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On a Monday afternoon in late November, Jamar Roberts, a longtime star of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, was standing in a studio at the company’s expansive, glass-walled school in midtown Manhattan. But instead of joining the group of barefoot and masked dancers as they rehearsed his piece “Holding Space,” Roberts wore cargo pants and

Brendan Morgan and Angela Amezcua left Bachelor in Paradise Canada as the only intact couple at the end of the show’s inaugural season. Morgan has moved from Edmonton, and Amezcua from South Carolina, to settle down in Toronto together, and the couple are navigating life away from the show’s cameras and the 24/7 company of

Tyler Joe If it were really, truly the end of the world, and Mackenzie Davis knew it, she’d be in Canada. Just north of Vancouver, to be precise—her childhood home. If Earth were about to burn, Davis would prefer it be summertime, because then she could steer her father’s wooden boat out into the waters

Mario Lopez talks about Saved By the Bell as if it’s an old friend. The actor, who’s played lovable hunk A.C. Slater on the light-hearted series since the character first made an appearance in 1989, can concede it was a cheesy Saturday morning show while simultaneously listing all the groundbreaking things about it. Pictured L-R:

The website Grailed is the streetwear world’s go-to place to find rare, coveted items of clothing being resold by fashion aficionados, often at grand markups from the retail price. A Louis Vuitton x Supreme backpack from 2017 will set you back $35,000. An Off-White x Burton snowboard? It’s just over $18,000 as of press. Assorted

When I spoke with the wonderfully talented folks behind Netflix’s The Witcher, I asked each actor—and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich—which other part they would play on the show for a day if they could. The answers were illuminating, and they also teased some of what’s to come in season two. I began with the powerhouse

“A little bit Françoise Hardy, a little bit Jean Shrimpton, a little bit Sharon Tate”—that’s how makeup artist Fiona Stiles describes the glam look seen on Emily in Paris star Lily Collins at Wednesday night’s season two premiere. (The series, created by Darren Star, returns to Netflix on December 22, just in time for some

Holiday movies aren’t always merry. By Keith Phipps December 16, 2021 Photographs courtesy Everett Collection, Getty Images; Collage by Gabe Conte The 2015 film Krampus ends with a family fighting for their lives against a hideous demon who is so relentless that he chases them through a blinding snowstorm, taking them out one by one

Multiple Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen has sold his masters and music publishing rights to Sony Music in a deal worth about US$500 million, entertainment publication Billboard said on Wednesday, citing sources. The sale will give Sony ownership of the rock music legend’s entire catalogue, including 15-times platinum album Born In The U.S.A and five-times platinum

NOTE: The following article contains content that some might find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. Chris Noth, the actor best known for his role as Mr. Big in Sex and The City and the show’s reboot, And Just Like That, is denying accusations of sexual assault. The Hollywood Reporter published Thursday that two

On a freezing weekend in December 2010, a team of tabloid investigators tailed the queen’s favorite son through New York City—and traced him to the mansion of a convicted sex criminal. A decade later, those present still want to know what each man wanted from the other. By Mark Seal December 16, 2021

If you burned your way through season 4 of Selling Sunset in record time, then you’re probably in desperate need of your next reality TV obsession. Luckily, Netflix knows its audience and has dropped its first Selling Sunset spin-off, Selling Tampa, right before the holiday season. This time, the action is taking place on the

The family of Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, announced that she passed away today at age 69. In a press release, Watkins’s family announced that they are, “deeply saddened at the passing of our beloved sister on December 15, 2021. The family honored her request to transition at home

Upon the news that Twitch banned two mods (of different races) for using the word “cracker” in chat in response to a character on an episode of Master Chef, popular political/gaming streamer Hasan Piker addressed his frustrations with his chat. There, Piker called himself and chatters “crackers” and said that while people call him that

