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Taylor’s Filthy Animals probes the tension between vulnerability and deception, sexual desire and violence, with elegant precision. By Mitchell Kuga June 23, 2021 Collage by Simon Abranowicz; Photographs Getty Images It’s one of the first questions in the age of the Zoom interview: camera on? “This takes me back to the olden days of Yahoo

In the most anticipated hearing in the case in years, Britney Spears is expected to address a judge overseeing the conservatorship that has controlled the pop star’s money and affairs since 2008. If Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny does not make a last-minute decision Wednesday to seal the proceedings, Spears’ words will be

Four months after her controversial conservatorship was covered in a bombshell New York Times documentary, Britney Spears is addressing the arrangement publicly for the first time. On Wednesday, she spoke virtually to a Los Angeles judge during a court hearing about her 13-year conservatorship. “I truly believe this conservatorship is abusive,” she said during her

Disney has found a new princess. West Side Story rising actress Rachel Zegler will play the “fairest of them all” in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The original film was released in 1937, which pioneered Disney into its animation legacy. The film had significant success and received an Honorary

The Apple head reportedly called Pelosi in June, after lawmakers introduced a slate of bills aimed squarely at Silicon Valley. And he’s not the only one who’s worried.  By Eric Lutz June 23, 2021 Our politics may be profoundly polarized at the moment, with the nation’s two major parties at loggerheads over basic questions of

The Transformers saga is one of the most successful box office franchises of all time, grossing $4.8 billion since the first film hit theaters in 2007. Now, the seventh installment in the franchise is has been announced, titled Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The film will be based on the 1990s animated series Beast Wars:

“It would be very difficult for the Justice Department to change course now.” By Bess Levin June 22, 2021 Earlier this month, this website wondered aloud, “Why the hell is Joe Biden’s Justice Department defending Donald Trump?” The question arose from a bizarre, troubling pattern of late in which the DOJ, currently lead by Attorney

Two years ago, the cult favorite got axed from Netflix within months of its premiere. Now it’s back on a network its creator once called out. By Danielle Cohen June 22, 2021 Tuca & Bertie, 2021.Courtesy of Adult Swim When Tuca & Bertie launched on Netflix in 2019, it seemed like a slam dunk, from

The ex-president’s bodyguard turned COO is reportedly being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney, too.  By Bess Levin June 21, 2021 As part of its criminal investigation into Donald Trump, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has, for many months now, been trying to get Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, who knows where all the bodies

A star-filled homemade version of the classic fantasy film was buried in Quibi’s collapse. But Emmy voters have access—and among them are potential saviors. By Anthony Breznican June 22, 2021 Nobody wanted a remake of The Princess Bride. There is near universal agreement that the 1987 fantasy adventure remains a timeless classic that should not

For the first time since COVID-19 decimated the live concert industry, New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden was filled to 100 per cent capacity on Sunday night for a Foo Fighters show. The rockers played a long and animated set; concertgoers raved about the three-hour runtime, especially since it’s been about one-and-a-half years since

15 words. 10 seconds on the clock. Can Anthony Ramos join the Song Association rankings? The In The Heights star and all-around music master is up for the challenge! Tune in as he sings Daniel Caesar, a few tracks off his upcoming album, Love and Lies, and reminisces on his favorite song to record for

Yesterday, director Andy Muschietti shared a teaser image of Supergirl’s suit in the upcoming The Flash movie. And today, fans get their first glimpse of Sasha Calle (The Young and the Restless) rocking the Supergirl suit. Images from filming leaked to Twitter, and fans were quick to share their excitement. A better look at Sasha

New laws are allowing Republicans to gut the power of local officials tasked with overseeing basic parts of the voting process in states such as Georgia and Arkansas. By Charlotte Klein June 20, 2021 Republicans in several states, including Georgia and Arkansas, are assailing a key line of defense against former President Donald Trump’s baseless

For her book To Raise A Boy, Emma Brown interviewed parents, teachers, coaches, and kids. She spoke with GQ about fatherhood, the problem with the term “toxic masculinity,” and the current state of American boyhood.  By Luke Zaleski June 18, 2021 Getty Images;  Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson All products featured on GQ are independently

