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Since the coronavirus pandemic began, life has been completely different for everyone — even the Royal Family. From public appearances to royal tours around the world, many of Queen Elizabeth II‘s plans for 2020 were dashed by the COVID-19 outbreak. The family was first affected by the virus when Prince Charles, the Queen’s eldest son,

Last June, 2.5 million people flocked to New York City to celebrate World Pride, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. But Pride is going to look a lot different this year. Organizers across the country are pivoting a month’s worth of parades and festivals into virtual experiences. The good news? Many of these

After sharing a lengthy rant to Instagram on Wednesday, where she subtly took aim at fellow female pop stars for singing about “being sexy” and “wearing no clothes,” Lana Del Rey has sparked major controversy over social media. Though she said the basis of her post was to defend herself from “female writers” and “alt. singers”

You know how it goes. A couple gets enmeshed, somehow, in a scheme that’s way over their heads: a brutal murder, a congressman’s secret, a masked, ritualistic sex cult with spoofy shades of Eyes Wide Shut. Any excuse for a costume change. How did tire treads from the couples’ truck wind up permanently embedded in

Good Omens co-stars and good pals Michael Sheen and David Tennant are taking on the BBC One lockdown comedy Staged, which has a bloody brilliant premise. Amazon’s Good Omens burst unto the world a year ago. The show was a hit and a lot of fun—if somewhat uneven—but Sheen’s angel Aziraphale and Tennant’s demon Crowley

After spending nearly two weeks in a coma fighting COVID-19, Death Angel drummer Will Carroll has revealed that during his battle with the virus, he had bizarre dreams of the afterlife, where he would be sent to hell and meet Satan. Carroll tested positive for the novel coronavirus shortly after the conclusion of Death Angel’s

Long known as a passionate environmentalist, Prince Charles has been spending the weeks since he recovered from a mild case of COVID-19 connecting the pandemic back to some of his regular concerns. For the last few weeks, he has used writing and social media to promote Pick for Britain, a scheme to solve labor shortages

For all the seismic shifts we’ve been forced to process over the past couple of months—Olympics cancelled! Borders closed! Goats running wild in the streets!—one stands apart as perhaps the most staggering and improbable of all. Gunna—the man who claims to have coined the term “drip,” who once bragged to this very magazine about his

Warning: This article contains disturbing and sexually explicit language. Please read at your own discretion. Harvey Weinstein‘s former assistant Rowena Chiu broke her non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to discuss the disgraced movie producer’s alleged sexual harassment in a tell-all interview with Variety. Chiu has previously alleged that Weinstein — who is currently serving a 23-year sentence

Four days after the one-year anniversary of her critically acclaimed 2019 album Dedicated, Carly Rae Jepsen, the Canadian pop star, has released a surprise, companion album titled Dedicated: Side B. In conjunction with the release of the 12-track effort, the Call Me Maybe singer took to Twitter on Thursday morning acknowledging many of her fans’ “whispers”

Yet another Pompeo controversy involves the secretary of state directing State officials to perform household tasks for him and his wife, like washing dishes or walking his dog. That issue, too, has only gained steam in recent days, embroiling Susan Pompeo, whom the Times reports has “played an unusually active role” in Pompeo’s State business.

Courtesy With the world sheltering at home in the midst of a pandemic, binge-watching is no longer for wiling away a lazy Sunday—it’s America’s pastime. Though 2020 has seen a few not-so-great offerings hit our laptop screens (Too Hot to Handle, anyone?), peak TV continues to deliver truly quality content. From standout seasons of The

Global News announced Thursday that Tracy Tong, a well-known journalist in Toronto, will join the network as the 11 p.m. anchor for Global Toronto, Global Montreal, Global Halifax and Global New Brunswick. Tong will begin her new role as anchor-producer on June 4. She replaces Crystal Goomansingh, who was recently appointed Europe bureau chief for

Even before the days of mandated self-quarantine and pixelated Zoom dates, Hollywood was getting creative in its quest to help singles find “the one”—or at the very least a sizable Instagram following. The Bachelor continues to embrace champagne-induced drama and Netflix’s smash-hit Love Is Blind encourages singles to get engaged through a wall sight unseen.