The two-time Oscar winner is back with Swan Song, an ambitious new sci-fi movie for Apple. By Wesley Lowery Photography by Ashley Peña December 15, 2021 Sweater, by Zegna. Pants, by Labrum. Sunglasses, $130, by Chimi. Ring (on right ring finger), $175, by Miansai. Ring (on right middle finger), $2,500, by David Yurman. GQ Hype: It’s

Jenny doesn’t cry in front of the girls. She cries in the shower or in her mom’s bed, where her scent and reminders linger. No specific memory triggers her; it’s the bare absence. When she watches old cell phone videos of her mom, she laughs. “She knew how to have a good time,” she says

After widespread criticism forced the organization that puts on the Golden Globes to lose its televised award show and overhaul its membership, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nevertheless went ahead announcing nominees for film and television awards on Monday despite a skeptical entertainment industry. Just as it’s done for many years, the HFPA gathered reporters

Tom Holland made it abundantly clear how smitten he is with Zendaya last night when the Spider-Man: No Way Home star literally stopped his interview with Entertainment Tonight to watch her arrive on the red carpet. Entertainment Tonight was filming the interview and posted the footage on its Twitter of the moment Holland paused their

Kim Kardashian has cleared a key hurdle in her unconventional quest to become a lawyer. The reality television star and entrepreneur said Monday on Twitter that she passed California’s First-Year Law Students’ Examination — a daylong test required of aspiring lawyers in the state who are not taking the traditional path of attending an accredited

Keanu Reeves is charming. Full stop. As someone who fell in love while watching Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure as a kid, I’ve been on the Reeves train for decades. You don’t have a Neo doll in your room as a child for nothing. So right now, as he’s making the rounds doing press for The Matrix

Former General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher is suing the soap’s network ABC for discrimination after he left the TV show following his refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Rademacher, 50, is claiming religious discrimination and says ABC’s vaccination mandate — obligatory for all cast and crew on its various sets — is unconstitutional. He also said

It was a sparkly owl that started it. Started it again, really. I was rushing through LAX after a frantic week of work around the 2020 Golden Globes, and I was keeping my eye out for something I could grab as a gift for my daughter, who had recently turned one. I spotted—perhaps because it

Taylor Swift is celebrating her 32nd birthday today, and the singer opted to have a joint party with Alana Haim, who turns 30 on Dec. 15. Swift shared intimate photos from the gathering on her Instagram—and she of course referenced her hit Red song “22” now that she’s a decade older. “*don’t say it, don’t

Motivated by stagnating wages, CEO Steven Cahillane making $11 million in 2020, and reported 16-hour workdays with 7-day workweeks, Kellogg’s factory workers in four states began striking on October 5—yes, the same people who feed the country and world struggle to feed their families. After weeks of negotiations, the best Kellogg’s offered was a 5-year

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021, a year that saw his electric car company become the most valuable carmaker in the world and his rocket company soar to the edge of space with an all-civilian crew. Musk is also the founder and CEO of SpaceX,

This is the biggest TV death cliffhanger since Jon Snow. By Grant Rindner December 10, 2021 Jeremy Strong in Succession.Courtesy of Graeme Hunter/HBO. Succession is the internet’s show, and when it hits us with one of the biggest potential plot twists in recent TV history, people will inevitably start to look for any clues about

Anne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including “Interview With the Vampire,” reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, has died. She was 80. Rice died late Saturday due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice announced on her Facebook page and his Twitter page. “As a writer, she taught me

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez went shopping as a couple together in Westwood, Los Angeles, accompanied by Lopez’s 13-year-old daughter Emme on Friday. Lopez wore baggy jeans and long-sleeved grey sweater and wool coat that matched Affleck’s jacket. Under that, Affleck wore a knit sweater and grey t-shirt. Lopez was carrying a Coach handbag she

We’re currently living in a terrifying time for reproductive rights, fueled by extreme state abortion bans and the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. Yesterday saw the Supreme Court rule that the lawsuits filed by abortion providers and advocates could move forward against some defendants, while the court refused to block Texas law S.B.8