“It’s finally ready,” the 52-year-old superstar says. By Jordan Hoffman June 20, 2021 Will Smith has been a best-selling recording artist, television star, two-time Academy Award nominee, and such a champion at the box office that “Big Willie Weekend” blockbusters became their own genre. Now he’s taken quill to ink to tell his life’s story

Back in September 2019, I was invited to London to hear the new 50th-anniversary edition of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album. The listening session took place at Abbey Road itself, inside the hallowed Studio 2 where this album (and so many others) were created. Technically, it was the best-recorded album of The Beatles’ career as

Millie Bobby Brown, the actress we met when she was 12 years old in the first season of Stranger Things is now 17 years old (!) and has a reported boyfriend named Jake Bongiovi. Instead of going on a long tangent about how fast the kids grow, we are instead going to focus on who

“We love our sweet, good boy and will miss him always,” the Bidens said.  By Jordan Hoffman June 19, 2021 The White House announced on Saturday that Champ, the 13-year-old German Shepherd cared for by Joe and Jill Biden, has passed away. “He was our constant, cherished companion during the last 13 years,” a message

The White House announced today that first dog Champ Biden has passed away. The German shepherd, who the Bidens had raised from a puppy, was 13 years old. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden shared a statement on Champ, saying “Our hearts are heavy today as we let you all know that our

While reactionaries online clutched their pearls, few seemed to have read what she wrote. By Jordan Hoffman June 19, 2021 Macy Gray, the Grammy-winning R&B singer, wrote that the American flag needs a redesign “that all of us can honor” in an op-ed published by MarketWatch in tribute to Juneteenth, a federal holiday recognizing the

Evil is back for a wild second season of supernatural madness and deeply sincere moral queries. By Keith Phipps June 18, 2021 Katja Herbers and Mike Colter in EVIL, 2021. Courtesy of Elizabeth Fisher for CBS / Paramount+ Early in the second-season premiere of Evil, David Acosta (Mike Colter), experiences a new variation on a recurring

Nom nom quick bites. By Jordan Hoffman June 18, 2021 In an interview at the Tribeca Festival on Friday, Roku CEO Anthony Wood boasted about his company’s increasing roster of free (ad-supported) television and movie offerings, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A big feather in its cap, he said, was the recent acquisition of the

You might have heard of a ball game called “horse” but how about “moose?” A family in the northeastern B.C. community of Chetwynd got a look at something that might fit that description on Friday and managed to capture it on camera. Colleen Simpson’s family has a tetherball pole set up in the backyard, but

Netflix’s Never Have I Ever premiered on Netflix in late April and instantly became the must-watch of quarantine. The coming-of-age comedy from co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher follows a first-generation Indian American girl growing up in Southern California. Eighteen-year-old Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays our heroine Devi Vishwakumar, and will return for a second season. The

On this week’s Little Gold Men, Olsen explains why she was “mortified” to share WandaVision with the world and teases her upcoming turn in Doctor Strange. By Savannah Walsh June 18, 2021 Despite her onscreen superhero status, Elizabeth Olsen admits to Vanity Fair’s Joanna Robinson that she gets “panic dreams” before beginning a new project.

Carrie Fisher is someone who I have looked up to my entire life. She’s an icon for fans of Star Wars, she’s a beloved creator, and she’s someone whose writing has inspired me time and time again. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Carrie Fisher made this world a brighter place. Now, she’s

The show must go on, but if you’ve been vaccinated with AstraZeneca and want to attend one particular live theatre production on Broadway don’t bother buying a ticket. Producers of the soon-to-be-launched Springsteen on Broadway show said they are not welcoming anyone who was inoculated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. When the curtain rises on

Mike Pence and Jared Kushner are writing for establishment players, as Mark Meadows and Peter Navarro head to a conservative upstart. So where does Donald Trump end up? By Caleb Ecarma June 17, 2021 Right-wing authors struggling to ink book deals—like Missouri senator Josh Hawley, whose deal with Simon & Schuster was nixed after he