Monday’s presidential inauguration may have demonstrated a peaceful transfer of power from Joe Biden to Donald Trump, but the social media transition hasn’t been quite so smooth. This week, many users on Meta properties Instagram and Facebook were alarmed to notice they appeared to be following Trump’s account, as well as Vice President JD Vance
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Good afternoon Insiders, welcome back, Max Goldbart here with your weekly dose of news as the Oscars gets a step closer. Scroll on. And sign up here. ‘Emilia’ Marches On Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection Records tumbling: As was widely expected, French musical crime drama Emilia Pérez could be in for a record-breaking Oscar night in a
Your patience is being rewarded. It’s time for more margarita nights in Serenity. Sweet Magnolias Season 4 will be released on Netflix on February 6. Sweet Magnolias’s third Season was the weakest, so Netflix must improve the narrative. Hopefully, it listened to the fans and repaired several relationships. This trailer gives us some hope. (Netflix/Screenshot)
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trace Cyrus has called out his famous father. In a lengthy, scathing and personal open letter shared on Instagram, the 35-year old brother of Miley Cyrus addressed his dad, Billy Ray, directly. And held absolutely nothing back. Trace Cyrus attends the Tom Ford AW20 Show at Milk Studios on February 7,
Survivors and campaigners are disappointed by the government’s latest update on how it will tackle deepfake abuse. Yesterday (22 January), the government tabled an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that will criminalise intentionally creating a sexually explicit deepfake without consent. On the surface, this appears to be a step in the right
Nine Inch Nails are embarking on their first live outing in three years on the 2025 “Peel It Back World Tour.” Spanning nearly 40 dates, the tour includes a leg of UK/European concerts, plus a North American run later this summer. Find more details below, including how to get tickets, and see the full list
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Every January, readers who love books for children, tweens, and teens get excited about the annual awards and “best of” lists created by librarians. Among the most well known are the Caldecott Award, honoring the best in illustration;
“She wants something to love, I think. Something that isn’t her. Or, maybe she’d just love something to eat.” Mothers come in many shapes and sizes. Some are fantastic cooks. Others are wonderful gardeners. Many may not keep a tidy house, but they’re great listeners and skilled at helping their children work through complex problems.
Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ legal team filed a $50-million defamation lawsuit Wednesday against a man they said had falsely claimed to possess videos implicating the 55-year-old producer in sexual assaults on eight celebrities. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, accuses Courtney Burgess and his lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, of fabricating “outrageous lies” as
EXCLUSIVE: Sundance prize-winning filmmaker Sophie Hyde (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) says casting “a version of yourself” is not an easy task. “It’s very tricky to do,” says Hyde, director of Jimpa, which is premiering today at Park City’s Eccles. It’s a film that sublimely explores what constitutes the makeup of family in our era. From
Israel has selected a survivor of the deadly October 7 Hamas attack to represent the nation at Eurovision this year. Yuval Raphael, who has spoken about how she hid under dead bodies inside a bomb shelter for eight hours at the Nova music festival on that fateful day, won the HaKokhav HaBa (The Next Star) Israeli
As expected, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez (Netflix) landed a Best International Feature Film Oscar nomination today, one of a leading, and record-setting 13 overall for a film not in English. Other mentions for the audacious musical melodrama include Best Picture, Director, Actress and more. With so many inclusions elsewhere, it’s possible that votes are split
Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock are combining powers to bring us a gorgeous, compelling, female-driven Netflix series, Sirens. It’s the first project to come from Maid showrunner Molly Smith Metzler’s multi-year partnership with Netflix – who can be surprised, the Margaret Qualley-led TV series was an absolute hit – and Sirens is also
As always, Nadya Tolokonnikova came to make some noise. At the Honor Fraser Gallery in Los Angeles, the founder of the Russian-born arts collective Pussy Riot opened a new exhibition called “Punk’s Not Dead” with a Saturday performance of her new noise band, Pussy Riot Siberia, making ear-blasting waves of industrial sound and screams against
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL
After being heavily inspired by Crossed with his feature debut The Sadness, filmmaker Rob Jabbaz will next direct an adaptation of the Garth Ennis comic, Variety reports. Ennis, who also created “The Boys” and “Preacher,” penned the script, based on the original 10 issues of his Jacen Burrows-illustrated comic published by Avatar Press between 2008
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Fernanda Torres landed a Best Actress nomination this morning from the American Academy for her leading turn in Walter Salles’s latest I’m Still Here. Torres is only the second Brazilian actress to receive an Oscar nomination. The first was her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, who was nominated in 1999 for Central Station, also directed by Salles.
