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‘The First Lady’ Highlights 3 of America’s Most Memorable Wives

Since this country was founded in 1776, we’ve had 45 presidents — and, with the exception of one, all have been married at least once, giving us 54 total first ladies over the course of our nation’s history. The new Showtime anthology series The First Lady takes a closer look at three of the most memorable: Eleanor Roosevelt (played by Gillian Anderson), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (Viola Davis). Out of such a rich group of women to choose from, why did the powers behind the show pick these three? “The first season is very much about voice. […]

Kristen Kish in "Fast Foodies"
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5 Questions With Kristen Kish of truTV’s “Fast Foodies”

You might know Kristen Kish as the extremely talented winner of Season 10 of Top Chef, but in the years since, she’s made an even bigger name for herself in the food scene, opening the respected restaurant Arlo Grey in Austin, Texas. But she also is one of the three chefs — along with fellow Top Chef winner Jeremy Ford and Iron Chef America winner Justin Sutherland — reinventing fast-food classics on truTV’s series Fast Foodies, which premieres its second season Thursday. We spoke to Kish for our “5 Questions” on her favorite fast-food options, what ingredients she can’t be […]

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‘Monarch’ Tells a Tale of Lies & Secrets in Country Music’s Golden Family

The dark side of country music is coming out. FOX’s new drama Monarch follows the first family of country music in an epic tale of lies and betrayal. The matriarch and patriarch of this family, the Romans, are Dottie (played by Susan Sarandon) and Albie (portrayed by country music star Trace Adkins). Together, the duo have created a dynasty, but now it’s on shaky ground. Their daughter, Nicky (Anna Friel), is ready to do everything she can to protect her family’s musical reign as well as navigate her own growing career. “Everybody has secrets. Everybody has agendas,” explained Adkins. Having […]