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My collection of David Bowie books takes up nearly two metres of shelf space in the home office. I’ve read practically everything about him, scoured all the websites, written about him on innumerable occasions, seen him live half a dozen times, collected all the memorabilia, and interviewed him twice. What more was there to learn?

Funko has rolled out their second wave of Pops inspired by the Marvel and Disney+ series ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’. The first wave saw Pops of Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), Nikki (Ginger Gonzaga), and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). The new wave features three new characters: Titania (Jameela Jamil), Abomination (Tim Roth), and Wong plus portal (Benedict

By Staff The Associated Press Posted September 18, 2022 7:37 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Post Malone apologized to his St. Louis fans Sunday for an on-stage accident that sent him to the hospital and shortened his set the night before at the Enterprise Center.

Ezra Miller did not, to put it mildly, invoke their right to remain silent. This past March, the actor was arrested in a tiki bar called Margarita Village in Hilo, Hawaii, after shouting profanities, spitting in a patron’s face, and grabbing a microphone from a woman singing karaoke to “Shallow” from A Star Is Born.

Director Ti West’s return to filmmaking has yielded an intriguing new horror universe. By Kyle Turner September 16, 2022 Mia Goth in Pearl.Courtesy of A24 via Everett Collection The horror director Ti West has returned to filmmaking after several years in television with X and Pearl, an A24 double-feature of ambition, desire, and fame. The

TORONTO — Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” has won the People’s Choice prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. The coming-of-age ode to cinema was announced as the winner during a TIFF awards breakfast this morning, capping off 10 days of in-person filmgoing and festivities. “The Fabelmans” is the first Spielberg film to screen at

On Thursday, September 15, Blake Lively revealed she is expecting her fourth child with husband Ryan Reynolds by showing off her baby bump on the red carpet of the 10th annual Forbes Power Women’s Summit. According to a source speaking with US Weekly, it’s a huge relief that her pregnancy is out in the open.

***SPOILER ALERT: This post discusses the plot points of the season 3 finale.*** The superhero genre has many strengths, but romance isn’t one of them. Sure, there are plenty of shippable pairings and OTPs in comics, but it’s hard to find long-lasting, functioning relationships amongst superheroes and supervillains. The reasons are obvious: ever-changing writers, editors,

The season 4 premiere may have featured music from the mythical Earl & The Alchemist album that fans still haven’t been able to find. By Angel Diaz September 16, 2022 Brian Tyree Henry in Atlanta. CR: Guy D’Alema/FXCourtesy of Guy D’Alema for FX. Atlanta’s fourth and final season premiered last night and as usual, the

King Charles and his wife Camilla, Queen Consort completed their tour of the United Kingdom this week following the death of Queen Elizabeth with a visit to a place that holds special importance to the new monarch. The royal couple arrived in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, on Friday, landing by helicopter to a

Apple’s design may have stalled, but the latest iPhone still has the potential to disrupt through major photo and video upgrades (while the new Apple Watch could capitalize on gaps in the lucrative health care market). But are customers ready to drop upwards of $1,500 for the Pro upgrade? By Nick Bilton September 16, 2022

When my Moroccan-born partner and I decided to go on vacation together to his home country, he volunteered to take on the Fez leg of the trip if I’d organize our time in Marrakech. Immediately, I was worried: How would I, an American, be able to arrange a relaxing and indulgent experience for a local

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds will be welcoming a new member to their family. The actor revealed her baby bump as she walked out on the red carpet at the 10th annual Forbes Power Women’s Summit in New York City. She dazzled attendees in a gold-sequin minidress with a long silk scarf. READ MORE: Ryan

Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO Paddy Considine, Milly Alcock HBO House of the Dragon Season 1 House of the Dragon has made several intriguing references and callbacks to both its source material and its original series. Its most interesting one so far (or annoying one, depending on how you look at it) is the

Canadian Jeopardy! star Mattea Roach is set to return to television screens this fall for the Tournament of Champions. The Nova Scotia-born won 23 consecutive games in the season that aired in the spring, ending with a total of US$560,983 in her pocket — or just over $720,000 in Canadian currency. Roach also has both

In conversation with the xx singer about his revealing new solo album, Hideous Bastard. By Eric Ducker September 15, 2022 Oliver Sim in Paris, January 21, 2022.Stephane Cardinale / Getty Images From the moment the xx’s debut album arrived in 2009, it’s felt like the group has been communicating in a veiled language. Over the

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2022 10:45 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ “The People’s Joker,” an unauthorized reimagining of Batman’s universe through the eyes of a transgender woman, has been pulled from the Toronto International Film Festival after a single screening over

Cardi B is giving back to the school that helped instill in her a lifelong love of learning and music. The rapper returned to her former middle school, I.S., 232, the Alexander Macomb School in Morris Heights in the Bronx, to surprise them with a $100,000 donation to help their arts department. While there, she

TORONTO — Over a career that has taken her from child actor to the director’s chair, Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley has spent enough time on set to have a feel for the standard rhythms of a shoot. But there was something different about the female-led production of “Women Talking,” Polley said, of the first feature

The R&B star was sentenced to 30 years in prison earlier this year, but faced another trial in Chicago that focused on his notorious acquittal on child pornography charges in 2008. He and two co-defendants–former Kelly employees–have been found not guilty of fixing the 2008 trial. By Dan Adler September 14, 2022

Spoilers for season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale below. When season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale came to a violent end, every character’s fate hung in the balance. Would June (Elisabeth Moss) be held accountable for killing her former commander? How would Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) recover after losing the father of her unborn child? And

R. Kelly was found guilty on Wednesday of several child pornography and sex abuse offences by a federal jury in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another blow to the singer who was once one of the biggest music stars in the world. Kelly, 55, was found guilty on three counts of child pornography and three

One of the most uniting things on the Internet is making fun of Disney live-action remakes of animated films, and for good reason. From shot-for-shot remakes to baffling changes, it seems there’s very little these remakes do right. But is it possible to make a good live-action remake of an animated classic? Or is it

R&B superstar R. Kelly’s musical accomplishments have long been shadowed by allegations that he sexually abused women and children. Now the singer has been found guilty in his hometown of Chicago on child pornography charges, but acquitted of a conspiracy to obstruct justice charge accusing him fixing his state child pornography trial in 2008. The

Though the Venice Film Festival may be over, Vanessa Kirby’s glamorous look is still fresh in our minds. Earlier this month, The Crown actor visited the City of Canals to promote her latest film The Son, and join Cartier to celebrate the jeweler’s second year as the official partner of the festival, before hitting the

The J. Cole protege cements himself as one of hip-hop’s most exciting new talents on his new album The Forever Story. By Grant Rindner September 14, 2022 J.I.DCourtesy of David KA “Cinematic” is an overused descriptor for hip-hop albums that tell coming-of-age stories, intersperse autobiographical interludes, and employ dramatic beat switches. But J.I.D.’s The Forever

If there were any doubts that representation in popular media matters, the Disney live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid is erasing them entirely. The film’s first trailer was released Sept. 9 and featured a brief glimpse of Halle Bailey, 22, as the Disney princess Ariel. In the trailer, Bailey sings a snippet of Ariel’s iconic

For Juno Temple, the actor who plays the excitable, ambitious Keeley Jones on Ted Lasso, the best part of the experience has been working with a team she values—but in an interview before the Emmys she said it was nice to see her coworkers get the validation from getting so many nominations.  By Christian Högstedt.