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After years of Twitter users and Democratic politicians begging the social media giant to take action against President Donald Trump’s often dangerous and untruthful tweets, Twitter is finally taking a small but significant first step. As part of Twitter’s initiative to label tweets that contain false or misleading claims, the social media network flagged two

Marie Antoinette is one of history’s most infamous royals for better or for worse. Held up as a symbol of an out of touch, gluttonous, and extravagant monarch, the last queen of France before the Revolution was often made the scapegoat for a lot of forces that were beyond her control. She may not have

Kevin Hart has revealed new details about his recovery following surgery after his 2019 car crash. Hart was hospitalized after suffering major injuries in a car crash on Sept. 1 when the vehicle he was in careened down an embankment and slammed into a tree. No one in the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt. 0:57

A few days after cookbook author Alison Roman made comments about Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo that sparked an online debate, she posted an apology to her social media and went silent for 14 days. For Roman—an avid social media user who first gained acclaim for recipes that spread through word of mouth, hashtags, and

We’re hitting pause on our weekly best-dressed men of the week list and instead bringing you some commendable stay-at-home fits we spotted over the past seven days. Whether self-isolation is bringing out your minimalist side or your wildest fashion instincts, we’re all in this—and our sweatpants—together. David Beckham We would give anything to walk a

J.K. Rowling fans are in for a treat this coronavirus pandemic season. The famous author, who penned the groundbreaking series Harry Potter, is releasing a children’s novel for free online to keep kids company as they hunker down to avoid COVID-19. Chapter-by-chapter, readers can read The Ickabog on its own personal website, hosted by Rowling.

Following the firing of bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith earlier this year, Journey, the veteran American rock band, has revealed its new lineup — which includes the return of former American Idol judge Randy Jackson. On Saturday — directly after a virtual, physically distanced, virtual performance of their 1981 smash hit Don’t Stop Believin’ — longtime

In the past month, both President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden have been using the same word and idea—transition—but with completely different meaning and intent. Earlier this month, Trump declared that “Transition to Greatness” is a phrase we’re going to hear a lot about because he’s decided it’s the perfect reelection slogan. (I’ll

John LamparskiGetty Images Mary-Kate Olsen officially filed for divorce from French banker Pierre Olivier Sarkozy today, as New York courts began allowing lawsuits and divorces to be filed online following coronavirus closures. Earlier this month, Olsen filed “emergency” divorce proceedings from her husband of four years, but it was denied. Sources told the New York

Brian May, the longtime guitarist and co-founder of Queen, has revealed that he was “very near death” after suffering a “small heart attack” earlier this month. In a seven-minute, 30-second IGTV video posted on Sunday evening, the 72-year-old detailed the near-death experience, sharing that his “wonderful doctor” rushed him to a local hospital after he started

While perhaps unnecessarily belligerent, one of the better trends from the coronavirus lockdown is the stunt-driven fight challenge videos shared over social media. It began in mid-April with dozens of professional stunt people pretending to beat each other up through clever video edits, then continued in early May when Zoë Bell said she wished she

For the last few months, Hulu has been running a new ad featuring catchphrases of TV characters from shows the platform has available. It is, in a word, excruciating. A commercial full of trite snippets of dialogue might not sound that bad. Boy oh boy, is it. It plays constantly, even with Hulu’s “no ads”

Actor Alyssa Milano caught people’s attention over the weekend after posting an image of her wearing a crochet face mask during the coronavirus pandemic. Milano, 47, tweeted a photo of herself, her husband and her two children — all wearing masks — in their car on Saturday. Although her husband’s mask was a construction mask

Welcome to another edition of Grooming Gods, Quarantine Edition. This week: well, things got a little weird. ASAP Nast ASAP Nast wins the award for Best Use of Neon, from his hair down to his Converse. Jamie Foxx Holding your phone by your belt buckle: the perfect way to show off a fully formed goatee.

Senator Elizabeth Warren will hold a fund-raising event for Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee who could ask her to join the ticket as his vice president. As the New York Times reported Saturday, the gathering of donors that Warren has agreed to (virtually) host in June, per three people with knowledge of the plans,

Kendall Jenner has reached a settlement in a lawsuit related to her promoting the Fyre Festival in a since-deleted Instagram post. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has agreed to pay $90,000 but the judge hasn’t yet decided to accept the settlement, according to Entertainment Tonight (ET). The 24-year-old model was sued in U.S.

“I think 2020 is gone,” says Anna D. Shapiro, director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, in a detailed and depressing look at the future of live performances published Sunday in The New York Times. While Broadway producers have already aired their dire predictions about this autumn’s season to V.F.’s Casey Mink — “if you think

Jeff Kravitz/AMA2019Getty Images Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes have been quarantining together in Coral Gables, Florida, where they take PDA-filled walks and give Cabello’s dog, Thunder, some exercise. These two don’t often share images of their time together at home on their Instagram grids, but on Saturday, we got a look into a sweet family

For the first time ever, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande have joined musical forces to bring their fans something fresh in the form of an uplifting and inspiring single called Rain on Me. The all-new duet dropped on Friday morning and serves as the second taste of music from Gaga’s upcoming sixth studio album, Chromatica,

We’ve seen the stunt person challenge and the Boss Bitch Fight Challenge on TikTok, but those videos have nothing on the latest quarantine entry from LAIKA Studios. The stop-motion animation studio behind films like Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and Missing Link, has adapted their various animation styles for their own

The Daytime Emmy Awards are skipping a theatre ceremony because of the coronavirus but the honours will be presented on a TV broadcast. CBS’s decision to air the awards on June 26 is a bright spot for the daytime honours, which had been consigned to an online presentation in recent years as viewer interest dwindled.

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back late Friday to criticism from President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly jabbed at Sessions and is now backing Tommy Tuberville against him in the Alabama Senate primary. “3 years ago, after Jeff Sessions recused himself, the Fraudulent Mueller Scam began,” Trump tweeted. “Alabama, do not trust Jeff Sessions.

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Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty on Friday to paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as part of a college admissions bribery scheme. But a judge has not decided whether he’ll accept their plea deals with prosecutors. Loughlin and Giannulli are scheduled to

You’ll be welcomed with a thermometer and there won’t be a late night buffet, but those looking to board cruise ships will soon be able to do so. Despite Carnival’s Diamond Princess working as an enormous, floating symbol of the early days of the coronavirus, many are eager to pack their bags and head up

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