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New on the shelves this week: An obit writer writes — and drunkenly publishes — his own obituary. A Hungarian teen stumbles into adulthood. And geriatric sleuth Vera Wong returns.
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Author: Colin Dwyer
In Apple TV+’s new documentary Number One on the Call Sheet, Eddie Murphy revealed the one project for which he auditioned in his storied career.
Murphy spoke candidly about his early career in the doc, noting that he knew he was poised for success after landing Saturday Night Live in his teen years. “Early on, I just knew I was going to be fa — I started when I’m around 16, I’m going, ‘I’m gonna be famous,’” he admitted. “When I was 19, I got Saturday Night Live, and things just started happening,” he continued. “I didn’t go through all of the stuff that a lot of actors [do], I didn’t go through auditions.”
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But Murphy conceded that there was one very important project for which he deigned to audition, though he claimed it was the only time in his career that he did so. “I had one audition in my whole life,” Murphy said. “I think I’m the only actor that could say that. I had one audition. It was for Saturday Night Live.”
Murphy debuted on SNL in 1980 and shortly became one of the most popular and successful actors in the industry. In 1982, he headlined 48 Hours opposite Nick Nolte. He then starred in Trading Places (1983) and Beverly Hills Cop (1984). Murphy will next be seen reprising the voice of Donkey in Shrek 5, which is due in cinemas on Dec. 23, 2026.
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Elsewhere in the doc, Murphy admitted that his early career success was even more remarkable for the fact that he was making decisions about which projects to take on by himself. He shared several inane pieces of advice he was furnished by more experienced celebrities in his early years, none of them particularly helpful. The Boomerang star recalled one bon mot from former heavyweight boxing champ Larry Holmes, who advised Murphy to “stop cursing and bury your millions in the woods.”
“And I said, ‘Why bury my money in the woods?’” Murphy continued. “He said, ‘The government will take it from you. So bury it.’ And I said, ‘But can’t the government take your land?’ And he said, ‘But they won’t know where the money is.’ That’s a true story. That’s the kind of advice I used to get. I was in uncharted waters.”
Number One on the Call Sheet is streaming on Apple TV+.
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Author: Declan Gallagher
There’s plenty of backbone behind the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery, but it takes another level of expertise to carefully age an Irish whiskey across the decades, and the latest Bushmills release makes history in the Irish single malt category.
Dubbed “Secrets of the River Bush,” the 46-year-old Irish single malt is transformative in every way, carrying on the producer’s penchant for luxurious Irish whiskey, especially its attention to detail in aging whiskey in highly selective casks. The final product also toasts to the winding river on the company’s estate, as its water is a key component in Bushmills whiskey.
The venerable liquid, pulled from Oloroso sherry butts crafted by the Antonio Paez Lobato Cooperage, also pushes the envelope well beyond previous high-age statement releases, like the company’s Bushmills 33-Year featuring a port wine finish. Bushmills has made waves in recent years as the official whiskey of the Peaky Blinders, but this release takes on a rarefied air.
The covetable bottle (priced at an eye-popping $12,500 for just 300 examples globally), continues to break new ground for the long-running distillery, said Master Blender Alex Thomas. “For me this isn’t just a smooth, rare single malt whiskey, it is real history in the making,” she noted, adding that “for 46 years, we’ve patiently watched over this remarkable liquid and witnessed it transform into this rich, dark beauty.”
Those words are apt indeed, as plenty of dark fruits and warm oak greet the sipper on the nose, while cinnamon and nutmeg spice shine through on the palate. The whiskey’s finish is a lingering one, and the liquid is further billed as “an artful marriage of Bushmills’ most elusive single malt reserves,” which themselves date back to the late 1970s.
Immediately striking beyond the sequentially numbered hexagonal bottle (and the elegant, hand-finished walnut display case) is the intense, deep mahogany color and the luscious finish: A prize worth the wait (and the price tag, assuredly).
Patience is an art form when it comes to Bushmills whiskey, and the journey of the spirit touches many hands, stretching back years, Thomas noted. “This remarkable liquid just shows you what time can do. I reflect on the team who laid it to rest in our warehouses 46 years ago,” she said. “We couldn’t do what we do without those guys and their legacy is everything to this single malt.”
Accordingly, the whiskey has proven tough to find: It’s sold out through Bushmills, but select online sites appear to be offering up the limited-edition whiskey (for a price, of course). With each sip meant to be properly savored neat, the story of this elusive whiskey will (hopefully) stretch on for decades in a choice few whiskey collections.
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Author: Beau Hayhoe
During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live! on Monday, Bill Murray recalled Bruce Willis’ humble beginnings as an assistant at Saturday Night Live before he got his big break in the mid-’80s.
“Bruce Willis was a page at NBC when I was on Saturday Night Live. This sounds like insane s–t, [but] his job was to come and go to the dressing rooms and refill the M&Ms and pretzels in the actors’ rooms,” Murray, 77, told host Andy Cohen.
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Willis, 70, moved on to greener pastures after he was cast in the lead role of the hit TV show Moonlighting (1986). Shortly thereafter, he achieved international stardom with his role in Die Hard (1988). But according to Murray, Willis remembered his time at SNL long after he became one of the biggest movie stars in the world.
“I remember when I met him after he was already a successful guy, he said, ‘You and Gilda [Radner] were nice to me,’” Murray said.
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Willis would return to the SNL stage twice as host, first in 1989 and again in 2013. He and Murray ended up sharing screentime later in their respective careers, starring together in Wes Anderson’s coming-of-age dramedy Moonrise Kingdom (2012).
