The Oscar winner gained over two million followers in two hours. By Jordan Hoffman August 20, 2021 Actress, director, producer, and humanitarian Angelina Jolie can now add a new bullet to her resume: Instagram star. Though she’s posted only once, the beloved Oscar winner accumulated an astounding two million followers in just two hours on
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Washington state’s first so-called “murder hornet” nest of 2021 was located this week, just south of the British Columbia border, officials confirmed Thursday. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) said the Asian giant hornet nest was discovered in a rural area just east of Blaine, just south of Metro Vancouver. Read more: 1st live
How gunslingers, depression, a classic Dickensian villain and, yes, a beautiful love story helped shape Ted Lasso’s brooding hero Roy Kent. By Joanna Robinson August 20, 2021 “It’s nice to watch people be nice to each other.” That’s the line you most often hear someone use when they talk up Apple’s breakout smash hit Ted
Agnes Reau, CBS News producer Just three days before Kabul fell to Taliban forces, CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi entered the Afghan capital to report on the militant group’s takeover. It was a swift transition and the end of the United States’ costly 20-year war in Afghanistan. Saberi and her team spent the next
Who is the host of Jeopardy!? That’s the question fans are asking once more, after executive producer and newly minted host Mike Richards stepped down amid fierce criticism on Friday. Read more: ‘Jeopardy!’ boss Mike Richards, Mayim Bialik to replace Trebek as hosts Richards announced that he was resigning as host in a memo to staff
A TikTok user who goes by Tom Cruz had the phrase Broke Bobby trending on Twitter when one of his videos got shared on the platform. Twitter user Karim Alammuri shared Cruz’s video asking a simple question. “What in the wealth is this?” What in the wealth is this pic.twitter.com/NTPTKT5CZG — Karim Alammuri (@Radio_Reem) August
Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including Kill Bill, has died. He was 82. Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late Thursday in a hospital near Tokyo where he had been treated for COVID-19 since Aug. 8, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management
The actor Hari Nef flashed across the Instagram feed on a weekend night in June, at the close of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. In the photo, her lipstick gleams like a newly minted penny. Eye shadow in a shade of papaya turns up in deft, unexpected touches: tracing the inner rim of the socket
With 30 million followers, killer abs, and a high-profile social media relationship, the 20-year-old soccer player is on the cutting edge of American fame. By Willa Bennett Photography by Tyrell Hampton August 19, 2021 Shorts, by 7 Days Active. Underwear, by Calvin Klein Underwear. Necklace (on top, throughout), his own, by Jaxxon. Necklace (on bottom,
Britney Spears is under investigation over misdemeanor battery after a staff member at her home alleged the singer struck her, authorities said Thursday. Deputies responded to Spears’ home in Southern California after the staff member reported the Monday night dispute, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said. No one was injured. Read more: Britney Spears’ father,
Chuck Close, an artist whose photorealist portraits of a generation of his contemporaries, musicians, actors, patrons and politicians made him one of America’s best-known and most-acclaimed painters, died Thursday at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, New York. He was 81. The cause of death was complications from a long illness resulting in congestive heart
By Staff The Associated Press Posted August 19, 2021 3:33 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Hong Kong’s government said Thursday that it has granted a quarantine exemption to an individual to perform “designated professional work” following reports that Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman did not have
Dress, Gucci, $5,980. Earring, Cartier. Inez & Vinoodh Selena Gomez’s favorite place to chill is her glam room. A small space on the ground floor of her new L.A.-area house, it opens onto a stone patio surrounding an amoeba-shaped pool. Inside, there’s a hair and makeup station stocked with products from her Rare Beauty line;
I suppose Britney Spears’s belly button is where it begins. Life, after all, begins at the navel—that vestige of our time in the womb, the scar of our severed connection to our mothers, the center of our earthly forms, an opening on the underside of our fleshy, vulnerable bellies. Navels collect debris—snacking, apparently, as they
Tuesday afternoon, it was announced that Greg Abbott has joined the long list of Republicans who dedicated themselves to downplaying or outright denying the severity of COVID-19, only to go and catch the virus themselves. While Abbott is fully vaccinated and has urged Texans to get the vaccine, he’s also prohibited schools and businesses from
