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House Democrats introduced a new bill this week that would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain types of firearms from 18 to 21 and naturally, a lot of Republicans are furious. The House Judiciary Committee met for a markup Thursday, which is when the members of a committee meet to debate and vote on

Amber Heard‘s lawyer has spoken out about the defamation lawsuit between her client and Johnny Depp, claiming the actor publicly “demonized” Heard, successfully turning the courtroom into “a zoo.” In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Today show on Thursday, Elaine Charlson Bredehoft claimed that Depp and his legal team were successfully able to suppress “an

Starring swimsuit-clad cast members plucked from obscurity, the reboot of Britain’s Love Island promised to be the dating show for our self-made, self-aware era. After a series of high-profile suicides, including that of host Caroline Flack, a darker reality set in. Ahead of the new season, here’s a look inside the highly produced machine. By Anna Peele

The actor on playing fundamentalist Mormon Dan Lafferty and what he learned getting into that headspace. By Gabriella Paiella June 2, 2022 Wyatt Russell.Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte This article contains spoilers for the Under the Banner of Heaven finale. Wyatt Russell has made a career of portraying chill, affable, heavily bearded guys. In

After two years of COVID-19 lockdowns and the political turmoil of Brexit, Britons are bursting onto the streets to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee — the first for a British monarch. The momentous occasion comes as a world weary from lockdowns begins to venture out once more, hungry for the familiar sights and sounds of

Millions will be celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in their homes and communities over the coming four days, but a couple of Canadians along with some eager Americans and Brits will have front-row seats for a once-in-a-lifetime closeup. With less than 24 hours to go until the festivities unfold, central London and The Mall in

In 2021, my feet went into mutiny. No longer content to silently endure the torment of the ill-fitting sandals, pinchy boots and clunky platforms that I had been subjecting them to for years, even the slightest chafing or blistering was now met with a “thanks, but no” spasm of discomfort so intense, all pretenses of

When 16-year-old Yamilet came out, she lost her best friend and entire social circle. Hoping to start over, she decides to play the role of a super-straight girl in her new environment: a Catholic high school. Sonora Reyes’ The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School follows Yamilet’s struggles to keep her queerness under wraps, especially when

NOTE: This article contains details and descriptions that are graphic and disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. Four days after closing arguments were presented to the jury in the lengthy Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial, the verdict is finally in. The verdict is set to be announced at 3 p.m. ET. Global

Celebrating queer horror movies shouldn’t be solely for the month of June. Taking the time to understand your history as part of the LGBTQ community, or the role allies must play, is continually important every day of the year. Knowing what came before helps shape the present-the future. In a perfect world, Pride Month is every

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 1, 2022 6:20 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TORONTO — Jurors are to continue their deliberations today in the sexual assault trial of Jacob Hoggard, the lead singer of the Canadian band Hedley. Deliberations began Tuesday afternoon and

Whether midcentury Miami or Sinatra’s Vegas, grungy ‘90s Manhattan or glossy ’70s midtown, the coolest hot spots seem to be borrowing from previous decades. By Jason Diamond May 31, 2022 Harold M. Lambert/Getty Images Maybe I started to notice it when I saw a 20-something at a party yell, “I love this fucking song” when

Star Wars actor Moses Ingram has shared a sampling of the racist messages and comments she has received online since joining the cast of Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. In a series of posts to her Instagram story on Tuesday, Ingram — who plays new Inquisitor Reva Sevander — shared just a few of what she

Unless you’re a troglodyte, you’ve been exposed to something about the Depp v. Heard trial in the past few weeks. Like many, I have averted my eyes—with guilty fascination—even as I’ve kept track of the defamation conflagration. As we all do nowadays, we watch or we read or we media-graze about these private turned public

After 70 years on the British throne, Queen Elizabeth II‘s reign will be marked with a historic Platinum Jubilee — and in her time as monarch, she has made no secret of her love for the waddling, fluffy tufts of fuzz known as corgis. Or, alternatively, if you prefer the affectionate pet name of the

