• 'SNL 40' Turned Into Its Own Pop-Culture Phenomenon

    "Saturday Night Live's" 40th anniversary special probably served up the best 3 1/2 hours of live television we have seen in years. So many times in recent years the legendary show has fallen so flat that many longtime viewers have found themselves wondering why it is still on the air and why they even bother to tune in each weekend. Last night's special episode reminded us all just how magical "SNL" can be, and if you missed it, well, you have lost out on a bit of pop-culture history, especially since it quickly turned into its own pop-culture phenomenon.

  • 'Fifty Shades of Grey' on Track to Make $81.7M, Breaking Presidents Day Weekend Box-Office Record

    It seems that the curiosity over whether or not the film adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey" would live up to the book series has amounted to box office success as E.L James's first installment of the series has had the biggest Presidents Day weekend opening in history. Thanks to Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson breathing life into the characters of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, the film has raked in almost $81.7 million since last Friday, Feb. 13.

  • Seahawks May Have Made One of the Worst Plays in History to Lose Game; Ratings Soared

    What on earth was Peter Carroll thinking last night when, instead of putting faith in arguably the best running back in football right now, Marshawn Lynch, he instructed that the Seattle Seahawks instead pass the ball. That intercepted pass, just one yard away from winning Super Bowl XLIX, will go down in history as one of the worst plays ever. At least Carroll has owned that the play call was entirely his idea, so ultimately he is the one responsible for handing the New England Patriots their fourth Super Bowl victory under coach Bill Belichick. But overall, the ratings soared.
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