Whereas the Obama-era This Town now feels like “a comedy of manners,” Leibovich’s new book, Thank You for Your Servitude, pillories a party whose leaders remain (at least publicly) in the 45th president’s thrall. “I think they all respect the hell out of Liz Cheney on some very basic level,” he says. By Joe Pompeo
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After Sirico passed away at 79, David Chase paid his respects to the man behind Paulie Walnuts. By Grant Rindner July 11, 2022 Tony Sirico during Tony Sirico and The Sopranos Celebrate St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on July 30, 2005 at a private residence in Upper Brookville, New York, United States.Courtesy of Duffy-Marie Arnoult
You can try pigeonholing Alex Wellkers’ music. It’s just going to look and sound foolish, however, once anyone else hears him. His latest solo release famous now does a wildly impressive job of building on its preceding work without ever abandoning or else compromising the strengths that brought him initial attention. “Get This Far” will
He failed to reveal Weinstein’s sexual predation for The New Yorker, though helped Ronan Farrow deliver the goods. Now—with the help of Bob Weinstein—Auletta adds fresh intrigue to the NBC drama while dissecting the disgraced producer’s life, his downfall, and the culture that enabled his abuse. By Joe Pompeo July 11, 2022
Kim Kardashian knows exactly how to promote her new sexy swimwear for her SKIMS line, and it involves roping in her family for a little modeling work. Her sister, Khloé Kardashian, donned one of Kim’s suits for a photoshoot on the beach in Turks and Caicos. It seems likes the gals are there for a
Florence Pugh made headlines this weekend when she wore a sheer Valentino gown to the brand’s haute couture show in Rome. The dress was see-through, which launched a thousand takes on social media, with many celebrating Pugh and the gorgeous dress. The Black Widow actor was flanked by fellow celebrities and Anna Wintour in the front
On Friday, Bella Hadid revealed her new summer look, a chic sleek bob that she gave teasing glimpses of on her Instagram Stories. In the first picture, Hadid is wearing a white robe and having her make up done. She leans into the mirror, but her hair is swept back. It still appears to be
***SPOILER ALERT: This post discusses the season 3 finale of ‘The Boys’.*** Season 3 of Amazon’s irreverent superhero series The Boys has come to a close, with plenty of deaths, explosions, and gratuitous sex scenes. But unfortunately for humanity, megalomaniacal superhero Homelander finds himself at the peak of his powers. After surviving an assassination attempt
NOTE: This article contains descriptions that some may find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series Cheer, to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors
He’s bringing fresh, breezy looks to red carpets everywhere to promote ‘Thor: Love and Thunder.’ By Tyler Watamanuk July 8, 2022 Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte When it comes to summertime suits, there are the usual suspects. You have casual lightweight linen, or maybe a patterned madras fabric, and the crisp white option for
Takahashi Kazuki, the Japanese manga artist and creator of the internationally popular series Yu-Gi-Oh!, was found dead in the sea off the coast of Japan’s Okinawa Island on Wednesday. According to the Japanese public broadcaster NHK, the artist’s body was spotted in the water about 300 metres from the coastline. He was wearing snorkelling equipment
The Weeknd’s concert scheduled to be held in Toronto on Friday has been postponed, Rogers Centre says. In an email to Global News, Rogers Centre announced that the Weeknd tour stop has been postponed “to a later date due to service outages impacting venue operations.” The Blinding Lights singer was scheduled to stop in Toronto
“Resources, capital, distribution, supply chain, labor…” It’s a sunny evening at Oko Farms in Brooklyn, and Omar Tate is listing the many challenges faced by Black farmers. Guests have gathered here tonight for the launch of the Cultivating Community dinner series—a collaboration between Tate and Bombay Bramble gin to spotlight Black farmers and benefit the
“As a product of the New World, violence lives in my DNA. I carry an ancient pain that I struggle to understand,” director Rebeca Huntt utters at the start of Beba, her lyrical and gritty debut film. In her autobiographical documentary, a visceral 80-minute gem, the born and bred New Yorker is searching to emotionally
Kenneth Petty, the husband of rap superstar Nicki Minaj, was sentenced on Wednesday to a year of home confinement and three years’ probation for failing to register as a sex offender in California. A representative of the federal prosecutor’s office told NBC that Petty, 44, was also ordered to pay a US$55,000 fine. Petty was
