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A new Netflix doc plants a flag for the creative bona fides of the Hollywood icon who gave us Rocky, Rambo, and The Expendables. By Esther Zuckerman November 3, 2023 Sly. Sylvester Stallone in Sly. Cr. Rob DeMartin/Netflix © 2023Rob DeMartin/Netflix Mention the name “Sylvester Stallone” to a casual fan, and it’s probably unlikely that

On Saturday, Taylor Swift had a classic girls’ night with her friends in New York City, heading to Bond St restaurant with Selena Gomez, Sophie Turner, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, and Brittany Mahomes. As they walked out of the restaurant, Swift held Mahomes’ hand on her right side and Gomez’s on the left. The restaurant

(Squishmallow) In case you need another opportunity to give the Squishmallow people all your money, the toy company is putting out an advent calendar this year. Yay, but also RIP my bank balance. Filled with the tiny, two-inch high Squishville versions of the iconic plush toys—designed to be used more like dolls or figurines in

The youngest member of BTS finally ventures out on his own. By Lucy Ford November 3, 2023 When Jung Kook released his first solo single “Seven” back in July, he went somewhere he’d never gone in his more than decade-long career with South Korean group BTS – he went explicit. The collaboration with rapper Latto

Since 2021, actors Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz have clearly been enjoying a romantic connection; they just barely ever let anyone see it. Both celebrities had relatively recently left their long-term relationships when they started seeing one another and were trying to keep things as private as possible with their own relationship. Tatum divorced his

As someone who loves indie comics, I’ve been following Lawrence Lindell’s comics for a while. So I was especially excited to see their first published graphic novel Blackward hit shelves a month ago. As long as we’ve had comics, we’ve had Black cartoonists making them, but mainstream comics publishing is just barely starting to catch

Behind the curtain in a world unknown to most thrives a community of artists and storytellers who with the tug of a rod, string or a precise movement are helping to bring characters to life, and asserting itself beyond child’s play. The ancient art form has been used as a platform to entertain, educate and

It’s been nearly a month since Hamas militants broke through the Gaza border and carried out a brutal attack that has resulted in 1,400 lives lost in Israel, triggering a military response with thousands of Palestinians killed and more than a million displaced. Among the latest developments, a UNICEF spokesperson this week described Gaza as

The Max Payne creator’s latest is a meta-masterpiece worth getting lost in. By Scott Meslow November 3, 2023 At a glance, Alan Wake II might seem like the kind of story you’ve seen a few dozen times already. A corpse has been discovered in Washington State. A couple of FBI agents — one gruff and

Rihanna and her longtime friend A$AP Rocky became much more than friends about three years ago; they welcomed their first child together in 2022. The two have been close since A$AP joined Rihanna’s Diamond Tour in 2013. The singer also starred in A$AP’s music video “Fashion Killa” later that year. Rumors of A$AP and Rihanna’s

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec chanteuse Céline Dion made a surprise appearance with her sons when the Montreal Canadiens took on the Golden Knights in Las Vegas on Monday. The icon shared a few photos online of her first public outing since her diagnosis of the incurable neurological disorder stiff-person syndrome.

Actor Alan Ruck, best known for his starring roles in Succession and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, crashed his truck into a Los Angeles pizza parlour on Tuesday, according to numerous reports. Though it was originally unclear if Ruck, 67, was behind the wheel of the Rivian pickup truck that slammed into Raffallo’s Pizza building in

The Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden had some choice words for Air Canada, ripping into the airline over social media about his son’s recent “dismal” flying experience. Braeden took to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday to blast the airline after his son was told by company staff that he was too late to

Artforum editor in chief David Velasco was in Paris last month when an email landed in his inbox. It was an open letter, already signed by thousands in the arts community. “We support Palestinian liberation and call for an end to the killing and harming of all civilians, an immediate ceasefire, the passage of humanitarian

The Marvels is right around the corner. Marvel’s latest superhero team-up hits theaters on November 10, in the wake of several major box office flops and disappointments for Disney—and box office predictions for the film are stirring curiosity. The Marvels is set to be one of the most significant Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover events since

