Celebrating 200 Years

Elise Hanna

Timothée Chalamet is under fire for controversial comments about the arts.

How to lose an Oscar in ten minutes: The Timothée Chalamet controversy

By Elise Hanna | March 16, 2026

Despite having the arts to thank for getting him where he is today, Timothée Chalamet has found himself in hot water over his criticism of them.In a Town Hall produced by CNN and Variety, Chalamet said to Interstellar star Matthew McConaughey, “I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera, or you know, things where it’s like ‘hey keep this thing alive’ even though it’s like, no one cares about this anymore."

The hit show "Smiling Friends" is coming to an end.

Smiling ends

By Elise Hanna | March 12, 2026

For a show whose premise lies in making people smile, the latest news about the show “Smiling Friends” is making fans anything but cheerful.The show premiered its first episode, “Desmond’s Big Day,” on April 1, 2020, as a part of Cartoon Network’s nighttime programming block Adult Swim. The complete first season aired on Jan. 10, 2022, despite plans having been made for a weekly release.Almost immediately, it became clear that viewers loved it, gravitating towards its smart humor, witty jokes and lovable characters — characters who genuinely seemed to care for and play well off of each other. Unfortunately, this high did not last long.

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