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The GOP has once again buried any hopes of a voting rights bill in a shallow grave.  By Bess Levin October 20, 2021 After Republicans lost the White House and Senate in 2020, a reasonable thing for them to have done would have been to get together and determine what it is about them that

I feel like the best way for me to introduce Wisdom Kaye is to present this recent video of his with no context. Ngl this might be my favorite video pic.twitter.com/ZFVNv5LF7g — Wisdom Kaye (@modsiwW) October 19, 2021 The Iron Man suit montage leading to a Black Panther transition is doing things to my fangirl

Chloë Grace Moretz stars in a surprisingly intimate story about creating new life in a dying world. By Anthony Breznican October 20, 2021 It sounds strange to claim that an apocalyptic sci-fi epic about a robot uprising is actually a deeply personal family drama, but that’s the true backstory behind Mother/Android.   Chloë Grace Moretz

The film’s head of makeup and hair lets us in on the Duke’s beard secrets.  By Gabriella Paiella October 20, 2021 Photos by Everett Collection, Getty Images; Collage by Gabe Conte When I entered the theater to see Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptation, I knew very little about Dune. I knew that it was based on

Netflix posted sharply higher third-quarter earnings Tuesday thanks to a stronger slate of titles, including “Squid Game,” the dystopian survival drama from South Korea that the company says became its biggest-ever TV show. The company has ramped up production, rebounding from pandemic-induced delays in the first half of the year. It’s also looking beyond movies

In the years since mercilessly skewering Lewinsky and Linda Tripp—a chapter revisited on Tuesday’s Impeachment—some comedians have expressed regret. Others have remained notably silent. By Julie Miller October 19, 2021 It is staggering to look back on the television jokes that targeted Monica Lewinsky in the late ’90s—a tasteless litany of punch lines targeting a

Spoilers below for Only Murders in the Building season 1. With a name like Only Murders in the Building, you’d think a show could only last for so many episodes. (At some point, we simply must assume there won’t be anyone left in the building to murder.) But as the season 1 finale of Hulu’s

Céline Dion is putting her upcoming Las Vegas residency on hold until further notice as she deals with “unforeseen” medical symptoms. The Quebec-born music star announced on her official Twitter account that she’s been experiencing “severe and persistent” muscle spasms that are keeping her from rehearsals, just weeks before the shows were set to begin.

She also stands by everything she’s written in her memoir, explaining that it was important to her to write something “honest and radically transparent.” By Emily Kirkpatrick October 19, 2021 Katie Couric is standing by her memoir, even the more salacious and controversial parts that have already been leaked to the press, explaining that she

We are exactly one month away before the premiere of Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop. To celebrate, a “lost session” has been released to give us a look at John Cho (Spike), Mustafa Shakir (Jet), and Daniella Pineda (Faye) in action. According to Netflix, this session is, ” A standalone action-packed adventure with specially created footage that

“F*ck off, indeed.” By The Editors of GQ October 18, 2021 Brian Cox in Succession.Courtesy of Macall Polay for HBO. Despite the influence he wields and the long shadow he casts, Logan Roy (the brilliant veteran Brian Cox) is often a man of as few words as possible. Whether talking to family, his wife, or his

According to Steele, the tape was never released because Russia got what it wanted from Trump when he was president.  By Bess Levin October 18, 2021 Earlier this month, Donald Trump announced to a room full of Republican donors that his sexual kinks do not involve being peed upon. Why did he do this? Had

Global will present Adele One Night Only, a primetime special welcoming back the superstar performer with an extraordinary concert performance that includes the earliest opportunity to hear her first new material in six years. The two-hour event will be broadcast Sunday, November 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on Global, and available to stream

In early October, as a fabric-wrapped Arc de Triomphe grew soggy in the rain, guests at the spring 2022 Hermès show found themselves in a cocoon of relative sunshine. The artist Flora Moscovici had painted a series of panels, nearly 20 by 30 feet, with gradient tones of warm ochre and rust; they drifted slowly

There were moments over the past 20 months when it felt like we might never be able to safely step foot inside a movie theater again. Near the start of the pandemic, Hollywood stars, like all nonessential workers, were sidelined, left to cheer on health care workers and ponder their own purpose in a changed