Critic’s Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 3.5 Way to be depressing, Chicago Med! I guess I should have expected this one to be painful, considering it was called “Broken Hearts,” but I wasn’t ready for so much death in one episode. Two patients died, Maggie broke up with Loren, and Hannah’s sister attempted to manipulate Hannah
Colleen Hoover is taking a break from Instagram amid the growing legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. If you were unaware, the It Ends With Us stars have been involved in a heavily publicized feud, with the 37-year-old actress accusing her costar and director of sexual harassment and more in a December 2024
We all love love, but trying to find the best plus size wedding guest dresses to send options to your besties on your WhatsApp group chat when that formal invitation comes through can spark a bit of stress. Especially knowing the lack of options the fashion industry usually gives us curvy babes. We also know
The 2025 Oscars won’t feature live performances of the Best Original Songs nominees, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed. Instead, the show will recognize the songwriters through “personal reflections from the teams who bring these songs to life,” CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang wrote in a letter sent to Academy
Today, the National Book Foundation (NBF) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the titles selected for the fourth year of the Science + Literature program, which is made possible by a three-year $525,000 renewal grant from the Sloan Foundation. Each year since its inception, the program has honored three books—one fiction, one nonfiction,
In addition to the Ultimate Leatherface revealed earlier this week, NECA is continuing its Texas Chain Saw Massacre‘s 50th anniversary celebration with an Ultimate “Pretty Woman” Leatherface. Donning the infamous mask from the film’s finale, the 7″ scale action figure is fully articulated, including the tie, and comes with an alternate jacket piece for a
Chris Brown has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for $500 million, alleging their Investigation Discovery docuseries Chris Brown: A History of Violence features false sexual allegations against the 35-year-old singer. In a lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Brown alleges that producers for the October 2024 docuseries included discredited claims of sexual
Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will be in the skies, defying gravity, when Oscar nominations are announced Thursday morning. Both depart from London in the morning, UK time. Erivo, who plays Elphaba in the hit Universal musical movie, says she’ll be en route from London to Park City, where the Sundance Film Festival will honor
EXCLUSIVE: Invisible Boys, Stan’s emotion-driven drama about the facets of gay sexuality that are often overlooked, now has a release sate and a trailer. The series will launch on the Australian streamer on February 13, starring emerging Australian talent Joseph Zada (East of Eden), Aydan Calafiore (The Voice 2018), Zach Blampied (New Gold Mountain) and Joe Klocek (Territory), alongside Pia Miranda (Windcatcher) and David Lyons (Truth
Reading Time: 4 minutes Blake Lively believes that Justin Baldoni just dug his own grave. As most celebrity gossip followers know at this point, Blake Lively recently accused the actor of sexual harassment on the set It Ends With Us… alleging her co-star created a toxic work environment and also took part in a smear
After ten epic years, Outlander is finally coming to an end with an eighth and final season. Saying goodbye to our favourite time travelling Scots will certainly be bittersweet. Over the past decade, we’ve watched Claire and Jamie (Sam Heughan) fall in love across two timelines (the 1940s and 1740s) all against the beautiful backdrop
With a string of heartfelt ballads and storytelling tracks under her belt, Shannon K is stepping boldly into 2025 with the release of her dynamic new single, “OTT.” A departure from her previous work, the track is an anthem of liberation, confidence, and unabashed fun, showcasing the young artist’s evolving sound and artistic growth. “The