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Jim Gaffigan is a four-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, two-time Emmy-winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. His latest film, Most Wanted, in which he stars as Glen Picker, is now in theaters and on demand. Gaffigan’s many film credits include Three Kings, Super Troopers, Super Troopers 2, and Chappaquiddick, and his recent movies include Troop Zero, Them That Follow, Light From Light, Being Frank, Drunk Parents and American Dreamer. He released his seventh stand-up special, Quality Time, in 2019 through Amazon, which also the home for his latest special, Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist. In addition to two seasons of the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical The Jim Gaffigan Show, which he wrote and produced with his wife Jeannie, and his widely popular stand-up comedy specials, Gaffigan has guest starred on many television comedies and dramas, ranging from Portlandia and Bob’s Burgers to the HBO cult hits Flight of the Concords to dramatic roles in Law &amp; Order. Gaffigan and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children. (Picture by Robyn Von Swank.)

Jim Gaffigan

Film

Revisited: The Way We Get By: Jim Gaffigan is Getting Back to His Gardening Roots

Just for the record, I started making films when I was 17 in 1968 and have never stopped for 1 minute and am not planning to.

Abel Ferrara

Revisited: The Way We Get By: Abel Ferrara on the Films of John Cassavetes

The Way We Get By: Jim Gaffigan is Getting Back to His Gardening Roots

Aimee Lou Wood is a UK actress who came to international attention in her scene-stealing role of Aimee in Netflix’s Sex Education, starring opposite Gillian Anderson, Asa Butterfield and James Purefoy. The series, which was created by Laurie Nunn and inspired by John Hughes’ Brat Pack films, had 40 million viewers in the first month alone. Season 2 aired earlier this year to widespread critical acclaim. Aimee recently wrapped the biopic Louis Wain, directed by Will Sharpe, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the eponymous prolific English artist who rose to prominence at the end of the 19th century. Claire Foy stars as his wife, with Andrea Riseborough, Sharon Rooney, Stacey Martin and Hayley Squires starring alongside Aimee as the Wain sisters. Earlier this year, Aimee starred with Toby Jones in the stage production of Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter; the performance was met with critical acclaim. In 2019, she starred as Effie in the acclaimed Downstate at the National Theatre. Aimee graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2017. (Picture by Matt Holyoak.)

Aimee Lou Wood

The Way We Get By: Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood Has Been Cooking and Writing a TV Show

Aly &amp; AJ is LA-based sister duo Alyson and Amanda Michalka. They recently released their singles &#8220;Attack of Panic&#8221; and &#8220;Joan of Arc on the Dance Floor&#8221; were released earlier this year and they are recording a new album now.
(Photo Credit: Stephen Ringer)

Aly & AJ

Music

The Way We Get By: Aly & AJ Have Found Kinship in the Berninger Brothers

Nashville band Moon Taxi has been taking their genre-bending musicality around the world since 2006, playing everywhere from the Ryman to big festivals. In a dynamic new era for the band — vocalist/guitarist Trevor Terndrup, guitarist Spencer Thomson, bassist Tommy Putnam, keyboardist Wes Bailey, and drummer Tyler Ritter — their upcoming fifth album Silver Dream broadens their sonic palette, exploring everything from folk to soul to inventively crafted electronic pop.
(Photo Credit: Jake Matthews)

Moon Taxi

Moon Taxi’s Wes Bailey is Cooking Up a Storm

Ben Bailey is the host of the hit TV show Cash Cab and a longtime stand-up comedian who has performed at all the major festivals including Montreal and Chicago (Just For Laughs), the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and at clubs and theaters around the world. In 2019, the six-time Daytime Emmy Award®-winning series Cash Cab returned to Bravo after a successful special run on the Discovery Channel in 2017, once again taking unsuspecting passengers on the ride of their life through the streets of New York City. During the 2017 incarnation of the show, passengers were joined by guest celebrities including Matthew Perry, Brooke Shields, Scott Bakula, Gilbert Gottfried, Dave Foley, Jeff Garlin and Susie Essman. Ben has starred in two specials for Comedy Central; his most recent, Road Rage and Accidental Ornithology, is currently streaming on Netflix. He has also hosted several other series including Who&#8217;s Still Standing, Best in The Business&#8221; and After the Catch, and appeared in numerous other TV shows, from 30 Rock and Parenthood to Law and Order and One life to Live. He can also be heard on his popular podcast Tall But True.

Ben Bailey

The Way We Get By: Cash Cab’s Ben Bailey is Hoping We Can All Slow Down

In a time where positivity is hard to come by, The Happy Fits are here with their transportive, sunny second album, What Could Be Better, out August 28. Turning a love for the Killers and Violent Femmes into their own compact pop songwriting, the New Jersey-based trio started as a casual summer project for high school friends Calvin Langman, Ross Monteith, and Luke Davis before going off to college. After their debut EP, 2016’s Awfully Apeelin’, took off on Spotify during their first semester, school stopped looking like the natural next step. Following their 2018 full-length Concentrate, The Happy Fits have further honed their ambition for What Could Be Better’s collection of crowd-pleasers.

The Happy Fits

Calvin Langman of The Happy Fits is Playing Pickleball Like There’s No Tomorrow

Dave Stewart is one-half of the legendary pop duo Eurythmics.

Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart of Eurythmics Talks About Quarantine Recording, Bahamas Living, and His Latest Collaboration

Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott have been making music as JR JR — formerly Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. — for a decade, playing electronic-tinge indie-pop that slots nicely next to bands like MGMT and Portugal The Man. The band’s latest single is “The Gambler,” a song inspired by a particularly horrendous trip to Las Vegas.
(Photo Credit: Pamela Littky)

JR. JR.

Josh from JR. JR. Recommends Ip Man Movies For a Brain Break

James Petralli is the frontman of White Denim, a band from Austin, TX. Their album World As A Waiting Room is out now via Radio Milk Records.

James Petralli

White Denim Planned and Executed an Entire Lockdown Album

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is a Mississauga, Ontario native who made headlines when she landed the role of Devi in Netflix’s Never Have I Ever after a worldwide search of over 15,000 actors. The 10-episode series is a coming-of-age comedy about the life of a modern first-generation Indian American teenage girl, loosely based on Mindy Kaling’s upbringing. Never Have I Ever premiered April 27, 2020 and was renewed for a second season on July 1, 2020. When Maitreyi is not acting, she is an advocate for public education, gender equality and authentic representation. (Photo by Vinsia Maharjah.)

The Way We Get By