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From Beverly Hills, 90210 to Sex and the City and his new Neil Patrick Harris series, Star is always in the cultural conversation. By Tara Ariano August 2, 2022 Gilles Marini and Neil Patrick Harris in Uncoupled.Courtesy of Netflix. In the fall of 1990, Darren Star was not yet 30 and had only a couple

NOTE: This story contains offensive language.  After activists online accused Beyoncé of including an “ableist slur” in a song from her latest album Renaissance, the singer announced she would remove the offensive lyric. The problematic lyric was featured on the album’s 11th track, Heated, which twice contained the word “spaz,” an offensive term for cerebral

The U.S. Justice Department will ask a federal judge on Monday to block a $2.2-billion merger of two of the “Big Five” book publishers — Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster — in a trial that is expected to feature testimony from horror writer Stephen King. The government’s case is expected to focus not on what consumers pay for books but

Kaia Gerber is in a flourishing, long-term relationship, you might say: with sun-warmed fields, gauzy white dresses, and Marc Jacobs Daisy. When the model signed on as the fragrance face in 2017 (ten years into the perfume’s blockbuster run), it was an inspired choice. Who better to personify the feeling of youthful freedom than a

Jennifer Lawrence put her toned core and New York City summer style on full display yesterday, pairing a black crop top with high-waisted jeans and a parasol for sun protection. The actress wore her blonde hair up in a ponytail and accessorized with a water bottle and black bag. Lawrence’s outing comes just four months

Colleen Hoover is one of the fastest rising authors in the Young Adult (YA) and New Adult (NA) romance genre. She wrote her first novel, Slammed, in 2011, with no intention of it being published. Hoover ended up self-publishing it in 2012 just so that her grandmother, who had gotten an Amazon Kindle, could read

TORONTO — Drake on Monday said he tested positive for COVID-19 and postponed the highly anticipated Young Money Reunion concert scheduled for that night in Toronto. The Toronto rapper posted the announcement on his Instagram account, later shared by concert promoter Live Nation. The show was to end the annual three-day OVO Fest music festival

From yachting with Rupert Murdoch to working in the White House, the Trump son-in-law is now telling his story in the forthcoming Breaking History. He settles scores, offers some choice recollections—“‘Jared’s a genius,’” Trump is quoted saying—and takes aim at media coverage of Ivanka. By Emily Jane Fox August 1, 2022

The NBA legend’s autobiography, Second Wind, is deep, rich, and bracingly honest. By Michael Pina July 31, 2022 Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics during a game against the New York Knicks, circa 1966.Dick Raphael / NBAE / Getty Images As an escape pod from our quarantine-normalizing present, The Last Dance was a revelation. Few

Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89. Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico. “Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and

On Saturday, Jennifer Aniston celebrated the 59th birthday of her former Friends co-star and bestie, Lisa Kudrow, with some fun throwback pics. The 53-year-old actress tagged her friend with a birthday wish in her Instagram Stories, sharing a picture from 2003 taken at the 29th People’s Choice Awards. Jennifer Aniston//Instagram In the next slide, she

My neighbourhood is lousy with electric vehicles: all flavours of Teslas, scattered Volts and Bolts, a selection of Hyundais and KIAs, a couple of Nissan Leafs (Leaves?) along with some Taycans, at two Polestars that I’ve seen, and at least one Lucid. They’re all loaded with so much fabulous spaceship tech that the mind boggles

As the Marvel cinematic universe continues onto its next phases, fans will have to say goodbye to some of their favorite characters and franchises. Chief among them is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which will function as a wrap-up for the adventures of Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) and his team. Director James Gunn previously

From marital bliss on “Plastic Off the Sofa” to a Drake co-written banger with “Heated,” here are the moments everyone’s talking about. By Grant Rindner July 29, 2022 Beyoncé.Courtesy of Mason Poole/Parkwood There’s no such thing as a minor Beyoncé release. Seismic shocks are par for the course for one of the most successful artists

By Staff The Associated Press Posted July 29, 2022 9:23 am     Updated July 29, 2022 12:50 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Prosecutors in Spain said Friday they would ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months