In surprising and disappointing news, FX has pulled the plug on Y: The Last Man, opting not to order a second season of the dystopian drama series. Showrunner Eliza Clark shared the news on social media, writing “We have learned that we will not be moving forward with FX on Hulu for Season 2 of

Brian Cox and J. Smith Cameron—a.k.a. Logan Roy and Gerri—talk emotional backstories, ethical lines and next moves. By Joy Press October 17, 2021 Succession’s third season opens with the Roy family in shambolic disarray, joyfully described by Waystar-Royco’s CFO as “full Baskin Robbins 31 flavors of fuck.” The family business is in immense legal, financial

Here’s a breakdown of all the new footage and story clues in the second teaser. By William Goodman October 16, 2021 Robert Pattinson in The Batman.Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Out of all the massive announcements of DC’s FanDome event on Saturday, the crown jewel remains The Batman, the franchise reboot written and directed by

Gotham City looks darker and wetter than ever.  By Jordan Hoffman October 17, 2021 Robert Pattinson’s version of the Caped Crusader swooped onto the internet on Saturday with a full trailer for next year’s The Batman. The 158-second video was the capstone to DC Entertainment’s “Fandome” pep rally. Helmed by Matt Reeves, director of Cloverfield,

Major spoilers for You season 3 ahead. Fans have been eager to catch up with Joe Goldberg since You season 2 ended, and season 3, now streaming on Netflix, did not disappoint. From the murders to the marital drama to Joe’s multiple love affairs, the third chapter of Netflix’s hit series was every bit as

The actress requested equal opportunity nudity from her co-star and longtime friend. By Jordan Hoffman October 16, 2021 The HBO drama Scenes From A Marriage is a penetrating and insightful look at the nuances, paradoxes and complexities of human relationships. But it is also a slowly-paced and (mostly) one-location exercise of a type that can

[embedded content] The first full trailer for HBO Max’s Peacemaker series dropped today during DC FanDome, giving us a closer look at James Gunn’s manic follow-up to The Suicide Squad. The series follows John Cena’s Peacemaker aka Christopher Smith, as he is recruited to join a special ops team for the NSA. Cena, who has

Adele is back — and her latest work of art has several connections to Quebec talent and the province’s dreamy scenery. The songstress once again teamed up with award-winning filmmaker and director Xavier Dolan for her upcoming album’s debut single Easy on Me. The video, which dropped to a whirlwind of fanfare Friday, was at

The 88-year-old screen legend says he’s transitioning to writing, while his representatives walk back his remarks. By Jordan Hoffman October 16, 2021 After six decades in the business, Michael Caine has earned his retirement. Appearing on BBC Radio’s Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review programme, the actor said that his current film Best Sellers is likely

Two new photo books, along with the city’s pandemic boom, remind us that there’s something particularly right now about Miami. By Jason Diamond October 15, 2021 Steven D Starr There’s this one shot in Haddon Hall, a new book of images from the photographer Naomi Harris, that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about.

A prominent Bill Cosby accuser filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey, before the state’s two-year window to file older sexual assault claims expires. Los Angeles artist Lili Bernard told The Associated Press she was prompted in part by Cosby’s recent release from prison. The

There’s no time to die for Roland Jenson’s 1973 Cessna 185 floatplane. The president of Cloud 9 Air Spray in Outlook, Sask., purchased the plane a few years ago, and although he didn’t spend many hours flying it he did spend a fair few restoring it. “Most of the time was spent refurbishing it,” he

Spoilers ahead! By Yohana Desta October 15, 2021 This post contains spoilers for You, season three.  Well, the inevitable finally happened. At the end of You season three, rotten Joe Goldberg killed Love. In retrospect, the season was always hurtling toward this big finish—the only possible outcome of a toxic relationship built on obsession and

In Maid, Netflix’s new series about a young mother trying to escape abuse and extreme poverty, Margaret Qualley delivers a tour-de-force performance as the titular character Alex Langley, a woman beaten down by life and the indignities of the U.S. welfare system. Even while dressed down in ratty clothes and cleaning rich people’s homes, though,