Thor: Love and Thunder is the second team-up between star Chris Hemsworth and director Taika Waititi, and it’s frankly better than the last (and Ragnarok was a hard film to follow and one-up). The movie is heartwarming, hilarious, tear-inducing, and more, and still, there are twists and turns that will shock you and make you
Actor Brad Pitt says he thinks he has a condition that causes face blindness, and he’s looking for someone who can relate. Although the 58-year-old has never been formally diagnosed with the condition – called prosopagnosia – he told GQ magazine that he struggles to recognize and remember faces and it’s gotten him into some
The Netflix cheerleading docuseries star was found guilty of sexual assault and coercion. By Grant Rindner July 7, 2022 Jerry Harris attends the Build Series to discuss Cheer at Build Studio on January 29, 2020 in New York City.Courtesy of Jim Spellman via Getty Images Jerry Harris, the 22-year-old breakout star of the first season
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican whom Biden served with in the Senate, and gun-control advocate Gabby Giffords. “Today, she adds to her medal count,” Biden said as he introduced Biles, a
A Russian diplomat warned the Biden administration to not build “hype” around the WNBA star, who is facing up to a decade in a Russian penal colony. Both Biden and Harris spoke with Griner’s wife, as she and her family go public with their calls on the Biden administration to secure the basketball player’s release.
Many likely harbor a preconceived notion of music executives as being either sunglass-clad hipsters with patter galore and stylish haircuts or else as stodgy and portly old white men smoking cigars and married to a model a decade or more their junior. Bob Morelli blasts such stereotypes to smithereens. He’s much more in the mold
“Open When” is the vibrant new single from SistersJ you didn’t know you needed this summer. SistersJ consists of real life sisters Elizabeth and Lily Jackson. Music runs through Elizabeth and Lily’s veins, Elizabeth received her degree in music education with honors and Lily is a salutatorian who placed third in the nation with her
Legendary actor James Caan, who starred in the Godfather trilogy and other renowned movies like Misery and The Gambler, died on July 6, according to a tweet posted to his official account. It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6. The family appreciates
FKA twigs, if not exactly clairvoyant, has a crystal-clear lens on the present. “I have fallen back in love with music, danger, trying new things, sex, love, raves,” she wrote in a recent Instagram post. No more careful cocooning. It’s time to live—holy rites by earthly means. “I’m definitely a very spiritual person,” the
Spoilers below for season 3 of Sex Education. Netflix’s beloved raunchy teen drama, Sex Education, has finally returned for an expectedly colorful season 3, which picks up right where the second installment left off. Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) and Adam (Connor Swindells) are navigating the terms of their new romance. Maeve (Emma Mackey) and Otis (Asa
Since December 31, 2021, HarperCollins Publishers employees, part of the United Auto Workers Local 2110 (UAW) union, have been working without a contract as negotiations continue. These union members come from across HarperCollins (owned by Rupert Murdoch’s Newscorp), from marketing to editorial. Initially, the contract was set to expire a year earlier but was extended
TORONTO — Clement Virgo’s adaptation of a coming-of-age novel set in Toronto’s hip hop scene is bound for the Toronto International Film Festival. “Brother,” based on the 1990s-set book of the same name by David Chariandy, will make its world premiere at TIFF in September. Chariandy’s novel won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize in
Jhumpa Lahiri’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies, was a treatise on marriages—ones that fail, reduce, deplete, or transform. Twenty-three years after it was published, transformation remains a recurring motif in Lahiri’s work. Language, one such source of transformation, is rarely a choice and rather a default, something we seldom deliberate. When
Credit Tiktok for inspiring young men everywhere to go semi-formal at movie theaters last weekend. By Grant Rindner July 5, 2022 Pierre Coffin and Steve Carell (voice) in Minions: The Rise of Gru.Courtesy of Universal Pictures via Everett Collection Last weekend, group chats of aspiring young male fashionistas all across America buzzed with activity, as
Theatre owners are crying “Despicable!” at the hordes of well-dressed, banana-toting teenagers showing up at theatres to watch the latest Minions movie. People’s TikTok feeds have been taken over by videos of young men dressed in suits and carrying the yellow fruit, filing into theatres to watch Minions: The Rise of Gru. Read more: $350K