Sunday night’s live audio stream for Prince’s Rally 4 Peace concert at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore — hosted for free by Tidal — went on the fritz about an hour into the show, but not before he played, for the first time in concert, his new song “Baltimore.” Released via SoundCloud on Saturday, “Baltimore” is a protest song about, among other victims, Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died after sustaining spinal injuries while in police custody in Maryland.

When an author reads an excerpt of a forthcoming book, you’d expect them to want everyone in the audience to go home wanting a copy. But R.O. Kwon doesn’t need a couple people who came to hear her speak at this year’s Vulture Fest to read her sophomore novel: namely, her parents. “I invited them to this, but trust me, Eomma and Appa [Mom and Dad] … please don’t read the rest of this book,” Kwon said with a laugh.

Jennifer Coolidge and Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 film. Jennifer Coolidge continues to be the moment. After her White Lotus Emmys win, people are dying for more Coolidge. And what’s a better way to see her than hanging out with her Legally Blonde co-star Reese Witherspoon? We do not object. A reunion may be closer than Elle Woods and the color pink. When asked about the upcoming Legally Blonde 3 film, Witherspoon promised that Jennifer Coolidge would reprise her role as Paulette Bonafonté.

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Saturday Night Live Emma Stone Season 49 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Saturday Night Live Emma Stone Season 49 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » When Saturday Night Live’s chief wackadoo, Sarah Sherman, showed up to a musical sketch late last night rocking a Phil Spector perm, foofy ascot, and lapels so wide they look like they hate each other, I had a Pavlovian response: Here we go.

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How My Best Friend’s Wedding messed with Julia Roberts’s image and changed rom-coms for good. My Best Friend’s Wedding changed the rom-com genre. All it took was a spate of rewrites. Photo: TriStar Pictures My Best Friend’s Wedding changed the rom-com genre. All it took was a spate of rewrites. When TriStar Pictures announced that Julia Roberts, who’d broken out in Pretty Woman in 1990 and subsequently become the subject of endless tabloid fixation, was set to star in another rom-com, no one was particularly surprised, Scott Meslow points out in his book, From Hollywood With Love.

Reboots, am I right? Hollywood can’t get enough of them. As streaming services lose subscribers, the industry response seems to be (1) pulling shows from their libraries to offer less content, and (2) doing existing material all over again. This mimetic-IP repetition is all very … Oh, what’s the word … Little-boxes-on-the-hillside-little-boxes-made-of-ticky-tacky-little-boxes-on-the-hillside-little-boxes-all-the-same-coded. Don’t you think? So in apt news, Deadline reported today that Showtime is looking to revive two of its most popular series of yore, Weeds and Nurse Jackie.

The more reserved demeanor of Harrison Ford’s Paul serves as a much-needed foil to the oversharing instincts of Jimmy (Jason Segel) and the rest of Shrinking’s characters. Watching Shrinking is like hosting an energetic guest who overstays their welcome. At first, it’s fun having them around: They make amusing comments over cups of coffee, their attitude is breezy, and their theme song features the soothing vocal stylings of Ben Gibbard.

Oh look, it’s Sia’s face. And here it is: Sia’s contribution to the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack. “Salted Wound” is actually more sweet than salty, but maybe the salt comes from the tears you’ll cry when you listen? It’s quite romantic: “Don’t break / Yeah, you’ll pull through it / You’re safe.” Perhaps it’ll soundtrack one of the many, many love scenes we’re expecting from Hollywood’s big contribution to this year’s Valentine’s Day.