# comedy and humor (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover comedy and humor. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why Andy Warhol Couldn’t Capture Dolly Parton](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/arts/design/warhol-dolly-parton-portrait.html) _2026-08-27 · Blake Gopnik · NYT \> Arts_ Andy Warhol’s images of Parton don’t strike me as up to the level of his best society portraits; they aren’t quite worthy of the singer’s complex excellence. ## [Harry Styles Kicks Off Monthslong Residency at Madison Square Garden](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/arts/music/harry-styles-madison-square-garden.html) _2026-08-27 · Leah Greenblatt · NYT \> Arts_ The singer kicked off a monthslong residency at the venue on Wednesday night before a giddy crowd. ## [Laura Spector, Who Turned a Loathsome Vine Into Art, Dies at 71](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/arts/design/laura-spector-dead.html) _2026-08-27 · Penelope Green · NYT \> Arts_ Using Asian bittersweet, the much-hated invasive species, she created whimsical rustic objects and enchanting furniture. ## [Yayoi Kusama, Japanese Pop Artist Known for Polka-Dot Paintings, Dies at 97](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/yayoi-kusama-dead.html) _2026-08-27 · Holland Cotter · NYT \> Arts_ The Japanese artist’s polka-dot-covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s. ## [6 Feet Under in Coffins That Are Over the Top](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/arts/design/ghana-design-coffins.html) _2026-08-27 · Patricia Leigh Brown · NYT \> Arts_ Elaborate coffins, produced by Ghanaian artisans, are the centerpieces of funerals that celebrate the life of the deceased and get them to the afterlife in style. ## [“Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/meta-jonathan-haidt-anxious-generation.html) _2026-08-27 · Emma Goldberg · NYT \> Style_ In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree. ## [‘Buddy’ Review: Cuddle Monster](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/buddy-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Erik Piepenburg · NYT \> Arts_ Barney but Satan: That’s the macabre world Casper Kelly posits in his horror comedy about an adorable but monstrous children’s television unicorn. ## [How the Anvil Was Nearly Dropped on ‘Coyote vs. Acme’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/the-story-behind-coyote-vs-acme.html) _2026-08-27 · Jason T. Bailey · NYT \> Arts_ The live action-animation hybrid comedy fought a real-life studio battle to win its theatrical release. ## [How Scientific Is the Science-Fiction of ‘Dark Matter’?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/arts/television/dark-matter-science-quantum-mechanics.html) _2026-08-27 · Connie Chang · NYT \> Arts_ Ahead of the Season 2 premiere, the writer, a physicist by training, asked around. The answer? It’s complicated. ## [Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Changes Lives. Some States Gut It Anyway.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/books/dolly-parton-imagination-library.html) _2026-08-27 · Ash Wu · NYT \> Arts_ The crown jewel of the singer’s philanthropic efforts has handed out hundreds of millions of books to children over the past 31 years. But it isn’t immune to funding cuts. ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TopibLdFhvST) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: Behind a Plagued Production](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/boorman-and-the-devil-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Ben Kenigsberg · NYT \> Arts_ A documentary looks back at what went wrong — and right — during the making of “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” the director John Boorman’s maligned 1977 sequel. ## [Tim Curry Pioneered Fashion With His ‘Rocky Horror’ Performance](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/tim-curry-fashion-pioneer.html) _2026-08-27 · Guy Trebay · NYT \> Style_ His performance as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the cross-dressing mad scientist of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” was ahead of its time. ## [Inside the Iceland Eclipse Festival: $1,000-a-Week Yurts and Endless Optimism](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/iceland-eclipse-festival.html) _2026-08-27 · Callie Holtermann and Lexi Parra · NYT \> Style_ At a festival on a disc golf course, on a peninsula in Iceland, waiting for the sky to descend into darkness. ## [Tim Curry and Dolly Parton Are Remembered by the Muppets](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/dolly-parton-miss-piggy-muppets.html) _2026-08-27 · Jesse McKinley · NYT \> Style_ Perhaps more than many other entertainers who appeared alongside the Muppets, Parton seemed to have a natural ease with her inanimate sidekicks. ## [The Weather Influencers Who Focus on Vibes and Clothes Instead of Radar](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/weather-influencers-tiktok-kyle-cooke.html) _2026-08-27 · Alisha Haridasani Gupta · NYT \> Style_ A new crop of social media creators offer their followers a “vibes check” or helpful reminders to not get their hair blown out because rain is in the forecast. ## [Dinner and a Movie? In Denver, a First Date Might Include Bouldering](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/denver-dating-hiking.html) _2026-08-27 · Madison Malone Kircher · NYT \> Style_ For some, dating in Denver is an endurance sport. ## [‘The Whisper Man’ Review: Robert De Niro Tries to Crack a Grisly Case](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/the-whisper-man-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Glenn