Live Nation Canada says it’ll soon require ticket holders to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test before they’re granted entry to its concerts. A representative for the live event promoter told The Canadian Press that the company will enforce those rules at “as many shows as possible” in Canada. Live Nation Canada
Ken Kurson, a close friend of Kushner, faces nearly a decade in prison. By Bess Levin August 18, 2021 One thing you‘ve probably noticed about the Trump-Kushner clan is that despite claiming otherwise, they almost exclusively surround themselves with total sleazebags, many of whom are criminals to boot. Because Trump himself is one of history’s
A prosecutor described sex abuse claims against R&B star R. Kelly Wednesday, saying the long-anticipated trial now underway was “about a predator” who used his fame to entice girls, boys and young women before dominating and controlling them physically, sexually and psychologically. “This case is not about a celebrity who likes to party a lot,”
Sensor is a wholly unique installment in Ito’s oeuvre. By Tres Dean August 18, 2021 You’d be forgiven for expecting Sensor, the latest book from horror manga legend Junji Ito, to be more graphic. For nearly 40 years, Ito has been one of the most recognizable names in manga thanks to stories like Gyo, the
Beginning on Wednesday, federal prosecutors will argue that the singer led a criminal enterprise including his bodyguards, drivers, and an entourage that centered around the sexual abuse of women and girls. By Dan Adler August 18, 2021 For more than two decades of R. Kelly’s career, allegations of sexual abuse have followed the R&B star.
It took just 24 hours for Khloé Kardashian to personally shut down InTouch‘s report (via The Mirror) that she and her on-again off-again ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson had reconciled. The couple, who share three-year-old daughter True, broke up in June after rumors emerged that Thompson had cheated on her again. InTouch claimed it was told by
Who could have seen this coming, other than literally everyone? By Bess Levin August 17, 2021 When he hasn’t been working to disenfranchise millions of people, effectively outlaw abortion, or ensuring people can carry a gun without background checks, licenses, or training, Texas governor Greg Abbott has spent the last year and a half insisting
New Zealand is entering a nationwide lockdown after a single case of COVID-19 has been detected. The country will move into a level 4 alert–the highest level possible–starting Tuesday night. The lockdown will last for at least three days in most of the country, and four to seven days in the areas of Coromandel and
Rosecrans Baldwin set off to make sense of the vast and bewitching city-state of Los Angeles—and discovered that Americans have been misunderstanding the place for years. By Geoffrey Gagnon August 16, 2021 Is Los Angeles a city? Or is it something far more interesting?William Nation / Getty Images When Rosecrans Baldwin, one of this magazine’s
Explore the origins of a tumultuous marriage between film noir star Joan Bennett and Hollywood producer Walter Wanger, as told by their granddaughter Vanessa Hope and You Must Remember This host Karina Longworth in Vanity Fair’s new podcast. By Savannah Walsh August 17, 2021 Old Hollywood actor Joan Bennett’s life was one of fateful coincidence,
“I stand squarely behind my decision.” By Bess Levin August 16, 2021 Hours after tragic and unbelievable footage of Afghan civilians chasing a U.S. military plane in the hopes of escaping the Taliban—with reportedly at least three individuals holding onto the exterior before falling off—Joe Biden delivered a speech at the White House defending his
Long gone are the days of Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande’s summer of romance. Enter: the spring of Pete Davidson and Phoebe Dynevor, which has popped up right after this winter’s news of Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles and Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers. The 27-year-old Saturday Night Live cast member and the 26-year-old Bridgerton
It’s not yet clear how long vaccinated people remain sufficiently protected from the virus, but the Biden administration doesn’t want to risk being caught unprepared. By Charlotte Klein August 15, 2021 The Biden administration is working on a policy that could allow the general population to obtain COVID-19 vaccine boosters, part of a phased rollout
The Suicide Squad’s rapid fall-off adds more fuel to the fiery streaming debate. By Jordan Hoffman August 15, 2021 Ryan Reynolds and his Truman Show-meets-Tron video game film Free Guy came away with a high score at this weekend’s box office: Variety predicts a win with $26 million in domestic earnings. Though distributed by Disney,
Bartlett, who plays Armond on the HBO series, reflects on his character’s fate and the show’s complicated class satire. By Matthew Jacobs August 15, 2021 This story contains spoilers for the series finale of The White Lotus. HBO’s The White Lotus began with a tease: By the end of the series, someone would wind up