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As Mad Men winds down to its final hours, Matthew Weiners aims loom just as cryptic as ever, made more so by the introduction of new characters and the resurfacing of long-forgotten ones. Its set off a spate of questions:How are all of these people going to factor into the finale? Is he just bringing

Every Friday, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers hosts The Washington Posts first Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Mass. He has interviewed, among others, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, infectious-disease expert Anthony S. Fauci and journalist Katie Couric. Recently, Edgers chatted with chef, author and television host Andrew Zimmern. And he cooked his grandmas kielbasa

In the 1925 silent comedy Seven Chances, Buster Keatons character is thrown out of a theater, with his clothes torn and his straw hat shoved down his head, after strutting inside in pursuit of a performer with a beaming smile and shapely legs. Clearly, he had made a pass, and it was intercepted.

Taylor Swifts album announcement at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards was Ready For It?: a surprise. VMAs producers Bruce Gillmer and Jesse Ignjatovic said all the starsaligned at this years award show and in turn boosted ratings, Billboard reported on Tuesday.

PORTLAND, Maine Vinyl record sales surged during the pandemic as music lovers fattened their collections, and audio cassettes began a comeback as well, keeping business spinning at record stores. Easing restrictions on indoor shopping and continued interest in vinyl records provide stores and shoppers something to cheer on Saturday, the first of