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Marvel’s new series Secret Invasion is now streaming on Disney+, showcasing Marvel’s latest villain, the shapeshifting alien Gravik (Kingsley Ben-Adir). But who is Gravik? What do we know about him? Let’s get into it! Gravik’s role in Secret Invasion Secret Invasion, which takes its title from a comics run of the same name, focuses on

Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Odenkirk and John Mulaney show up for a tour de force hour that’s easily the season’s early standout By Esther Zuckerman June 22, 2023 Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri star in The Bear season 2.Courtesy of Chuck Hodes for FX. On a whole, season 2 of The Bear—which just released

As the search for a tourist submersible carrying five wealthy adventurers continues for a fourth day, attention online has turned to one passenger’s stepson, who said the experience has been “a nightmare.” Brian Szasz, the 37-year-old stepson of British billionaire Hamish Harding, was met with intense criticism on Monday when he posted a since-deleted photo

Spoilers below. Black Mirror is back just when we need it most. The sixth season of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series has landed on Netflix as dystopia feels increasingly inevitable: war, wildfire, spiraling climate and financial crises, the rise of AI, and, oh yes, a once-in-a-century pandemic. Not since the series began has Brooker had such

The legal battle between Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is only getting messier. In a court filing submitted Friday to the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Baumgartner asked the Yellowstone actor to pay US$248,000 (about C$326,300) a month in child support for their three shared children. She also reportedly requested US$350,000 (C$460,600) in lawyer’s

In the days after the Penn Station arrest (both men now face terrorism charges), Paulette was haunted by a nagging fear: What if we had somehow missed the alert? She was in her early 30s, not long out of grad school, and now a member of a team with a most unlikely livelihood: searching for

Secret Invasion is now streaming on Disney+, and despite its significant problems, like its treatment of one longtime character and its use of AI art in the title sequence, Emilia Clarke gives an intriguing performance as G’iah. But who exactly is this character? Here’s the rundown on G’iah—and where you’ve seen her before. Talos’ daughter

Fifty days into a strike with no end in sight, about 1,000 Hollywood writers and their supporters marched and rallied in Los Angeles for a new contract with studios that includes payment guarantees and job security. Speakers at the Writers Guild of America’s WGA Strong March and Rally for a Fair Contract on Wednesday emphasized the broad support for

The duo are coming back to TV with another dense book adaptation. Will they be welcomed back? By Grant Rindner June 21, 2023 John Bradley in Netflix’s upcoming series 3 Body Problem, from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss.Courtesy of Netflix. Since Game of Thrones ended in 2019 with perhaps the biggest

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux hopes Taylor Swift’s lack of Canadian stops on her Eras Tour is not about bad blood. In several posts on his social media accounts, the Conservative politician indicated he would follow Australia’s lead and file a grievance with Parliament to encourage Taylor Swift

Donald Trump has been in steady litigation for the greater part of his career, and it’s fairly clear he’s the consummate nightmare client: stiffing lawyers, apparently pressuring them to break legal and ethical rules, and gleefully ignoring their advice. There was that time his lawyers told him to refrain from tweeting about the then ongoing

Jennifer Lawrence told the world during her pregnancy that she is committed to keeping her family life with husband Cooke Maroney and their son Cy private. She opened up a little more to Cameron Diaz for Interview magazine about what that has looked like a year into motherhood. Diaz asked Lawrence about her thoughts on

Season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which premiered last week, introduces a delightful new character: Pelia, played by Carole Kane. Pelia joins the Enterprise crew on a mission after she sees through Spock’s plan to fake a mechanical problem in order to steal the ship. Later on, Pelia becomes the new chief engineer,

The director of Call Me By Your Name promises to bring sexy back with a new comedy about sports—and maybe also threesomes. By Vince Mancini June 20, 2023 Mike Faist, Zendaya and Josh O’Connor are turning the sexy up in tennis in Luca Guadagnino’s new film Challengers.Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures In the last

