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He’s played some of the most sinister villains in film history. Now the legendary Spanish actor tries his hand at something even more terrifying in Being the Ricardos: singing and dancing. By Gabriella Paiella Photography by Cameron McCool December 22, 2021 Blazer, $7,950, by Brioni at Neiman Marcus. Cardigan, $350, by Second/Layer. Necklace, $840, by

The critically maligned but audience-beloved Netflix series Emily in Paris is finally back for season 2, and with it comes an expectedly wild wardrobe, a stormy love triangle—and, wow, some actual conversations in French? Yes, you read that right: Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) is finally attempting to conquer the language after settling into Paris from

The first witnesses to the world’s most famous liquid-effect hairstyle recognized its immediate appeal. “Carrie-Anne [Moss] loved her look—it was sharp and sophisticated for the time, but also allowed her a softness without being too girly,” remembers Nikki Gooley, the hair designer for 1999’s The Matrix, speaking about the actor’s transformation into her character, Trinity.

Spoilers for the My Hero Academia manga so far During a stage presentation at Jump Festa 2022, a statement was issued by My Hero Academia series creator, Kohei Horikoshi. The statement, according to Kotaku, is as follows: “If things progress smoothly, the original My Hero Academia [manga] will reach its goal, for instance, in just about a year,” read

After the latest Spider-Man film, the possibilities are endless. By William Goodman December 20, 2021 Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch in Spider-Man: No Way Home.Courtesy of Matt Kennedy for Sony Pictures/Marvel. Major spoiler warning for Spider-Man: No Way Home—you’ve been warned. In addition to webbing up the second-best US box office debut of all time,

Blackpink’s Jisoo might be the last of the beloved K-pop girl group’s four members to launch her solo career, but there’s little doubt she’ll look like a dream when she does it. Case in point: While promoting the release of her new K-drama Snowdrop last week, the singer—and Dior global ambassador—stepped out in a romantic

Things officially hit the fan in the penultimate episode of Insecure’s final season. Just when Issa (Issa Rae) seems semi-ready to embark on a future with her barber boyfriend Nathan (Kendrick Sampson), Lawrence (Jay Ellis)—Issa’s on-and-off again ex—pops up again and lays it all out on the line before getting into a heated shoving match

Last night, the winners of the 2021 Hugo Awards were announced at DisCon III in Washington D.C., hosted by the World Science Fiction Convention. Winners included Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Old Guard, which won for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form and the series finale of The Good Place, which won the same category in short form.

Mariah Carey is everywhere at this time of year. You can’t leave the house without being exposed to her ultra-perky 1994 Christmas hit, All I Want for Christmas is You. You can’t escape it. My God, she’s even telling people on the London Underground that all she wants for Christmas is for them to stand

Fender has tapped the My Chemical Romance bandleader to help release a new guitar pulled from Kurt Cobain’s sketches.  By Eileen Cartter December 17, 2021 Photographs courtesy Getty Images; Collage by Gabe Conte Research says age 14 marks a sweet spot in our cognitive development when the pop culture we gravitate towards—movies, books, fashion, and

By Staff The Associated Press Posted December 19, 2021 10:48 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A rapper was reportedly stabbed at a Los Angeles music festival, prompting organizers to end the show early. Drakeo the Ruler was assaulted at the Once Upon a Time in

Back in June 2018, Jennifer Lawrence was spotted hanging out with a mysterious man that the internet eventually determined to be New York City-based art gallerist Cooke Maroney. The couple soon married during a lavish October weekend in Rhode Island in 2019, though prior to the engagement they’d kept the relationship mostly out of the

People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 is set to be inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on “Saturday Night Live,” but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus means there won’t be a live audience to see it happen. The long-running sketch comedy show announced on social media Saturday afternoon that the night’s episode, featuring

Warner Bros. and DC Films have a large slate of new film and television offerings planned for 2022 and beyond. And while the company will continue to have its films simultaneously released in theaters and on HBO Max, some projects meant for the streamer are getting bumped up to an exclusive theatrical release. That’s the

A visitor from another universe and the first teaser for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. By William Goodman December 17, 2021 Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home.Courtesy of Sony Pictures. Spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home follow. After months of anticipation, Spider-Man: No Way Home is finally in theaters this weekend. Despite

Police obtained a search warrant on Thursday for actor Alec Baldwin‘s cellphone in the investigation of October’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of his Western movie Rust, court documents showed. The search warrant and accompanying affidavit were filed in Santa Fe County Magistrate Court nearly two weeks after a prosecutor

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