Here are today's contestants:
- Maggie Faucher, a research assistant from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
- Mikey Hlebasko, a sales operations director from Marietta, Georgia; and
- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 16-day champ with winnings of $462,401.
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I did not dare to look up anything on the annual White House Egg Roll. I don't quite understand what it is in the first place but it always seemed to be a harmless thing in a dangerous city. I did not want to find out that it took place on the Rose Garden cement patio or near the East Wing giant hole in the ground waiting to swallow up children.
But Trump observed Easter by promising death, destruction and suffering to Iranians like any good Christian would. And he sarcastically praised Allah because the best way too "peace" is by making fun of someone else's God.
Tonight's Top Pick is Extracted, ending its second season on FOX at 8 p.m. tonight. Realistically, most people will probably watch UConn vs. Michigan, but I just have to continue my attempts at giving every regularly-airing series some representation.
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| Jack Black & Jack White |
Show #1004
Comedy actor Jack Black returns after a big SNL comeback last season to join the 5-timers club. He has also been a musical guest as one-half of Tenacious D, so this his 6th time in an episode's billing.
Blues rock musician Jack White also returns for a sixth time. His first appearance (2002) was with The White Stripes.
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| The Faithful |
Rise up! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, April 5!
Our Top Pick tonight is the conclusion of The Faithful (Fox, 8 p.m. / Hulu, Sunday). This latest attempt to jump on the faith media bandwagon hasn't been that well received, even with some notable names -- Jeffrey Donovan as Abraham and Minnie Driver as Sarah, though there only in some of the 6 episodes. The miniseries is another retelling of Genesis with a heavy focus on the women (Sarah, Rebekah, Leah). I'm still partial to Turner's Bible Collection... none of which I've seen in 25+ years.
Elsewhere, Dark Winds solves the case, Riz Ahmed was Live from London, Rooster faces an ex, Sirāt comes to streaming, Tracker tracks, Marshals marshal, Comeback is leaked, Smithsonian welcomes Disasters, and Hope still Calls.
Welcome to the Weekend in Pop Culture! Let's examine what's coming out in theaters this weekend.
The Drama
A secret revealed causes drama (title drop!) between a couple in the lead to their marriage.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
This must be some kind of tie-in with Samsung.
What have you been watching?
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Hell is others. Especially everyone in the administration.
If you are a Christian, Jesus is in hell to save your soul.
If you are Jewish you are celebrating Passover which is much happier than Good Friday unless you are Egyptian.
Is there a Muslim holiday now?
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| The Ten Commandments |
A seven nation army couldn't hold me back! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, April 4!
Our Top Pick tonight is the annual(ish) presentation of The Ten Commandments (ABC, 7 p.m.). For as many years as it's been broadcasted by the Alphabet network, it's never been Top Pick. Easter weekend is also a slow TV weekend. I love the movie, though the scale feels on another level on the big screen, but at least the TV broadcast isn't the pan-and-scan version anymore. With commercials, the runtime for tonight's movie presentation is 4 hours 44 minutes. (That more than a hour worth of commercials.)
Elsewhere, Jacks both Black and White are Live from New York, sportsballs play final fours, Mao meets a schoolgirl, Rooster finds a demon-ruled city, a root beer float is murderous, Connie and Larry Van Oosten get Lifetime movie treatment, and One Piece has a shocker.
Here are today's contestants:
- Robyn Horn, a commercial real estate broker from Seattle, Washington;
- Emmitt Laurie, a poker player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 15-day champ with winnings of $428,000.
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| Deathstalker |
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The 13h step is unofficially official. Not everyone takes the step of hooking up with someone else in recovery. Recovery is never ending. Alcoholism will survive the heat death of the universe. So the unspoken, forbidden, inevitable 14th step is relapse. Relapse should be talked about more. It's a cult and inescapable. The 12 (14) steps form a circle.
Here are today's contestants:
- Brian Chu, a professor from Cary, North Carolina;
- Nikki Svetov, an entertainment strategist originally from Long Island, New York; and
- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 14-day champ with winnings of $371,600.
I've got two weeks worth of Notable Opening Nights, and approximately 90 minutes to write about them. Let's see how I do!
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In a high-stakes pairs challenge, the designers create bold looks using only Cashmere bathroom tissue, with one designer from each duo safe.
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Not fooling. It is perfect that the unwritten 13th step lines up with April Fool's. If you have followed the twelve steps then you have destroyed your ego, you have left everyone that you knew behind or pissed them off even more, and with the last step you've started to piss off strangers. There are no other people in your life but the other damaged people in meetings. The twelve steps have carved a huge hole in your life and left you alone. So you hook up with someone else from the program. They're desperate too. And then guess what happens.
Tonight's Top Pick is Elsbeth, which is not yet airing its season finale, but is airing an episode set against the world of debutante balls. What fabric is that sweater?
