Credit: Getty Images Before he died, Oliver Tree, born Oliver Tree Nickell, said no one in his family would “get a penny” if he died. The “Alien Boy” singer visited The Zach Sang Show for the April 25 episode and said he didn’t believe any of the wealth he received from his career is his.
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Father’s Day FAQs, answered: What makes a good Father’s Day gift? “I don’t know about you, but I think men are notoriously hard to buy for,” says Holly Tucker MBE, plus founder of Not On The High Street and Holly & Co. “At any occasion, in my list of people to gift, the men in
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Sometimes the year’s buzziest book takes a while to show up, but the buzziest 2026 book made waves from the jump, landing a well-deserved Oprah Book Club pick. Collecting praise from critics and the general reader alike, Kin by Tayari Jones is one of few books I expect to see on every Best Books of
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Steven Knight, creator of the Peaky Blinders franchise and writer of the next James Bond film, has called on U.S. streamers to make financial contributions to growing UK creative talent. The British writer stopped short of calling the intervention a “streamer levy” — an idea that has been kicked around in the UK for many
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ICYMI, Harry Styles is currently headlining his highly anticipated Together Together tour. And, as we saw with Taylor, the themed aesthetics are popping off. Alongside outfit inspo, ‘Harry Styles nails’ are going stratospheric as fans find ways to reference the singer, and his work, in even the smallest details. If you’re wondering what your way
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America250 has unveiled the biggest music event yet tied to the nation’s 250th birthday celebration: Chris Stapleton and the Smashing Pumpkins will headline America’s Block Party, a July 4 concert at the 78,000-capacity Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted by Queen Latifah. Additional performers are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, with tickets priced
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In today’s literary headlines, we have the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, the buzziest summer reading books of 2026, an adaptation cancellation, and more. Meet the Winners of the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards I’m always interested in the Lambda Literary Awards, which recognize LGBTQ+ literature in different categories. I was especially invested this year,
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Mariska Hargitay is riding high right now — selling out her Broadway debut Every Brilliant Thing (she replaced Daniel Radcliffe in the role), watching her beloved Knicks take the NBA crown after 53 years and continuing to star in TV’s longest-running drama, Law & Order: SVU, playing the longest-running character in it and winning an
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Oliver Tree was killed along with five other people in helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, on Sunday. The Santa Cruz-born musician, producer, and filmmaker was 32 years old. CNN Brasil reports that two helicopters collided mid-air in southwest Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The
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It’s Pride Month, and you know what that means: it’s the perfect excuse to buy a bunch of new queer books. To get you started, I’ve highlighted seven queer books that check off 2026 Read Harder Challenge tasks, including a nonfiction book about resistance, a recent gothic novel, a fabulist book, a book about a
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Credit: Peacock Sean Reifel is speaking out about his town’s mayor commenting on his leaving the police force to join Love Island USA. The 29-year-old season eight islander, who was the first dumped from the island this year, was a cop in Bethlehem, Penn., before leaving to Fiji to appear on the Peacock dating show.
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Who: Nemahsis (Nemah Hasan) Sounds like: Kate Bush, Sarah Harmer, Feist Essential spins: coloured concrete; what if i took it off for you?; stick of gum; i wanna be your right hand. Most recent album: Verbathim, (Sept. 2024) Most recent single: team (Oct., 2025) Next: Headlines SPIN Canada magazine launch at NXNE, Sun. June 14, SOUNDSTAGE, W Hotel, 90 Bloor St. E., sixth
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories we covered ourselves on Book Riot this week. The state of Utah has been on a book banning blitz in 2026. On Friday, June 5, the state added its 35th book
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