Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election in convincing fashion, trouncing Kamala Harris in the Electoral College and becoming the first Republican to win the popular vote in 20 years. He claimed during his victory speech that he has “an unprecedented and powerful mandate” to do what he wants — …

Donald Trump will be president again. Far more dispiriting than what the election says about Trump is what his win says about the American body politic. We are a house divided on a fault line of decency. Trump’s venality, his bigotry and racism, his fondness for dictators, and his disregard …

Country music star Garth Brooks has filed a motion to dismiss the Oct. 3 sexual assault lawsuit brought against him in California, calling it “duplicative” of a prior lawsuit claiming defamation and extortion that he filed against his accuser in Mississippi in September. In the new motion filed Friday, Brooks’ …

Over the course of its four-season run, HBO‘s My Brilliant Friend has featured gangland killings, sexual assaults, attacks by political revolutionaries, and other forms of violence. Yet time and again, the Italian drama series, based on Elena Ferrante’s quartet of Neapolitan novels, finds itself at its most savage, and powerful, …

A wise prophet once said that “you gotta have faith, faith, faith.” Still, what is a spiritual belief system if it isn’t occasionally tested (see: Job) — and that’s where Hugh Grant comes in. The 64-year-old movie star/stammering British icon has spent the last decade or so of his career …

T he return of Donald Trump to power is both the unlikeliest of political comebacks and an American horror story. The continuation of the Trump era, one of the ugliest and most divisive in American history, will likely only splinter us further apart. His victory over Kamala Harris is a …

David Gilmour stopped by The Tonight Show to perform his recent song, “Dark and Velvet Nights.” The musician was joined by house band the Roots, as well as four backup singers, for the dynamic performance. “Dark and Velvet Nights” comes off the Pink Floyd member’s new LP, Luck and Strange,which …

Harmonizers, stand up! On Thursday night, Dinah Jane and Ally Brooke reunited onstage at the Roxy in Los Angeles to perform Fifth Harmony’s “Better Together,” for the first time together since the group broke up in 2018. The duet with Brooke came after Jane played a medley of 5H songs, …

Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia accused singer-songwriter Zach Bryan of emotional abuse and alleged that he made prior partners sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) to prevent them from publicly speaking about their experiences with him. LaPaglia made the claims on the BFFs podcast she cohosts with fellow Barstool hostsDave PortnoyandJosh Richardson Thursday. “The …

A lawsuit claiming Mariah Carey’s inescapable holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” infringed on a prior song is unfounded and should be dismissed, the star’s lawyer argued Thursday in a California courtroom. The federal judge overseeing the case said she was “inclined” to side with the Queen …