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Isolation is a concept that most human beings have become intimately familiar with over the past year. Dealing with the COVID-19 surge across the globe, most of us have been confined to our homes, left without familial closeness and interaction. Robin Wright’s directorial debut, Land, taps into that feeling almost too well. Her character, Edee,

There are so many ingredients in the mix for the modern superhero. We’ve been telling stories of people with magical powers and inhuman strength as long as stories have existed, but the modern superhero is more than that. They fight for right and often do so while hiding their super life from regular people, to

When the last Democratic president, Barack Obama, took office more than a decade ago, Fox News seized on inane culture-war fodder intended to outrage its viewers. The network’s popular host Sean Hannity aired a segment warning against Sesame Street’s “soft bigotry” toward conservatives and its supposedly gay, liberal agenda; Glenn Beck set his sights on

Ratings data reported on Monday by The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline showed that only about 5.4 million Americans watched the three-hour Golden Globes telecast on the NBC network. The preliminary figures do not reflect viewing on the U.S. West Coast, but they nevertheless reflect a drop of about 60 per cent from early audience estimates

You also have an important role in Judas and the Black Messiah. How did you end up in that? I was around during the development of the script. I was there when there were separate versions of the two main characters, William O’Neal and Fred Hampton. There was a Fred Hampton biopic that Will Berson

The youngest member of Canada’s national skateboarding team is inspiring young women across the country to hit the rails. “I think it is awesome because there are not many girls,” said 11-year-old Fay Ebert of Toronto. Being nearly half the age of her national teammates, Ebert is encouraging young women across the country to take

Last month Donald Trump got several pieces of bad news re: avoiding prosecution for his cornucopia of alleged crimes. First, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office hired Mark Pomerantz, the guy who successfully put away John Gotti and others involved in organized crime. Worse, his tax returns were finally handed over to the D.A.’s office after

Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth who is beginning a third week in hospital, is “slightly improving” although it “hurts at moments,” Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall said on Wednesday. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was admitted to hospital on Feb. 16 after he felt unwell to receive treatment for an unspecified,

First Glossier made our complexions dewier, then they made our shelfies more aesthetically pleasing. Now, the cult-loved beauty brand is coming to make our lives more organized—or our makeup situations at least. Unveiled this morning, Glossier has launched their first-ever makeup bag. The new beauty bag isn’t replacing the brand’s famous pink bubblewrap pouches (these

Tahar Rahim did not need to exaggerate the debonair intensity of the serial killer he portrays in The Serpent. “He was like this,” the actor insisted. “It’s a true story.” If anything, Rashim had to downplay the real man’s ostentatious qualities to make him seem believable.  “He was dressing like this in life. It was

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has responded to a Times U.K. report claiming that she bullied aides and made them cry during her time at Kensington Palace as a working royal. In the report, published late Tuesday, The Times said that some unidentified sources approached the publication because they felt there was a side

This week, the governors of Texas and Mississippi decided that their states no longer needed to enforce public safety measures like mask-wearing and social distancing. Both governors recommended that people still listen to the experts of medical experts and remain personally vigilant, they’re just removing the requirement to do those things. This is absolutely a

Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex. The Times of London reported allegations that the duchess drove out two personal assistants and left staff feeling “humiliated.” It said an official complaint was made by Jason Knauf, then

Under the narrower eligibility rules, individuals earning under $75,000 (and couples earning under $150,000) are set to receive full checks, but those making $80,000 and up, and $160,000 as a couple, will no longer qualify. According to analysis from the Institution of Taxation and Economic Policy, approximately 16 million fewer Americans will qualify for a

Last Chance U is back for round six. The Netflix show produced in partnership with GQ Studios returns this month. The Emmy-winning series takes you deep into the world of junior college sports, where young players overcome the personal demons and athletic hurdles in their pursuit of scholarships, wins, and a shot at the big

Punky Brewster is back. The precocious youngster from the 1980s TV show of the same name has returned, but she’s now older and wiser. The Punky Brewster series is a continuation of the ’80s sitcom about a bright young girl raised by a foster dad. Returning to the role that made her famous is Soleil

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. We know this to be true because it’s in the Bible or Shakespeare wrote it, or it’s on one of those Instagram photos attributed to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Not to use another cliché, but these things are clichés for a reason. Examples are everywhere! Here’s one about New

Meghan Markle, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, is seeking 1.5 million pounds (C$2.6 million) in legal costs after she won a privacy claim against the Mail on Sunday which had printed extracts of a letter she wrote to her father. Last month, a judge at London’s High Court ruled the tabloid had breached her privacy and

This evening, Meghan Markle made a very rare move and responded to a new report the Times ran alleging the Duchess of Sussex “faced a bullying complaint made by one of her closest advisers during her time at Kensington Palace,” and that multiple royal aides had come forward with concerns about her portrayal. The Duchess,

Canadian actor Jahmil French, who starred as Dave Turner in Degrassi: The Next Generation, has died at the age of 29, according to his agent. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of a dear friend and client Jahmil French,” his representative Gabrielle Kachman told ET Canada on Tuesday afternoon. “He

In the summer of 2018, CBS hired two prominent law firms, Debevoise & Plimpton and Covington & Burling, to conduct an investigation into the sexual-misconduct allegations swirling around Les Moonves—CEO of CBS Corporation at the time—and the CBS News unit. Under the promise of confidentiality, a number of people spoke to the two law firms,

Welp, it’s March, marking a full year of face masks, hand sanitizer everywhere, and panicked toilet paper hoarding. And while it has been an undeniably brutal 12 months, the streaming gods have gifted us with a fountain of never-ending content. Yes, you may not be able to leave your house, but at least you’ve got

By Michael Holden Reuters Posted March 2, 2021 11:05 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Britain’s Prince Philip was receiving treatment and undergoing heart tests on Tuesday, two weeks after the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth was admitted to hospital in London as a precaution after

This story is part of GQ’s Modern Lovers issue.  In April of the pandemic, my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. It was not an optimal moment to need a pulmonary specialist. In September we learned that my father had ALS. That was it for me—it was time to go home. That I’d now taken

If you’ve signed up to receive and send texts with the Little Gold Men podcast team (here’s the link! It’s never too late!) you had the chance to send your burning questions about the Golden Globes while they were happening on Sunday night. And based on the texts we received, you mostly had one question:

You could practically see and hear the ground shifting underneath Governor Andrew Cuomo. On Saturday evening The New York Times posted a devastating story: highly detailed, highly credible accusations of sexual harassment from Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to Cuomo, three days after another former staffer, Lindsey Boylan, said Cuomo had planted an unwanted kiss