Kenny · NYT \> Movies_ Robert De Niro plays a world-weary retired lawman drawn back into a horrifying case, while Adam Scott holds our attention as his estranged son. ## [‘Runa Simi’ Review: The Fight to Keep Quechua Alive](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/runa-simi-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Natalia Winkelman · NYT \> Movies_ This Peruvian documentary follows a voice artist who wants to dub “The Lion King” into the Indigenous language. Can he succeed? ## [‘Idiots’ Review: Burn After Seeing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/idiots-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Calum Marsh · NYT \> Movies_ Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson contend with guns, drugs and a SoundCloud rapper in this over-the-top, gross-out crime comedy. ## [‘Finding Emily’ Review: You’ve Got Email](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/finding-emily-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Beandrea July · NYT \> Movies_ This Gen Z rom-com, with flashes of wit and invention, ultimately leans too heavily on the traditional formula it seems poised to subvert. ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2pBtqF0q4QLC) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [‘Filipiñana’ Review: Hell is a Golf Course](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/filipinana-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Beatrice Loayza · NYT \> Movies_ Rafael Manuel’s formalist drama snakes its way through a luxury golf course in the Philippines via the point of view of a 17-year-old worker. ## [‘The Dog Stars’ Review: Seeking Hope at the End of the World](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/the-dog-stars-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Jeannette Catsoulis · NYT \> Movies_ A terrific cast led by Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley struggles to lift Ridley Scott’s contemplative dystopia out of the doldrums. ## [‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review: A Daffy Corporate Comedy](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/coyote-vs-acme-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Alissa Wilkinson · NYT \> Movies_ A delightful tale that nails the tone of the Looney Tunes shorts while telling a new story, too. ## [‘Colony’ Review: Zombies Going Viral](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/colony-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Nicolas Rapold · NYT \> Movies_ The director Yeon Sang-ho (“Train to Busan”) returns with a new spin on zombies, created with a virus by a mad scientist to unite, search and destroy. ## [‘The Last Sunrise’ Review: A Thrilling Spanish Summer](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/movies/the-last-sunrise-review.html) _2026-08-27 · Brandon Yu · NYT \> Movies_ A dancer (Maia Reficco) travels to Mallorca and finds herself in a steamy romance with a local fisherman (Fernando Lindez). ## [A General Store Almost as Old as America](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/general-store-massachusetts-davolls-shattuck-slate.html) _2026-08-27 · Steven Kurutz · NYT \> Style_ Ben Shattuck, the proprietor of Davoll’s in coastal Massachusetts, yearns for a retail world before chain stores and online shopping. ## [As a Storyteller, Tim Curry Had the Gift](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/theater/tim-curry-rocky-horror-spamalot.html) _2026-08-27 · Laura Collins-Hughes · NYT \> Theater_ He was a blast to watch, whether playing a mad scientist in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a butler in “Clue” or a singing King Arthur in “Spamalot.” ## [After Meta Settlement, Teens Divided on New Instagram and Facebook Restrictions](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/teens-meta-instagram-facebook-restrictions.html) _2026-08-26 · Callie Holtermann and Madison Malone Kircher · NYT \> Style_ Young people said the platforms could be a space for gathering, but also a waste of time. ## [Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/tim-curry-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Bruce Weber · NYT \> Theater_ The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter. ## [Tim Curry: A Life in Pictures](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/tim-curry-a-life-in-pictures.html) _2026-08-26 · Derrick Bryson Taylor · NYT \> Theater_ Curry thrived onstage and onscreen in meaty roles that brought him widespread recognition and generations of dedicated fans. ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BzT7mYhZbHMZ) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Hearing to Review Bill Cosby’s Assets as He Faces $59 Million Judgment](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/television/bill-cosby-assets-sexual-assault.html) _2026-08-26 · Graham Bowley · NYT \> Arts \> Television_ A judge wants Mr. Cosby or his lawyers to clarify questions about his funds as a woman who sued him for sexual assault says she has not received any of the money she was awarded. ## [Dolly Parton, Friend of Miss Piggy, Is Remembered by the Muppets](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/dolly-parton-miss-piggy-muppets.html) _2026-08-26 · Jesse McKinley · NYT \> Style_ Perhaps more than many other entertainers who appeared alongside the Muppets, Parton seemed to have a natural ease with her inanimate sidekicks. ## [Dolly Parton Outsmarted Every Dumb-Blonde Joke](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/dolly-parton-jokes-humor-image.html) _2026-08-26 · Amanda Hess · NYT \> Style_ Nothing a critic or comic said about Parton — and they said plenty — compared with