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The Roots say: “Wake Up!”

Arts, Culture & Media

The Roots are busy: they play every night as the house band forLate Night with Jimmy Fallon, drummer Questlove has over one million followers on Twitter, and last month the band releasedWake Up!, a collaboration with John Legend. It was their 10th studio album in twenty years and the second released this year. Clearly, The […]

Brian Williams Raps, Game of Thrones Maps, and More

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Jimmy Fallon Sells Out(back Steakhouse)

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Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

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Five Things You Had To See Online This Week

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Sophia, a robot integrating the latest technologies and artificial intelligence developed by Hanson Robotics is pictured during a presentation at the "AI for Good" Global Summit at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland Jun

Saudi Arabia has a new citizen: Sophia the robot. But what does that even mean?

Technology

Last week, during a high-profile financial summit in Riyadh, a robot called Sophia was granted Saudi citizenship. A publicity stunt, according to some analysts, but what does it actually mean to give a robot citizenship?

73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards

Inside the enigmatic, multinational Golden Globes voting bloc

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This year, the voters included a Russian former body-builder turned actor, an ex-Miss Universe from South Africa and an ex-engineer from Egypt.

Key and Peele on Politics, Comedy, and President Obama’s Endorsement

When it comes to presidential politics, the campaign season is often the comedy gift that keeps on giving. From The Daily Show to The Colbert Report to Saturday Night Live, the election season provides no shortage of material. But this year, only one show has actually received a presidential endorsement. President Barack Obama appeared on […]

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Jimmy Fallon’s week in review

Arts, Culture & Media

Jimmy Fallon now sits in the throne of late-night giants Conan O’Brien and David Letterman, but it’s been a tough week for the former Saturday Night Live star. Troy Patterson, the TV critic for Slate, reviews the first week of his show.

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