You may know Valkyrae (real name Rachell Marie Hofstetter) from any number of places. She’s one of the most-watched female streamers on YouTube, where she airs variety and gaming content. She’s also co-owner of the lifestyle brand and gaming organization, 100 Thieves. She even recently broke into music, collaborating with …

Ten years after the release of his Def Jam debut, the Hell Can Wait EP, Vince Staples occupies an ambiguous middle-ground, stuck between platinum-certified arena status and the ephemeral virality that defines too much of the mainstream rap industry. It’s a space that he shares with a handful of others …

NBA player-turned-Alex Jones protegee Royce White wants to be Minnesota’s next senator, and got a major boost this week when the state GOP endorsed him. And while Republicans are not shy about propping up conspiracy theorists, extremists, and grifters — the self-styled party of fiscal responsibility and family values may …

Much like technology, culture can change at the drop of a hat. People’s tastes, what’s “in” and “the next big thing” are constantly evolving, whether in reaction to current events or the latest innovation in a particular industry. Those entrepreneurs hoping to make it in this space must be able …

Benoit Blanc will return next year, with filmmaker Rian Johnson revealing the name of his next mystery film, Wake Up Dead Man. The announcement was accompanied by a short animated teaser featuring narration from Daniel Craig as Blanc, recounting his past adventures in Knives Out and Glass Onion and setting …

W e are doing stuff that is indicative of fun,” Arooj Aftab says, quite seriously, in the flat staccato cadence of a test proctor. The Pakistani-born, Berklee-trained, Brooklyn-based musician is talking about the singing on her new album, Night Reign, out May 31: the doubled vocals, the fresh harmonies, and …

If he can’t “punch [Trump] in the face,” as he once attempted to manifest by speaking it out loud, Robert De Niro will jab an upper cut at Trump with words. The actor has narrated a new half-minute ad spot for President Joe Biden‘s campaign, which posted it to its …

Morgan Spurlock, the independent filmmaker who playfully critiqued consumerism and capitalism in documentaries like Super Size Me and The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, has died at the age of 53. Spurlock’s family confirmed the director’s death, adding that Spurlock died Thursday surrounded by friends and family in New York. The …

PinkPantheress is ready to get back to the music with the release of her latest single, “Turn it Up,” marking the musician’s first release since sharing her debut album Heaven Knows in 2023. The propulsive, skittering record builds around a sample of Selena Quintanilla’s “Dreaming of You.” “Super excited to …

Kabosu, the world wide web-famous Shiba Inu who straddled multiple meme eras as the face of “doge,” has as died. She was 18. Kabosu’s owner, Atsuko Sato, said her dog died — “crossed the rainbow bridge” — Friday, May 24. “She went very peacefully without suffering, as if falling asleep …