Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for 101 Studios On Sunday, the L.A. Times published a report about Hollywood’s Goth nightclub Cloak & Dagger, which some former club-goers allege fostered an environment of sexual misconduct and abuse before its closure earlier this year. One of the people named in the piece is Silicon Valley’s Thomas Middleditch ; a woman named Hannah Harding claims the actor made “lewd sexual overtures” and groped her at the venue on October 22, 2019, in addition to groping another woman. When the club’s operations manager Kate Morgan alerted its co-founders, Adam Bravin and Michael Patterson, and asked to remove Middleditch from the club, they allegedly “dismissed it.” According to Harding, the actor later messaged her, saying, “I had no idea my actions were that weird for you” and “I am so ashamed I made you uncomfortable.” Afterward, Bravin allegedly contacted Harding to imply she was mistaken about the incident entirely. “Adam called me ‘to … [Read more...] about Thomas Middleditch Accused of Misconduct as Allegations Emerge About Now-Closed L.A. Goth Club
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The Best Sitcom of the Past 30 Years, Semifinals:
Vulture is holding the ultimate Sitcom Smackdown to determine the greatest TV comedy of the past 30 years . Each day, a different notable writer will be charged with determining the winner of a round of the bracket, until New York Magazine TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz judges the finals on March 18. The semifinals begin today with a man who knows TV, The Shield and Terriers producer Shawn Ryan, deciding between Cheers and Roseanne . Make sure to head over to Facebook to vote in our Readers Bracket , which has already veered from our critics’ choices . We also invite tweeted opinions with the #sitcomsmackdown hashtag. Sitcoms in the eighties had a difficult act to follow. In the previous decade, shows like All in the Family , M*A*S*H , and One Day at a Time not only made people laugh, but they also put the country’s most taboo topics smack dab in viewers’ living rooms for the first time. The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Sanford and Son , Good Times , The … [Read more...] about The Best Sitcom of the Past 30 Years, Semifinals:
How Amazon Became a Major Player in Half-Hour Television
Photo: Amazon If buzz and critical praise have replaced Nielsen numbers as the key metric of success for streaming networks, September was a banner month for Amazon Prime Video. Season two of the streamer’s signature series Transparent snagged four Emmy awards, while season three premiered to another round of rave reviews. Two new half-hours — U.K. import Fleabag and Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi — launched to similarly ecstatic notices, with some critics counting one or both among the fall’s best new shows. And while Woody Allen’s first-ever TV show, Crisis in Six Scenes , wasn’t as universally beloved, it nonetheless garnered Amazon a ton of attention. Overseeing all four projects is Joe Lewis, a former Comedy Central staffer who joined Amazon back in March 2012 to help build the company’s TV business from the ground up. At most studios and networks, Lewis would be thought of as the head of comedy. At Amazon, he’s in charge of what the streamer more vaguely … [Read more...] about How Amazon Became a Major Player in Half-Hour Television
Saturday Kitchen star Rachel Allen talks son’s ‘tough’ prison sentence
April 05, 2021 - 12:54 BST Gemma Strong Saturday Kitchen star Rachel Allen talks son's 'tough' prison sentence Saturday Kitchen star Rachel Allen has spoken about her son Joshua's arrest and subsequent prison sentence in a candid new interview. The 49-year-old - who shares three children; Joshua, Scarlett and Lucca with husband Isaac – admitted that she "feels bad" that her eldest had to also experience public shame because of her fame. MORE: Matt Tebbutt: all you need to know about the Saturday Kitchen host She told the Irish Mirror : "Yeah, it's been really tough. You know, when I was growing up, no one knew of me. And I didn't do anything like that to break the law, but I was able to grow up privately. And so you know what, it is hard. And it has been really tough actually. Loading the player... WATCH: Celebrity chef John Torode suffers ANOTHER kitchen fire at home! "And I felt so bad, and I feel so … [Read more...] about Saturday Kitchen star Rachel Allen talks son’s ‘tough’ prison sentence
The Beat Goes Boom: What’s Driving the Dance-Music Moment
The ascent of EDM has transformed the sound of the radio more than any other trend of the past decade. Photo: Yulia Skya Classics The essential party starters, as selected by an expert panel of the city’s most influential DJs, dance-label heads, and party promoters. By Piotr Orlov 2000 Antibalas, "Si, Se Puede" "Incredible record from New York's Afrobeat kings." (Rich Medina, DJ-Promoter) Daft Punk, “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” Fischerspooner, “Emerge” “The defining track of the electroclash scene.” (justine d, dj-promoter) Memphis Bleek feat. Jay-Z and Missy Elliott, “Is That Your Chick” 2001 Blaze Production presents James Toney Jr. Project, “Revolution Poem” “A seminal record; introduced the dance world to Afro-house.” (medina) Jay-Z, “U Don’t Know” Le Tigre, “Deceptacon (DFA Remix)” M.O.P. feat. Busta Rhymes and Remy Ma, “Ante Up (Remix)” “A club song about robbing people in the street!” (eleven & ayres, djs) Antibalas, … [Read more...] about The Beat Goes Boom: What’s Driving the Dance-Music Moment