Spoilers ahead. Paper Girls, one of the most successful comic book series of the last 10 years, is finally hitting the screen in the newly minted TV adaptation on Amazon Prime Video. When the streamer first announced it would adapt the graphic novel for television, I was skeptical. However, after speaking to the creators of

Amid rising backlash from users, Meta, the parent company of Instagram, will be rolling back a test version of the popular photo-sharing app that featured more recommended content while boxing out posts from accounts that users actually followed. Instagram head Adam Mosseri first announced the walk-back on the Platformer tech newsletter on Thursday, saying the

Some of the biggest showunners and writers in the TV industry are calling for companies to protect pregnant employees who are working in states that have outlawed abortion in the wake of overturning Roe v. Wade. The letter they sent to top executives at some of the industry’s biggest players, obtained and shared by Variety,

TORONTO — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton are headed to the Toronto International Film Festival to present their streaming documentary series, “Gutsy.” The former candidate for U.S. president and her daughter will participate in a TIFF industry conference, one of several in-conversation events held around the festival’s film programming. “Gutsy,” based on the Clintons’

The Slapper takes a break from his self-exile to address some lingering questions about the Oscars incident. By Grant Rindner July 29, 2022 Will Smith.Courtesy of Will Smith via YouTube. You’re not alone if it feels like the 2022 Academy Awards, and Will Smith’s zeitgeist-dominating slap of Chris Rock, happened a decade ago. Now, after

Will Smith is finally ready to talk about his infamous “slap heard around the world.” The actor took to Instagram Friday, posting a lengthy video addressing the night he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. Four months after Smith climbed up on stage at the Academy Awards and accosted Rock for making a joke about

Republicans “haven’t met a veteran they won’t screw over,” the former Daily Show host said Thursday, while trashing the GOP for blocking a bill that would, among other things, expand health care for members of the military diagnosed with rare cancers as a result of their service. By Bess Levin July 28, 2022

Ana de Armas is going Blonde. The Knives Out and No Time to Die star will portray Marilyn Monroe in a drama directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James) that’s headed to Netflix this fall. Set to depict an unflinching fictional portrait of the Hollywood icon’s life, the project has been highly anticipated

Shahs of Sunset‘s Mike Shouhed is facing 14 criminal charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident involving his fiancée Paulina Ben-Cohen. Shouhed, 43, was charged with several misdemeanours on July 20, including eight counts of domestic violence, battery and unlawfully attempting to dissuade a victim from making a report. The television star is also facing six

When Oxford English Dictionary (OED) reached out to do a collaboration with esteemed historian, literary critic, and public educator Henry Louis Gates Jr. to better reflect Black people’s contributions in the dictionary, the project morphed into a completely separate and important project. Now, with the help of several grants and Gates Jr. leading as editor-in-chief,

Jonathan Karp is rallying the troops at S&S as its suitor, Penguin Random House, heads to trial Monday against Biden’s Justice Department. The witness list is a who’s who of publishing bosses, power agents, and authors—including Stephen King—with a $2 billion deal on the line. By Joe Pompeo July 28, 2022

Toronto police say they are investigating after fireworks were set off at a Dua Lipa concert inside of Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. Police said that they were called to investigate at around 11:42 p.m. after someone reportedly threw fireworks at the end of the concert. Video surfacing on social media show several red and

There’s also a new anonymous report that put the MCU’s VFX practices on blast. By Grant Rindner July 27, 2022 Jonathan Majors in Loki.Courtesy of Chuck Zlotnick via Marvel Studios. A few days ago, the only thing we knew about the next two Avengers films was that they are releasing in the same year, and

“The Swimmers,” a movie about two sisters fleeing Syria, will be the opening night gala presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film from director Sally El Hosaini is based on the true story of the Mardini sisters, who were forced to swim for hours alongside their overloaded boat to reach Greece from Turkey

“Jeopardy!” is holding on to both its hosts while reaching to conquer new ground, variety.com reported Wednesday. The venerable game show confirmed that it has signed long-term deals with both current co-hosts Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings, who will continue to co-host the show as Sony Pictures Entertainment and executive producer Michael Davies plan to expand the