Rapper A$AP Rocky is a new father, welcoming his baby boy on May 13 with his girlfriend, beauty mogul and musical artist Rihanna. Rocky was interviewed for the cover of Dazed‘s summer 2022 edition and he shared a bit about his expectations of himself as a parent. After being asked what kind of dad he

Snobbery from horror fans isn’t uncommon. Some horror fans are rude towards folks who enjoy slashers. Then there are the horror fans who only like to watch “elevated horror” (which is a term that continues to insult the genre at large).  What’s become very common is when folks claim there are no original horror movies.

How the funniest part of last night’s Barry episode came together. By Gabriella Paiella May 30, 2022 Tom Allen as Mitch, inside Beignets by Mitch.Merrick Morton/HBO There’s this running bit on Sunday night’s episode of Barry. At various points, each of the main characters finds themselves at a place called Beignets by Mitch, pouring their

One day you realize that you’ve lost your mind.One day words are lost, and you search for them but there is a hole in your brain where the words used to be.You struggle to breathe. I scribbled these words during 2020’s pandemic spring when I realized I had lost the ability to write. Not to

After almost three years, Stranger Things is back this summer with season 4 and it has been way too long for fans. The excitement for the new season has only grown with the delay, but there were a lot of issues around filming. The main one was the pandemic, which caused filming to halt and

Useless information can be a brilliant thing. A cow’s weight can vary by up to 75 pounds a day. As recently as the 1950s, doctors believed that exercise was dangerous for people over 40. The technical name of a hashtag (#) is an octothorpe. Fun, yes? For the last number of decades, I’ve made a

It’s no secret that I’m absolute sports anime trash. Here’s the thing, though. Keeping up with sports anime releases is a somewhat herculean task. When you start to look into what’s out there you realize that there are a LOT of “using sports ball to express my feelings” anime as we get more and more

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 29, 2022 1:26 pm     Updated May 29, 2022 1:59 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Ronnie Hawkins, the southern U.S. rockabilly artist who moved to Canada and became godfather to a generation of influential rock musicians, has

The veteran actor, most famous for Goodfellas, passed away on May 26. By Paul Thompson May 27, 2022 Photographs: Everett Collection, Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte About 15 minutes into Goodfellas, you get the full reveal, from the asphalt up: the alligator shoes, the suit that surely fell off the back of a truck, the

Jennifer Lopez stepped out of her dance studio in Los Angeles this week wearing a sexy black jumpsuit with a plunging V-neckline. The loose fabric blew around her body in the wind as she stepped into her car. The backless piece showed a glimpse of her white bralette underneath. Bellocqimages/Bauer-GriffinGetty Images She wore a large

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 27, 2022 6:31 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TORONTO — Prosecutors and defence lawyers are expected to make their final pitch today to jurors hearing the sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Hoggard, 37, has pleaded

Fire Emblem is one of the types of JRPGs where building and crafting flourishing relationships is encouraged. As a result, the fandom makes plenty of great fan art featuring characters from the franchise, but which are the most popular relationships or “ships?” I went to fanfiction mothership Archive of Our Own, or AO3 as it

After six weeks of legally battling one another, actors and ex-spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are finally approaching the end of their televised trial proceedings. Depp, 58, sued Heard, 36, for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure

Jennifer Aniston may have had a tumultuous 2005 in regards to both her personal and professional life, but the actor says she looks back on that time now as the beginning of a whole new chapter in her life. Aniston stopped by the series finale of The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday where she discussed

The Bob’s Burgers Movie, out this weekend, is like a super-sized episode that retains the series’ winning charms. By Keith Phipps May 27, 2022 The voices of John Roberts, H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman in The Bob’s Burgers MovieCourtesy of Walt Disney Co via Everett Collection It’s fitting that The Bob’s