Colin Farrell has starred in films from some of the world's great directors, including Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" and Terence Malick's "The New World." And he won a Golden Globe for playing a thickheaded hitman in the indie classic "In Bruges." His new film is the dark, absurd comedy "The Lobster." The actor explores the possible meaning behind the "twisted" dark comedy and more.
Right around this time back in 1987, New Jersey became the 3rd state in the union to mandate trash recycling… and the impetus may’ve been the long and inglorious journey of the Mobro 4000 — a barge, loaded with litter, that couldn’t find a home. Hear the story, then toss back this trashy custom cocktail.
Greta Kline is the woman behind the indie-pop project Frankie Cosmos. Most of the songs on their latest album, "Next Thing," are under two minutes long, but they're packed with dreamy vocals and lyrics that Pitchfork says can "puncture your heart in the span of a sentence." The singer-songwriter sets a playlist with comfortable vibe featuring tunes from Liz Phair, Anna McClellan, and more.
Idris Ackamoor has been a multi-instrumentalist, tap dancer, actor, and former arts envoy for U.S. State Department. His band, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, will release their new album "We Be All Africans" on May 27.
Erin McCann, Staff Editor at The New York Times, fills us in on how a town in Germany has a new creative solution for dangerously distracted pedestrians.
The Oscar-nominated star of the movie "Brooklyn" delivers a classic icebreaker before chatting with Brendan about her role in "The Crucible" on Broadway.
This week back in 1926, a great American's high-flying career came to a sudden end. We toast to Bessie Coleman's life and legacy with a moonshine-based cocktail.
Kevin Morby's new album, "Singing Saw," has earned raves, including Pitchfork's "Best New Music" honor. The singer-songwriter sat down for a guest list session with us, in which an interesting person lists some interesting things. Below, Kevin introduces himself... and shares a lonely(ish) list.
At the ripe old age of 12, Saoirse Ronan earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in the movie "Atonement." She also played the titular teenaged assassin in "Hanna," appeared in Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," and starred in last year's "Brooklyn," for which she was up for another Oscar. Right now she's on Broadway, playing Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible." She chats with Brendan about making the adjustment from movie sets to treading the boards, her accent, and her boogie-down roots.
L.A. Weekly spotlighted Solomon Georgio as one of their People of 2016. The comedian has been featured on Conan, Last Call with Carson Daly, and Viceland's comedy documentary series "Flophouse." You can catch his stand-up around Los Angeles, or next month in Portland, Oregon at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival. He shares a tale from his youth.