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Kanye West and actress Julia Fox went to Carbone restaurant in Miami on Saturday night, and people are wondering if this might be a sign that he’s finally moved on from his ex, Kim Kardashian. Kardashian filed for divorce in February of 2021, and in the past few months West has been running a very

Last week, nested in a gray winter apartment as half my Instagram feed collectively convalesced, I found myself charmed by Harold McGee. Back in December of 2020, the wizard science writer appeared on the video podcast Modern Wisdom to talk about his latest book, Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells. McGee, beamed

Despite the name, Happy Hogan is really a sad character when you stop and think about it. In the grand scheme of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we’ve seen some incredibly sad characters. Gamora’s mother and half of her planet was murdered by Thanos and his army, Peter Parker has consistently lost everything in his life

Apparently, you can know every trick in the (wizarding) book and still make mistakes. During the highly anticipated Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special, which hit HBO Max on Saturday, Jan 1, shrewd fans noticed that a baby picture purportedly of Emma Watson was actually not of Watson, but rather depicted a different

On New Year’s Eve, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck stepped out with her daughter Emme, walking through the streets of Los Angeles in matching black and navy for a casual family date. Lopez was wearing a belt-cinched blue jacket with a black leather collar paired with light jeans and lace-up boots featuring high heels. Beside

The passing of beloved actor and America’s sweetheart Betty White on New Year’s Eve at 99 years old was the final blow of 2021. White has left an indelible mark on American culture, from her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls to her countless appearances in film, television series, and

Like you, Omicron has bummed me out. Just as we thought things were getting better, COVID-19 wiggles its spikes into a new configuration and suddenly December 2021 felt a lot like March 2020. But maybe we should have seen this coming. This pandemic mirrors many of the things that happened with the great influenza pandemic

Betty White, one of the most beloved comedic actors of her time, has died at 99. Her close friend and agent Jeff Witjas told People in a statement on Friday, “I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. I don’t think Betty ever feared passing because she

Having reunited for The Matrix Resurrections, Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are already brainstorming their next dream project together. Speaking about her favorite role Reeves has played, Moss told People, “I love John Wick.” “I really started to understand Keanu’s outrageous gift for telling story through his body,” she told the magazine. “And I didn’t fully understand

Actress, comedian and Hollywood icon Betty White has died at the age of 99, weeks before her 100th birthday. Her death was confirmed by her longtime agent Jeff Witjas, who said it was unclear whether White had died Thursday night or Friday. Witjas said White had been staying near her home in Los Angeles during

The Book of Boba Fett series, on Disney+ this week, is the end of a long road of many attempts at a spin-off for the character. By William Goodman December 27, 2021 Temura Morrison in The Book of Boba Fett.Courtesy of Francois Duhamel/Disney. When it comes to iconic helmeted characters in the Star Wars universe,

Celebrity reactions poured in after beloved Hollywood star Betty White died on Friday at age 99, weeks away from her 100th birthday. Comedians old and young remembered the Golden Girls star, having worked alongside her or been inspired by her pioneering comedy. Read more: Hollywood icon Betty White dies at 99 Comedian Steve Martin remembers a

This week, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker revisited the site of their engagement on the beach at the Rosewood Miramar Hotel in Montecito, California, spending a romantic afternoon and evening taking in the sunset and boardwalk. The couple was engaged in the same location in October of this year. For their walk down memory lane,

Hugh Jackman has contracted COVID and that means yet another Broadway musical being shut down—The Music Man. The Australian star made the announcement on Instagram, letting fans know that he only had mild symptoms. “I just wanted to make sure you heard this from me,” Jackman wrote. “I tested positive for covid. Mild symptoms and

Saying goodbye is never an easy thing to do. Every year we say farewell to people in our lives — sometimes it’s to our loved ones, and sometimes it’s to the people who touched our hearts with their talent. This year we mourned the loss of those who made us laugh, including beloved actors and

The show’s messy relationship with its audience was its own complex love story. By Bolu Babalola December 29, 2021 Jay Ellis and Issa Rae in Insecure.Courtesy of Raymond Liu/HBO. To say Issa ending up with Lawrence was a controversial choice would be like saying the men she hooked up with were kind of cute: an

Joe Rogan has cancelled his upcoming Vancouver show due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the province. The UFC commentator said he was cancelling his 4/20 show during a Christmas Eve episode of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. “I should probably say this because I haven’t yet. My 4/20 show that’s sold out in Vancouver

On Tuesday, celebrity tattoo artist Bang Bang shared Selena Gomez’s new watercolor tattoo across her back, showing off a pink rose dripping with black and red after first teasing it in black and white in earlier posts. On Wednesday, he shared a clip of model and actress Cara Delevingne with her shirt off and ribs

You’re debuting your latest New Year’s poem on Instagram, a platform with over 450 million followers. How did this partnership come about and what was it like filming the video for this? I just feel so fortunate that I’ve been able to do this project at all, let alone with a partner like Instagram. It’s

Matt Reeves’s The Batman will be the latest installment in the Batman multiverse, and with all the trailers, we know this is going to be a huge ensemble movie with at least three classic villains, and one cat anti-heroine. Let’s break them down. Paul Dano will be playing Edward Nashton/Riddler—and no, that isn’t a new incarnation

In The Tender Bar and The Card Counter, the rising actor shows he knows how to listen and be still. By Paul Thompson December 28, 2021 Tye Sheridan attends the premiere of 20th Century Fox’s “Dark Phoenix” at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 04, 2019 in Hollywood, California.Courtesy of Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images. Elkhart, Texas, is

On Monday, pop icon Britney Spears shared on Instagram that her hiatus from making new music was actually her way of striking back at her family, who she feels betrayed her during her 13-year conservatorship. Spears’s money and movements were placed under the control of her father, Jamie Spears, during that time. She has frequently

On December 27th, 2016 author and Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher passed away at the age of 60, to the shock of her millions of fans worldwide. Fisher suffered a heart attack on a flight back to Los Angeles, and the world became a darker place without our bold and brilliant Space Mom and her

Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film is a love letter to ’70s LA, but the longtime councilman explains to the actor why his memories are more complicated. By Keith Phipps December 27, 2021 Benny Safdie and Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza.Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. When Joel Wachs received a message that Paul Thomas Anderson had reached

Come From Away has permanently closed in Toronto. Mirvish Productions made the announcement in a statement released Monday, citing financial difficulties that have come as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement said there have been 855 performances of the musical in Toronto, which is its hometown. Its final show was on Dec. 22

Québécois director and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series “Big Little Lies” and whose 2013 drama “Dallas Buyers Club” earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58. His representative Bumble Ward said Sunday that Vallée died suddenly in his cabin outside Quebec City over the weekend. Vallée

Spoilers for Insecure below. Insecure’s series finale wasn’t going to go by without a Lawrence vs. Nathan debate. The on-and-off love story of Issa Dee (Issa Rae) and Martin Lawrence Walker (Jay Ellis)—yes, that’s his full name—has caused mass Internet debate, complete with passionate fandoms, since season 1, with millions of viewers weighing in on

Believe it or not, it appears that no one has tried tossing a coin in Henry Cavill’s direction. The Witcher star would like for this to remain the case! As Screenrant points out, Cavill recently had an interview with BBC Radio1 to promote the second season of the Netflix fantasy series. During the interview, Cavill

Juice WRLD’s rapid rise and tragic death makes him the best lens to explore the last five years in hip-hop. By Grant Rindner December 20, 2021 Juice WRLD in Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss.Courtesy of HBO. A little over an hour in, HBO’s Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss depicts one of the most haunting moments