The murder of Ahmaud Arbery has been a very deeply saddening moment for a lot of Black people in the media, and it was followed up by the news about the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Still, the Black female leads of DC and the Riverdale world took to Instagram to speak to their audience

Howard Stern is mocking Donald Trump Jr. after the U.S. president’s son addressed the radio host’s comments about his dad. Last week, Stern referred to Donald Trump as a celebrity wannabe who secretly hates his followers, and on Tuesday, Stern sarcastically responded to Trump Jr.’s criticism of him. 0:46 Howard Stern releases new book, writes

There’s nothing cool about a sunburn. It hurts now, you’ll be rocking prematurely-aged skin later—plus it raises your risk of skin cancer. The best natural sunscreen will keep you protected from the sun without any hard-to-pronounce chemicals. But what does natural even mean? Just like with wine, “natural” can seem like just a marketing buzzword.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) appears to have expanded its cause to include virtual fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the wildly popular video game for the Nintendo Switch. PETA shared footage on Twitter Wednesday of an apparent in-game protest outside Blathers’ Museum, a virtual museum run by a cartoon owl in the

Though Senator Bernie Sanders has officially suspended his presidential campaign, the Vermont senator has made clear that he intends to continue amassing delegates to influence the Democratic platform and push the party further left. But in a sharp shift from 2016, those delegates are expected to be on their best behavior. The Washington Post reports

Climate change is going to be particularly hard on women. Thankfully, they’re leading discussions about how to mitigate its impacts Climate change is going to hurt women more than men. The reasons, as outlined by the United Nations, Oxfam and others, are stark, and plentiful—including that women are more likely to live in poverty just about everywhere on earth. Women

During a virtual interview for SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up show on Wednesday, Sia, the Aussie pop singer, confirmed that she is now an adopted mother. After speaking about how they’ve all been coping in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, co-host Stanley T. asked the 44-year-old musician to confirm whether or not she had adopted

Look, you could watch some high-minded and sophisticated new show like The Great (which, to be fair, isn’t all that high-minded or sophisticated)—or you could say “screw it,” and tune in to Fox’s new American Gladiator-meets-American Ninja Warrior competition series Ultimate Tag, premiering May 20, instead. Who couldn’t use some meathead muscle right now, a

Emma McIntyreGetty Images With one spot-on line read, Sandra Oh made us nostalgia for The Princess Diaries all over again. During a recent virtual interview on The Graham Norton Show, Oh reminisced about her brief-but-iconic role as Vice Principal Gupta in the 2001 film. According to Oh, throughout her career she would go through phases

Rumours that Ryan Seacrest had suffered a stroke on live TV last Sunday began circulating on social media after his speech was slurred and his right eye appeared swollen and nearly closed while hosting the American Idol Season 18 finale. Following a performance from the show’s final 11 contestants and British actress and singer Cynthia

I’ve loved Mandy Patinkin for a long time, to a degree that’s difficult to explain. Maybe it was my love of Broadway growing up, or maybe it is just some vital quality about him as a person, but I have been obsessed with Mr. Patinkin for more years than I can count. Now, watching his

Roger Waters took to Facebook on Tuesday, calling out his former Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour for supposedly banning him from using the legendary rock band’s website or social media platforms to promote his own solo work. In the five-minute video rant, entitled “ANNOUNCEMENT,” Waters, 76, said: “Nothing from me is on the website. I am

President Donald Trump and the GOP are pushing to reopen the economy ASAP amid the coronavirus—and they’re planning to mobilize a fleet of Trump-friendly doctors to help them out. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Republican operatives are currently strategizing to put pro-Trump doctors on television to push the president’s reopening schedule, even as the