In 1998, an animal previously associated with screwball animation (Roger Rabbit, Bugs Bunny) had a public coming of age. Partway through season one of Sex and the City, Miranda leads her friends to the Pleasure Chest, a sex shop in the West Village, to show them the Rabbit: a vibrator cartoonish in

When NBC began promoting the Kleenex lobby psyop known as This Is Us ahead of its premiere six years ago, it was hard to decide what seemed flatter: the show’s name, the vague sentiment of life’s universality as encompassed by “this is life” and “this is support” title cards bandied around in the se

Footage of neo-Nazis demonstrating in Florida went viral over the weekend. In the Orlando area on Saturday, some 20 white nationalists saluted Hitler, waved Nazi insignia, and yelled antisemitic slurs at passersby; a similar display occurred the following day. Local law enforcement and a bipartisan

After radically reshaping how we listen to and purchase music, in 2019 Spotify set its sights on new conquests. The audio gold rush was well underway, and Spotify mined its riches with a push into podcasting, acquiring Gimlet Media, Parcast, and The Ringer. They also embarked on a series of mega dea

Nomination-round voting for this year’s Academy Awards ends Tuesday, February 1, which means most voters have probably already put down their pencils. But for the late deciders, we have a few final last-ditch endorsements for our favorite contenders, including actors, actresses, and an adapted scree

Earlier this month, Donald Trump’s efforts to conceal exactly what he was doing before, during, and after the January 6 attack on the Capitol were dealt a major blow when the Supreme Court ruled that the House committee investigating the insurrection could get its hands on the documents he desperate

In October, some of Fox News’s biggest stars lauded Washington state trooper Robert LaMay after he resigned from his job in protest over Governor Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate for state employees. The 22-year veteran of the Washington State Patrol shared a video of his final message on the agency’s d

Something you may have heard once or twice over the past 15 months is that Donald Trump thinks he won the last presidential election. “This is a fraud on the American public,” he declared in the wee hours of November 4, 2020, after his lead in various battleground states began to shrink. “This is an

For the past few months, it has seemed like ultra bright, beach blonde hair has been dead or dormant due to being deemed “cheugy” by a viral TikTok and abandoned by celebrities Previously blonde Hailey Bieber and Billie Eilish have both dyed their tresses in a swift return to dark brown or “expensiv

For some reason, the execs at HBO Max want to subject us continually to the And Just Like That universe, an awful place where Steve acts like he’s 85 even though he is not yet 60, where Che Diaz has 300 thousand followers, and where shotgunning pot smoke into someone’s mouth is grounds to start an a

Kirsten Dunst reunited with Jamie Dornan, her co-star from the 2006 film, Marie Antoinette, for Variety’s Actors on Actors series. At just 22-years-old, Dunst starred as the fallen French aristocrat herself, and delivering an iconic performance that made the Sofia Coppola-directed film a cult-classi

February is finally here and in light of Black History Month, you might want to rethink where you get your next vintage finds going forward.

On Tuesday, Feb. 1, Thrilling, a Black and Asian-owned online marketplace, launched its curated line of Black-owned vintage pieces, following its recent colla

It’s always been Avril Lavigne’s world. Since the release of the highly influential 2002 album Let Go, Avril has remained a pop-punk icon — except for the brief duration of her inadvisable Harajuku era. Now, Lavigne is back in a big way, after signing on to Travis Barker’s DTA records for the releas

The new shoe, repurposed in raw-cut denim with frayed edges, is now available to shop online and at Miu Miu stores worldwide. Ahead, check out everything you need to know about the Miu Miu x New Balance 574 collaboration, just in time for your spring sneaker shopping needs.

Whether you’ve seen them on Instagram in your favorite influencers’ mirror selfies or hanging playfully from the pockets of a celebrity in a street-style photo, the Y2K-inspired beaded phone strap is everywhere. Up-and-coming brands, like String Ting, Grigri Beads, and more, have taken the “It” acce

It’s been an iconic week to be Rihanna. After breaking the internet with her pregnancy announcement via street-style photos yesterday, she and her multi-billion-dollar beloved beauty brand Fenty Beauty announced the drop of a new range of lipsticks coming this Friday. The new Fenty Icon Refillable L

Imagine a world where Coachella could be eternal: every year, without having to go through the arduous ticket-buying process, a one-weekend pass would magically appear in your possession. That could soon be your actually reality with Coachella’s new line of NFT collections, one of which will grant 1

This Lunar New Year (celebrated today, February 1) ushers in the Year of the Tiger—which according to the Chinese zodiac should bring about adventure, risk-taking, and a newfound sense of braveness. While we’re excited about the fierce and festive Lunar New Year collectible beauty products launched

Gigi Hadid is bringing her fashion expertise to Netflix’s Next in Fashion. The supermodel is slated to co-host the series alongside Queer Eye’s Tan France. She took to social media, celebrating the big news after the streamer made an announcement on Twitter.

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