“Moonrise Kingdom was a really beautiful, lovely film. And I got to work with and have a wonderful time with [him],” Murray recalled as he turned visibly emotional. “Bruce Willis is a good guy, a good f–king guy. He was a good friend.”
You can check out a clip from Murray’s Watch What Happens Live! appearance below.
Bill Murray gives us the inside scoop on the start of Bruce Willis’ career #WWHL pic.twitter.com/KJRFQjXsar
— Watch What Happens Live! (@BravoWWHL) April 1, 2025
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Author: Declan Gallagher
Over 200 passengers and crew members aboard a still-at-sea Cunard cruise ship have contracted norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The ship departed Southampton, England on March 8 bound for New York City and then the Caribbean. Of the 2,538 guests on board, 224 have reportedly fallen ill to the stomach bug which causes vomiting and diarrhea. Another 17 crew members are also affected, the CDC confirmed. As the cruise does not conclude until April 6, the uninfected guests are stuck rubbing shoulders with those who have come down with norovirus.
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“We have had a small number of guests on board Queen Mary 2 who have reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness,” a Cunard spokesperson told U.S.A. Today. “We are continuing to closely monitor the guests and, as a precaution, completed a comprehensive deep clean of the ship and immediately activated our enhanced health and safety protocols, which are proving to be effective.”
Unfortunately, the Queen Mary 2 is not the only ship stuck at sea currently suffering from a norovirus outbreak. The CDC reported that Seabourn Cruise Lines’ Seabourn Encore is also weathering its share of sick passengers. Out of 461 guests, 12 have fallen ill with norovirus. Twenty-two of the 405 crew members have also been diagnosed. Like the Queen Mary 2, the Seabourn Encore will be in open water until April 9, leaving uninfected passengers over a week to wait it out.
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Diagnosed passengers on both ships have been quarantined from healthy guests. So far this year, the CDC has identified 12 gastrointestinal disease outbreaks on cruise ships. Norovirus has reportedly been responsible for 10 of those instances.
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Author: Declan Gallagher
An Ohio teenager is being hailed a hero after saving a young family from a burning home last weekend, Cleveland Fire and Rescue shared on X.
Sixteen-year-old Tyler Sowden was at home near West 140th Street and Sacramento Avenue around 11 a.m. on Friday when he reportedly heard screams for help. Grabbing a ladder from his own house, Sowden rushed across the street and scrambled into the second floor of the burning home. There, he found a woman trying to escape the blaze with her seven-year-old child and 10-month-old infant. With Sowden’s help, everyone was able to make it out of the burning house without injury. The mother and her three children, including a 12-year-old who jumped from the home before Sowden arrived, were treated at a nearby hospital.
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“I was in my house, and I heard screaming,” Sowden told Cleveland 19. “I’d seen the [12-year-old] kid on top of the roof. The house was on fire. I took a ladder, ran over, put the ladder up, grabbed the kids, and helped the mom down the ladder. I wasn’t thinking, I just took the ladder and ran.”
“He just jumped into action, no questions asked. Risked his life to save the others,” Sowden’s stepfather, Matt Stamber, said. “He valued other people’s lives more than his own at the time, to just do what he needed to do. He knew what needed to be done, and he did it. I’m so proud of this boy.”
Approximately 60 firefighters responded to the scene. The home next to that of the one Sowden helped to evacuate was also grazed in the fire. First responders helped an elderly man and his dog out of the home and to safety. None of the victims or firefighters suffered serious injuries, but one first responder injured his shoulder in the process. He’s currently in stable condition.
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Cleveland Division of Fire Public Information Officer Lieutenant Mike Norman praised Sowden’s selfless actions and expressed a desire to recruit the 16-year-old as soon as possible.
“It’s amazing. He saved their lives. He was heroic this morning. I give him a lot of credit,” Norman said. “To react, to think ahead, to bring the ladder — he brought the right ladder to the scene — and help that woman and her children down. He saved three lives today.”
Norman continued: “Everybody working over here has been through the training academy. They’re all well-equipped. But for that young man to come and do what he did, it’s outstanding, Signups are open for Cleveland Fire. He’s too young at this time, but hopefully, in a couple years, we’ll bring him on board.”
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Author: Declan Gallagher
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Jack Black admitted in an interview with Variety that he’s “having lots of nightmares” about his April 5th gig on Saturday Night Live, his first time hosting the show in nearly 20 years. Black, 55, last hosted SNL on December 17, 2005, while promoting Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong. He also hosted twice more, in 2002 and 2003.
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Calling his return to Studio 8H “cray cray,” Black admitted he was having some self-doubts about hosting. “Just so you know, having lots of nightmares, and night terrors, and also fond memories flooding back. It’s crazy, very exciting,” he said.
“You know what they’re thinking about right now? They are just all in a dead coma from last night’s show,” Black continued of the SNL cast and crew. “Maybe some of them are thinking of some ideas, but I’m really thinking it’s one of those shows they put together in one week, that’s part of the excitement.”
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Still, Black said he was excited to collaborate with “all those kids” at SNL. “I call them kids because I was on that show before some of them were born — except for Kenan [Thompson], we’re around the same age. That’s about it,” the actor joked of 22-season veteran Thompson, 46.
Though it’s been almost 20 years since Black took to the SNL stage as host, he did appear as a musical guest in 2006 with Kyle Gass as part of Tenacious D. Elton John and Brandi Carlisle will serve as musical guests for Black’s episode this weekend.
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Author: Declan Gallagher
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