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ticketmaster parent Live Nation Entertainment beat market estimates for third-quarter revenue, benefiting from high ticket prices and surging concert demand. Shares of the company rose 3.5 per cent in extended trading. Heavy demand for music concerts from popular figures like Taylor Swift and Beyonce has driven up

Céline Dion has been out of the public eye for three-and-a-half years, but to the delight of fans, she made a rare public appearance at an NHL game Monday evening.  Dion, 55, revealed last year that she has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disease known as Stiff-Person Syndrome, which causes muscle spasms that can

At a New York press conference, premiere dates for True Detective, Curb, House of the Dragon, and (eventually) Euphoria and The White Lotus. By Grant Rindner November 2, 2023 HBO, which has been in a state of flux since April’s high-profile merger between HBO Max and Discovery+, seems poised for a mammoth 2024 and beyond

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three new dates for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour have been added to Ticketmaster, showing the popstar will be coming to Vancouver. The three dates have been added for Dec. 6, 7 and 8, 2024 at BC Place. According to Ticketmaster, the next sale on tickets will be

In July 2022, Emily Ratajkowski split with her former husband Sebastian Bear-McClard. The pair were married in 2018 and share one child, a son name Sylvester Apollo, who was born on March 8, 2021. Following her divorce, Ratajkowski told Harper’s Bazaar that she was enjoying being single and embracing the dating scene. “I can tell

A former Southern California street gang leader pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder in the 1996 killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas — a charge prompted by his own descriptions in recent years about orchestrating the deadly drive-by shooting. Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis is the only person still alive who

Michelle Williams was a teenager, emancipated from her parents and living alone, when she became famous. She was a star of the teen zeitgeist drama Dawson’s Creek, playing the desired object of the titular protagonist. From there, Williams could have teetered into ruin, as so many prodigious young careers (and lives) have, buckling under the

The Biden administration announced that they would finally be doing something to deal with artificial intelligence companies and how they regulate themselves—and we now know the reason for this new initiative. According to AP News, Bruce Reed, who is the Deputy White House chief of staff, explained that he had sat down to watch a

“That’s how that moment felt to me: like I was above the clouds finally, and the sun was on my skin again,” Aaliyah Bilal, author of Temple Folk, says of learning her manuscript had been acquired. That debut short story collection, now a finalist for the National Book Awards, depicts Black Muslim lives in the

Hey, it worked really well the last time they tried it. By Grant Rindner November 1, 2023 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 02: Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios speaks onstage during the LOKI Season 2 Launch Event – Los Angeles at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on October 02, 2023. (Photo by Alberto E.

Actors Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum are planning to tie the knot. The Hollywood power couple — who have been dating for two years now — became engaged recently, according to numerous reports. The couple has been public about their romantic connection since 2021. Though both the Batman and Magic Mike actors are known to

Emmy-winning soap opera star Tyler Christopher died on Tuesday morning. He was 50. A representative for the General Hospital and Days of Our Lives actor confirmed Christopher’s death on Tuesday evening. “This news was incredibly shocking, and I am devastated by his loss. He was a very gifted actor, and more importantly, an amazing friend. My heart goes

For her novel Black Cake, a story that blends food and family history, author Charmaine Wilkerson found inspiration in her own family recipes. Specifically the one for black cake, a traditional Caribbean rum-soaked fruitcake, which her mother hand-wrote on notebook paper so it could be passed on for generations. “When a younger relative texted me

The second day of Robert De Niro‘s court testimony was just as fiery as the first, with the actor vehemently denying he was ever an abusive boss to the ex-employee suing him as part of an ongoing discrimination lawsuit. De Niro, 80, took the stand again in New York on Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actor on

Britney Spears’s case was not a typical one for attorney Mathew Rosengart. It was a matter of probate law, and he had never pursued a probate conservatorship case. He could not, prior to summer 2021, give you directions to the probate courtroom in the Los Angeles County Superior Court system. He did not know the