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Earlier this week, Banksy, the mysterious, U.K.-based street artist wowed fans all across the world after sharing footage of the making of his most recent art piece — a graffiti-covered train car in England’s London Underground transit system. Though the 59-second Instagram video published on the morning of July 14 brought attention to Banksy’s latest coronavirus-inspired

At the height of the original wave of the #MeToo movement, around the time when the Harvey Weinsteins and Charlie Roses and Matt Lauers of the corporate and media and Hollywood worlds were toppled, their ugly behaviors exposed, Ivanka Trump would tell people that she was grateful for the reckoning. But as usual with Ivanka,

The Center for Disease Control receives daily coronavirus reports from hospitals across the country, though according to a document quietly posted to the Department of Health and Human Services, that has suddenly changed. Starting today, that data will go directly to that department, not the CDC. This is an extremely troubling move. If you believe

Clare Crawley’s new Bachelorette suitors have been revealed after the coronavirus outbreak forced production to shut down her season of the reality dating series. Crawley was supposed to meet her suitors at the Bachelor mansion in March, just hours before production was halted. Three months later, Crawley is ready to start filming again with a new cast

When we talk about exfoliation, we don’t usually mean the best body scrub. That a conversation usually reserved for the face—facial scrubs, to be exact, or their chemical counterparts. Exfoliators buff away all the dead skin that sits atop your skin—these cells roughen your skin texture, dull your complexion, and cause breakouts. But exfoliation isn’t

Britney Spears’s father, Jamie Spears, was temporarily relieved of his conservator role in 2019, and now her mother, Lynne Spears, has reportedly filed legal documents to secure a role in all decisions made regarding her daughter’s finances. According to documents obtained by The Blast, Lynne has filed a request with the Los Angeles Superior Court

Warning: This article may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. Johnny Depp’s former estate manager said Wednesday that Amber Heard had asked him to lie under oath after she was charged with bringing her two dogs to Australia illegally. Kevin Murphy was testifying in Depp’s libel suit against a British tabloid

Oliver Stone, the American filmmaker, is lamenting the current state of the film industry and its handling of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While promoting his upcoming memoir, Chasing the Light, the Platoon (1986) director opened up about his thoughts on not only the decreased functionality and increased financial stress of making films in the midst of the

At U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, two sketch artists sat at the front of the jury assembly room to capture Ghislaine Maxwell as she was projected onto a screen. It was her much-awaited arraignment on charges of facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of minors as well as perjury, but the coronavirus pandemic

Usually, when an actor approaches playing a notorious real person, their biggest challenge is how to avoid impersonating that person, or depicting the public’s perception. Amanda Peet, who plays the eponymous Betty Broderick in Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, had the opposite challenge. Though Broderick is widely known for murdering her ex-husband and his

An autopsy confirmed Tuesday that “Glee″ star Naya Rivera died from accidental drowning, officials said, while her family released a statement honoring her ”everlasting legacy and magnetic spirit.” The examination, performed the day after the 33-year-old’s body was found in a Southern California lake, showed no signs of traumatic injury or disease that might have

Moni Yakim is one of the founding members of the Juilliard Drama School and still teaches there today. What is so impressive about Yakim isn’t just his record at Juilliard, though. Instead, it is the willingness of his students to continue to turn to him for help and guidance with their craft, years after their

There’s a certain point when even the most extraordinary storyline becomes tedious. Take Johnny Depp’s recent embrace of multiple lawsuits, and what those lawsuits have revealed about the day-to-day life of the incredibly wealthy and famous actor. He’s sued his money managers (they settled), and now he’s suing both his ex-wife Amber Heard in the

Paris Jackson, the second child and only daughter of late American pop star Michael Jackson, has just released her first studio effort as a professional musician. It’s called The Soundflowers. The self-titled EP comes from Jackson, 22, and her longtime bandmate/partner, Gabriel Glenn and was released worldwide on June 24. It features six acoustic-driven folk songs

00:00 This is Patrick Mahomes 00:01 and I’m going undercover on the internet. 00:03 [light music] 00:06 This is Actually Me. 00:08 [light music] 00:09 First up, let’s look at Twitter. 00:11 [light music] 00:13 If you could throw to one Hall of Fame receiver 00:15 who would it be and why? 00:17 It would

Critics say Disney World‘s Magic Kingdom, the so-called “most magical place on Earth,” is looking more like the scariest place after reopening amid a record-setting surge of COVID-19 cases in Florida. Disney’s Magic Kingdom reopened with social-distancing measures in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, the same day the state identified a record-setting 15,300 new cases of

Although Andrew Cuomo ended his daily coronavirus briefings last month, he’s continued to find opportunities to play up the media character he developed during the peak of the New York crisis. A couple of weeks ago, he gave People an interview about his dating life and soon after held a briefing where he used a

As if 2020 couldn’t get anymore bonkers. In a year that’s already given us a global pandemic, the routine killing of Black and Indigenous people by police and an overwhelming amount of Twitter content featuring realistic objects that are actually cake, we now have a conspiracy theory involving online furniture companies and child trafficking to contend with.

Glee star Naya Rivera‘s body was found by authorities on Monday morning, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in an afternoon press conference. Diving teams and law enforcement had been searching the waters of California’s Lake Piru, which is approximately 90 kilometres northwest of downtown Los Angeles, for five days. [embedded content] It appears Rivera

Charley GallayGetty Images The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department confirmed in a press conference this afternoon that Glee actress Naya Rivera’s body was recovered from Lake Piru after she died from drowning. “We are confident that the body we found was that of Naya Rivera,” the sheriff said. He said that the water in the area

The United States was still in the early days of the coronavirus crisis when Donald Trump began pushing for states to lift their social distancing directives, claiming that the public health measures were “worse than the problem itself.” It took a bit of wrangling—tweets urging sometimes-armed protesters to revolt against state leaders; relentless messaging that

American rock band Great White has apologized for performing at an outdoor North Dakota concert where the crowd didn’t wear masks despite the ongoing threat of the novel coronavirus. The band drew criticism on social media after the performance Thursday night as part of the First on First: Dickinson Summer Nights concert series in Dickinson

I am endlessly impressed by the creativity and ingenuity folks are showing while under quarantine. Whether it’s learning a new language, creating art, or building your very own Rube Goldberg machine, it is fascinating to see what we’re capable of during lockdown. Which brings us to this delightful photo project from the residents and caregivers

After being sued by the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum, Lady A, the Seattle-based blues singer, has spoken out against the country trio, expressing her belief that they did not act in good faith when trying to settle a deal to “coexist” under the moniker Lady A — after they recently adopted it as

NBA reporter and prognosticator Adrian Wojnarowski is getting some support from the bench. A number of players from across the league are rallying on social media, protesting ESPN’s suspension of the network’s on-air talent. #FreeWoj began trending late Saturday night. The issue began Friday, when Wojnarowski received a press release from Missouri’s Senator Josh Hawley’s

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