Ariana Grande already had a top 10 hit from her forthcoming album, Sweetener. As of this week, she's got songs at numbers six and eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 with the debut of her single "God Is a Woman." The song and its video have become somewhat controversial in certain corners of the internet.
And: Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl was a literary phenomenon in 2012. In its wake, film/television rights for her previous novels were snapped up. And now, six years later, HBO is airing an eight-episode (and only eight episodes, by the way) miniseries adapted in part by Flynn and starring Amy Adams.
Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
- Ice Poseidon's Lucrative, Stressful Life as a Live Streamer
When your job is to constantly share your life, even your worst moments are an opportunity to please your audience. - He Slept With Cary Grant and Spencer Tracy -- And Changed Hollywood History
Scotty Bowers ran a brothel out of a gas station and slept with dozens of Hollywood's biggest stars. Inside his 'Secret History of Hollywood' and why we should believe his stories - How Goop's Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow's Company Worth $250 Million
Inside the growth of the most controversial brand in the wellness industry. - The New Gwen Stefani Is A Lot Like The Old One
Stefani has always been a study in contrasts: a sexy tomboy; a rock star who loves her man and her manicures. So why are we still surprised every time she tells us who she is? - Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man: Mel Brooks in His 90s
The comic has stormed though 75 years of show business; he remains prodigal in expression, memory, and imagination. - Veterans Speak Out Against The Militarization Of Sports
- James Gunn Fired From Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Sarah Silverman latest in Hollywood to have past social media commentary resurface
- President Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star was smashed to pieces
- If Comedy Is Making You Feel Bad, You're Not Paying Attention
- A Running List of Things Straight Men Can't and Shouldn't Do Because It'll Make Us Gay
GUESTS:
- Tom Breen - Film critic and reporter for the New Haven Independent; host of WNHH radio's Deep Focus
- Mercy Quaye - Founder and executive director of The Narrative Project
- Pedro Soto - Account executive at DRT Power Systems in New Haven
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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
