“The girls were obviously not speaking out loud in front of these guys, they were texting each other,” she continued, implying she thought the girls may have known they were in danger. “I believe they drugged them to keep them and I believe they probably raped them. Why do you wait 10 hours until sh
She was the most powerful woman in the world. An avid reader who maintained lengthy correspondence with the leading philosophers of her day. She wrote plays, works of children’s literature, and a memoir. She embraced scientific innovation and oversaw one of the first mass inoculations for smallpox.
Art LaFleur, a character actor who often appeared as a cop, coach or tough guy and played Babe Ruth in “The Sandlot,” has died after a battle with Parkinson’s. He was 78.
His wife Shelley confirmed his death on Facebook, writing, “This guy… After a 10 year battle with A-typical Parkinson’s, Art LaF
Hulu’s The Great stars Elle Fanning as a Catherine the Great, years before she would earn that name. She arrives at the Russian court a naïve and bookish German Princess, and is immediately horrified by its uncultured residents and her frivolous ladies-in-waiting—but most of all, it’s her new husban
During a seminar at EnergaCamerimage Film Festival on Friday, described as “the best event of the festival” by one of the participants, Oscar-winning French cinematographer Philippe Rousselot shared his thoughts on working alongside a camera operator.
“Philosophically, I hate the idea of power, com
“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is the front runner at the domestic box office, as the comedy sequel is headed towards a $40.5 million haul for the weekend.
After earning $4.5 million in Thursday previews, “Afterlife” was originally projected to draw a three-day total of $27 million to $30 million, a fig
The Great, Hulu’s new show about Catherine the Great’s less-than-ideal marriage—and her plans to ameliorate that situation—treads on familiar territory. Myriad movies and TV series, not least HBO’s 2019 miniseries Catherine the Great, have dramatized the Empress’s ascent to the throne and subsequent
When Tony McNamara first thought of dramatizing Catherine the Great’s life, he says, “I didn’t know much except the infamous rumors about the horse,” referring to a nasty, apocryphal legend about the 18th-century Empress.
McNamara, creator of the Hulu series The Great, soon learned that the empress
Amber Ruffin delivered an emotional statement about the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict at the start of Friday’s episode of “The Amber Ruffin Show.”
The host of the Peacock talk-variety show was on the verge of tears as she addressed the shocking acquittal of the Kentucky teenager who killed two men and s
Lin-Manuel Miranda Introduces ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’ Youth Theater Music Video
Netflix released a music video of students from performing arts public high schools in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas and New York performing “Louder than Words” from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Tick, Tick … Boom!,” the
Cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos has taken on ambitious visions for his longtime director comrade Kenneth Branagh, from the opulent pre-war world of Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile” and “Murder on the Orient Express” to the excesses of “Sleuth.”
But for the duo’s new film “Belfast,” based on
Britney Spears’ fiancé Sam Asghari is speaking out now that the pop singer’s conservatorship is over.
“I am so happy for her and I’ve been a backbone for her as much as I could, but this is all on her,” Asghari told me at the “House of Gucci” premiere Thursday night at the Academy Museum of Motion
Many’s the child who, when faced with what they feel is undue criticism or complaint from their parents, has reacted with a standard adolescent whine: “I didn’t ask to be born!” It’s a sentiment that resonates a little differently, however, through “Four Journeys,” in which Dutch-based Chinese multi
Life on the road and fantasy worlds held sway at the 29th edition of the EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival on Saturday, winning big after a week of scaled down but enthusiastic industry events, seminars and screenings celebrating cinematography.
“C’mon C’mon,” shot by Robbie Ryan and dir
Kanye West has officially announced a one-night benefit concert titled “Free Larry Hoover,” which is scheduled to take place on Dec. 9 at the L.A. Coliseum in Los Angeles, Calif.
The event will feature Drake, who West has spoke of in both admiring and dismissive terms only recently. A long-running
From beauty hacks to recipes, TikTok has become a destination for picking up new tips and tricks. For one 16-year-old girl, the social media app offered a hand signal that possibly saved her life. According to The New York Times, a passerby noticed a girl tucking her thumb into her palm before closi
We have General Mills to thank for some of our favorite cereals, including Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Sure, the roofs of our mouths can’t handle much after three bowls’ worth, but that’s the risk we take to enjoy the sweet goodness. But that cereal aside (just for now), because the new CinnaGraham Toast
If you’re someone who spends tons of time organizing rallies, local recycling clean-ups, or just an environmental justice warrior altogether, today may be your lucky day. is calling teen girls from around the world to share how they would solve a local environmental problem in their community. The t
Maybe you’ve already decorated for the holidays or maybe you’re waiting until the Thanksgiving turkey is sliced. Either way, you could always use something new to make this year’s festivities better than ever. For cat owners — or should we say, they own you — you can snag one of Target’s eight (!!!)
Camila Cabello is in her hometown of Miami, close to where she lives in what the artist describes as a “healing place” and a “tropical oasis”. Amid the jungle-like greenery Miami is known for, she enters a dock. I’m on a walking track in my own green oasis at my local park in Sydney, Australia. It f
THE longest partial lunar eclipse of the century was visible across the US overnight.
The eclipse involved the Earth’s shadow covering about 97 percent of the full Beaver Moon.
It began at 1am ET and the moon started turning red around 3.45am ET.
The eclipse finally passed around 4.30am ET, makin