to a cult audience—it's that it lacks the personality that allowed that cult to form… More »
Anti-Obama Fox News Producer's Career Could Be Shot
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