In March of 2021, during the second winter of the COVID pandemic, a perfect little show appeared on HBO Max. Starstruck followed Jessie, a twenty-something movie theater usher who drunkenly meets Tom (a charming Nikesh Patel) in a London nightclub on New Year’s Eve. When she wakes up next to him the
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ALBUM: A Southern Gothic
LINER NOTES: As the title of her latest album suggests, the South Carolina native’s sonic creations are imbued with the deep hues of gothic indie blues—tales of life that both unsettle and intrigue listeners.
In the 1940s, Sister Rosetta Tharpe strutted onto
Last fall, rumors of Pete Davidson’s newfound romance began to circulate. Blurry photos sparked saucy theories. Unnamed sources and anonymous friends provided critical intel for gossip columnists. But it wasn’t until a night in mid-November last year when Pete Davidson emerged from Los Angeles celeb
Just when you think two megastars, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, are going to keep their whole loaf of bread to themselves, they offer a crumb via a newsletter called “On the JLo.” This particular entry was called “How It Went Down.” Lopez said she was “taken totally off guard” at that moment. Wha
Fantastic Beasts had all the makings of a slam dunk for Warner Bros.: spinning off from the hit Harry Potter series, luring author J.K. Rowling to make her screenwriting debut, casting newly crowned best-actor-Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne, and enlisting David Yates, who helmed the final four Potter f
Russian opposition politician and Washington Post contributor Vladimir Kara-Murza was detained by Russian authorities in Moscow on Monday, hours after calling the Kremlin “not just corrupt” or “authoritarian” but a “regime of murderers” in a CNN+ interview—a development that has only heightened conc
Twitter shareholder Marc Bain Rasella sued Elon Musk on Tuesday, accusing the billionaire of failing to disclose his Twitter stake within the time frame required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The move allegedly helped Musk save approximately $143 million in subsequent share p
Somebody not having a film at Cannes is hardly something to write about — but this year someone started a tantalizing little rumor that David Lynch did in fact have a secret project, sending many a subreddit into a tailspin. Unfortunately for all of us who are fans of Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks, an
It seems every day there’s a new TikTok beauty hack to try, some of which have been more than questionable. From tattooing freckles to using lube as a primer, time and time again we’ve been reminded not everything on the app is a good idea, despite TikTok being home to many of our favorite helpful t
April, famously the cruelest month, has actually been home to 2022’s most psychedelic astrology. Along with a historic Jupiter-Neptune conjunction in the dreamy waters of Pisces, April’s cosmic weather also boasts a boundary-less Pisces stellium, and an incoming solar eclipse on the Taurus-Scorpio a
After her successful turn in The Sinner, Jessica Biel is returning to television as one of America’s most prolific criminals. The Emmy Award-winning actress is starring as Candy Montgomery in Hulu’s new limited series, Candy, which tracks the events leading up to a shocking ax murder.
The upcoming
Rumors of an “all-winners” season of RuPaul’s Drag Race have swirled around for years, with fans frequently tossing off their guesses for which past champion could prove herself against all the others. Well, finally, after tons of time to speculate, World of Wonder has announced the official arrival
Another day, another case of a musician getting called out for not providing adequate credit to others on a song. This time the artist in the hot seat is Harry Styles who — ironically enough — apparently declined to list the folk duo Lucius as featured artists on his Fine Line song “Treat People Wit
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