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite

For the 10-year anniversary of the Emmy winner’s untimely passing, we spoke to more than two dozen of his costars, collaborators, and friends—including Edie Falco, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Danza, Lorraine Bracco, Julianna Margulies, Steven Van Zandt, and more—about the “big, gentle, beautiful, warm human” they knew and loved. By Jason Bailey June 19, 2023

One way some process trauma reflectively is by writing to their past self. In Natalie Norris’ debut graphic novel memoir, Dear Mini, she dives into a period of time in her adolescence as an act of self-healing and a way to show a familiar experience to so many others who have faced sexual assault. This

A Spotify executive has blasted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as “grifters,” offering some insight as to why the streaming music giant will no longer host the royal couple’s podcast, Archetypes. Bill Simmons, head of podcast innovation and monetization at Spotify, made the comments Friday on his own podcast, The Bill Simmons Podcast, just one

Barry Allen kicks off a big multiverse adventure to stop his mother’s murder and exonerate his falsely accused father—but the real culprit is never revealed or even addressed. By William Goodman June 19, 2023 Ezra Miller as The Flash in The Flash.Courtesy of Warner Bros via Everett Collection __Spoilers for __The Flash below** In The

Pop singer Bebe Rexha was rushed off the stage during her concert in New York on Sunday after she was hit in the face with a fan’s cellphone. In a video clip shared to social media, Rexha is seen performing in a pink, sparkly corset with matching trousers when a phone is hurled from the

The first time Dewayne Perkins watched Candyman with his family as a child in Chicago, the power went out. “My father, being a big Black man, was standing in the hallway with just his silhouette,” Perkins tells me while sipping a watermelon margarita at the 1 Hotel Central Park. “I was like, “Oh, it’s Candyman.

This story contains major spoilers for Emily in Paris season 3. Whether you’ve just started your Emily in Paris season 3 binge, or already finished it completely, you’re probably already wondering: Will there be another season? And to that, the answer is a resounding oui. Netflix actually renewed the comedy for a third and fourth

When Kourtney Kardashian lifted a “Travis I’m pregnant” sign above her head at the Blink-182 concert in Los Angeles on Friday, the arena launched into raucous applause. As part of what appeared to be a stunt to share the couple’s exciting news, Kardashian, 44, and Travis Barker, 47, revealed they are expecting their first child

You may have to quit your Amazon Prime addiction cold turkey if United Parcel Service (UPS), one of the world’s biggest courier service companies, goes on strike. UPS workers have not yet formally announced a strike, but have proven they’re open to one. At least 340,000 UPS employees are represented by the labor union International

Danny McBride’s third comedy creation with HBO has given us a wealth of beautiful comedic oddballs who are probably too weird to win awards but deserve them anyway. By Vince Mancini June 18, 2023 Adam Devine, Dann McBride and Edi Patterson make up one of the best ensembles on TV in The Righteous Gemstones.Courtesy of

Outer Banks season 3 presented more questions than answers as the Pogues fought their way to El Dorado—and fans can rest assured such an ancient discovery is far from the end of their adventures. While celebrating the show’s third installment earlier this year, the cast announced that OBX had been renewed for yet another season

I still remember the Delco AM radio in my dad’s 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 that sat smack in the middle of the dash with its two knobs. The one on the left set the volume as well as turned it off and on. It had an inner ring on the same knob stalk that controlled

I was not inevitably going to look forward to Netflix’s live-action version of One Piece. When the project was announced in 2018, I was skeptical. There’s not exactly a great track record of Hollywood anime adaptations, especially those made by Netflix. Then again, I’m hugely skeptical about Hollywood’s “turn cartoons into live-action” trend in general,

Barry Allen’s multiverse travels creates the opportunity for a cameo that closes a 25-year-old Hollywood loop. By William Goodman June 16, 2023 Ezra Miller and Sasha Calle appear as The Flash and Supergirl in The Flash, but there’s another Super cameo towards the end that closes the loop on an old bit of Hollywood lore.Courtesy