what she said about herself. She stepped on their punchlines and took away their power. ## [Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Believed Him for Over a Year’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/tiny-modern-love-stories-i-believed-him-for-over-a-year.html) _2026-08-26 · NYT \> Style_ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. ## [Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and More Mourn Dolly Parton](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-celebrity-reaction.html) _2026-08-26 · Derrick Bryson Taylor · NYT \> Arts_ After her death at 80, celebrities and politicians honored the country music star for her generosity and philanthropy. ## [How Dollywood Captured the Essence of Dolly Parton](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dollywood-dolly-parton.html) _2026-08-26 · Melena Ryzik · NYT \> Arts_ Her idea to create a “fantasy city” that celebrated her home region turned into a billion-dollar attraction that maintained its authentic feel. ## [Peter Nadas, Author of ‘the Greatest Novel Written in Our Time,’ Dies at 83](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/books/peter-nadas-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Alex Marshall · NYT \> Arts_ Susan Sontag gave that high praise to “A Book of Memories” (1986), a labyrinthine chronicle of life under Communism. ## [Dolly Parton Wrote ‘I Will Always Love You’ and ‘Jolene’ in One Creative Burst](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dolly-parton-jolene-i-will-always-love-you.html) _2026-08-26 · Jon Pareles · NYT \> Arts_ Two of her defining hits — “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” — were perhaps written in the same day. In different ways, they found sturdy melodies for precarious emotions. ## [Why Dolly Parton Wouldn’t Let Elvis Presley Record ‘I Will Always Love You’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dolly-parton-publishing-i-will-always-love-you.html) _2026-08-26 · Ben Sisario · NYT \> Arts_ When Elvis Presley wanted to record the song, Parton made the hard-nosed decision to protect her ownership of her work. ## [The Beginnings of ‘It Ends’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/it-ends-behind-the-scenes.html) _2026-08-26 · Nicolas Rapold · NYT \> Arts_ How the writer-director Alexander Ullom turned post-grad existential anxiety and a tiny budget into his breakout debut horror film. ## [Dolly Parton’s Bedazzled, Bewigged and Bodacious Style](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/dolly-parton-sense-of-style.html) _2026-08-26 · Vanessa Friedman · NYT \> Style_ A wild mountain rose, she used her clothes and her body to subvert expectations. ## [Dolly Parton Died After Brief Period With Cancer](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-cancer-cause-death.html) _2026-08-26 · Julia Jacobs · NYT \> Arts_ Parton had recently canceled a Las Vegas residency because of health issues. A spokesman said she was admitted to a cancer center in Nashville on Friday. ## [Did the Zodiac Kill the Black Dahlia? This Crime Writer Thinks So.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/michael-connelly-black-dahlia-zodiac-podcast.html) _2026-08-26 · Alexander Nazaryan · NYT \> Arts_ The novelist Michael Connelly knows he is putting his reputation on the line with the podcast “Killer in the Code.” But despite critics’ skepticism, he finds the evidence “completely convincing.” ## [Stream These Movies and Shows Before They Leave Netflix](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/television/netflix-expiring-september.html) _2026-08-26 · Jason T. Bailey · NYT \> Arts \> Television_ Like “The Four Seasons”? The movie that inspired it is leaving soon, as is the Hayden Panettiere showcase “Nashville.” ## [Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Bill Friskics-Warren · NYT \> Arts \> Television_ Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. ## [Rupert Grint Will Join ‘Harry Potter’ Again, This Time on Broadway](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/theater/rupert-grint-harry-potter-broadway.html) _2026-08-26 · Michael Paulson · NYT \> Theater_ The British actor, who played Ron Weasley in all eight films, will play the same character, this time as an adult, in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” ## [I’m Already Dreading My In-Laws’ Comments on My Pregnancy. Help!](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/in-laws-pregnancy-commentary.html) _2026-08-26 · Philip Galanes · NYT \> Style_ A reader worries that her father-in-law’s mansplaining and her mother-in-law’s anxiety will crank into overdrive once she’s carrying their grandchild. ## [‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap: Locked Out](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/television/ted-lasso-season-4-episode-4-recap.html) _2026-08-26 · Christopher Orr · NYT \> Arts \> Television_ Can a male coach solve a female locker room? ## [‘Paranormal Activity’ Review: The Thing That Goes Bump in the Night](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/theater/paranormal-activity-review-broadway.html) _2026-08-26 · Helen Shaw · NYT \> Theater_ It’s now haunting Broadway in this adaptation of the horror film franchise about a couple seeking a new start. Instead, they become prime targets. ## [Dethroned Beauty Queen Fights Accusations of Bigotry](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/miss-north-carolina-brittany-boltinhouse-lawsuit.html) _2026-08-25 · Madison Malone Kircher · NYT \> Style_ Brittany Boltinhouse’s title as Miss North Carolina USA was rescinded after past social media posts surfaced. She is suing pageant organizers and Miss USA for defamation.