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Martin Short Reveals His 2016 New Year’s Resolutions

In this clip from last night’s episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien and Martin Short reveal their New Year’s resolutions for 2016. “Be way more Kendall, way less Kylie.”

Robert Smith Of The Cure Reimagined As Horror Comic Book Characters

“Tales From The Smith Comic Book Series” is a brilliant homage created by Brazilian artist Butcher Billy that Robert Smith of The Cure appears as a variety of monsters featured on the covers of classic horror comics.

Kisses and scares. Hearts and skulls. Giggles and graves. Romance in the shadows. This frightening series of strange tales is a homage to the goth legend who truly taught us love and darkness.

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Pictures-of-You

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Close-to-Me

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Via Butcher Billy

The Billy Joel Channel to Return to SiriusXM on January 15

SiriusXM announced today that The Billy Joel Channel, an exclusive channel featuring the works of iconic entertainer, Billy Joel, will return to SiriusXM.

Billy Joel’s exclusive SiriusXM channel, The Billy Joel Channel, will feature music spanning the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s career, including songs from each of his live and studio albums. Additionally, SiriusXM listeners will hear Joel introducing songs each hour, offering insight into their significance, meaning, composition and recording.

The Billy Joel Channel will also feature four exclusive weekly shows hosted by Billy Joel. The show will feature Joel playing recordings that influenced his own work including songs by The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Beethoven, Procol Harum, plus doo wop hits, movie themes and more. Joel, hosting the show while sitting behind the piano, will also perform snippets of the songs that impacted his repertoire. The show will premiere on Saturday, January 16 at 6:00 pm ET.

The SiriusXM channel will also include special guest DJ sessions, “Billy Joel Top Ten”, hosted by Joel’s friends, including Garth Brooks and Don Henley playing their favorite Billy Joel songs.

“Throughout my life, I love to listen to the radio and discover music that impacts my life. I look forward to sharing the musical adventures I had creating my songs with the SiriusXM audience,” said Billy Joel.

“The response to Billy’s SiriusXM channel from 2014 was outstanding. We are excited to work with Billy again on creating and recording new, exclusive content for the channel offering our listeners a truly comprehensive listening experience courtesy of Billy’s unique and eclectic tastes,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.

The limited-run channel will launch on Friday, January 15 at 5:00 pm ET and will air through Sunday, February 14, via satellite on channel 18. The Billy Joel Channel will also be available online and through the SiriusXM app.

The Billy Joel Channel is an example of SiriusXM channels created with iconic and prominent artists, including Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Radio, Jimmy Buffett’s Radio Margaritaville, Willie Nelson’s Willie’s Roadhouse, The Pink Floyd Channel, B.B. King’s Bluesville, Elvis Radio, Siriusly Sinatra, Ozzy Osbourne’s Ozzy’s Boneyard, Pearl Jam Radio, Eminem’s Shade 45,Tiësto’s Club Life Radio and Neil Diamond Radio.

Michael Jackson’s “Off The Wall” To Be Re-released With Spike Lee Doc

On February 26, during Black History Month, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Legacy Recordings will release exclusive CD/DVD and CD/Blu Ray editions of Michael Jackson’s revolutionary 1979 recording, Off The Wall. The package will include the original version of the album bundled with the new documentary Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, directed by Spike Lee. The documentary will make its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016, and its world television premiere on SHOWTIME on Friday, February 5th at 9 P.M. ET/PT on-air, on demand and over the internet. After its premiere on SHOWTIME, it will be broadcast in territories around the world.

THE ALBUM – The importance of Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall cannot be overstated. Recorded when he was just 20 years old, the album heralded Michael’s stunning emancipation as a singular musical force and creative visionary. It smashed the ceiling on record sales for black artists, ushering in an exciting new era of R&B-to-pop crossover airplay, chart, marketing and sales trends not seen before in modern pop music. It’s the record that “invented modern pop as we know it,” wrote Rolling Stone. For fellow black artists of the day, Michael served as an illuminating inspiration.

To Black America, Off The Wall transcended music and entertainment altogether. The success of the album marked a level of national and international achievement that conjured pride in a culture that as late as the end of the 1970s was still fighting for the kind of social acceptance that Michael’s album received. Because of Off the Wall’s indelible influence, 21st century artists as disparate as Beyonce, Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd all have a blueprint they turned to for creating their superstardom.

Written by Michael Jackson, the first single from Off The Wall, “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”, was Michael’s first Grammy and first single to hit #1 in the U.S. and internationally as a solo artist. With the singles “Rock With You”, “Off the Wall” and “She’s Out of My Life” Jackson became the first solo artist in history to have four singles from the same album peak inside the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The album was an enormous commercial success; as of 2014 it is certified eight times platinum in the United States and has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.

The Music: “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”; “Rock With You”, “Workin’ Day and Night”; “Get on the Floor”; “Off the Wall”; “Girlfriend”; “She’s Out of My Life”; “I Can’t Help It”; ” It’s the Falling in Love”; “Burn This Disco Out”.

THE DOCUMENTARY – Produced by Spike Lee, John Branca and John McClain. For Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, director Spike Lee assembles a wealth of archival footage, including material from Michael’s personal archive, interviews with contemporary talents and family members, and Michael’s own words and image to create this insightful chronicle from the star’s early rise to fame through the release of this seminal album. A look at a chapter of his career that is rarely examined, Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall allows audiences to travel with Michael as he gets his start at Motown, strikes a new path with CBS Records, and forges a relationship with legendary producer Quincy Jones. An illuminated portrait emerges of how an earnest, passionate, hard-working boy would become the “King of Pop.”

Partial list of interviews: Lee Daniels; The Weeknd; Pharrell Williams; Misty Copeland, Kobe Bryant; Mark Ronson; John Legend; Questlove; Katherine Jackson; Joe Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Jackie Jackie L.A. Reid and more.

Watch This Truck-Eating Bridge Do The Job

Ever drive under a bridge and wonder if any trucks have misjudged the height? Check out this 11’ 4” bridge in Enid, Oklahoma, well known for eating trucks that officials painted teeth on it. The East Maine Bridge is so voracious that it has its own Facebook page.

Well, it happened this past Sunday night.

The Simpsons Goes All Miami Vice In This 1980s Couch Gag

From Sunday night’s upcoming episode “Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles,” The Simpsons go all Crockett and Tubbs in this opening couch gag.

The Second Season Trailer For ‘Better Call Saul’ Is Out And *Almost* Overshadows The Greatness Of ‘Breaking Bad’

Unlike most spinoffs, Better Call Saul doesn’t fizzle out once the first few episodes aired, getting better and better as the weeks went on. Bob Odenkirk as small-time lawyer James Morgan “Jimmy” McGill is predictably great on the show, and the second season will premiere on February 15, 2016. I’ve missed his extraordinary company.

What A Famous Disney Animator Drawing In 3D Can Teach You About Life

Over nearly four decades at Disney, Glen Keane animated some the most compelling characters of our time: Ariel from The Little Mermaid, the titular beast in Beauty and the Beast, and Disney’s Tarzan, to name just a few. The son of cartoonist Bil Keane (The Family Circus), Glen learned early on the importance of holding onto your childhood creativity—and how art can powerfully convey emotion. Keane has spent his career embracing new tools, from digital environments to 3D animation to today’s virtual reality, which finally enables him to step into his drawings and wander freely through his imagination. Watch this video as he’ll explore how to tap into your own creativity, connecting to emotion and character more directly than ever before.