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On Thursday night, Desus and Mero writer Ziwe Fumudoh interviewed Alison Roman on her weekly Instagram Live comedy show. The shows, similar to Fumudoh’s YouTube series Baited, revolve around the comedian asking white guests questions about race—from simple but revealing queries (“How many Black friends do you have?”) to targeted ones designed to, well, bait

For Pride, GQ’s Give It Up series has highlighted a handful of trailblazing LGBTQ+ artists and athletes—along with the charitable organizations they support. In keeping with the spirit of celebration, we rounded up the most stylish new gear that you can buy right now from queer-owned labels.  All products featured on GQ are independently selected

Kanye West is bringing his Yeezy brand to Gap. The 43-year-old rapper will design adult and kids clothing that will be sold at Gap next year. West plans to create the new clothing line, called Yeezy Gap, as “modern, elevated basics for men, women and kids at accessible price points.” Read more: Kanye West donates

Earlier this month, the British magazine Tatler put a photo of Kate Middleton at the BAFTAs in February on their cover. Despite the flattering image, the story that ran alongside insulted Prince William’s speech at the same event and went on to claim that Kate is furious over her royal workload. The story prompted a

There’s no way around it. This summer will be … off. Yes, we have livestreams and drive-in concerts, but things probably won’t be anywhere near back to normal for at least another year. Imagine being in a band or working for a label and trying to coordinate the release of new music while no one

Selena Gomez’s album Rare isn’t the only music the singer is giving fans this year. Gomez joined Trevor Daniel on the remix of his track “Past Life”; the lyrics explore letting go of who you were in the past, taking care of your mental health, and promising to be better to people you used—all while

Hey ACE Family! Austin McBroom and Catherine Paiz released a YouTube video showing the birth of their third child. McBroom and Paiz, who have more than 18.7 million subscribers on YouTube, welcomed their son last week. “Our family is now complete. June 20, 2020,” McBroom captioned a photo of himself and Paiz in the hospital.

The 17th of July was both a line in the sand and a glimmer of hope. That’s the date moviegoers, theater owners, and Hollywood studios were watching to see if Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. would actually release his new film, the time-bending saga Tenet, as planned. Nolan always prefers to release his movies on

This kind of article is hard to write, not just because the topic is upsetting, but because the amount of content and allegations that need to be discussed are overwhelming. In just the past week the accusations of grooming, expecting sex in return for advancement, harassment, unwanted touching, and endless other types of creepy behavior

It’s been less than a month since the highly anticipated launch of HBO Max and now, thanks to a licensing deal from the ViacomCBS network, subscribers now have the option to watch all 23 seasons of South Park ⁠— well, all but five episodes. That’s right, though the much-beloved adult comedy series is now available

After a whirlwind romance, Dennis Quaid and his 27-year-old fiancée Laura Savoie were secretly married on June 2. The couple, who first met at a business conference in May 2019, eloped to Santa Barbara this month and were married at a seaside resort with only their pastor in attendance. “It was beautiful,” the 66-year-old actor

For Pride 2020, GQ’s Give It Up series invites influential artists and athletes to shine a spotlight on charities that are important to them. If you feel inspired—give! Brittany Howard has never let the world dictate her fate. In her still-young career, her musical outpouring has been relentless: she’s formed three bands (Alabama Shakes, Thunderbitch,

Hundreds of Black artists, actors and industry executives have banded together by signing an open letter to Hollywood that not only demands that the industry at large makes “bold moves to affirm, defend and invest in Black lives” but that it “divests” from police too. The June 23 letter, which was penned by Miss Juneteenth star

Dennis Quaid and his fiancée Laura Savoie are now married. Quaid, 66, and Savoie, 27, eloped to Santa Barbara and got married on June 2 at a seaside resort. The couple had plans for a wedding in Hawaii in April but had to change their plans due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more: Dennis

It’s not just two races, either. Elsewhere in New York, the race between Carolyn Maloney, the chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee, and Suraj Patel, a veteran of the Obama administration, will hinge upon absentee ballots. Mondaire Jones, a favorite of the activist left, picked up more than double any other candidate in the crowded

For those counting the days until To All the Boys 3 is released on Netflix, a sneak peek from the new movie is on the way—and in a way that will benefit the Black Lives Matter movement. Co-stars Lana Condor and Noah Centineo announced via Instagram Live on Tuesday that they’ll be hosting a June

Warning: This post contains explicit language. Tekashia 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj’s Trollz debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this week and the rapper has been boasting about the accomplish on social media. Trollz marks 6ix9ine’s first No. 1 song and he celebrated on Instagram by popping champagne and claimed he was “unstoppable”. “Didn’t

Miley Cyrus has given up everything over the past six months, including showering regularly. On Tuesday’s episode of Variety’s The Big Ticket podcast, the pop star announced she’s been “sober sober for the past six months.” At first, she says her abstinence began because of the vocal cord surgery she underwent in November that required

[embedded content] Who’s ready to cry!? Our eyes certainly aren’t crying after watching the fantastic trailer for Netflix’s latest original animated movie, Over The Moon. You’re crying. The film will follow a young girl named Fei Fei in her quest to get to the moon to save a goddess … and also connect with the

Canadian country music superstar Dean Brody decided to step outside the world of music and delve deep into the world of beer, dreaming up an idea to bring his vision to life, drawing inspiration from the unique Canadian terrain. A brand new beer developed by the Juno Award-winning artist has made its way to LCBO

“My work examines cultural, social and personal experiences while redefining themes of legacy, love, and labor within the Black community. My practice borrows from visual traditions ranging from photographic to figurative portraiture, photo documentation, and editorial conception. I’m visually inspired by the materiality of black culture and its expression as seen through music, fashion, and

Warning: This article may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. Veteran porn star Ron Jeremy was charged with eight individual counts of sexual misconduct on Tuesday after allegedly raping three women and assaulting another in separate incidents dating back to 2014. The charges — which include sexual battery and forcible oral

Since 1906, a monument glorifying the Confederacy has stood in prominent place on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford. That year the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a statue of an armed Confederate soldier on a tall marble plinth at the entrance to the campus of the University of Mississippi, part of a

Content warning: police violence, death. Here’s a list of BIPOC people who have died during mental health-related interactions with Canadian police in the last three months: On June 20, Ejaz Ahmed Choudry, who was 62, was shot and killed by police in his apartment in Mississauga, Ont., after police were called to “check on [his] well-being.”

In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, convicted sex offender Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The 82-year-old Cosby was imprisoned in suburban Philadelphia for nearly two years after a jury convicted him of drugging and sexually

About a month ago, drowning in a sea of crises, Donald Trump accused Barack Obama of unspecified crimes, clinging to what he would dub “Obamagate” like a life raft. It didn’t quite work, not least because he couldn’t even describe what it was his predecessor had supposedly done. “You know what the crime is,” Trump

Trigger warning: This post contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault. In a message posted to Twitter, a young woman accused Justin Bieber of sexually assaulted her in Texas in 2014, back when he was dating his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. Bieber responded to the allegation last night with a long thread denying he did so and