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Tom Welling's return as Clark Kent during a cameo in The CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths," aka the sixth Arrowverse crossover event, was a sight for sore eyes. The actor reprised his role as the superhero eight years after the finale of "Smallville," a prequel series from The WB that focused on the blue boy's formative years ... before he took on his identity as Superman. Welling was incredible as Clark Kent; his interpretation of a young boy coming to terms with his superpower has been cited as one of the best Superman portrayals on television. As a young boy growing...

"The Chris Rock Show" was one of the edgiest, most uproarious variety shows on television. Powered by the pop cultural shockwave of his 1996 HBO stand-up special "Bring the Pain," Rock had attained the inconvenient-truth-telling stature of greats like Richard Pryor and George Carlin. He excoriated the white media for its condescending praise of the "well-spoken" Colin Powell and expressed hilarious disbelief that the crack-smoking Marion Barry could get re-elected Mayor of Washington D.C. (a bit that seems downright benign after the heinous, unrepentantly amoral Donald Trump's presidency). Suddenly, my mom knew that "salad tossing" was a prison euphemism for analingus.HBO...

Here Lies Love is rising again. The dance-club musical, which premiered at the Public Theater back in 2013, explores the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos, the erstwhile Filipino first lady, serial plunderer and notorious footwear enthusiast (who is still alive and kicking at 93). A kind of disco Evita, the sung-through show was a major event in its initial run. And this June, more than a decade later, it will return to New York City in a production that promises to test the boundaries of musical theater on Broadway.  Conceived by David Byrne—the brain-expanding solo artist, musical magpie, former Talking Head and iconic oversize-suit wearer—Here Lies Love features a groovy, rhythm-heavy score by Byrne...

Every year all eyes are on the flashiest fashions at Kitakyushu, but there’s another side to the story. In January, Japan holds Coming of Age Ceremonies, civic celebrations for residents who have or are about to turn 20, traditionally the age at which adulthood is considered to start in Japanese society. But while just about every city in the country has a Coming of Age Ceremony, none of the get as much attention as the one in the town of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. Over the years, Kitakyushu’s ceremony has become famous for the outlandish outfits many attendees wear, like the...

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