A reminder of something you likely already knew: Taylor Swift had one of the biggest years of her career in 2023. And on Spotify, that was no exception. On Wednesday, the streaming service released its end-of-year Spotify Wrapped data, which placed Taylor Swift at the top of the list of …
Read More »How Hollywood's Sex Scenes Will Change With the New SAG-AFTRA Contract
In the last handful of years, intimacy coordinators have been normalized on Hollywood sets when it comes to actors engaging in nudity and sex scenes. But it wasn’t until SAG-AFTRA negotiated their tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that language around intimacy coordinators was officially …
Read More »Austin Butler Says 'Elvis' Oscar Nomination Honors Lisa Marie Presley: 'This Is for Her'
The nominations for the 2023 Oscars are officially out, and both first-timers and Academy Award veterans are sharing their reactions to being up for the prestigious award. Austin Butler, who earned a nod for Best Actor for his role as the King of Rock and Roll in Elvis, used the …
Read More »Navy SEAL Deserter Killed During Intense Ukraine Battle
A former American special operator died early Thursday morning after being wounded days before fighting alongside the Ukrainian military during intense combat in the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut. Daniel Swift, 35, lived mostly in the Pacific Northwest and served as a Navy SEAL. The U.S. Navy told Rolling Stone …
Read More »Jan. 6 Filmmaker Now Has Armed Guards Following Him 'Everywhere'
Documentary filmmaker Alex Holder revealed that he has been provided “two armed guards” for protection following a subpoena for materials from the Jan. 6 committee. Holder, a British filmmaker, was subpoenaed by the committee in regard to footage and interviews Holder and his team shot throughout the production of Unprecedented, …
Read More »'Marcel the Shell With Shoes On' Turns a One-Inch Viral Sensation Into a Movie Star
The eye blinks. It’s just the one eye, located on the right side of his body, but it takes in so much of the world around him, and thanks to the power of stop-motion animation, it blinks. The mouth isn’t more than a line that’s been digitally scribbled onto the …
Read More »Beyoncé Announces Seventh Album, 'Renaissance'
After a week of teasing the internet and building anticipation, Beyoncé has revealed her much-anticipated seventh album Renaissance, her first studio LP in six years, will arrive July 29. The singer officially revealed the news on social media with the words “act i … RENAISSANCE.” No further information has been …
Read More »Pop-Art Icon Peter Max's Daughter Files New Suit Calling His Guardianship 'Inhumane'
In the summer of 2019, famed Woodstock producer Michael Lang dropped into his old friend Peter Max’s art studio on West 65th Street in New York City. Max, 84, one of the most celebrated and influential pop artists of the past century, was holding court at the studio where, for …
Read More »How Steven Donziger Became the Boomer Hero of the Millennial Left
In a room full of beards and beanies, DSA types, leftist podcasters, and Dimes Square affiliates, Steven Donziger — tall, striking, and 60 — stood out from the younger crowd. On a Wednesday night at Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s trendy Baby’s All Right, known for hosting indie upstarts like Porches and Wet …
Read More »Wolfgang Van Halen Slams 'Autopsy' Episode About His Father Eddie: 'Pathetic and Heartless'
Wolfgang Van Halen slammed Reelz Channel Wednesday over an upcoming episode of their series Autopsy that investigates the “untimely death” of his late father, Eddie Van Halen. Autopsy: The Last Days of Eddie Van Halen, airing this weekend on the cable channel, will reportedly examine Eddie’s death at the age …
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