Kyle Mooney

Kyle Mooney


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Letterman Farewell Suiting, But Long Overdue, Some Say

Letterman Farewell Suiting, But Long Overdue, Some Say

David Letterman bid viewers one last “Thank You, and Good Night” Tuesday night, before officially ceding his throne atop the late-night comedy hierarchy to incoming heir Stephen Colbert. The send-off ceremony, which garnered Letterman his largest viewership since 1994 with 13.7 million viewers, was replete with archive videos and photos from The Late Show With

Why Billie Holiday Matters

Why Billie Holiday Matters

“You never heard singing so lazy, so slow, with such a drawl,” Ralph Cooper said as he urged the Apollo to hire a new young singer he’d discovered in a club in Harlem. “I don’t know what it is but you got to hear her.” It’s called jazz singing today. Back then they called it

Occupy Wall Street Didn’t Just Fizzle Out

Occupy Wall Street Didn’t Just Fizzle Out

Remember when a bunch of anarchists met in Zuccotti Park on September 17, 2011, to denounce Wall Street’s role in the perpetuation of global inequality and mass impoverishment? Remember when it became Occupy Wall Street, and then Occupy Everywhere Else ? Remember when it, like, ended? Yeah, that. A piece published Thursday in the New

Jay-Z’s Tidal Wave

Jay-Z’s Tidal Wave

It was in true “Jigga” style that Jay-Z unveiled his newly-acquired online music streaming service Tidal on Monday, March 30. In a now-widely circulated video, Mr. Carter appears alongside 16 of music’s biggest and highest-earning artists as Alicia Keys announces the arrival of the “first ever artist-owned global music and entertainment platform.” Rihanna, Beyoncé, Daft