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A Cloverfield sequel is in the works, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter. The 2008 science fiction-horror hybrid, produced by J. J. Abrams, was not just a massive box office success, it inspired a rush of “found footage” imitators and was among the first films to capitalize on an intentionally elliptical marketing campaign
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The beleaguered Hillsong Church is facing a whole new set of internal issues this week after two real estate lawsuits were filed against them over an alleged failure to pay rent during the pandemic and building a structurally unsound apartment complex. The Connecticut branch of the Australia-based celebrity megachurch is currently being sued for failing
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If Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Crazy Rich Asians, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills had an eight-episode love child, it would be Netflix’s Bling Empire. The series, which premiered on January 15, follows the lives of ultra-wealthy Asians living in Los Angeles. There are extravagant parties, blinding jewels, and enough mentions of Dior
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You know that feeling when you’re in your car listening to the radio and a random song comes on and you realize its lyrics are hitting just a little too close to home? In a nutshell that’s what Greye’s “I Don’t Mind” did for me, and I assume it’ll do for plenty of others. This
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Stealthy but forward enough to make a strong impression with nothing more than Devmo’s lead vocal, the opening track “Detached” from the new EP Tears undisputedly sets the stage for all of the hybridity soon to come in this five-track sampler. Featuring Dean Risko in a memorable guest appearance, “Detached” makes it clear that, despite
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If you’re not glued to Hollywood casting news, you might have missed the part where Twilight and Happiest Season actress Kristen Stewart was cast as Britain’s Princess Diana in the movie Spencer. Well, she was, and now we have our first promo look at Stewart playing the People’s Princess. Here’s a first look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana
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Implicit in all this performative athleticism is, of course, youth and vitality—Rep. Aaron Schock was perhaps a bit too explicit when, as the youngest member of Congress in 2011, he displayed his abs on the cover of Men’s Health. That was in the midst of the House Republican caucus’s obsession with P90X, a “a get-tough
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Elliot Page has filed for divorce from his wife Emma Portner. Court records reveal Page filed the documents Tuesday. The pair was married on January 3, 2018, confirmed by a post on Page’s Instagram. “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce following our separation last summer,” said the
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has only been representing Georgia’s 14th congressional district in Washington for a few weeks but she’s already made a big name for herself…as one of the most batshit fucking crazy elected officials in recent history, a title for which there is major competition these days. After voicing her support for such conspiracies
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David Lynch: Francis Bacon makes me happy, the power of his painting. Edward Hopper makes me thrilled. Edward Kienholz’s sculptures make me happy. Alexander Calder’s sculptures make me thrilled with happiness. Vincent van Gogh makes me happy. There’s a bunch, there’s so many great painters and sculptors that are just great. Roxane Gay: The musical
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